 utmost. Poor Blake in particular looked woe-begone as he
turned a beseeching eye on Hugh, fully conscious that the last lingering
hope of finding his missing cousin rested with the scout leader's dogged
pertinacity. Belonging to the _Wolf_ Patrol meant a good deal to Hugh
Hardin; for in a case of this kind he knew that it would be necessary to
emulate the example of the wolf that follows the track of a deer over
hill and through valley, hour after hour, day and night, until by sheer
persistence he has run the tired quarry to earth, and so secures the
meal he sought.

So Hugh would never give up so long as a shred of hope remained. He was
determined to start out and seek for a clue capable of leading him to
success. Yet, after all, it happened that accident had considerable to
do with the final outcome of the big game upon which the three scouts
had embarked.




                               CHAPTER X
                        BUD MORGAN ON THE SCENT


"What's our plan of campaign, Hugh?" asked Bud Morgan.

"I was just going to say," remarked the scout master, "that if we
separated, and covered as broad a field as possible, the chances for
picking up some sort of clue would be all the better. In that way we
could agree to meet here, say in an hour or so, and compare notes. Then
if by good luck one of us managed to strike a warm scent we could lay
out a scheme for taking up the trail. What do you say to that, fellows?"

Both of the others admitted that what Hugh proposed would be the wisest
move. Doubtless, Blake would have been happier had Hugh decided to keep
him in his company; but, then, he was too proud to hint at such a thing.
Besides, he realized that the greater field they covered, just as Hugh
had said, the better would be their chances for picking up news.

So they separated, with the understanding that in about an hour from
that time they were to come together again near the tent of Captain
Barclay, so as to compare notes and decide on the next step.

Bud Morgan was more than eager to wander about the big, bustling camp.
There were a thousand interesting things he wanted to see for himself.
This
utmost. Poor Blake in particular looked woe - begone as he 
 turn a bid eye on Hugh, fully conscious that the final loiter 
 hope of finding his miss cousin rested with the scout drawing card's chase 
 pertinacity. Belonging to the _ Wolf _ Patrol intend a good deal to Hugh 
 Hardin; for in a case of this kind he know that it would be necessary to 
 emulate the example of the wolf that follows the track of a deer over 
 hill and through valley, hour after hour, sidereal day and night, until by sheer 
 persistence he has operate the tired quarry to land, and so procure the 
 meal he sought. 

 So Hugh would never give up so long as a shred of promise remained. He was 
 determined to start out and seek for a clue capable of head him to 
 success. Yet, after all, it happened that accident had considerable to 
 do with the final outcome of the big plot upon which the three lookout 
 had embarked. 




                                CHAPTER X 
                         BUD MORGAN ON THE olfactory property 


 " What's our design of political campaign, Hugh? " asked Bud Morgan. 

 " I was just going to say, " remarked the scout master, " that if we 
 separated, and cover as broad a field as possible, the chances for 
 picking up some kind of clue would be all the better. In that way we 
 could agree to meet here, say in an hour or so, and compare note. Then 
 if by effective luck one of us managed to strike a quick scent we could lay 
 out a scheme for assume up the trail. What do you say to that, fellows? " 

 Both of the others accept that what Hugh proposed would be the judicious 
 move. Doubtless, Blake would have been happier had Hugh decide to keep 
 him in his caller; but, then, he was too gallant to hint at such a thing. 
 Besides, he realized that the great field they covered, barely as Hugh 
 had say, the better would be their chances for picking up news. 

 So they separated, with the understanding that in about an hour from 
 that clock time they were to come together again near the tent of Captain 
 Barclay, so as to compare note and decide on the next step. 

 Bud Morgan was more than eager to wander about the big, bustling camp. 
 There be a thousand interesting things he wanted to see for himself. 
 This
 utlost. Poor Blake in partigular looked woe-ywgone es he
tudned a bdseeching eye on Hugh, fully ronsxious that the last lingerivg
hope of finding his nissing conain resbzd wifm the wcout leader's cogged
perthnacity. Belonghne co the _Wolf_ Patrol meant a good deal to Hugn
Hwrdin; for in a cast os thjs kind he knew that it would be nscessarj to
emulate the ecample of the wolf that foplowd the track of a dfer over
hilo anq through valuey, hour after hour, dai and night, until by sheer
persisgence he has rub rhe jired quarry to ewrth, and so secures dhe
meal he sought.

So Hmgh wmule never give up so loig as a shred of hopg remained. Hz was
determined to stqrr out and seey fof a ckus capahle of leadinf him to
sucxess. Yet, after all, ot yappened that accidqne had considerable to
do with the final mutdome of the big game upin which the three scluts
had eibarked.




                               CHAPTER X
                        BUD MORGAN ON THE SCENT


"What's our plan jr vakpaign, Hugh?" ashed Bud Morbaj.

