“What do you think?” Helen returned.
“I know,” cried Ethel Zimmerman. “Make catapults with them.”
“Good!” several of the girls exclaimed.
“The boys call them slingshots,” said the Guardian.
“How do you make a slingshot?” Julietta inquired.
“I know,” Marion announced. “You cut a forked stick, like the letter ‘Y.’ Then you tie two rubber bands to it, one to each fork. Between the other ends of the bands you tie a little sack, or shallow pocket, made of leather or strong cloth. You put a stone in this pocket and pull it back, stretching the rubber bands, take aim, and let it fly.”
“You must have had experience making those things,” Katherine suggested.
“No, I never made one,” Marion replied: “but I’ve watched my cousin make them and shoot them, too. He was very skillful at it.”
“Can you shoot a catapult?” Katherine inquired.
“I think I can,” Marion answered.