Part 23 (1/2)

”It certainly is interference,” adet back upon the wave that had brought the funny talk about 'Hairpins and Haricots'

But it did not work Jessie could not get in touch with the lecture

Instead, out of the ether caain And that word in a voice that Jessie was confident irl:

”Help! He-lp! He-e-lp!”

Over and over again it was repeated Aain, snatched at her chum's arm

”Listen! Do you hear that?” she cried in an awed tone

A MYSTERY OF THE ETHER

CHAPTER XVIII

A MYSTERY OF THE ETHER

Jessie knew that by carefully et into touch again with the talk to which she and A But now the broadcasted cry for ”Help!” seemed of so much importance that she wanted to hear more of this air mystery

”He-lp!” The word caain Then: ”I aht me here and locked me in There is a red barn and silo and two fallen trees He-lp! Come and find me!”

”For pity's sake, Jess Norwood!” shrilled A to,” her chum replied ”Hush!+”

”It must be a hoax”

”Wait!”

They listened and heard it repeated, almost word for word A red barn and a silo and two fallen trees These points the strange voice insisted on with each repetition

”I can't believe it!” declared Aasped Jessie

”Suppose it should be the girlcarried off by those tomen?”

”Bertha Blair?”

”Yes Of course, I suppose that is awfully far-fetched----”

”Wait! Here it coain,” whispered Amy

”Come and find me! Help! I am a prisoner! The red barn and the silo with the two fallen trees”

How irls did not know Suddenly so cluttered up the airways--some sort of interference--and the mystery of the ether died away Nothat strangely broadcasted e back to their ears