Chums Join the Boy Scouts.

Otago Witness, Issue 3889, 25 September 1928, Page 77

Chums Join the Boy Scouts.

Bv

ERA SHAW.

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NO 2. As they marched along the highway feeling very proud of their new uniforms, the Chums came to a beautiful house. Peeping through the hedge they saw the old gardener busy setting plants. “ Here’s our chance,” chuckled Golly, “let’s ask him if he’ll let us help him.” , So they walked right up to him and made their offer. “ I can’t pay ye no wages,” he said, but Teddy hastened, to explain that they wanted none. They merely desired to do their daily good de"'] “Thankee kindly,” he said, “ You’d better get hold of that hose and water that flower bed ” So Teddy grasped the hose pipe and turned it on. Just then a busy bee, evidently mistaking Teddy’s nose for a rose tried to settle on it. He gave a yell of fright and swung the pipe round. Unfortunately Golly was in the way, and before Teddv realized what he was doing he had drenched poor Go’ly to the skin. “ You did that on purpose,” Golly spluttered, “ I’ll give you a d sei” So he wrenched the nozzle out of his pal’s,hands and chased him round the garden. Poor Teddy, he had a shower bath. “ If .that’s what ye call helping ye’d better toddle off,” yelled the gardener. So away they went. (To be Continued.)