The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border

on looked at each other in

his radiophone station 2,000 miles away in New Mexico still rang in their ears. Their

b removed his more slowly. Frank voiced the questio

think happe

ch as I do," an

rank with energy. "I think those Mexican

wess. All three boys were athletic, good swimmers, boxers and wrestlers, as well as skillful fencers.

he said. "If there was a bunch of them and if th

That's the reason for that crash. Probably the microphone was torn from the cords. They may even have wrecked the station. Boy

the habit of doing when perplexed. "We don't know that it happened the way we figure. We don't know w

g to walk up and down the room distractedly, "is

two in a crisis. "If we can't do any better, at least we can w

d appearance, still in the prime of life, and bearing a close resem

ong?" he asked. "W

lo,

Uncle

, and there was relief in the boys' voices as they g

it in the city. Della told me you were over here and that you thought, perhaps, you would he

Bob gravely. Thereupon he procee

he was disturbed. At the conclusion of Bob's rec

rank, but Mr. Temple turned to

so?" h

from his chair, seized

outed. Then he bent over t

re you hurt? W

back Jack's voice, in a cheerful to

clamped on a third headpiece, as he elbowe

hollered for help Dad came in from the power house on the run and the pair of us put them down for the count. We've got the

at this point. "If your father is there, please

nswered Jack. "He's right

bookcase, talking in low tones, as they leaned their elbows on t

The ceiling was nine feet high. From a point six feet up the walls material like that in the walls stretched to a point in the middle of the ceiling. T

ble sum in them, the boys talked in whispers. They were frankly envious of Jack's adventures and wishing that they, too, were on

sharp attack of spring fever. I think I need a vacation. And if these

. Going up to his father's side, h

removed the receiver and regarded his son with a twinkle. "Out with it," he sai

uldn't help overhearing that part about you going

e me crazy with that airplane business." Then, once more adjusting hi

grin. "I couldn't resist putting ove

'll let us fly?"

decided to go along, it's a cinch. He's as crazy a

good-natured face of Tom Barnum, filled now with anxiety, was framed in the opening. Tom was the mechanic-watchman. He beckoned, and the boys tiptoe

the matter?" Frank M

re's a thief up at

id Bob. "How

a pensioner of Mr. Hampton's. "He's a big dark ugly-lookin' feller. I seed him a-snea

id you do?"

"Leastways I tried to, but my l

id Frank, impulsiv

d, first," said Bob,

who still was in conversation with Mr. Hampton. He told him what Old Davey had r

, Hampton?" he said. "Because the boys tell me there is a th

here is. There's a duplicate list among my papers that the Octopus would give anything to obtain pos

on," said Mr. Tem

up and follow them. Then accompanied by the boys and with Old Davey trotting alongside to keep up, he started in swif

getting it, aren't you? Hey. There he goes." And with a shout, Bob started running swiftly toward