"
"We'll put it up to them anyway," replied Joe. They did "put it up"
to their parents with such effect that their consent was readily
obtained, though strict promises were exacted that they would spend
only the afternoon in the city and take the early evening train for
home.
It was a hilarious group that made their way to the city the next day,
full of eager expectations of the wonders to be seen, expectations
that were realized to the full.
From the moment the boys crowded into the jammed elevators and were
shot to the enclosed roof in which the exhibition was held they
enjoyed one continuous round of pleasure and excitement. The place was
thronged, and, as a matter of fact, many late comers were turned away
for lack of room. But the boys wound in and out like eels, and there
were very few things worth seeing that eluded their eager eyes.
Impressions crowded in upon them so thick and fast that it was not
until later that they were fully able to appreciate the wonders that
were being displayed for their benefit.
They listened to talks from men skilled in radio work, they wandered
about to the many booths where information was given about everything
connected with wireless, they studied various types of coils,
transformers, vacuum tubes, switches, aerials, terminals, everything
in fact that ambitious young amateurs could wish to know.
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