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Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw 9 Balboa Free Audiobokks Educational Library.
chapter 8 of discoverers and explorers this librivox recording is in the public domain discoverers and explorers by edward r shaw chapter 8 balboa the spanish colonists on the island of hispaniola made frequent visits to the mainland searching for the rich cities of which marco polo had written word reached the colonists that some of these gold hunters were starving at a place called darien and a ship was immediately sent to their relief the cargo of the ship consisted of barrels of provisions and ammunition imagine if you can the amazement of the commander of the expedition went after his ships were under sale a young and handsome man stepped out of one of the barrels this young man was vasco nunez balboa he had chosen this way to escape from cuba where he owed large sums of money which he could not pay the commander was angry and threatened to leave balboa on a desert island but at length he took pity on the young man and allowed him to remain on board the ship when the mainland was reached the spaniards who were already there having heard of the cruelty of the commander refused to let him land he therefore put off to sea and was never heard of again balboa then took command of the men and began immediately to explore the country he made a friendly alliance with the indian chief who presented him with gold and slaves the spaniards were delighted at the sight of so much riches they began to melt and weigh the gold and at last fell to quarreling desperately about the division of it this the indians could not understand they knew nothing of money and valued the medal only because it could be made into beautiful ornaments an indian boy who had heard the dispute told the indians that if they cared so much about that yellow stuff it would be wise for them to go to a country where there was enough of it for all the spaniards eagerly questioned him regarding this place the boy then described the country across the mountains and to the south on the shores of a great sea where the medal was so plentiful that the natives used it for their ordinary drinking cups and bowls balboa immediately started southward across the mountain in search of this rich country on his way he came upon a tribe of hostile indians who attacked him but who fled an alarm from the guns of the spaniards taking some indians as guides balboa pushed on through the mountains and on september 25th 1513 from one of the highest peaks looked down upon the pacific ocean

with his spaniards he descended the mountain and in four days reached the shore of that magnificent body of water balboa waded out into it with his sword in his hand and formally took possession of it for the king of spain he called it the south sea because he was looking toward the south when he first saw it and the pacific ocean was known by this name for many years afterward on this shore he met an indian who repeated to him the same story that the indian boy had told him about the rich country on the border of the sea and farther to the south balboa then made up his mind to find this country accordingly he returned to darien and sent word to the spanish king of his great discovery of the south sea he then began to take his ships apart and to send them piece by piece across the mountains to the pacific coast this was an enormous undertaking the journey was a very difficult one and hundreds of the poor indians who carried the burdens dropped dead from exhaustion at length after long months of labor four ships were thus carried across the mountains and rebuilt on the pacific coast these were the first european vessels ever launched on the great south sea three hundred men were in readiness to go with balboa on his voyage in search of the rich country of the south a little iron and a little pitch were still needed for the ships and balboa delayed his departure in order to get these articles the...

Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw 9 Balboa Free Audiobokks Educational Library.
chapter 8 of discoverers and explorers this librivox recording is in the public domain discoverers and explorers by edward r shaw chapter 8 balboa the spanish colonists on the island of hispaniola made frequent visits to the mainland searching for the rich cities of which marco polo had written word reached the colonists that some of these gold hunters were starving at a place called darien and a ship was immediately sent to their relief the cargo of the ship consisted of barrels of provisions and ammunition imagine if you can the amazement of the commander of the expedition went after his ships were under sale a young and handsome man stepped out of one of the barrels this young man was vasco nunez balboa he had chosen this way to escape from cuba where he owed large sums of money which he could not pay the commander was angry and threatened to leave balboa on a desert island but at length he took pity on the young man and allowed him to remain on board the ship when the mainland was reached the spaniards who were already there having heard of the cruelty of the commander refused to let him land he therefore put off to sea and was never heard of again balboa then took command of the men and began immediately to explore the country he made a friendly alliance with the indian chief who presented him with gold and slaves the spaniards were delighted at the sight of so much riches they began to melt and weigh the gold and at last fell to quarreling desperately about the division of it this the indians could not understand they knew nothing of money and valued the medal only because it could be made into beautiful ornaments an indian boy who had heard the dispute told the indians that if they cared so much about that yellow stuff it would be wise for them to go to a country where there was enough of it for all the spaniards eagerly questioned him regarding this place the boy then described the country across the mountains and to the south on the shores of a great sea where the medal was so plentiful that the natives used it for their ordinary drinking cups and bowls balboa immediately started southward across the mountain in search of this rich country on his way he came upon a tribe of hostile indians who attacked him but who fled an alarm from the guns of the spaniards taking some indians as guides balboa pushed on through the mountains and on september 25th 1513 from one of the highest peaks looked down upon the pacific ocean

