Part 1 (2/2)
”You seem to like a lot of noise,” Hal observed
”Yes, it's the only thing that convinces me,” Cub shot back rashly
He realized his rashness, but it was too late Tee-hee ”got” him
”I understand you now,” the sly youth announced ”Whenever we have a dispute, the only way for er noise than you do”
But Cub was not slow, and he evened ot the lungs”
However, there was a serious side to this trio of radio boys They were not known chiefly for their frivolity, which probably would have characterized theot into any bad scrapes Their deportment was really above reproach, so that their parents reposed a good deal of confidence in them and allowed them to do pretty much as they wished in the matter of their recreation and sports On the occasion hich the narrative opens we find theh it seeh impossible for them, even under such circuaieties
”I don't see where there's anything new for us to do this summer,” said Bud after the merriment over the ”static repartee” with Cub had subsided
”We c'n go ca or fishi+n', or we c'n stay at hoot any invention in that head o' yours, Bud,” declared Cub with tone of disgust ”Tee-hee, take your turn and see if you can't hand us somethin'”
”Ahy don't you furnish some brains for us, Cub,” Bud objected with spirit ”I never knew you to yet You just razz us till we turn up the thing all of us wants, and then you act as if you'd done all the work”
”Well, what do I pay you for?” Cub de; that was just a little evidence of his exasperating do to carry his protest further, so he gave way to Hal, who looked as if eager to take his turn
”I tell you what let's do,” proposed the latter ”Let's go campin' and take one of our radio sets with us”
Cub leaped to his feet enthusiastically, bringing his feet down on the floor with a force that seemed to jar the whole house Fortunately there was a substantial rug between his descending number 8's and the floor
”That's what I call brains, Tee-hee,” he declared, reaching over and planting a hearty slap on the author of this ingenuity ”You deserve a bonus The sche nity
”Absolutely, Bud, you fell asleep and let Tee-hee get ahead of you”
”And meanwhile, what did you do?” Bud inquired pointedly
”I sat in judgestions,” Cub replied readily ”You fellows needed soestions orth
That's oin' to vote for Tee-hee's idea,” said Bud with slight tone of resentet my vote in”
”It wasn't needed, it wasn't needed,” Cub ruled ”Two's ato vote for it anyway I think his idea is a dandy”
”Your vote is accepted and recorded as surplus noise”
”Static, you ested with modest sarcashed Tee-hee