SHORT AND TO THE POINT Thus began the famous Alligator Patrol, so named because its home was on the water as well as on the land, and also on the mud.

Under its flaunting traffic sign many adventures occurred that summer, but the present narrative must be confined to the surprising events which befell during Easter vacation.

Later, in the good old summer time, we shall visit the island again if we can find it.
It was a fortunate thing for Keekie Joe that Townsend Ripley was chosen leader of the new patrol.

And it was a fortunate thing for everybody that Pee-wee was defeated by a large majority in the election of a camp cook.

It is true that every voice was raised for Pee-wee in this stirring campaign when suddenly Townsend turned the traffic sign so it said STOP and that was the end of Pee-wee's chances.