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Chester�察�the hills�察�the roads�察�the woods�察�and the cow´paths�察�caves�察�streams�察�

and   springs   hidden   in   the   woods   were   as   familiar   as   his   own   kitchen 

garden�察�

     Nor explain   why�察�when   you could   not see   a Pease   and Elliman   ;For 

Sale; sign nailed to a tree�察�Jimmie could see in the highest branches a last 

year's bird's nest。 

     Or   why�察  �when   he   was   out   alone   playing   Indians   and   had   sunk   his 

scout's   axe   into   a   fallen   log   and   then   scalped   the   log�察  �he   felt   that   once 



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before in those same woods he had trailed that same Indian�察�and with his 

own tomahawk split open his skull。 Sometimes when he knelt to drink at a 

secret spring in the forest�察�the autumn leaves would crackle and he would 

raise his eyes fearing to see a panther facing him。 

     But   there   ain't   no   panthers   in   Westchester�察─  �Jimmie   would   reassure 

himself。 And in the distance the roar of an automobile climbing a hill with 

the   muffler   open   would   seem   to   suggest   he   was   right。   But   still   Jimmie 

remembered once before he had knelt at that same spring�察�and that when 

he raised his eyes he had faced a crouching panther。 ;Mebbe dad told me it 

happened to grandpop�察─�Jimmie would explain�察 �or I dreamed it�察�or�察�mebbe�察�

I read it in a story book。; 

     The ;German spy; mania attacked Round Hill after the visit to the boy 

scouts of   Clavering   Gould�察 �the  war correspondent。  He  was   spending the 

week end with ;Squire; Harry Van Vorst�察�and as young Van Vorst�察�besides 

being a justice of the peace and a Master of Beagles and President of the 

Country Club�察�was also a local ;councilman; for the Round Hill Scouts�察�he 

brought his guest to a camp´fire meeting to talk to them。 In deference to 

his audience�察�Gould told them of the boy scouts he had seen in Belgium 

and of the part they were playing in the great war。 It was his peroration 

that made trouble。 

     ;And any day�察─�he assured his audience�察 �this country may be at war 

with Germany�察�and every one of you boys will be expected to do his bit。 

You can begin now。 When the Germans land it will be near New Haven�察�or 

New Bedford。 They will first capture the munition works at Springfield�察�

Hartford�察�and Watervliet so as to make sure of their ammunition�察�and then 

they will start for New York City。 They will follow the New Haven and 

New   York   Central   railroads�察  �and   march   straight   through   this   village。   I 

haven't the least doubt�察─�exclaimed the enthusiastic war prophet�察 �that at 

this   moment   German   spies   are   as   thick   in   Westchester   as   blackberries。 

They are here to select camp sites and gun positions�察�to find out which of 

these hills enfilade the others and to learn to what extent their armies can 

live   on   the   country。   They   are   counting   the   cows�察  �the   horses�察  �the   barns 

where fodder is stored�察�and they are marking down on their maps the wells 

and streams。; 



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     As though at that moment a German spy  might be crouching behind 

the   door�察  �Mr。   Gould     spoke   in  a  whisper。    ;Keep     your   eyes   open� ─   �he 

commanded。         ;Watch    every    stranger。   If  he  acts   suspiciously�察   �get  word 

quick to   your sheriff�察 �or to   Judge Van Vorst   here。 Remember  the  scouts' 

motto�察�'Be prepared��'; 

     That night as the scouts walked home�察�behind each wall and hayrick 

they saw spiked helmets。 

     Young Van Vorst was extremely annoyed。 

     ;Next time you talk to my scouts�察─�he declared�察�you'll talk on 'Votes for 

Women。' After  what   you   said   to´night   every  real   estate   agent   who   dares 

open a map will be arrested。 We're not trying to drive people away from 

Westchester�察�we're trying to sell them building sites。; 

     ;YOU are not� ─�retorted his friend�察 �you own half the county now�察�and 

you're trying to buy the other half。; 

     ;I'm a justice of the peace�察─�explained Van Vorst。 ;I don't know WHY I 

am�察 �except   that they  wished   it   on   me。 All   I  get out   of  it   is   trouble。 The 

