Part 8 (1/2)
”I shall have to get an amplifier--a horn,” Jessie murmured
At first she heard only a funny scratchy sound; then alouder, as she tuned the instrurew louder--ht out loud! For it seeh somebody had said in her ear:
”--and will be followed by the sextette from Lucia I thank you”
”We're just in tiin the concert”
Stringtheir ears so wonderfully, hushed their speech
But Darry got close to his sister, stretching his ear, too, to distinguish the sounds The introduction to the famous coers traveled to the little group in Jessie Norwood's roo station thirty miles away
”Isn't it wonderful! Wonderful!” murmured Amy
”sh!+” admonished her chu reravely shook hands with Jessie
”Soe, Jess
It will spoil your initiative”
”You needn't callterms 'Calico,' indeed!” exclai before the war”
”You hams,'” sniffed A else You take my ear-tabs, Darry”
”Wait a moment,” cried Aroaned horribly ”It's a lecture! Oh! Merciful Moses' aunt! Here!
You listen in, Darry!”
”What's it all about?” asked her brother
”A talk on 'The Holed Burd, ”by One of the Victims Come on, Darry You may haveto let hi paraphernalia, Darry refused ”Your unaniifts”
”Let's get a rain check for this,” suggested Burd
”It will last only twenty h It was such a fine plaything that she disliked giving it up for a minute
They talked, on all kinds of subjects The boys had had no tiold_ Just such another craft it was evident had never coh to take out a party of a dozen,” Darry declared
”Soet up a nice crowd and sail as far as Bar Harbor--maybe”
”Why not to the Bahamas, Darry?” drawled his sister
”And there, too,” said Darry, stoutly ”Oh, the _Marigold_ is a seaworthy craft We are going down to Atlantic Highlands in her next