"Tom Slade on Mystery Trail" is another exciting installment in the Tom Slade series by Percy Keese Fitzhugh. In this book, Tom Slade, the resourceful Boy Scout, finds himself embroiled in a new and mysterious adventure. The plot likely centers around Tom's pursuit of a mystery or problem. As with many of his previous adventures, Tom's Scout skills, resourcefulness, and determination will be put to the test as he unravels the clues and faces challenges along the way. This particular story appears to involve a mystery trail, suggesting that Tom may be tracking something or someone, possibly with the help of his fellow Scouts. Throughout the book, readers can expect to see Tom's character exemplify the qualities that make him a standout Scout: bravery, perseverance, and a commitment to doing what's right.

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Tom Slade on Mystery Trail

Tom Slade on Mystery Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh is about Scouts Llewellyn and Orestes, who use their impeccable Scouting skill to solve a mystery and do right by others. Excerpt: "At Temple Camp, you may hear the story told of how Llewellyn, scout of the first class, and Orestes, winner of the merit badges for architecture and for music, were by their scouting skill and lore instrumental in solving a mystery and performing a great good turn. You may hear how these deft and cunning masters of the wood and the water circumvented the well-laid plans of evil men and coöperated with their brother scouts in a good scout stunt, which brought fame to the quiet camp community in its secluded hills."

Tom is a sixteen-year-old street tough, left to fend for himself by his worthless father, Bill Slade, after wealthy landowner John Temple evicts them. Tom scorns the Boy Scout movement, as does Temple and his effeminate son Wilfred. Because of his interest in Temple's daughter Mary, Tom gets a job and joins the Scouts after seeing that they are as strong and tough as he. On a camping trip, Tom sees his father and a gang of tramps attempt to rob Temple's home. The Scouts frightened them, and when they attempt another robbery, Slade is slightly wounded and Temple's servant is shot. Although the Scouts use a wireless to summon medical help, Temple remains steadfast in his oposition to them. After he and Wilfred get lost on a fishing trip, Mrs. Temple asks the Scouts to search for them. Temple meets Slade, and they fight until they both fall unconscious. After the Scouts rescue them, Temple relents in his opposition, Wilfred joins, and Slate decides to get a job.