The Radio Boys at Ocean Point

it is going to be still more valuable in the matter of maintaining

you," said Bob, w

ld neighbors. And when people are neighbors they're usually more or less friend

mountains or its own rivers, and they've shut out of their minds and interests all people outside of themselves. They've grown

re all human beings and very much like himself. If he had the Englishman, the Spaniard, the Italian in his office together, he'd probably invite them out to dinner and they'd all have a good time. When the time comes that in every country in South America men can tune in on the radio and listen to the inaugural address of the President of the United States coming from

commented Bob. "I only

ropped in to see the doctor," said Joe. "A few days later

Mr. Brandon. "Is that w

e colony down there, and we go every summer

oint myself, and I have a cousin there who has charge of the Ocean Point radio stati

s fine!" ex

in your family," sai

elves," said Joe. "We're all radio fa

to get down there about the same time that you do, I'll take you around and introduce you myself. Yo

I don't believe it. But it will be dandy if you are

you going?" ask

"The closing exercises are to be held next We

I'll see how I can fix it, and I shouldn't be surpris

ate by this time, and with co

ved radio had to be laid aside for a time. Bob and Joe had kept well up in their classes and did not anticipate much trouble in

at least respectable. And it was a happy group of boys who on the Wednesday afternoon that the schoo

y on this occasion was the news that Jimmy passed on to

h?" he asked, almost out of breath with the haste he had made to come over to the Laytons' h

all I know," answered Joe flippantl

glared

said Herb. "Don't tell me, Dou

Jimmy. "Buck Looker and his

traightening up of hi

d Bob. "I'm knock

, rather, don't say it again. Let m

mily down to Ocean Point for the summer, and that Buck was going to take a couple of his friends along with him. He didn't say who the friends were, but of course we know it wouldn't be any

declar

said Bob. "Half the fun of getting through with school was the thought

, or Buck would poison it," remarked Herb dis

ur folks and his never had anything to do with each other. It'll probably be only once in a while when we have to come across him. An

y Mr. Preston to save him again from a licking," put in J

oming of the boys and their sisters on the morrow. The fathers were still in town, where business or

car early in the morning. It was only a pleasant spin of about forty miles, and after seeing them

arranged to take the girls down early that evening. They had asked Rose Atwood to go down with

ackle and other sporting material together they stayed chatting onl

r was on hand at about ten o'clock, and the boys bundled into the car, full of

ime along the beautiful roads. The boys joked and laughed and sang and enjoyed

young girl watering the flowers in the garden of one of the

ied. "Doctor, would you mi

tor, with a smile, and slowed down imm

The girl looked at them for a moment and the

cried, extending both hands in

arty and can stay only a minute. But we had to stop to say h

e, and my mind's at rest, thanks to you two boys. I'll never forget what you did for me in rescuing me fr

done the same thing," disclaimed Bob. "But tell us about that

dread the man almost as much as I despise him, but he planted himself in my way and went on dreadfully about you boys. Said he was going to fix you for butting into his affairs-those were the words he used. S

b adjured her. "We're able

much as usual?" ask

ss Berwick answered. "He

ted warnings from the girl to be careful, the boys said good-bye an

Ocean Point came in sight. A cry of delight broke from the boys as they saw the ocean stretched out before them