with his spaniards he descended the mountain and in four days reached the shore of that magnificent body of water balboa waded out into it with his sword in his hand and formally took possession of it for the king of spain he called it the south sea because he was looking toward the south when he first saw it and the pacific ocean was known by this name for many years afterward on this shore he met an indian who repeated to him the same story that the indian boy had told him about the rich country on the border of the sea and farther to the south balboa then made up his mind to find this country accordingly he returned to darien and sent word to the spanish king of his great discovery of the south sea he then began to take his ships apart and to send them piece by piece across the mountains to the pacific coast this was an enormous undertaking the journey was a very difficult one and hundreds of the poor indians who carried the burdens dropped dead from exhaustion at length after long months of labor four ships were thus carried across the mountains and rebuilt on the pacific coast these were the first european vessels ever launched on the great south sea three hundred men were in readiness to go with balboa on his voyage in search of the rich country of the south a little iron and a little pitch were still needed for the ships and balboa delayed his departure in order to get these articles the...

Camp-Fire Girls in the Country or The Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot (2) Indignation Teen Novels.

chapter 2 of camp fire girls in the country by stella m francis this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by leanne howlett aunt hannah's indignation aunt hannah was present on this occasion but she did not attempt to be a girl with the girls one thing aunt hannah knew if she didn't know anything else so she said and that was how to keep where she belonged middle-aged women she declared should not seek the company of younger folk although they could with good grace except the society of girls of all ages if it came to them gracefully and with juvenile interest in other words she said an adult should be unto children like a magnet if i can't draw the young folks to me as an object of interest to them i'd better seek the company of dried up grown-ups or lived the life of a hermit now the members of flamingo campfire did like aunt hannah from the first day they met her they liked her especially because she invited them to come to her home for a vacation period and then didn't try to force her adult notions and habits upon them she gave them the freedom of her place told them to live in the house or pitch their tents wherever they chose and then permitted them to go their way as it might please them the result was they never forgot aunt hannah's comfort and ease and interest whatever they might have in mind to do so aunt hannah was with the girls on this 4th of july as this narrative opens we find her seated on the lawn in company with miss harriet ladd guardian of the fire ruth hazelton ethel zimmerman ernestine johansen helen nash azalea atwood and marion stanlock about 100 feet from the performing platform of the japanese tumblers hazel edwards harriet newcomb estelle adler juliet hyde marie chrismore katherine crane and violet monday the other members of the fire were grouped with several local schoolgirls on the large and massively balustraded portico of the west entrance of the courthouse suddenly the attention of everybody within view was directed to a disturbance and a congestion of the crowd toward the southwest corner of the square a fight was the word passed along and those of sporting proclivity rushed toward the center of interest the chief of police a man of official lonesomeness under ordinary circumstances and his half a dozen specially sworn-in deputies all hastened toward the scene of trouble those on the courthouse lawn and on the portico and table-like value straight from their more elevated positions could see more distinctly than the rest of the crowd of patriotic celebrators what was going on two men were evidently engaged in a physical combat of no little violence and the policemen were having their troubles and attempting to get room enough to make their official efforts effective if the battle had been between the monitor and the merrimack the crowd could hardly have pressed forward more eagerly did you ever see anything like it aunt hannah commented for the edification of those near her the way that people will run to see a fight i don't know of anything that will prove darwin's theory any better than that there is no doubt in my mind that our way back ancestors lived in a jungle and who deny after seeing that sight that a lot of us ought to be there now good for you mrs hutchins exclaimed adolf hellfinger a farming character well known in the community who was one of the score or more of persons that heard the woman's biological criticism of fight-loving humanity it does beat all how things do get impressed on people's minds i never had any use for that their monkey theory but i'll be switched if i don't believe there's something to it now it's just as plain as daylight if people wasn't sprung from monkeys they wouldn't always be making monkeys of themselves everybody in hearing distance of these two speeches laughed heartily the campfire girls on the courthouse portico observing...

