Part 10 (1/2)
”Oh, no, I was too tight for him”
”Oh, you uess you o I have too much to attend to, to bother with hiro, whonized as a worthless character about the town ”I didn't go fo'
to do nuffin', Massa Tooin' t' look in de coop, t'
count an' see how many fowls mah friend Eradicate had, an' den--”
”Yes, and then I tie you!” broke in Koku
”You collared hih
”Well, I guess, Saro, ”if YOU had counted Rad's chickens HE couldn't have counted as ain, or you e”
”Bress yo' honey I won't neber come back”
”Shall release him?” asked Koku doubtfully
”Yes,” said Toiant raised his club longingly
”Oh, Massa Tom, protect me!” cried Sam
”No, don't even REFLECT the club on hih ”He hasn't done any harreat discovery Remember Sam,” To to break into the coop, and if you coainst you”
”Oh, I won't coro earnestly ”Besides, I were only goin' t' count Eradicate's chickens, t' see ef he had as ht,” responded Tom ”Now, Koku, you may escort hiht, off and on
Where's Rad?”
”He has what he says is 'de o to bed,” explained the giant, to account for the faithful colored et rid of Sao in his shop he saw his aged father co slowly toward him Mr Swift had hastily dressed
”What is thehappened? I heard your alara chicken thief But soht, and hoerful it is?”
”I do, To as that”
”Neither did I, and I haven't, really That's one ofseems to have happened to it toto look Co and old, entered, and Tom quickly crossed to where the wires froht outside theof his room He made a quick inspection
”Look, father!” he cried ”The alternating current from the automatic dynae battery in a funny way It must have been by accident, for never in the world would I think of connecting up in that fashi+on I would have said it would have made a short circuit at once”
”But it hasn't On the contrary, it has given a current of peculiar strength and intensity--a current that would seee of a big discovery”
”I believe you, Tom,” said his father ”That certainly is a queer way for wires to be connected How do you account for it?”