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“Oh, I guess we won’t need that,” said Captain Springer, looking around among his companions, who also shook their heads negatively. “There is none of us seriously hurt, and a day or two of rest in some good hotel will set every one to rights. What you can do, if you will, is to stop at a garage and have a car sent out for us. What’s the best hotel in town?”

“The Sterling House is as good as any,” replied Herb.

“All right then, that’s where we’ll go,” rejoined the captain. “I won’t be sorry to stay in town for a day or two, anyway, as that will give us a chance to see your parents and congratulate them on the kind of boys they’ve got. Then, too, we’re a pretty torn and bedraggled lot, and will have to get ourselves new outfits before we’re presentable.”

“We’ll hurry back then to town and send the car to you,” said Bob, rising from the stump on which he had been sitting. “I can promise that it will be here within three-quarters of an hour.”

With the farewell thanks of the grateful party ringing in their ears, the Radio Boys, after delivering a message at Mr. Baker’s, made rapid time back to Clintonia, where they stopped at the first garage, urged the pressing need of haste, and themselves watched the car go whizzing out to the point they described. Then, unutterably weary from the strain and excitement, they turned toward their respective homes.