The captain in a deep voice
called out the letters from A to Z, and not one boy made a mistake. He
next picked out letters at random, and closed by an exhibition of
sending and receiving a short message. One boy stood about fifty yards
away, and sent words which were received by another at Headquarters.
This won the hearty approval of the spectators, which rejoiced the
hearts of the scouts. After this came military drill, and here the
captain was in his element. One would have thought that he was on
board of the _Roaring Bess_, giving orders to his crew. He paced up
and down, shouting out in a tremendous voice, "Right--turn!"
"Form--fours!" "Quick--march!" "Mark--time!" and so on. It was really
excellent the way the boys rose to the occasion, showing to all what
training and discipline could accomplish.
They had barely finished their marching ere Rod darted suddenly away
toward the front of the Anchorage, and as Whyn followed him with her
eyes she saw that he was hurrying to meet a large auto which had just
arrived. Several people were in the car, and soon they were
accompanying Rod to Headquarters, which they entered.
The watching girl was puzzled over this, and wondered who they could
be.
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