Camp-Fire Girls in the Country or The Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot (2) Indignation Teen Novels.

chapter 2 of camp fire girls in the country by stella m francis this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by leanne howlett aunt hannah's indignation aunt hannah was present on this occasion but she did not attempt to be a girl with the girls one thing aunt hannah knew if she didn't know anything else so she said and that was how to keep where she belonged middle-aged women she declared should not seek the company of younger folk although they could with good grace except the society of girls of all ages if it came to them gracefully and with juvenile interest in other words she said an adult should be unto children like a magnet if i can't draw the young folks to me as an object of interest to them i'd better seek the company of dried up grown-ups or lived the life of a hermit now the members of flamingo campfire did like aunt hannah from the first day they met her they liked her especially because she invited them to come to her home for a vacation period and then didn't try to force her adult notions and habits upon them she gave them the freedom of her place told them to live in the house or pitch their tents wherever they chose and then permitted them to go their way as it might please them the result was they never forgot aunt hannah's comfort and ease and interest whatever they might have in mind to do so aunt hannah was with the girls on this 4th of july as this narrative opens we find her seated on the lawn in company with miss harriet ladd guardian of the fire ruth hazelton ethel zimmerman ernestine johansen helen nash azalea atwood and marion stanlock about 100 feet from the performing platform of the japanese tumblers hazel edwards harriet newcomb estelle adler juliet hyde marie chrismore katherine crane and violet monday the other members of the fire were grouped with several local schoolgirls on the large and massively balustraded portico of the west entrance of the courthouse suddenly the attention of everybody within view was directed to a disturbance and a congestion of the crowd toward the southwest corner of the square a fight was the word passed along and those of sporting proclivity rushed toward the center of interest the chief of police a man of official lonesomeness under ordinary circumstances and his half a dozen specially sworn-in deputies all hastened toward the scene of trouble those on the courthouse lawn and on the portico and table-like value straight from their more elevated positions could see more distinctly than the rest of the crowd of patriotic celebrators what was going on two men were evidently engaged in a physical combat of no little violence and the policemen were having their troubles and attempting to get room enough to make their official efforts effective if the battle had been between the monitor and the merrimack the crowd could hardly have pressed forward more eagerly did you ever see anything like it aunt hannah commented for the edification of those near her the way that people will run to see a fight i don't know of anything that will prove darwin's theory any better than that there is no doubt in my mind that our way back ancestors lived in a jungle and who deny after seeing that sight that a lot of us ought to be there now good for you mrs hutchins exclaimed adolf hellfinger a farming character well known in the community who was one of the score or more of persons that heard the woman's biological criticism of fight-loving humanity it does beat all how things do get impressed on people's minds i never had any use for that their monkey theory but i'll be switched if i don't believe there's something to it now it's just as plain as daylight if people wasn't sprung from monkeys they wouldn't always be making monkeys of themselves everybody in hearing distance of these two speeches laughed heartily the campfire girls on the courthouse portico observing...

