I have it; bring me all the string you can find." From day to day Stockie produced liberal supplies of the desired article.

No doubt most of it belonged to the boy whose innocent pastime was that of flying kites during recess.

Paul wound this string firmly and tightly around the Chinese cracker until it had assumed considerable proportions.

He argued on the principle that, if paper resisted the force of the explosion, the additional binding of string would cause a much louder one.

The bomb was at last completed and Stockie received a hint to keep his ears open for music that night.