without the consent of the authors and publishers, but since everybody loves a boy, I didn't have much trouble in convincing them they ought to grant permission to use their stories for such a purpose and, as a result, I am pleased to present to the boy readers of our country the Boy Scouts Book of Stories. Boy Scouts Book of Stories Looking over the list, I find it covers pretty well the reading interests of boys. There are stories about boy scouts, school stories, stories of the sea and "wild west" stories, detective and mystery stories; most of all, though, a goodly number of humorous stories, and I am willing to hazard the guess there will be no regrets on the part of readers because the selections happen to abound in stories of the latter sort. How about it, boys?[vii] [vii] CONTENTS The Great Big Man A Twilight Adventure Tad Sheldon, Second Class Scout The Red-Headed League The Ransom of Red Chief The Honk-Honk Breed The Devil-Fish The Jumping Frog Bingism Concho Curly at the Op'ra The Lie