The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald 3 My Uncle Free Teens Audiobook Easy Listening.
chapter 3 of grace harlow with the yankee shock boys at saint quentin by jesse graham flower this librivox recording is in the public domain chapter 3 the trick that failed alfreda was too stunned to think or to act their situation was indeed a desperate one and grace harlow knew it full well she had known for several moments that the barn was on fire but did not wish to alarm her companion until it became absolutely necessary to do so now that the ground under the barn was beginning to reveal itself in the light of the fire above them she feared they would be unable to get out without being seen by the enemy who she believed was standing off at a safe distance and watching for the two girls to come out look exclaimed miss briggs suddenly finding her voice she was pointing to the wall that her companion's groping fingers had found a few moments previously turning quickly grace also uttered an exclamation the wall that she had found was a short section constructed over the ditch at the base of this little section of wall there was a hole it was a shallow hole too small to permit a human being to get through the ditch having been partly filled up at that point what was on the other side the overton driver did not know but she believed that here lay their best chance for escape though they might gain the outer air only to be shot down by the waiting hums past that piece of board lively commanded grey sharply having the piece of wood in her hands grace began to dig with all her might pushing the dirt out through the small hole as fast as she could get it loosened i'm gaining on it she cried get ready for a dash is is there anything that i can do beg del frieda yes creep up closer so as to be ready it won't be much of an opening but i think you will be able to squeeze through don't bother me keep watch toward the rear and keep down as much as possible or you may get a hun bullet through you grace dug desperately for a few moments then casting the board aside began pouring out the earth toward her with bare hands some of it flew back into the face of alfreda briggs and got into her eyes mouth and nose causing her to cough and sneeze all set let's go cried the ambulance driver alfreda crawled up and peered into the hole but found little cheer in doing so for it was black in there where does it lead to she gasped never mind get in i'll push if you get stuck you go first loyal heart get in grace's voice was sharp and incisive she drew back to permit her companion to flatten herself in the ditch and grasping alfreda by both ankles began pushing her forward don't speak out loud no matter what you find when you are through the hole and don't get up stay flat and wait for me this is an order not a request added grace resuming her pushing alfreda assisting by clawing at the dirt ahead of her and wriggling and squeezing her body through the narrow opening her feet finally disappeared and grace heard her drawing herself away from the opening are you all right question grace her own head already in the hole her much more slender body wriggling into it rapidly yes answered miss briggs be cautious i must have a look about before we make a move gasped grace and resumed her clawing and wriggling her head was soon outside her shoulders went through but her hips stuck grace backed a little and turned over on her side get hold of me and pull she directed alfreda grasped her by the neck no no by the shoulders wish to pull my head off there that's better she twisted and writhed gaining slowly then all at once she found that her hips were clear of the opening in the wall a moment more and she was out a dense growth of berry bushes covered the outer entrance and it was these bushes that had originally kept the light of the stars from filtering through to them though grace had seen a ray of that same light some little time before the flames were crackling...

The Flight of the Shadow by George MacDonald 3 My Uncle Free Teens Audiobook Easy Listening.
chapter 3 of grace harlow with the yankee shock boys at saint quentin by jesse graham flower this librivox recording is in the public domain chapter 3 the trick that failed alfreda was too stunned to think or to act their situation was indeed a desperate one and grace harlow knew it full well she had known for several moments that the barn was on fire but did not wish to alarm her companion until it became absolutely necessary to do so now that the ground under the barn was beginning to reveal itself in the light of the fire above them she feared they would be unable to get out without being seen by the enemy who she believed was standing off at a safe distance and watching for the two girls to come out look exclaimed miss briggs suddenly finding her voice she was pointing to the wall that her companion's groping fingers had found a few moments previously turning quickly grace also uttered an exclamation the wall that she had found was a short section constructed over the ditch at the base of this little section of wall there was a hole it was a shallow hole too small to permit a human being to get through the ditch having been partly filled up at that point what was on the other side the overton driver did not know but she believed that here lay their best chance for escape though they might gain the outer air only to be shot down by the waiting hums past that piece of board lively commanded grey sharply having the piece of wood in her hands grace began to dig with all her might pushing the dirt out through the small hole as fast as she could get it loosened i'm gaining on it she cried get ready for a dash is is there anything that i can do beg del frieda yes creep up closer so as to be ready it won't be much of an opening but i think you will be able to squeeze through don't bother me keep watch toward the rear and keep down as much as possible or you may get a hun bullet through you grace dug desperately for a few moments then casting the board aside began pouring out the earth toward her with bare hands some of it flew back into the face of alfreda briggs and got into her eyes mouth and nose causing her to cough and sneeze all set let's go cried the ambulance driver alfreda crawled up and peered into the hole but found little cheer in doing so for it was black in there where does it lead to she gasped never mind get in i'll push if you get stuck you go first loyal heart get in grace's voice was sharp and incisive she drew back to permit her companion to flatten herself in the ditch and grasping alfreda by both ankles began pushing her forward don't speak out loud no matter what you find when you are through the hole and don't get up stay flat and wait for me this is an order not a request added grace resuming her pushing alfreda assisting by clawing at the dirt ahead of her and wriggling and squeezing her body through the narrow opening her feet finally disappeared and grace heard her drawing herself away from the opening are you all right question grace her own head already in the hole her much more slender body wriggling into it rapidly yes answered miss briggs be cautious i must have a look about before we make a move gasped grace and resumed her clawing and wriggling her head was soon outside her shoulders went through but her hips stuck grace backed a little and turned over on her side get hold of me and pull she directed alfreda grasped her by the neck no no by the shoulders wish to pull my head off there that's better she twisted and writhed gaining slowly then all at once she found that her hips were clear of the opening in the wall a moment more and she was out a dense growth of berry bushes covered the outer entrance and it was these bushes that had originally kept the light of the stars from filtering through to them though grace had seen a ray of that same light some little time before the flames were crackling...

