I must think of some other method." Bob fell asleep, resolving to mend his ways, or at least to play in the future only harmless tricks to which no one would object.

But in the morning his good resolutions had lost some of their power, like many others made during the night.
That day in school Bob snapped several of the paper crackers, and in consequence was kept in.

However, his mother was visiting a neighbor, and when he came home late that afternoon she did not see him.
That evening Ted Neefus called for Bob.

They were chums of long standing.
"Let's take a walk," suggested Ted.
"Aw, that's no fun." "What'll we do then ?" Bob thought a few seconds.
"I'll tell you," he said.

"We'll put a tic-tac on Mrs.Mooney's window.