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way?" "No, but I know how to find somebody who does," replied Larry, and he signaled to a taxicab driver. "Nix, Larry, nix!" expostulated Bob. "We can get there on the trolleys. You'd better save your cash." "You fellows blew me to a taxi ride when I landed in Clintonia the last time, so I'm going to do the same for you," said Larry, obstinately. "No use in kicking now, so just forget it." During this brief dialogue the taxi had approached them, and now stopped as the driver swung open the door. "Hop in, fellows," directed Larry, and then he gave the driver directions to drive to the big broadcasting station. With a jerk and a rattle they were off, and there ensued an exciting ten minutes as the taxicab scooted through the traffic, shooting across streets, and missing collisions by the narrowest of margins a dozen times in the course of the brief journey. The boys held on tight to prevent being thrown from their seats, and they all heaved sighs of relief when at length the vehicle came to a sudden halt in front of the big broadcasting station. "Whew!" exclaimed Bob. "I don't know what this will cost you, Larry, but whatever it is, you get your money's worth of excitement, anyway. Taking a ride in one of those things is like going out to commit suicide." "That's nothin'," grinned the driver, who had overheard this remark. "We was takin' it easy all de way. If you guys had been in a hurry, now, I might have shown you a little speed." "Well, you did pretty well, as it was," said Bob. "You were in a hurry, if we weren't." Larry paid the man, and he was off at top speed and had disappeared around a corner before Larry had fairly put his change away. "That must be a great life, driving a taxi all day in a big city," said Larry. "But let's go in, and see if we can find the boss. I hope he'll act tip nice and show you fellows the whole works. I'll go around with you and try to look wise, but I won't have any idea of what it's all about." Entering the office, they had little difficulty in seeing the manager, and he readily consented to have the boys look over the station, turning them over to an assistant, as he was too busy to take them around himself. Mr. Reed, the assistant, did not appear particularly pleased with his assignment at first, but when he found that the boys were well grounded in radio, his attitude changed. "I get tired of showing people around who don't know a thing about radio, a
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