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RICHARD HARDING DAVIS, as a friend and fellow author has written of him, was âyouth incarnate,â and there is probably nothing that he wrote of which a boy would not some day come to feel the appeal. But there are certain of his stories that go with especial directness to a boyâs heart and sympathies and make for him quite unforgettable literature. A few of these were made some years ago into a volume, âStories for Boys,â and found a large and enthusiastic special public in addition to Davisâs general readers; and the present collection from stories more recently published is issued with the same motive. This book takes its title from âThe Boy Scout,â the first of its tales; and it includes âThe Boy Who Cried Wolf,â âBlood Will Tell,â the immortal âGallegher,â and âThe Bar Sinister,â Davisâs famous dog story. It is a fresh volume added to what Augustus Thomas calls âsafe stuff to give to a young fellow who likes to take off his hat and dilate his nostrils and feel the wind in his face.â
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