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`` We 'll all drop in some evening around the first of the week , sha n't we , fellows ? '' Of course , they all agreed to this , and then Brandon took his leave , accompanied by Joe and Herb and Jimmy as far as their respective homes . The next day the radio boys were eager to tell Larry about the conversation they had had with Frank Brandon concerning him , and the bright prospects the radio man had held out for his successful employment . They could hardly wait for three o'clock to come , and the bell had hardly rung when they were all out in the street ready to make a quick trip to the hospital . `` Come on , fellows , '' called Bob . `` They say that bad news travels fast , but let 's prove that good news can hit it up once in a while , too . I 'll bet old Larry will be happier this evening than he has been for a long time . ''