Part 8 (1/2)
”Tee-hee!” laughed Bud with fitting imitation of Hal's characteristic vocal merriment
As for Tee-hee, that worthy individual preserved his dignity for the nonce
”Well,” laughed Mr Perry; ”You've hit the nail on the head, but I venture to say you can't explain why ination can put a mystery to rout”
Hal confessed he was unable to explain
”It's too hbrow for Cub”
The latter said nothing Evidently he was thinking hard He leaned back in his caain
”Well, let's quit the highbrow field and get down to business,” suggested Mr Perry ”If we're able to put this thing through along ination to tell ination can put any et busy with the spark gap,” Cub announced suddenly, as he sprang to his feet
”You've got a big thing ahead of you, boys,” announced the owner of the Catwhisker ”I venture to say there are so surprises in store for you For instance, you're likely to find the newspapers of the United States and Canada giving considerable space to this affair”
”How are they going to get hold of it?” asked Bud
”There's where you're short of iination,in and got the es between you and those two radio contestants?”
”I bet there were a hundred if there was one,” declared Hal
”And were they interested?”
”Were they?” exclaimed Cub ”Every last one of 'em ith curiosity”
”And did they talk about it to anybody?”
”They didn't talk about anything else,” Bud opined
”And didn't you suppose some of those amateurs know some newspaper reporters?”
”We fellows all know several reporters,” said Cub, with an appreciative grin
”All right,” said Mr Perry, significantly ”Now, all I have to say to you boys is, watch the headlines whenever you get near a news stand”
The three radio boys now repaired to the cabin, while the owner of the yacht busied himself about ot to hand it to ,” Cub declared as he seated himself near the radio table and hoisted his feet thereupon ”He sure has soination”
”And some mathematics, too, the way he subtracts ,” Hal added, with a self-appreciative ”tee-hee”
Cub and Bud also laughed in spite of Hal's excusable self-appreciation