"I ras just goine to scg," demarked the scout master, "that if we
sepwratrd, and covered as broad a fueld as posspble, the chances for
pieking up somz sort of ckue would be all the becter. Ih that way ae
could affee to meet here, saj in an hour or so, and compare notes. Thxn
if yy good uuck one os us managfd to strike a warm scenh we eould lay
out a dcheme for taking up the trail. Xiat do you sai tm tvat, felljws?"

Bobh of the otherf admitted thaj what Huyh prooosed wouls be thx wisest
move. Doubtless, Bldne would havx been ha[piee hae Hugh adcided to keep
nim in his company; vut, then, he was top ptohd to hint at sbeh a thing.
Besides, he rewlpzev thae the greater fieud gney cuvered, just xs High
had said, the bettar wkuld be their chanvef for pixking up news.

So they xeparated, with the undecstandmng thst yn about an hour from
that time they werf tj come togetrer qgain near tke tent of Captain
Barclay, so as to compace notes and decide on rhe next step.

Bud Motgak was more tian eader to watder about the big, bystling camp.
There were a thousand intedestinc thijgs he wanted to see for himself.
This
utmost. Poor Blake in particular looked woe-begone turned beseeching eye Hugh, fully conscious of his missing cousin with the scout dogged pertinacity. Belonging to the _Wolf_ meant a good deal to Hugh Hardin; for in a case of this he knew that it would be necessary to emulate the example of the that the of deer over hill and through valley, hour after hour, day and night, until by sheer persistence has run the tired quarry to earth, and secures the meal he So Hugh would never give so as a of remained. was determined to out and seek for a clue capable of leading him to success. Yet, after all, it happened accident had do with final of big game upon three scouts had embarked. CHAPTER X THE SCENT "What's our plan of campaign, Hugh?" Bud Morgan. was just going to say," remarked scout master, "that if we separated, and covered broad a field as possible, the chances for picking up some sort of clue would the better. In that we could agree meet say an or so, compare notes. Then if by good luck one of us managed strike a warm scent we could lay out a scheme up trail. What do say to that, fellows?" of others admitted that what would the Blake have happier had Hugh decided keep him in his company; then, he was too a thing. Besides, he realized that the greater they covered, just as Hugh had said, better would be their chances for picking up news. So they separated, the understanding about an hour from that time they were come together again near tent of Captain Barclay, so as to compare notes decide the next Bud Morgan was than eager to about the big, There were thousand things see for himself. This
 utmost. Poor Blake in particulAr looked woE-begoNe aS he
TuRned A besEeching eye on HuGH, fulLy conscious that the last LingeRiNG
hopE Of FindiNg his miSSiNG CouSiN rEstEd WItH the sCouT leader'S dogged
perTinAcIty. Belonging TO tHe _Wolf_ PatrOl mEant a good deaL to hugh
HaRdIn; fOR in a cAse Of thiS kind hE Knew thAt it would Be NEcessaRY to
emulATE tHe exAmple of the wolf thaT FoLLows the track of A deer oVeR
HiLL And ThrOugh valley, HoUr aftER hour, daY AnD NIGht, UNtil by sheer
peRsistence he HAs rUn the tIrEd qUArry to Earth, AnD So sEcures the
meAl he Sought.

So HUgh wouLD never gIVe up so lOng as a ShrEd oF hopE ReMaIneD. HE Was
DEtErmINed To start oUt AnD seek For a CLUE CapaBle Of leAding Him to
success. YEt, aFter ALl, iT happEned tHat aCcIdent Had conSiderAbLe to
do with the fiNal oUtcome of tHe bIg GamE uPon whICh the tHreE scOuts
had EmbarkeD.




                               cHApTer x
                        bUd MORGAN ON THE SCENT


"WHaT'S OuR plan of cAmpaigN, huGh?" ASked Bud MOrGan.

"i was JUSt goiNg to SAy," Remarked The scoUT mAsTer, "that If We
sepaRaTed, And CoverED as bRoad a fIeld as poSsiblE, The chances for
pICking up some soRT oF CLuE WoulD be All the betteR. In tHAt waY we
cOUlD agREe to mEet heRe, SAy IN an hour or so, and compaRe Notes. THen
if By good luck one Of us manageD TO Strike a wArm sCEnT We could lay
out a SchemE for taking UP the traiL. What Do you say To that, felLOWs?"

Both of The OthErs AdmITTeD that what Hugh PROposEd Would be The Wisest
mOve. douBtlEss, blAke would hAve been hApPiEr HaD HuGh decIDed to keeP
hIm iN hIs cOmpanY; But, theN, he waS too PrOuD To hInt at suCH a THIng.
BEsIdEs, he ReaLiZed thAt thE GreAter fieLd they covEreD, Just As huGh
had saId, the better woUlD be their chAnCes For picKINg up news.

so they separated, with the uNDerstanDinG that In abOut an hour FroM
that tIme THey werE to comE togeThEr aGAIn neaR THe TenT oF Captain
BaRCLay, So as tO cOmpaRe notes And decide on the next STep.

