" Handiwork, handicraft, and handicraftsman, appear to have been corruptly written for handwork, handcraft, and handcraftsman.

Handcraft and handcraftsman are now exhibited in some dictionaries, and handiwork seems likely to be resolved into handy and work, from which Johnson supposes it to have been formed.

Children of the handcrafts.

Children of the handcrafts.

PAULL, GRACE. Children of the handcrafts.

Marion Sturges-Jones Wescott (A); 29Mar76; R630019. R630020. 420 handcrafts simple steps.

ti: Four hundred and twenty handcrafts illustrated in simple steps.

Children of the handcrafts.

Children of the handcrafts.

PAULL, GRACE. Children of the handcrafts.

Marion Sturges-Jones Wescott (A); 29Mar76; R630019. R630020. 420 handcrafts simple steps.

"Why, old Hank Handcraft come out in that crazy launch uv his and guv it ter me," rejoined the captain.

" "Hank Handcraft," repeated Rob.

" The two young scouts were both at home, and after brief explanations the four started off at a lively pace for Hank Handcraft's hut, which was situated about two miles along the beach.

It was a little over half an hour before they reached the dilapidated hut where old Handcraft, a beach-comber, made his dwelling place.

"I remember now I heard some time ago that he was thick with that Hank Handcraft.

I saw Hank Handcraft the other day, and I can tell you he's in no very amiable mood.

It'll all come back on Hank Handcraft, I owe him a grudge for bothering me about money, anyhow, the old beach-combing nuisance!"

The next morning Jack lost no time in making his way toward Hank Handcraft's tumble-down abode.

Three youths whom our readers will recognize as Jack Curtiss, Bill Bender and Sam Redding; were in earnest consultation with the unkempt and unsavory individual whom we know as Hank Handcraft, the beach-comber.

"Hank Handcrafts, the beach-comber's," suggested Tubby.

" "Hank Handcraft," exclaimed Merritt.

"You know that all our investigation only pointed to two persons, Jack and Bill, and their assistant, Hank Handcraft.

"Down the road a piece driving like the Mischief," responded the rustic pointing back with his whip, "but you're wrong 'bout ther' bein' only two of them; that no-good beach-comber, Hank Handcraft, was in there with them.

And so Jack Curtiss, Bill Bender and Hank Handcraft vanish for a time from the ken of the Boy Scouts, leaving behind them no regrets, except it be those of their parents who were for many months bowed down with the grief and humiliation of their boys' misdoings.