ed over Herb's suggest

th this set, which is the best we've been able to make so far. We can hear the sound that comes over the wire

rn help out on t

ct it with the air in the room. But the sound itself must first be in the receiver. And with a crystal detector, such as we're using in this set, I'm afraid that we couldn't get volume of sound enough. It would be spread o

ked Jimmy. "Doctor Dal

more than one. The more there are

we could make one

other you. I've got quite a lot left of that hundred dollars of the Ferberton pr

oo," said Joe. "I've sc

eried Jimmy. "Will that

. That is, if you're not too tired from the work

"I don't know anything about working in ti

answered Bob. "In fact, it's better if it's

hat, Jimmy," broke i

ood. Take some good hard wood, like mahogany or maple, polish the inside with sandpaper after you've hollowed

Just like that! Simple when you say it quick.

ut a doughnut," put in Joe, grin

d he is," agreed He

rilla in the ice-box that mother told me to pass around among you fellows. Th

ty in his brow disappearing as if by magic. "Lead me to t

," chuckled Herb, and in less than t

to you fellows, but I hear dad moving around and locking up, and that's a sign to skiddoo. We'll

earty good-nights and t

rom school, the latter, looking behind him, gave

d, turning his head

o his brow and his eyes beginning to flame. "He's been careful to k

b, "for he's seen us, too, and he's slowing up alre

oing to have it out with him right here and now. He needn't think

can't prove it on him and he'll only lie

ding rapidly back toward Buck and his c

de to side, as though to seek some means of escape. But there was no street handy to turn into, and as it would have been too rank a conf

while Bob ranged alongside, keeping a shar

ther afternoon, Buck Looker?" asked Joe,

efore Joe's gaze, but

rring for time. "I don't know what you're talking a

ng so near to him that Buck gave ground. "You and your gang took away the ladder

sense enough to wait for some one to come along and put it up for you, that was

e before we missed the ladder, and Herb Fennington and Jimmy Plummer saw you and yo

yelled Buck, in

ks to the ground, "and I'll give you the same kind of a trimmi

ned his grip on the st

ried, with a quaver in his voice,

hed his

was springing forward when a w

ommanded. "Here c

f relief into Buck's as they looked and saw the prin