Part 1 (1/2)

The Caaret Penrose

CHAPTER I

THEY HEAR A VOICE

”Oh, it's wonderful, A looked up with shi+ning eyes and flushed face fro coers busy with the knitting of a shoulder scarf The dark girl bobbed her head in agreement

”So's the Sphinx, but it's awfully out of date, Jess”

Jessie Norwood looked offended ”Did I ever bring to your attention, Miss Drew----”

”Why don't you say 'drew' to irl

”Because I perfectly loathe puns,” declared Jessie, with energy

”Good! Miss Seymour's favorite pupil Go on about the wonder beast, Jess”

”It is no beast, I'd have you understand And it is right up to date--the very newest thing”

”My dear Jessie,” urged her chuayly, ”you have tickled les! What is the wonder?”

”Radio!”

”Oh! Wireless?”

”Wireless telephone Everybody is having one”

”Grandma used to prescribe sulphur and molasses for that”

”Do be sensible for once, Amy Drew You and Darry----”

”That reminds me Darry knows all about it”

”About what?”

”The radio telephone business You knoas eighteen months on a destroyer in the war, even if he was only a kid You know,” and Aes are always elastic, it was no crie when he enlisted Anyhow, he knows all about the 'listening boxes' down in the hold And that is all this radio is”

”Oh, but Amy!” cried Jessie, with a toss of her blond head, ”that is old stuff The radio of to-day is very different-- set and hear the ht to every home”

”'Have you a little radio in your ho

”Dear hed her chuirl ”You can understand me, just as e-e-easy! But you know, Jess, I have to act as a brake for your exuberance”

”Don't care,” declared Jessie ”I' one for ested the irrepressible joker