Boy Scout Bob “Tuck” Tucker, of the Polaris Patrol, doesn’t want to look after
tag-along Elsworth “Brains” Baynes, but he does so as a favor to his father. Then one day
near the scout camp, they find a time machine that lets them explore history with a bit of
science fiction (people have no hair or teeth in the future) thrown in on the side. Later in
the series, they’re joined by Kai from the city of Troy in the year 4000 and Dion from
ancient Sparta.
Some of the stories were gathered into two collections: Mutiny in the
Time Machine (1963) and Time Machine to the Rescue (1967).
One little egghead reached out, kind of scared, and gave my hair a nasty tug.
“Mullo,” the Scoutmaster said sharply. “Jog law six. A Scout is kind. He is
warmheart to animals. He nul kills or pangs any living creature for trivia.”
Their
words for the sixth Scout Law were weird, but I was glad to know they still had the law,
especially if they thought I was an animal.