Excerpt: ...spread and everything!" Bill started to sit down amidst a hearty hand-clapping, but Cora Siebold waved her hand for silence and demanded: "Tell us more about Edison, Billy, as you did after the talk over the radio! You see, we missed the last of it and I'll bet we'd all like to hear more-" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Sure!" "Me, too!" "Go on, Billy!" came from Dot Myers, Skeets, Grace Hooper, Ted Bissell and Gus. In her enthusiastic efforts at showing an abundant appreciation, the fat girl wriggled too far out on the edge of ...
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Excerpt: ...spread and everything!" Bill started to sit down amidst a hearty hand-clapping, but Cora Siebold waved her hand for silence and demanded: "Tell us more about Edison, Billy, as you did after the talk over the radio! You see, we missed the last of it and I'll bet we'd all like to hear more-" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Sure!" "Me, too!" "Go on, Billy!" came from Dot Myers, Skeets, Grace Hooper, Ted Bissell and Gus. In her enthusiastic efforts at showing an abundant appreciation, the fat girl wriggled too far out on the edge of her chair, which tilted and slid out from under her, causing sufficient hilarious diversion for Bill to take a sneak out of the room. When Cora and Grace captured and brought him back, the keen edge of the idea had worn off enough for him to dodge the issue. "I'll tell you what we're going to do," he said, and it will be better than anything we can think of just between us here. You all read, didn't you, that the lectures were to be repeated by request in two months after the last talk? We didn't hear it because Professor went away, and now three weeks of the time have gone by. But I'll tell you what Gus and I are going to do: we're going to build a radio receiver and get it done in time to get those talks on Edison all over again." "Really?" "Do you think you can do it?" "If Billy says he can, why, the-" "Oh, you Edison's son!" This from the irrepressible Ted. "Go to it, Bill!" "Can we all listen in?" "Why, of course," said Bill, replying to the last question. "Everybody'll be invited and there will be a horn. But don't forget this: We've only got a little over four weeks to do it and it's some job! So, if you're disappointed-" "We won't be." "No; Bill'll get there." "Hurrah for old Bill!" "Say, people, enough of this. I'm no candidate for President of the United States, and remember that Gus is in this, too, as much as I am." "Hurrah for Gus!" This was a general shout. Gus turned and ran. CHAPTER XVI THE DOUBTERS The party was on the...
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