Italians make charges against my best friends for overspeeding and I have 

to   fine   them�察  �and   my   best   friends   bring   charges   against   the   Italians   for 

poaching�察�and when I fine the Italians�察�they send me Black Hand letters。 

And now every day I'll be asked to issue a warrant for a German spy who 

is selecting gun sites。 And he will turn out to be a millionaire who is tired 

of living at the Ritz´Carlton and wants to 'own his own home' and his own 

golf´links。 And he'll be so hot at being arrested that he'll take his millions 

to Long Island and try to break into the Piping Rock Club。 And�察�it will be 

your fault� ─�

     The   young   justice   of   the   peace   was   right。 At   least   so   far   as   Jimmie 

Sniffen was concerned�察�the words of the war prophet had filled one mind 

with   unrest。   In   the   past   Jimmie's   idea  of   a   holiday  had   been   to   spend   it 

scouting   in   the   woods。   In   this   pleasure   he   was   selfish。   He   did   not   want 

companions who talked�察�and trampled upon the dead leaves so that they 

frightened the wild animals and gave the Indians warning。 Jimmie liked to 

pretend。  He  liked to   fill   the  woods   with   wary  and   hostile   adversaries。   It 

was a game of his own inventing。 If he crept to the top of a hill and on 

peering over it�察�surprised a fat woodchuck�察�he pretended the woodchuck 



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was   a   bear�察  �weighing   two   hundred   pounds�察  �if�察  �himself   unobserved�察  �he 

could lie and watch�察�off its guard�察�a rabbit�察�squirrel�察�or�察�most difficult of all�察�

a crow�察�it became a deer and that night at supper Jimmie made believe he 

was eating venison。  Sometimes   he   was a scout   of the   Continental Army 

and   carried   despatches   to   General   Washington。   The   rules   of   that   game 

were that if any man ploughing in the fields�察�or cutting trees in the woods�察�

or even approaching along the same road�察�saw Jimmie before Jimmie saw 

him�察�Jimmie was taken prisoner�察�and before sunrise was shot as a spy。 He 

was seldom shot。 Or else why on his sleeve was the badge for ;stalking。; 

But    always    to  have   to  make   believe    became    monotonous。      Even    ;dry 

shopping;   along   the   Rue   de   la   Paix   when   you   pretend   you   can   have 

anything you see in any window�察�leaves one just as rich�察�but unsatisfied。 

So the advice of the war correspondent to seek out German spies came to 

Jimmie like a day at the circus�察�like a week at the Danbury Fair。 It not only 

was a call to arms�察�to protect his flag and home�察�but a chance to play in 

earnest the game in which he most delighted。 No longer need he pretend。 

No longer need he waste his energies in watching�察�unobserved�察�a greedy 

rabbit rob a carrot field。 The game now was his fellow´man and his enemy�察�

not only his enemy�察�but the enemy of his country。 

     In his first effort Jimmie was not entirely successful。 The man looked 

the part perfectly�察�he wore an auburn beard�察�disguising spectacles�察�and he 

carried a suspicious knapsack。 But he turned out to be a professor from the 

Museum  of   Natural   History�察  �who   wanted   to   dig   for   Indian   arrow´heads。 

And     when    Jimmie    threatened    to  arrest  him�察  �the   indignant   gentleman 

arrested Jimmie。 Jimmie escaped only by leading the professor to a secret 

cave of his own�察�though on some one else's property�察�where one not only 

could dig for arrow´heads�察�but find them。 The professor was delighted�察�but 

for Jimmie it was a great disappointment。 The week following Jimmie was 

again disappointed。 

     On the bank of the Kensico Reservoir�察�he came upon a man who was 

acting in a mysterious and suspicious manner。 He was making notes in a 

book�察  �and   his   runabout   which   he   had   concealed   in    a   wood   road  was 

stuffed with blue´prints。 It did not take Jimmie long to guess his purpose。 

He was planning to blow up the Kensico dam�察�and cut off the water supply 



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of New York City。 Seven millions of people without water� �With out firing 

a shot�察�New York must surrender� �At the thought Jimmie shuddered�察�and at 

the risk of his life by clinging to the tail of a motor truck�察�he followed the 

runabout into White Plains。 But there it developed the mysterious stranger�察�

so far from wishing to destroy the Kensic
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