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Miles the telephone operator confessed to having listened-in on the Whole conversation told her he would be right out, but Nita said she and Lydia were going into Hamilton and would not be back until 2:30 the time the bridge game was scheduled to begin.
I listened-in to a lot of that stuff and called up three amateurs in Port Hope. I learned that A V L is Alvin Baker who is attending Edwards College." "Why, he's my cousin!" This exclamation from Hal created a real sensation in the cabin of the Catwhisker. Meanwhile Bud had been taking the message down longhand in order to preserve a record of the investigation, so that Mr.
"And that is, has anybody among our enemies for I suppose we can call them that listened-in when we spoke by radio?" "Of course," said Jack, "with all these amateur receiving sets in use nowadays it is pretty hard to get absolute secrecy. But, in the first place, since that Washington conference, the government has limited the use of certain wave lengths.
But at last he caught a message from the island, and the conversation, translated from code, that took place between him and Hal, following a few introductory inconsequentials, was as follows: "I listened-in last night and heard your arrangements for today," the Canadian dot-and-dashed. "When are you coming to Rockport?" "Two of us are on the way," Hal replied.
They went into the living-room and Gloria sat in a big chair while he stood before her, his fingers tapping and tapping at his cigarette-case. "You listened-in while I talked with mamma, didn't you?" she said carelessly. "No!" said Gratton, but so promptly that she knew he lied. "Well?" she said indifferently. "Suppose we have the explanations now? I am sure that they will prove interesting."
As good fortune decreed, Hal found Number One in the new list sitting in and listening for anything interesting in the ether. It required only a few short sentences to acquaint this amateur with the object of the Catwhisker's search. "I can tell you just how to find those fellows," he replied. "I listened-in to the best line of detective work on that subject you ever heard of.
Although he succeeded in communicating with half a dozen "hams", only one of them had listened-in to any of the messages that passed between the Catwhisker boys and the two Canadian radio contestants, and he was able to throw no light on the "mystery". At last he gave it up for the time being, and joined the other Catwhiskerites on deck for a period of sightseeing enjoyment.
These and subsequent proceedings, in furtherance of the plan outlined "over the wireless" by Hal, took considerable time, but at last the situation was made clear to Mr. Baker, who announced his intention to start on a search for his son at once. Meanwhile Bud and Cub listened-in eagerly and translated the code messages for Mr. Perry.
All three listened-in eagerly, expectantly, wonderingly. Apparently this fellow also was a Canadian amateur, although he failed to identify himself. "Oh, come off, you can't get by with that Robinson Crusoe stuff in this twentieth century," he "jeered" with all the pep he could put into his spark. "Some joke you're trying to play. What kind of publicity stunt is this, anyway?"
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