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the law, when she really breaks it in spirit. When she 
answers you, she means what you mean. 
Nor does she take pains to do all this only when she is 
watched, or when somebody stands ready to report on 
her conduct. This may do for some people, but not for 
the Scouts. You can go away end leave her by herself 
at any time ; she does not require any guard but her own 
sense of honor, which is always to be trusted. 
II. A Girl Scout Is Loyal 
This means that she is true to her Country, to the 
city or village where she is a citizen, to her family, her 
church, her school, and to those for whom she may work, 
or who may work for her. She is bound to believe the 
best of them and to defend them if they are slandered or 
threatened. Her belief in them may be the very thing 
they need most, and they must feel that whoever may 
fail them, a Girl Scout never will. 
This does not mean that she thinks her friends and 
family and school are perfect ; far from it. But there 
is a way of standing up for what is dear to you, even 
though you admit that it has its faults. And if you in- 
sist on what is best in people, behind their backs, they 
will be more likely to take your criticism kindly, when 
you make it to their faces. 
III. A Girl Scout’s Duty Is to Be Useful and to Help 
Others 
This means that if it is a question of being a help to 
the rest of the world, or a burden on it, a Girl Scout is 
always to be found among the helpers. The simplest 
way of saying this, for very young Scouts, is to tell them 
to do a GOOD TURN to someone every day they live ; 
that is, to be a giver and not a taker. Some beginners 
in Scouting, and many strangers, seem to think that any 
