Illustrations

[She simply lay over and refused to recover
Frontispiece]

[The Skiff takes the Rope ashore]

[Raising his Voice, he shouted, "Let go!"]

[It was with Feelings of Relief that Stratton
saw the rescued Animal lifted into the Boat]

["Stand clear of the hawser as she takes up the strain"]

SEA SCOUTS ALL

CHAPTER I

The Scoutmaster's Plan

"What's the state of the treasury, Peter?" inquired Scoutmaster Armitage.

"Sixteen pounds, sixteen shillings, and sixpence, sir," replied Patrol-leader Peter Stratton of the 1st Milford Sea Scouts. "That includes the profits from our latest concert."

"Hardly enough to buy a boat in these days of dear wages and materials," commented the Scoutmaster. "I'm very much afraid that our plans for acquiring a little cruiser will have to be deferred to a more favourable season—next year, perhaps."

"After all, sir," said Dick Roche, "we can rub along with our present boat. She's not much to look at, but we get quite a good deal of fun out of her."