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"Now," continued Wilson, who never for an instant allowed his eyes to wander from the man's face, "now feel with your fingers at the back of the key, and find a screw-head, standing up." "Which one? There are two or three," said Iowa craftily. "No, there are not. There's just one. And I give you 'three' to find it," said the young operator sharply. "One, two " "Oh, go on!
But by reason there's no life in the thread, it goes round and round rayther than come out.... Got it! wanted a little coaxin', it did." That is to say, a few back-turns with very light pressure brought the screw-head free enough for a finger-grip, and the rest was easy. "It warn't of any real service," said Uncle Mo. "One size bigger would ketch and hold in.
The slate was the double one used in our former tests, hinged, and fastening with a screw. A small piece of pencil was enclosed in the slate, which was perfectly clean, and the slate was screwed up by Dr. Pepper. The direction of the cut in the screw-head was marked by a scratch on the wood at the end of the slate. It was nearly parallel with the long diameter of the slate. Mr.
I got it!" exclaimed Iowa angrily. "Below the screw-head is a binding-nut. Loosen it, and turn it leftwise. Found it? Now take hold of the screw-head again, and turn it to the left. It turns free, doesn't it?" "Sure." "Turn it about four times completely around. Now the binding nut again, down, the other way, till it's tight. Got it?