Part 9 (1/2)
”Yes, I didn't think they were going to let us in”
”There's so on there, in spite of the fact that they illing for an inspection to be ht it was funny the way Mr Foger acted about not wanting the o down in the cellar”
”So did I, and yet when they got down there they didn't find anything”
”That's so Well,to keep my eyes open I don't see what Andy wants with an airshi+p platforh to start from and land on”
”I should think so, too But then Andy always did like to show off, and do things different froreed To,” and, with a good-night, our hero left his chu on toward his own hoone to bed yet?” asked the young inventor, as,there on a bench he had made especially for his own use, as ordinary chairs were not substantial enough ”What is the nificantly, ”but et him”
”Get who, Koku?” asked Tom, with quick suspicion
”I do not know, but Eradicate say he hear so around his chicken coop, and I think maybe it be same man as here once before”
”Oh, youpicture camera?”
”That's what!” exclaimed Koku
”Hum!” mused Tom ”I must be on the look-out I'll tell you what I'll do, Koku I'll setpictures of any one who tries to get in lar alar happens--”
”If anything happens, I will un-happen hi club he had beside hi to bed, but I'll set the autoo off if the locks are even touched”
This To up the wizard ca that title It would takepictures automatically, once Tom had set the mechanishts would instantly flash, when the electrical connections on the door locks were tampered with, and the pictures would be taken
Then To to bed he focused a searchlight, from one of his airshi+ps, on the shed and chicken coop, fastening it outside his rooot ready to turn in, not having awakened the rest of the household, ”when the burglar alarht, and I'll get a vieho the chicken thief is I'll also get so over the events of the evening, and wondering if he would succeed in his fight with the s he undertook it, Toht that he akened by the violent ringing of a bell at his ear At first he thought it was the call to breakfast, and he leaped fro!”
A lar alaret into the chicken coop!” for a glance at the automatic indicator, in connection with the alarm, had shown Tom that the henhouse, and not his shop, had been the object of attack
”I here!” cried Koku, ”I got him!”
A series of startled cries bore eloquent testi!” cried Toarden, his shop, the henhouse and all the surrounding territory was lighted up with a radiance alht The beaht Tom had fixed outside his , but never before had the lantern given such a glow
”That's wonderful!” cried Tom, as he ran to examine it ”What has happened? I never had such a powerful bea that I have stuoes for miles and miles, and I never projected a beam as far as this before”