02257cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000530011324500600016626400510022630000470027733600260032433700260035033800360037650000310041250800280044352011770047153400450164865300460169365300360173965300300177565300540180585600430185999900170190211469UtSlPG20260610133256.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aRalphson, G. Harveyq(George Harvey),d1879-194010aBoy Scouts on Motorcycles; Or, With the Flying Squadron 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-03-01  aProduced by Sean Pobuda  a"Boy Scouts on Motorcycles; Or, With the Flying Squadron" by G. Harvey Ralphson is an adventure novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story focuses on a group of Boy Scouts who find themselves in China, where they are embroiled in a mission involving local intrigue and potential danger amid the backdrop of foreign tension.  At the start of the novel, we meet four boys—Ned Nestor, Jimmie McGraw, Frank Shaw, and Jack Bosworth—who are waiting in a rundown apartment in Taku for a Secret Service operative who has yet to arrive with crucial information. The boys share their grievances about their current location compared to their beloved New York City and discuss their expectations of the mission ahead. As they prepare to head to Peking on their motorcycles, they grow increasingly suspicious of their surroundings, especially as peculiar events unfold, including tampered motorcycles and the presence of shady locals. The opening chapter sets an atmospheric tension, indicating that the boys must face challenges as they pursue their mission and navigate the complexities of a land foreign to them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBoy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction  aMotorcycles -- Juvenile fiction  aChina -- Juvenile fiction  aUnited States. Secret Service -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11469  c52915d52915