The Radio Boys at Ocean Point

t gave more support to his clutching hands than would have been afforded by the pipe itself. To this precarious support poor Joe clung with desperation that

he edge. His feet felt around frantically and found a cleat in the roof in which he gripped his toes. Reaching as far as he

d, as he lay, his feet were considerably higher than his head. So he had no purchase, no way to brace himself and

eight would pull him over the edge of the roof. But this did not deter h

he panted; "but I can hold

immy Plummer turned the corner of the barn. They were talking and laughing gaily together

Bob. "Get the ladder

the tragedy that impended. They ran for the ladder, and with some difficulty, for i

the two, ran up the rungs until h

cried Bob. "Let go the pipe with

were firmly planted on it, Herb placed one of his hands on another rung and Bob followed suit. Then while Jimmy held

des crowded around him; joyful beyond words at his narrow

at he had undergone in the few minutes that had seemed t

he said. "But I came mighty near coming down quicker

enefit of those who have not read the preceding volume of this series, to tell who th

New York City. His father was a prosperous druggist and chemist, esteemed and respected, and a leader in the civic life of the town. Bob was tall for his years, of dark complexion, wit

e qualities of character of both boys were such as to make them close friends, and where one was to be found the other was seldom very far a

work, but who had an unusual liking for jokes and conundrums. He was slightly younger than Bob and Joe, but not enough to make much difference. Jimmy Plummer, the youngest of the four, was the son of a carpenter. He was jolly, fat, and rou

wonders of the wireless telephone. The marvelous features of this great invention had caught fast hold of their youthful imagina

Amory Dale, the pastor of the Old First Church of Clintonia, who had a scientific turn of mind and was most keenly interested in radio. The inspirat

ict for the best radio sets made by the boys themselves. As the first prize was for a hundred dollars and the second for fifty, they were well worth trying for, and Bob, Jo

is cronies, Carl Lutz and Terry Mooney, almost as bad as himself, did all they could to hinder the radio boys in their plans. Jimmy's set was stolen b

a girl whose automobile had run wild and dashed through the windows of a store, what they learned of her story and how they got on the track of a rascal who had swindled her, and w

the rocks that had been gathered for the repairing of the foundation of the barn. Bob's danger also had been

erweight, and my arm was getting numb. A minute or two more

ed Jimmy, winking slily at Herb. "It takes some brains to be Johnny-on-the-spot just

on," replied Bob, with a laugh. "Where have you been all t

he answer," said Joe, pointing to susp

alf a dozen doughnuts. "Here I wait until the doughnuts are made so that I can bring along a lot for you fellows, and what do I get? Nothing but abuse

e cooking three hour

u know?" a

em as I came past you

ch," explained Jimmy. "Most

e of them?"

d one or two. Mother would have thought I didn't like her cooking if I hadn't. And if there's anything I wo

sniffed Joe. "One or

et in such a fix?" queried Her

we weren't looking by somebody who wanted to play a trick on us.

"It was Buck Looker and his gang who did it. I'm just as sure of it as though I

eagerly. "We saw Buck and Lutz hot-footing it down one street and Terry Mooney down

both of us were going to be smashed on the rocks and perhaps killed, they got scared and lit out so as to be as far away as possible when the thing happened.

ture," said Bob. "But now since you fellows are here, come up the ladder

he ladder and were loud in their

. "I didn't worry about my not being here, for I had the fulles

oys had gathered up the tools and left everything shipsha

home for us no

at none of us has to be

u said, Bob, about finishing that job if it took a leg? Well, it ca