The Happy Hollisters and the Castle Rock Mystery

The Happy Hollisters and the Castle Rock Mystery — page 7
As Pete looked at the odd contraption Pam saw some printing on one side of the white box In black letters was a notice which read PLEASE RETURN TO THE U S WEATHER BUREAU It must be an instrument packet was Pete’s guess as he looked at the white box Glowering Joey grabbed at the tube and jerked it loose Pam gasped Inside were tiny batteries colored wires and a glass tube See it belongs to the government Pam said It’s a radio Pete said But Joey broke it said Ricky Who cares The government’s got plenty of money Joey retorted He added roughly I want this I’m going to make my own radio out of it You’ll do nothing of the sort Pete declared and wrested the tube away from Joey We’ll mail this back just as the U S Weather Bureau wants us to do Pete’s firmness discouraged the bully who looked from one child to another You’re a bunch of sissies he said with his mouth turned down and scuffed away I still say that parachute’s mine and I’ll get it too He jumped on his bicycle and disappeared down the street As he did another boy of the same age ran into the yard Hi Dave Pete greeted the good-looking lad Look what we’ve found 10