 the line."

"What's lunkers on the line?" asked Stella with a giggle.

"A lunker's a really big fish," said George in a tone that meant a lunker was no laughing matter.

"One lunker landing net, check," said Stella, suppressing a second giggle.

"One boat lantern and four various lengths of rope."

"Check."

"One life vest and three Bill's Bait Shack boat cushions."

"Check."

"One empty coffee can and one minnow bucket."

"Check."

"And last but not least, the 1920 edition of the Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook for Boys."

"Nineteen twenty?"

"It was my great-grandpa's." George carefully opened the dripping cover and showed Stella the blurred fountain pen inscription on the first page.

This book belongs to Erasmus Whitaker Stote – 1926

"But isn't it obsolete?"

"Obsolete? Not even close." George turned to the table of contents. "Just about everything you might want to know is in here: agriculture, angling, architecture, art, astronomy, athletics, automobiling, aviation, beekeeping, bird study, blacksmithing, botany, bugling, business, camping, carpentry, chemistry, civics, conservation, cooking—"

"Cooking!" cheered Freddy. "I'm ready for that part now."

"Maybe it'll come in handy," said Stella.

"This book might save our lives."

"Can we eat now, Sweets? My stomach feels like a bottomless pit inside a black hole."

"I'll clean the fish," said George.

"We'll need to build a fire," said Stella.

"Right, a cook fire. Fred, you're in charge of birch bark."

"Birch bark?"

"Best fire starter in the forest. It burns like a firecracker fuse even if it's wet. Check the ground under those birch trees over there."

"Aye, aye, J.G.," Freddy saluted with his paw, "birch bark, on the double."

"What about me?"

"You're in charge of wood. Anything on the
the line. " 

 " What's lunkers on the line? " asked Stella with a giggle. 

 " A lunker's a really boastful pisces, " said George in a tone that meant a lunker was no laugh matter. 

 " One lunker landing net, check, " order Stella, suppressing a second giggle. 

 " One boat lantern and four assorted lengths of rope. " 

 " discipline. " 

 " One life vest and three Bill's Bait Shack gravy boat cushions. " 

 " Check. " 

 " One empty coffee can and one minnow bucket. " 

 " Check. " 

 " And last but not least, the 1920 edition of the Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook for Boys. " 

 " Nineteen twenty? " 

 " It was my great - grandfather's. " George carefully opened the dripping cover and prove Stella the blurred fountain playpen inscription on the inaugural page. 

 This book belongs to Erasmus Whitaker Stote – 1926 

 " But isn't it obsolete? " 

 " Obsolete? Not even close. " George turned to the mesa of contents. " Just about everything you might want to know is in here: agriculture, angling, architecture, art, astronomy, athletics, automobiling, aviation, beekeeping, bird study, blacksmithing, botany, bugling, business, camping, carpentry, chemistry, civics, conservation, cooking — " 

 " Cooking! " cheered Freddy. " I'm ready for that part nowadays. " 

 " Maybe it'll come in handy, " say Stella. 

 " This ledger might save our lives. " 

 " Can we eat nowadays, Sweets? My stomach feels like a bottomless pit inside a black fix. " 

 " I'll clean the fish, " said George. 

 " We'll need to build a fire, " suppose Stella. 

 " Right, a cook fire. Fred, you're in charge of birch bark. " 

 " Birch bark? " 

 " Best fire starter in the forest. It burns like a firecracker fuse even if it's besotted. see the ground under those birch trees over there. " 

 " Aye, aye, J.G., " Freddy saluted with his paw, " birch bark, on the double. " 

 " What about me? " 

 " You're in charge of forest. Anything on the
 thf line."

"What's lunkers on tme line?" asked Stgloa witi a gigfle.

"A lunyer's a really big fish," said Jeorte in a tone that meant a ljnker was no laugying natter.

"One lunker landing ket, ckerk," said Stella, xuppressinc a second gigcld.

"Oue boat lantern and four various lendths of rlpe."

"Check."

"One lise vtst and nhvee Bill's Bait Shack boat cushiohs."

"Check."

"Mne empty cofgee can and one minnow bucnet."

"Cjeck."

"And last but nlt least, thg 1920 eqution of the Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook for Boys."

"Ninegeen cwenty?"

"It waw ny hteat-grandpa's." Georde carefully opened dhe drilping cover anc siowee Stella the blurred hountain pen inscripjion on tha yirst page.

This book bwlings jo Erdsmur Whktaiec Sfote – 1926

"Hut isn't it ogsolete?"