Grace Harlowe with the Yankee Shock Boys at St. Quentin 3 Trick That Failed Teen Adventures.
chapter 3 of grace harlow with the yankee shock boys at saint quentin by jesse graham flower this librivox recording is in the public domain chapter 3 the trick that failed alfreda was too stunned to think or to act their situation was indeed a desperate one and grace harlow knew it full well she had known for several moments that the barn was on fire but did not wish to alarm her companion until it became absolutely necessary to do so now that the ground under the barn was beginning to reveal itself in the light of the fire above them she feared they would be unable to get out without being seen by the enemy who she believed was standing off at a safe distance and watching for the two girls to come out look exclaimed miss briggs suddenly finding her voice she was pointing to the wall that her companion's groping fingers had found a few moments previously turning quickly grace also uttered an exclamation the wall that she had found was a short section constructed over the ditch at the base of this little section of wall there was a hole it was a shallow hole too small to permit a human being to get through the ditch having been partly filled up at that point what was on the other side the overton driver did not know but she believed that here lay their best chance for escape though they might gain the outer air only to be shot down by the waiting hums past that piece of board lively commanded grey sharply having the piece of wood in her hands grace began to dig with all her might pushing the dirt out through the small hole as fast as she could get it loosened i'm gaining on it she cried get ready for a dash is is there anything that i can do beg del frieda yes creep up closer so as to be ready it won't be much of an opening but i think you will be able to squeeze through don't bother me keep watch toward the rear and keep down as much as possible or you may get a hun bullet through you grace dug desperately for a few moments then casting the board aside began pouring out the earth toward her with bare hands some of it flew back into the face of alfreda briggs and got into her eyes mouth and nose causing her to cough and sneeze all set let's go cried the ambulance driver alfreda crawled up and peered into the hole but found little cheer in doing so for it was black in there where does it lead to she gasped never mind get in i'll push if you get stuck you go first loyal heart get in grace's voice was sharp and incisive she drew back to permit her companion to flatten herself in the ditch and grasping alfreda by both ankles began pushing her forward don't speak out loud no matter what you find when you are through the hole and don't get up stay flat and wait for me this is an order not a request added grace resuming her pushing alfreda assisting by clawing at the dirt ahead of her and wriggling and squeezing her body through the narrow opening her feet finally disappeared and grace heard her drawing herself away from the opening are you all right question grace her own head already in the hole her much more slender body wriggling into it rapidly yes answered miss briggs be cautious i must have a look about before we make a move gasped grace and resumed her clawing and wriggling her head was soon outside her shoulders went through but her hips stuck grace backed a little and turned over on her side get hold of me and pull she directed alfreda grasped her by the neck no no by the shoulders wish to pull my head off there that's better she twisted and writhed gaining slowly then all at once she found that her hips were clear of the opening in the wall a moment more and she was out a dense growth of berry bushes covered the outer entrance and it was these bushes that had originally kept the light of the stars from filtering through to them though grace had seen a ray of that same light some little time before the flames were crackling...

