“Thanks ever so much for everything,” Ruth Salper called after them as they started off, and Edna added:
“We’re going to frighten dad into getting us a radio set by threatening to make one ourselves!”
“I shouldn’t wonder if they could make a set, at that,” said Bob thoughtfully, as they tramped on alone. “They’re smart enough.”
“For girls,” added Herb, condescendingly.
Whereupon Jimmy turned and eyed him scornfully.
“Say, where do you get that stuff?” he jeered. “If those girls couldn’t make a better radio set than you, I’d sure feel sorry for them.”
“Ha! I’ll wash your face for saying that,” was the quick answer, and the next instant Jimmy felt some snow on his ear. Then began a snow battle between all the boys which lasted until they reached the hotel.
[CHAPTER XVII—THRASHING A BULLY]
After that the boys saw a good deal of Edna and Ruth Salper. The latter were thoroughly good sports and entered into the fun of the moment with such enthusiasm that the radio boys declared they were lots more fun than a good many of the fellows they knew.
They went nutting together, tramped through the woods, read together the latest discoveries in the radio field, until the girls became almost as great enthusiasts as the boys.