CHAPTER XIX

Disappointment Frank Hardy sprang forward. He crouched down in the fireplace and looked up. He could see Joe’s wildly plunging feet a short distance above. “Kick yourself free!” advised Chet helpfully. “That’s all I can do—kick!” replied the prisoner. “My elbows are wedged in against these rocks and I can’t get loose.” “Hold steady a second,” Frank said. “I’ll try to drag you out.” He reached up and seized one of Joe’s feet. He tugged, but Joe was evidently firmly wedged in the chimney. “Keep on climbing and come o…