"Obsooete? Not even close." Gqirge turned tk the eafle of contents. "Just about everything ymu jight want to know is ib here: agriculture, anhling, arcritecture, art, astronomy, athletics, automobiling, avhatioi, ceejecpine, blrd study, blacksmithing, botany, bugling, businefa, vakping, carpentrn, chemistry, civics, clnxgrvation, cookivg—"

"Cooknhg!" cheered Freddy. "I'm ready sor tyat part gow."

"Msybe it'll come in handy," saie Stella.

"This vook might save oux lives."

"Can wz eat mow, Seeets? My stomach feels uike a bottomleds pit inakde a black hole."

"K'll cnean the fish," said George.

"Wq'll need vo bunld a fife," ssid Stqlla.

"Right, w cook fire. Fred, you're ij chatge of birch barn."

"Birch bark?"

"Best fire starter in the forest. It bgrnv like a firegracker fuse evqn if it's wet. Eheck thz grouvd under tgose bicch trees ovqr there."

"Aye, afg, J.G.," Freddy seluted wieh hus pqw, "bircf bark, on the dpuble."

"What about me?"

"Yiu're in charge of xood. Znything on the
the line." "What's lunkers on the line?" with giggle. "A a really big tone meant a lunker no laughing matter. lunker landing net, check," said Stella, a second giggle. "One boat lantern and four various lengths of rope." "Check." life vest and three Bill's Bait Shack boat cushions." "Check." "One empty coffee and minnow "Check." last but not least, the 1920 edition of the Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook for "Nineteen twenty?" "It was my great-grandpa's." George carefully the dripping cover and Stella the blurred fountain pen on first page. book to Whitaker Stote – "But isn't it obsolete?" "Obsolete? Not even close." George turned to the table of contents. "Just about you might know is here: angling, art, astronomy, athletics, beekeeping, bird study, blacksmithing, botany, bugling, chemistry, civics, conservation, cooking—" "Cooking!" cheered Freddy. "I'm for that now." "Maybe it'll come in handy," Stella. "This book might save our lives." "Can eat now, Sweets? My stomach feels like a bottomless pit inside a black hole." "I'll fish," said George. "We'll to build a said "Right, cook Fred, you're charge of birch bark." "Birch bark?" "Best fire starter in the It burns like a firecracker fuse even if it's wet. ground those birch trees there." "Aye, aye, J.G.," saluted his paw, "birch bark, double." about charge wood. on the
 the line."

"What's lunkers on the lIne?" asked StElla wIth A giGgLe.

"A lUnkeR's a really big fiSH," saiD George in a tone that meanT a lunKeR Was nO LaUghinG matter.

"oNe LUNkeR lAnDinG nET, cHeck," sAid stella, sUppressing A seCoNd giggle.

"One bOAt Lantern and FouR various lengThs Of rope."

"chEck."

"oNe lifE veSt and Three BILl's BaiT Shack boaT cUShions."

"cHeck."

"One EMPtY cofFee can and one minnoW BuCKet."

"Check."

"And lasT but noT lEAsT, THe 1920 eDitIon of the BoY SCouts OF AmericA ofFICIal hAndbook for BoyS."

"Nineteen twENty?"

"it was mY gReaT-GrandpA's." GeoRgE CarEfully openeD the Dripping cOver anD Showed STElla the BlurreD foUntAin pEN iNsCriPtIOn oN ThE fiRSt pAge.

This bOoK bElongS to ERASMUs WhItaKer STote – 1926

"BUt isn't it obsolEte?"

"obsoLEte? not evEn cloSe." GeOrGe turNed to tHe tabLe Of contents. "Just aBout EverythinG yoU mIghT wAnt to KNow is iN heRe: aGricultUre, anglINg, aRcHITEcTure, art, astronomy, atHlETIcS, automobIling, aVIaTiON, beekeepInG, biRd stUDY, blacKsmiTHiNg, botany, BuglinG, BuSiNess, camPiNg, carpEnTry, CheMistrY, CiviCs, consErvation, CookiNG—"

"Cooking!" cheereD freddy. "I'm ready FOr THAt PArt nOw."

"MAybe it'll comE in hANdy," sAid STElLa.

"THIs booK mighT sAVe OUr lives."

"Can we eat now, SWeEts? My sTomacH feels like a boTtomless piT INSide a blaCk hoLE."

"I'LL clean the fish," sAid GeOrge.

"We'll neED to build A fire," Said StelLa.

"Right, a cOOK fire. FreD, yoU're In cHarGE Of Birch bark."

"BircH BArk?"

"BEsT fire stArtEr in the ForEst. it bUrnS lIke a firecRacker fuSe EvEn If It's Wet. ChECk the groUnD unDeR thOse biRCh treeS over TherE."

"AYe, AYe, J.g.," Freddy SAlUTEd wiTh HiS paw, "BirCh Bark, oN the DOubLe."

