"There, I knew I had forgotten to get something," announced Tad.
"Forgotten what?" questioned Walter.
"To get a compass."
"You have a watch, have you not?" asked Tom Parry.
"Why, yes; but that's not a compass."
"Oh, yes, it is," smiled the guide. "You can get your direction just as well with that as you could with a tested compass."
"Never heard that before," muttered Tad.
"Nor I," added Ned, at once keenly interested.
"I'm easy. I'll ask how? What's the answer?" questioned Stacy, gazing innocently at Tom Parry.
"I am not joking, boys. Every watch is a compass. You can get your direction from it unerringly whenever you can see the sun."