Second Monday: The story begins just after midnight on the dock at Camp Walker. Sunday night, Robin and Jack snuck out of their respective camps to meet for an overnight tryst. They plan to greet the sunrise and slip back into their tents before anyone else is awake. The second week at the scout camp has begun; everyone will be back on task working on merit badges and advancing to the next rank. The mid morning activity break includes intramural water polo, where Mark Schaeffer is one of the coaches. Mark is scoutmaster of Troop Nine. Mark has been targeted by Geoff Staples, the sophisticated scout from California. Geoff was on duty at the special service yesterday. He was totally entranced by Mark when he led Troop Nine up to the building. On the spot he decided to add Mark to his considerable list of sexual conquests. He pursues his quest with vigor. Mark’s skill and purpose as a scoutmaster gets some attention; he deals with the problem of camp politics and relations with the other scoutmasters. Nick Harrison and Tom Dawson are the top officers in Troop Nine. With Julian’s assistance, they have created a special sleeping arrangement in the troop supply tent, and disguised it to avoid detection by the scoutmaster. Their romance has brought purpose and happiness to Tom, who is determined to make amends for his years of bad behavior whenever he can; he follows through on his promise to Kurt, who he had forced to have sex a year and a half ago. This is accomplished, but it gives Kurt a new problem to solve. Julian is hard at work perfecting his drawing skills, and swimming. He is unaware that Geoff plans to achieve the goal he has been working toward for more than a year. Julian’s strategy has been to prepare carefully; his goal is for a long term-the rest of his life. He no longer expects to win Mark’s commitment before they return home. He intends to achieve his goal in small increments. Second Tuesday: Yesterday afternoon’s close order drill lesson gives subconscious mind
