Watch The Talking Machine

Laura and Nellie vie for the affections of a new schoolboy named Jason, who is very adept with new contraptions. While Laura accompanies Jason in all his experiments, Nellie tries to use a brand new "talking machine" to gain his affection. When Nellie is unable to get Jason to choose her over Laura, she decides to get even with Laura. She tricks Laura into confessing her feelings for Jason to her while Willie hides and records Laura on the talking machine, which Nellie demonstrates in class, humiliating Laura and which angers Nels. When Miss Beadle sees a love drawing about Jason and Laura on the chalkboard, Jason admits he did it.