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Title: Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Fitzhugh, Percy Keese, 1876-1950
Subjects: Boy Scouts
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ur middle name—laughter. There's one other little thing, and then I'll tell you the main thing I want to say—flash it, as you fellows would say. We have to be careful about talking. Stick your tongue out a little way between your teeth and say them. Them, said Tom. The first thing for you to do is to make a list of all the words you use that begin with th and say them that way. You know we have troop calls and patrol calls and all sorts of calls, and we've got to be able to make them just right—see? Sure—yes sir. Now you take that word you use so much—ye-re. Yes is better because its only got three letters and you can flash it quicker. So one of the first things to do is to make the school books work overtime (there's only two or three weeks more) and get all those words just right; them, those, three—because if you said tree and meant three it might throw everything endways. We have a lot to do with trees in the summertime, and you want to be able to say three just right, for an-other reason.
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O —* W • Q H •t Q D O -UOoi O Hh UC/3 H13 TK;PUBI. ASTOR, L:TILDEN FO£ L ON MY HONOR 67 There are three parts to the Scout Oath andwe dont want to get those three parts mixed withtrees. So whenever youre thinking of the oath,say three and whenever youre thinking of goingto Salmon River Grove, say tree. The boy was much impressed. But, Tom, the immediate thing to do is to godown to Schmitts Grocery and take down thatsign hes got outside. I told Roy Blakeley I wouldnt take down nomore signs. You can tell Roy you took this one down withme—just for a stunt. Outside Schmitts Grocery they found a BoyWanted sign, and then Tom understood. Hehesitated a little when Mr. Ellsworth went in, forhis relations with Mr. Schmitt had not been alto-gether cordial. Howd do, Mr. Schmitt, said the scoutmas-ter breezily. Hows the Russian advance? Dem Roosians vill gett all vots coming todem, said Mr. Schmitt. Yes? Well, how about this boy? Veil, vot about him? Ke wants to take down that sign out th

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