The boys talked over
ways and means as they went on. 'We got to look out for everythin' we
can pick up as 'ull help us,' said Chippy.

'I see,' replied Dick; 'we must try to live on the country. That would
be real scout style, Chippy. But it isn't a hostile country; we can't
take anything.'

'No, no,' agreed Chippy; 'no pinchin', o' course. Still, theer's
things to be had in places. Fish, now--we could cop some fish in some
rivers wheer it's free to put a line in.'

'I never thought of fishing,' said Dick; 'that's a good idea. But
we've got no rods or tackle.'

Chippy gave a chuckle, and dived a band into a pocket of his shorts.
He drew out a hank of fine cord and a screw of paper. In the paper
were half a dozen hooks on gut. 'That's all as we want,' he remarked.
'Wait till we come acrost a river wheer there's suthin' to cop.'

'Good for you, Chippy,' laughed Dick. 'A few fish will help us along
in style. Only we mustn't poach.'

'No, no,' said Chippy; 'we'll play fair.'

By eleven o'clock the boys had made, with occasional halts, just about
eight miles, and both had the knot out of their neckties. Dick had
seen an old cottage woman labouring at her well, and had lent her a
hand with the heavy bucket, and drawn all the water she would want for
the day, while Chippy had sprung forward to hold the pony of a lady who
was visiting a sick woman in a cottage near by.

In connection with Chippy's good turn, a discussion arose between the
two scouts as they marched on from the hamlet where these things had
happened. The lady had offered Chippy sixpence, and, of course, he had
refused it.

'Now, look 'ere,' said Chippy; 'o' course, I didn't tek' the sixpence,
becos the knot worn't out o' me neckerchief, an' the job worn't worth
sixpence, nohow, an' we got to do all them sorts o' things for nuthin',
by orders. But s'pose I did a job for some'dy as was really worth
sixpence, an' I'd done me good turn that day, could I tek' the sixpence
to help us along? It 'ud come in uncommon handy. An', besides that,
we're allowed to earn money, though we mustn't beg it or tek' it for
little trifles as we ought to do for nuthin'.'

Dick looked puzzled, and thought for a moment before he spoke.

'What you say is very true, Chippy,' he said at last, 'and if you like
to earn some money for scout work, why, that's all right. But I don't
think we could use a single farthing of it for this trip. You see,
we're bound to