He could send the telegrams right on, on the regular line, and there would be no trouble or expense with messengers from the creek over to Hetertown." "That would be a splendid plan," said Harry; "but it would cost like everything to have a long line like that." "It wouldn't cost very much," said Mr.Martin.

"There are pine woods nearly all the way, by the side of the road, and so it wouldn't cost much for poles.

And you've got the instruments for that end of the line.
All you'll have to do would be to take them over to Hetertown.

You wouldn't have to spend any money except for wire and for trimming off the trees and putting up the wire." "But that would be more than we could afford," said Tom Selden.

"You ought just to try to make the people about here subscribe to anything, and you'd see what trouble it is to raise money out of them." "Oh, I don't think you need let the want of money enough to buy a few miles of wire prevent your putting up a really useful line," said Mr.
Martin; "our company would be willing to help you about that, I'm sure." "If you'd help, that would make it altogether another thing," said Harry; "but you'd have to help a good deal." "Well, we would help a good deal," said Mr.Martin.