Grace Harlowe with the Yankee Shock Boys at St. Quentin 3 Trick That Failed Teen Adventures.
chapter 3 of grace harlow with the yankee shock boys at saint quentin by jesse graham flower this librivox recording is in the public domain chapter 3 the trick that failed alfreda was too stunned to think or to act their situation was indeed a desperate one and grace harlow knew it full well she had known for several moments that the barn was on fire but did not wish to alarm her companion until it became absolutely necessary to do so now that the ground under the barn was beginning to reveal itself in the light of the fire above them she feared they would be unable to get out without being seen by the enemy who she believed was standing off at a safe distance and watching for the two girls to come out look exclaimed miss briggs suddenly finding her voice she was pointing to the wall that her companion's groping fingers had found a few moments previously turning quickly grace also uttered an exclamation the wall that she had found was a short section constructed over the ditch at the base of this little section of wall there was a hole it was a shallow hole too small to permit a human being to get through the ditch having been partly filled up at that point what was on the other side the overton driver did not know but she believed that here lay their best chance for escape though they might gain the outer air only to be shot down by the waiting hums past that piece of board lively commanded grey sharply having the piece of wood in her hands grace began to dig with all her might pushing the dirt out through the small hole as fast as she could get it loosened i'm gaining on it she cried get ready for a dash is is there anything that i can do beg del frieda yes creep up closer so as to be ready it won't be much of an opening but i think you will be able to squeeze through don't bother me keep watch toward the rear and keep down as much as possible or you may get a hun bullet through you grace dug desperately for a few moments then casting the board aside began pouring out the earth toward her with bare hands some of it flew back into the face of alfreda briggs and got into her eyes mouth and nose causing her to cough and sneeze all set let's go cried the ambulance driver alfreda crawled up and peered into the hole but found little cheer in doing so for it was black in there where does it lead to she gasped never mind get in i'll push if you get stuck you go first loyal heart get in grace's voice was sharp and incisive she drew back to permit her companion to flatten herself in the ditch and grasping alfreda by both ankles began pushing her forward don't speak out loud no matter what you find when you are through the hole and don't get up stay flat and wait for me this is an order not a request added grace resuming her pushing alfreda assisting by clawing at the dirt ahead of her and wriggling and squeezing her body through the narrow opening her feet finally disappeared and grace heard her drawing herself away from the opening are you all right question grace her own head already in the hole her much more slender body wriggling into it rapidly yes answered miss briggs be cautious i must have a look about before we make a move gasped grace and resumed her clawing and wriggling her head was soon outside her shoulders went through but her hips stuck grace backed a little and turned over on her side get hold of me and pull she directed alfreda grasped her by the neck no no by the shoulders wish to pull my head off there that's better she twisted and writhed gaining slowly then all at once she found that her hips were clear of the opening in the wall a moment more and she was out a dense growth of berry bushes covered the outer entrance and it was these bushes that had originally kept the light of the stars from filtering through to them though grace had seen a ray of that same light some little time before the flames were crackling...

Radio Boys in the Secret Service by J. W. Duffield 3 The Mysterious Man Again Free Audiobook.
chapter 3 of radio boys in the secret service this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org

