Bob, "here we are, all

ll we do

e, just to start things off right," and he produced a huge bar of that toothsome confe

gasp. The others imitated his example, and by the time the bar of chocolate got back t

"you fellows certainly do like

eful expression on his friend's face. "Have y

on to it," said Jimmy. "How do you expect me to wo

demanded Joe. "I'm sure we wouldn'

mmy. "You're foolish enough for

. "But, anyway, as long as Jimmy was so careless as not to

Bob. "It will take us quite some time to do that,

ing but a plain cylinder of wood, about three inches in diameter and ten inches long. For Christmas, the year before, Mr. Layton had given Bob a small but accurately made bench lathe, operated by a foot pedal, and Bob mounted the roller

paper on this core. Suppose I turn the core, you let the paper unw

own as standing up, so here goes," and he stretched out luxuriously on an old sofa. "This must have been put here just

now," said Bob. "But as soon as we get through with this job y

r," said Joe. "Start that jigger of yo

t a slow speed. Joe moved the roll of paper back and forth to wind it smoothly and evenly, while Herb shellacked for all he was worth, giving hims

"Now, while that shellac is drying out a bit, let's s

but he was up and off before they could reach him, with

el jealous to see me resting once in a while, instead of slaving my head of

on't have our way much

to go before you get in

what I want to know is, is that tuning coil wound yet? Seems

u'll find yourself in the coal bin," threatened Joe.

s," said Jimmy. "I never did care much

Then to Bob: "Do you think we

. "It's getting pretty tacky now; so if we wind the wire on righ

said Herb. "If we can get the wire on as sli

without any space between coils. More than once they had to unwind several coils and rewind them before they finally got the whole core wou

as bad as it might,

coil like that in an electrical store window. I didn't know then what it was

as good a job of it if Bob had

e wound, we'll have to mount it with a couple of sliding contacts, but I guess we'd better not try to do anything more to-night. It's getting pretty l