13/43 I think, Mr.Scott, that we'll find a good tree in that little grove of beeches there." "The tall one in the center. Yes, that'll suit us." They inspected the tree and then made a long circuit about it, finding nobody near. John, full of zeal and enthusiasm, volunteered to climb the tree and fasten the flag to its topmost stem, and Weber, after some claims on his own behalf, agreed. John was a good climber, alert, agile and full of strength, and he went up the trunk like an expert. |