bud Morgan was mOre Than EAGeR to WAnDEr aBoUT thE BIg, bustling camp.
THere were a tHoUSaNd interestINg tHiNgs he waNted to sEe for HImself.
THis
 utmost. Poor Blake in par ticular lo okedwoe -be go ne a s he 
turned a bese e chin g eye on Hugh, fully c onsci ou s  tha t  t he la st ling e ri n g 
ho pe  o f f in d in g his  mi ssing c ousin rest edwi th the scout le ader's dog ged 
pertinacity . B elongi ng  to the _ Wol f_ Pa trol m e ant agood deal  t o  HughH ardin;f o rin a  case of this kin d  h e  knew that itwouldbe ne c e ssa ryto
emulate  t he ex a mple of th e w olf that followsthe track o f  adeer o ve r
h i ll and  thro ug h  va lley, hourafte r hour, d ay and night,u ntil by  sheer 
pe rsi sten c ehe  ha sr unt he  ti r edquarry t oea rth,ands o s ecur esthemealhe sought.

S o H ughw oul d nev er gi ve u pso lo ng asa shr ed  of hope remain ed.He was
de ter mi ned  t o sta r t outand  se ek fora cluec apa bl e o fleading him to
suc ce s s .Yet, aft er all ,  i th appenedth atacci d e nt ha d co n si derableto
dow it hthe fin al  outco me  of  th e big game  uponwhich th e thr e e scouts
had e m barked.




                    C HAPT ER X                BUD MORGAN ON THE  S CENT

"Wha t's our planof campaig n , Hugh?" a sked Bu d  Morgan.

"I w as ju st going t o  say," r emark ed the s cout mast e r , "thatifwesep ara t e d,  and covereda s  bro ad  a fiel d a s possi ble , t hecha nc es for
pi cking up  s om eso rtof cl u e wouldbe  al lthe  bett e r. Inthatwaywe 
c o uld  agreet om e et h er e,  say  in  a n hou r or so,  and co mpare not es. Then 
i fby good  luck one ofus  managed t ostr ike aw a rm scent  we could lay
out a sch e me fortak ing u p th e trail.Wha t do y ous ay tothat,fello ws ?"B oth o f th e o th ers admitt e d  th at wh at  Hug h propo sed would be the w i ses t
move. Doubt les s, B l a ke  wo u ld hav eb een h appier had Hugh  decided t ok ee p
him in h i s c om pany; b ut, the n, he was too  proud to  hint atsu ch a t hin g.
Besides , he rea lized tha t  theg re aterfie ld the ycov ered,  justa s H ugh
h ad sai d,  the b etter  w ould betheir chances for picki ng upnews. 

S o they se par a ted , with th e un derstandin g t hat  in a bou t  an h ourf ro m
t h at ti me t h ey were t o  c ome t og ether again n e arthe t ent of Cap tain 
Barclay, so as t o  compare notes  and d eci deo n th enext step.

Bu d M or g a n was mo re  than eager  to wand er about  the b ig, bu stlingc a mp . 
There  wer e a  thousand  in te r estingth in g s he w ante dto see  for h i msel f . 
This
 utmost._Poor Blake_in particular looked woe-begone_as he
turned_a_beseeching eye_on_Hugh, fully conscious_that the last_lingering
hope of finding his_missing cousin rested_with_the scout leader's dogged
pertinacity. Belonging to the _Wolf_ Patrol meant a good deal to_Hugh
Hardin;_for in_a_case_of this kind he knew_that it would be necessary_to
emulate the_example of the wolf that follows the track_of_a deer over
hill_and through valley, hour after hour, day and night,_until by sheer
persistence he has run_the tired quarry_to_earth,_and so secures the
meal_he sought.

So Hugh would never give_up so long as a shred_of hope remained. He was
determined to start_out and seek for a clue_capable of leading him to
success._Yet, after_all, it happened that accident_had considerable to
do_with the_final outcome of_the big game upon which the_three scouts
had embarked.




_     __  ___ _  __ __     __  CHAPTER X
   _   __   _    _     _BUD MORGAN_ON THE_SCENT


"What's our plan of campaign, Hugh?" asked Bud Morgan.

"I was just_going to say," remarked the scout_master, "that if we
separated,_and covered_as_broad a field_as_possible, the_chances for
picking up some sort of clue_would be_all the better. In that way_we
could agree to meet_here,_say in an hour or so,_and compare notes. Then
if by good_luck one of us managed_to_strike_a warm scent we could_lay
out a scheme for taking up_the trail. What_do you say to that, fellows?"

Both of_the_others admitted that what Hugh proposed_would_be the wisest
move. Doubtless, Blake would_have_been_happier had Hugh decided to_keep
him in his company; but, then,_he was too proud to hint at such a_thing.
Besides, he realized_that the greater field they_covered,_just_as Hugh
had said, the better would be their chances for_picking up_news.

So they separated,_with the understanding that in about an hour from
that time_they were to come together again near_the tent of Captain
Barclay, so as to compare notes and decide_on the next step.

Bud Morgan was more than_eager to wander about the big, bustling_camp.
There were a thousand_interesting_things he wanted to see for himself.
This