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THE RADIO BOYS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER
BY GERALD BRECKENRIDGE
AUTHOR OF
"The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty," "The Radio Boys with the
Revenue Guards," "_The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure_,"
"The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition."
[Illustration: FRONTISPIECE]
A.L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York

THE RADIO BOYS SERIES
A Series of Stories for Boys of All Ages
By GERALD BRECKENRIDGE
The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty
The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure
The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition
By A.L. BURT COMPANY 1922
THE RADIO BOYS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER

Made in "U. S. A."

Table of Contents
FOREWORD
DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AN AMATEUR RADIO
RECEIVING TELEPHONE
CHAPTER I
- A CRY IN THE AIR
CHAPTER II
- THE ENEMY NEAR
CHAPTER III
- A DARING LEAP
CHAPTER IV
- SHOTS AT THE STATION
CHAPTER V
- PLANS FOR THE FLIGHT
CHAPTER VI
- A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER VII
- KIDNAPPED

CHAPTER VIII
- HELD FOR RANSOM
CHAPTER IX
- ON THE DESERT TRAIL
CHAPTER X
- A BRUSH WITH THE ENEMY
CHAPTER XI
- JACK CANNOT SLEEP
CHAPTER XII
- JACK DISCOVERS A TRAITOR
CHAPTER XIII
- THE NET IS DRAWN TIGHTER
CHAPTER XIV
- THE KEY TO THE MYSTERY
CHAPTER XV
- TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER XVI
- A SOUND IN THE SKY
CHAPTER XVII

- INSIDE THE CAVE
CHAPTER XVIII
- THE FIGHT IN THE CAVE
CHAPTER XIX
- RESTING UP
CHAPTER XX
- CONFERRING BY RADIO
CHAPTER XXI
- GAINING AN ALLY
CHAPTER XXII
- FLYING TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER XXIII
- THE TABLES TURNED
CHAPTER XXIV
- FRANK SAVES THE DAY
CHAPTER XXV
- DANGER AT HAND
CHAPTER XXVI
- THE NIGHT ATTACK

CHAPTER XXVII
- SENORITA RAFAELA
CHAPTER XXVIII
- THE FAIR TRAITRESS
CHAPTER XXIX
- THREE CHEERS FOR THE RADIO BOYS
CHAPTER XXX
- GOOD NEWS FOR ANXIOUS EARS
CHAPTER XXXI
- CALM AFTER THE STORM
CHAPTER XXXII
- MORE ADVENTURE AHEAD

FOREWORD
The development of radio telephony is still in its infancy at this time of
writing in 1922. And yet it has made strides that were undreamed of in
1918. Experiments made in that year in Germany, and by the Italian
Government in the Adriatic, enabled the human voice to be projected
by radio some hundreds of miles. Today the broadcasting stations, from
which nightly concerts are sent far and wide across the land, have
tremendous range.
Estimates compiled by the various American companies making and
selling radiophone equipment showed that in March of 1922 there were

more than 700,000 receiving sets installed throughout the country and
that installations were increasing so rapidly it was impossible to
compute the percentage with any degree of accuracy, as the gains even
from week to week were great.
When you boys read this the problems of control of the air will have
been simplified to some extent. Yet at the beginning of 1922 they were
simply chaotic. Then the United States Government of necessity took a
hand. The result will be, eventually, that certain wave lengths will be
set aside for the exclusive use of amateurs, others for commercial
purposes, still others for governmental use, and so on.
In this connection, you will note that in the story Jack Hampton's father
builds sending stations on Long Island and in New Mexico. This is
unusual and requires explanation.
The tremendous growth of amateur receiving stations is due in part to
the fact that such stations require no governmental license. A sending
station, on the other hand, does require a license, and such license is not
granted except upon good reasons being shown. It would be natural for
the government, however, to give Mr. Hampton license to use a special
wave length--such as 1,800 metres--for transoceanic radio experiments.
Extension of the license to the New Mexico plant would follow.
THE AUTHOR.

DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AN AMATEUR RADIO
RECEIVING TELEPHONE
In order that the