Because they came up to Camp Solitaire (that's the tent I have on our lawn) and we opened the whole business.

Pee-wee was there and the first thing we knew he Was shouting that there wasn't any beltaxe.
"We used all the money we had," Westy said "and it isn't worth while asking Mr.Bennett for any more, even if there's one or two things missing." Oh, jiminy, Pee-wee went up in the air.

"Why didn't you get a belt-axe," he shouted; "don't you know a belt-axe is the most important thing of all?
It's the sign of the scout! It's more important than the uniform." "He'd look nice going down Main Street with a belt-axe and no uniform," I said; "you're crazy on the subject of belt-axes.

What's the matter, are you afraid Hindenberg is going to invade Bridgeboro?
You should worry about a belt-axe.

Wait till he's a tenderfoot." "That shows how much you know about scouting," he yelled; "the belt-axe is the emblem of the woods." "The which ?', Westy said.
"The emblem of the woods," he hollered at the top of his voice.