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 picture of the top of Mount Washington to send to Alice, and he carefully drew a picture of himself upon the topmost rock, like this:

On the other side he wrote, "The persevering Peanut on the Peak."

"Guess that's some alliteration!" he said. "Mr. Rogers, what painter's name began with P?"

"Perugino," said the Scout Master.

"Do you mind spelling it—slowly?"

Mr. Rogers spelled it, and Peanut added on the card—"Painted by Perugino."

"Guess that'll hold her royal highness for a while!" he laughed.

Then he bought a stamp, and triumphantly dropped the post-card in the letter box.

The boys sat on the veranda for a while, listening