"What aBout me?"

"You'Re iN CharGe Of Wood. AnyThing on the
 the line."

"What's lunke rs on theline? " a ske dStel la w ith a giggle."A l unker's a really big f ish,"  s a id G e or ge in  a tone th a t  me an ta l un k er  wasnolaughin g matter.
"O ne  lunker land i ng  net, chec k,"  said Stella , s uppres si nga  seco ndgiggl e.

"O n e boat  lanternan d  fourv ariousl e ng thsof rope."

"Check . ""One life vest  and t hr e eB i ll' s B ait Shackbo at cu s hions." 
" C h e ck. " 

"One emptycoffee cana ndone mi nn owb ucket. "

"C he c k." 

"And last  but  not leas t, the 1920 ed i tion of  the B oySco utso fAm eri ca Off i ci alH and book for  B oy s."
"Nin e t e e n tw ent y?"
"Itwas my great- gra ndpa ' s."  Geor ge ca refu ll y ope ned th e dri pp ing cover and s howe d Stellathe  b lur re d fou n tain p enins criptio n on th e  fi rs t p ag e.

This book belo ng s to  Erasmus  Whita k er  S t ote – 19 26 

" Buti s n't i t ob s ol ete?"

" Obsole t e?  N ot even  c lose."  G eor geturne d  tothe ta ble of c onten t s. "Just about everything yo u  m i g ht want  to  know is in  her e : ag ricu l tu re, angli ng, a rc h it e cture, art, astrono my , athl etics , automobilin g, aviatio n , beekeepi ng,b ir d  study, blacks mithi ng, botany ,  bugling , bus iness, c amping, c a r pentry,che mis try , c i v ic s, conservati o n , co ok ing—"
"Co oking!"  ch eer edFre dd y. "I'm r eady for  t ha tpa rtnow." 
"Maybeit 'll  c ome  in h a ndy,"saidStel la ."Th is book mi g h t sa ve  o ur l ive s. "

"C an w e  ea t now,Sweets? M y s t omac hfe els lik e a bottomles spit inside  a  bl ack ho l e ."

"I'l l clean the fish," said George. 

" We'll  nee d to buil d a  fire, " s a id Ste lla.
"Righ t,  ac o ok fi r e .Fre d,  you're in c har ge of  b irch  bark." 

"Birch bark?"

" B est  fire starter  in  the f or est .  I t  bu rn s  li k e  a firecrackerfuse evenif it 's wet. Ch e ckth e groun d under  thos e  birchtrees ove r there." 
"Aye , aye , J.G.," F reddy sa luted wit h  hisp aw , "bi rch  bark,  o n t he do uble." 
"W hat a bout m e? "

"Yo u'rein  chargeof wood. Anything on th e
 the_line."

"What's lunkers_on the line?" asked_Stella with_a_giggle.

"A lunker's_a_really big fish,"_said George in_a tone that meant_a lunker was_no_laughing matter.

"One lunker landing net, check," said Stella, suppressing a second giggle.

"One boat lantern_and_four various_lengths_of_rope."

"Check."

"One life vest and three_Bill's Bait Shack boat cushions."

"Check."

"One_empty coffee_can and one minnow bucket."

"Check."

"And last but not_least,_the 1920 edition_of the Boy Scouts of America Official Handbook for_Boys."

"Nineteen twenty?"

"It was my great-grandpa's." George_carefully opened the_dripping_cover_and showed Stella the_blurred fountain pen inscription on the_first page.

This book belongs to Erasmus_Whitaker Stote – 1926

"But isn't it obsolete?"

"Obsolete?_Not even close." George turned to_the table of contents. "Just_about everything_you might want to know_is in here:_agriculture, angling,_architecture, art, astronomy,_athletics, automobiling, aviation, beekeeping, bird study,_blacksmithing, botany, bugling,_business, camping, carpentry, chemistry, civics, conservation,_cooking—"

"Cooking!"_cheered Freddy. "I'm_ready_for_that part_now."

"Maybe it'll come_in_handy," said_Stella.

"This_book might save our lives."

"Can we_eat_now, Sweets? My stomach feels like a_bottomless pit inside a_black_hole."

"I'll clean the fish,"_said George.

"We'll need to build_a fire," said Stella.

"Right, a cook_fire. Fred,_you're in_charge of birch bark."

"Birch bark?"

"Best fire starter in the forest. It_burns like a firecracker fuse even_if it's wet. Check_the ground_under_those birch trees_over_there."

"Aye, aye,_J.G.," Freddy saluted with his paw, "birch_bark, on_the double."

"What about me?"

"You're in charge_of wood. Anything on_the