CHAPTER XI

A Surly Rival “You sure look like something that the cat dragged in,” observed Roy Benedict. Ted Scott laughed. “Wouldn’t take a prize at a beauty show, you think?” he said. “Fact is, I had a little adventure on the way,” and he narrated briefly his experience in battling the forest fire. “Always on the job,” commented Ed Allenby. “But come on in now and let’s put something on those burns to take the smart out. Then we’ll have supper and a chinfest. Gee, but it’s good to see you back again, old boy!” They were movi…