radio boys in the secret service by j w duffield the mysterious man again

walter burton missed his brother for many reasons during the latter's absence guy was always a good companion out of school walter scarsley knew what to do with himself heretofore all his pleasures and all his labors had been shared by the other twin they had always gone to school together shoveled snow together worked in the shop together and studied wireless together in this occupation or amusement walter was now almost lost he called vt and informed the latter of guy's plan and was waiting with receivers at his ears when his brother's coil came from new york but for several days thereafter he neglected his hobby entirely not even caring to amuse himself by catching messages from any commercial or amateur source nevertheless walter was deeply interested in everything wireless the thrill and excitement of talking electric waves impelled with air splitting leaves of the current across the spark gap had often enlivened his daydreams with radio visions and it was hardly to be expected that he would long remain idle in view of the allurements and possibilities at hand a quarter of a mile from the burton home lived another boy anthony lane who jumped a good deal with the wireless twins anthony or tony as he was familiarly called was a poor boy but this fact made no difference with walter or guy he was the right kind of stuff and that was all they cared for he was one of the best ball players at school could row and swim like a sailor and a fish and all those strong and clever was never known to act the bully this boy had manifested a deep interest in wireless telegraphy as soon as he saw the apparatus of the burton boys in operation he learned the morse alphabet and practiced on the instruments of his friends at their invitation up to the time when guy left for europe however he had not acquired much skill and was therefore unable to fill in this respect the vacancy left by the absent brother but one day walter said to his friend tony do you want to learn wireless so well that no operator can dot and dash away from you you bet i do was the others reply i often thought i would but i couldn't afford to buy an outfit like yours then come over and live with me while guy's gone i'm awful lonesome i'll see what ma says answered tony the result was as walter suggested tony had a few chores to do home every evening for his father owned several acres and kept a cow pigs and chickens after this work was done he was permitted to go over to walters and remain there until morning when he must return and do chores again meanwhile he devoted all his spare moments to wireless practice even when walter was not a liberty to talk with him one afternoon as the boys were returning home from school discussing some newly developed feature of interest in their hobby the subject was suddenly changed by the appearance before them of one who has figured earlier in this narrative he was the man with the tall derby hat and the travel shaped patent leathers did you notice that fellow walter asked in a low tone as they passed the man of conspicuous foot and headgear i saw him but didn't have much to say to him replied tony smiling at his friend's startled manner who was he a detective looking for violators of the amateur wavelength law you're making fun of me but you won't be so gay when i tell you all about him what is it ask tony a little more seriously you remember when guy and mother went away you were at the depot that man was there too didn't you see him i don't know what did he do steal a glass of buttermilk from the cow catcher you won't take this seriously at all tony but...

Radio Boys in the Secret Service by J. W. Duffield 3 The Mysterious Man Again Free Audiobook.
chapter 3 of radio boys in the secret service this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org

radio boys in the secret service by j w duffield the mysterious man again

walter burton missed his brother for many reasons during the latter's absence guy was always a good companion out of school walter scarsley knew what to do with himself heretofore all his pleasures and all his labors had been shared by the other twin they had always gone to school together shoveled snow together worked in the shop together and studied wireless together in this occupation or amusement walter was now almost lost he called vt and informed the latter of guy's plan and was waiting with receivers at his ears when his brother's coil came from new york but for several days thereafter he neglected his hobby entirely not even caring to amuse himself by catching messages from any commercial or amateur source nevertheless walter was deeply interested in everything wireless the thrill and excitement of talking electric waves impelled with air splitting leaves of the current across the spark gap had often enlivened his daydreams with radio visions and it was hardly to be expected that he would long remain idle in view of the allurements and possibilities at hand a quarter of a mile from the burton home lived another boy anthony lane who jumped a good deal with the wireless twins anthony or tony as he was familiarly called was a poor boy but this fact made no difference with walter or guy he was the right kind of stuff and that was all they cared for he was one of the best ball players at school could row and swim like a sailor and a fish and all those strong and clever was never known to act the bully this boy had manifested a deep interest in wireless telegraphy as soon as he saw the apparatus of the burton boys in operation he learned the morse alphabet and practiced on the instruments of his friends at their invitation up to the time when guy left for europe however he had not acquired much skill and was therefore unable to fill in this respect the vacancy left by the absent brother but one day walter said to his friend tony do you want to learn wireless so well that no operator can dot and dash away from you you bet i do was the others reply i often thought i would but i couldn't afford to buy an outfit like yours then come over and live with me while guy's gone i'm awful lonesome i'll see what ma says answered tony the result was as walter suggested tony had a few chores to do home every evening for his father owned several acres and kept a cow pigs and chickens after this work was done he was permitted to go over to walters and remain there until morning when he must return and do chores again meanwhile he devoted all his spare moments to wireless practice even when walter was not a liberty to talk with him one afternoon as the boys were returning home from school discussing some newly developed feature of interest in their hobby the subject was suddenly changed by the appearance before them of one who has figured earlier in this narrative he was the man with the tall derby hat and the travel shaped patent leathers did you notice that fellow walter asked in a low tone as they passed the man of conspicuous foot and headgear i saw him but didn't have much to say to him replied tony smiling at his friend's startled manner who was he a detective looking for violators of the amateur wavelength law you're making fun of me but you won't be so gay when i tell you all about him what is it ask tony a little more seriously you remember when guy and mother went away you were at the depot that man was there too didn't you see him i don't know what did he do steal a glass of buttermilk from the cow catcher you won't take this seriously at all tony but...