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What happens when a troop of joking scouts takes its skills beyond the comforts of camp?
In Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike, Percy Keese Fitzhugh brings together outdoor adventure and boyhood humor. Roy and his fellow scouts head out on a hike that calls on what they learn in camp. The trail gives them room to test their skills, trade jokes and show how well they look after one another.
Roy tells the story himself, with wordplay, silly comparisons and plenty of teasing banter. Beneath the laughter lie the scout ideals of loyalty, helpfulness and fair play. The boys face the challenge of putting those ideals into practice, where knowing a knot or following a trail matters alongside keeping your good cheer.
What you’ll discover
- A lively scout storyteller Follow Roy's talkative telling, where jokes and silly comparisons keep the adventure light.
- Skills beyond the camp Join scouts as a hike asks them to use what camp life teaches.
- Friendship full of banter Enjoy the teasing warmth of boys who joke together and stand by one another.
- Fair play in action Explore loyalty and helpfulness through scouts expected to treat others fairly along the way.
- Old-fashioned outdoor fun Step into a world of trails, camp craft and challenges met with good cheer.
Who will love it
Readers who love a silly, fast-talking adventure, camp stories, wordplay and lively gangs of friends. If you enjoy a quest with a funny rule, this hike is for you.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A silly vow starts the bee-line hike
- Obstacles in town call for cleverness
- The movie camera joins the hike
- Warde learns what fun really is
- A river and a detective block the line
- A haunted park fools fearful eyes
- The patrol catches a prisoner by accident
- Girls, a butler and a fair challenge
- How the story is told and what it means
Who’s who
- Roy BlakeleyThe quick-talking leader of the Silver Fox Patrol who tells the story and wants to keep the bee-line pledge to the last yard.
- Pee-wee HarrisA small, loud Raven Patrol scout loaded with gear, bursting with ideas and always hungry for pie.
- Westy MartinRoy's sharp, cautious friend who invents the bee-line hike and notices what the others miss.
- Warde HollisterA boy who reads adventure stories on his porch and discovers that scouting offers real adventures.
- Dorry BentonA scout in the patrol who shares Roy's jokes and debates wheels, tops and bottoms.
- Hunt MannersA loyal Silver Fox who enjoys teasing Pee-wee and keeping the hike moving.
- Mr. CopleyA cheerful man who offers ladders and pie, and who has a camera crew waiting for the patrol.
- Dora Dane DaringA quick-witted Girl Scout in Little Valley who laughs at the boys and wants to prove she can be brave.
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L’escursione in linea retta di Roy Blakeley
by Percy Keese Fitzhugh · 1922
A patrol of scouts vows to walk straight west to one tree, over roofs, rivers and a haunted Ferris wheel.
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What would you do if the straight line to your goal ran through a stranger's front door? Roy Blakeley and the Silver Fox Patrol know exactly what to do.
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A silly vow starts the bee-line hike
The story opens with a small loss. Charlie Seabury leaves the Silver Fox Patrol for the summer, and that leaves Roy Blakeley, the patrol leader, stuck with Pee-wee Harris, a small scout from the Raven Patrol.
Pee-wee arrives on Roy's porch looking like a walking junk shop. He announces that he is a delegation and has been trying to win a boy named Warde Hollister for the Foxes. Warde said he had something better to do.
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Fitzhugh, Percy Keese. Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/roy-blakeleys-bee-line-hike.
Fitzhugh, P. K. (2026). Roy Blakeley's bee-line hike. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/roy-blakeleys-bee-line-hike (Original work published 1922)
Fitzhugh, Percy Keese. Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/roy-blakeleys-bee-line-hike.
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What is Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike about?
It follows Roy Blakeley and the Silver Fox Patrol on a seven-mile hike straight west to a distant tree. They vow never to turn right or left, so houses, rivers and an old amusement park all become obstacles.
Who is Pee-wee Harris?
Pee-wee Harris is a small, loud scout from the Raven Patrol who is left with the Silver Foxes before camp. He carries pots, a compass and a phonograph horn, and he is always ready to eat and to argue.
What is a bee-line hike?
It is a hike in one straight line toward a distant landmark, here a tall tree. The scouts must go through, over or under whatever is in the way, checking their line with the distant tree or a compass.
The author
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
1876–1950 · American children's writer
Percy Keese Fitzhugh was an American author of popular boys' fiction in the early twentieth century, best remembered for his cheerful Boy Scout adventure series. Skinny McCord belongs to that same warm-hearted tradition of youthful adventure and good humor.
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