Part 4 (1/2)
”I don't know just why you can't But I guess the wireless rigging on the yacht isn't like this radio thing you are going to set up They use soraph alphabet”
”I know,” declared Jessie with conviction ”I'll tell Darry to put in a regular sending set--like the one I hope to have, if father will let me And we can have our two sets tuned so that we can hear each other speak”
”My goodness! You don't mean it is as easy as all that?” cried Aazine article?” demanded her chum ”And didn't theand sending sets in our pockets--ht on the street and send or receive any neanted to?”
”No, I sha'n't,” declared Aoing now?”
”In here Mr Brill sells electrical supplies as well as hardware Oh!
Amy Drew! There is a radio set in his ! I declare, New Melford is advancing in strides!”
”Sure! In seven league boots,”her friend into the store
Jessie had noted down the things she thought it would be safe to order before speaking to her father about the radio iven her consent Amy had once said that if Jessie went to her mother and asked if she could have a pet plesiosaurus, Mrs
Norould say:
”Of course, youit into the house when its feet are wet”
For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, nu his electric fixtures--le pole double throw battery switch She also obtained the necessary porcelain insulators and tubes
She knew there would be plenty of rope in the Norwood barn or the garage for their need in erecting the aerials But she bought a sround connections which Mr Brill had in stock
He was anxious to sell her a co in the sho; but Jessie would not go any farther than to order the things enu
The girls hurried ho on dinner ti with Nell Stanley and the Brandons to Parkville for the radio entertainood deal like an eager Newfoundland puppy
”It is the !” she declared, as she had introduced the subject to her chuh dinner She was so interested that for the tiirl that had been carried away in the automobile Mr Norwood had not been much interested in the new science; but he prohter had gone to the radio concert
”Anyhow,” said Jessie, ”I've bought the books telling how to rig it
And we're going to do it all ourselves--A to send up sos Of course, if you won't let me have it, I'll just have to pay for the hardware out of ravity ”Maybe Chapman can find some use for the hardware if we don't decide to build a radio station”
As they seldo that was not positively harer that Jessie's allowance would be depleted by paying a share of the monthly hardware bill Anyhow, Jessie as well as Aayly in the Brandon car with the irls sat in the tonneau with Mrs Brandon, who did not seerandrandmothers nowadays aren't crippled up with rheuay ”You know, I think it is rather nice to be a grand to matriculate for the position just as soon as I can”
They rolled out of town, and just as they turned off the boulevard to take another road to Parkville, a big car passed the Brandon auto driven very rapidly, but very skillfully, and the car was empty save for the driver
”What beautiful cars those French cars are,” Mrs Brandon said
”Did you see her, Jess?” cried Ao!”