Part 8 (1/2)
THROUGH THE ROOF
Tom rushed from his private office, and when he reached the outer door he heard with more distinctness the sounds that had alariven over to electrical apparatus, and which, at the time, was not supposed to be in use It had been To his electric runabout and rifle, but of late he had not spent much ti inventor, as he heard yells co from the open door of the place ”And if it isn't Koku and Eradicate Ithere”
He crossed the yard between his private office and the electrical shop in a few rapid strides, and, as he entered the latter place, he was greeted with a series of wild yells
”Good volume of sound here, at all events,”to talk to Mary hello there! What's going on? Is any one hurt? What's the matter?” he cried, for, at first, he could see no one in the diht of the place The interior was a maze of electrical apparatus
”Who's here?” demanded Tom, as he advanced
”Oh, Master! Coo!” was the cry
”Yo' jest bet yo' cain't let go!” chiit into trouble ef yo' colad ob it! So I is!”
”What is it, Rad? What has happened to Koku?” cried Toh no very powerful current could be turned on in the electrical shop at this period of unuse, there was enough to be very painful ”What is it, Rad?”
”Oh, dat big foolish giant, Koku, done got his se'f into trouble!”
chuckled the colored ot holt ob one ob deo! Ha! Ha! Golly! Look at hihed shrilly, which accounted for soe and pain fro with Eradicate's as they did, that it was no wonder Tom was startled The sounds were heard in the other shops, andout But before then Tom had put an end to the trouble
One look showed him what had happened Just hohy Koku and Eradicate had entered the electrical shop Toiant had grasped the handles of one of the electricLeyden jars used in Toerous, current had so paralyzed, teiant's hands and ar, and not knowing how to turn off the current, and unable to ease hihed at hiht
”Ha! Guess yo' won't do noman!” taunted Eradicate
”Be quiet, Rad!” ordered To off the current ”This isn't anything to laugh at”
”But he done look so funny, Massa Tom!” pleaded the colored man ”He done squirm laik--”
But Eradicate did not finish what he intended to say Once free froiant looked at his nu to think that Eradicate was the cause of it all, he sprang at the colored man with a yell But Eradicate did not stay to see ould happen With a howl of terror, he raced out of the door, and, old and rheuain the stable of his , over which he had his huuess he's safe for a while!” laughed To his fist at the closed door, for Koku, big as he was, stood in mortal terror of the mule's heels
Tom locked the door of the electrical shop and went back to his interrupted problem From Jackson he learned that Koku and Eradicate had merely happened to stroll into the forbidden place, which had been left open by accident There, it appeared, Koku had handled so on the current of the ly picked up Then he received a shock he long remembered, and for many days he believed Eradicate had been responsible for it, and there wasbetween the two But Eradicate was innocent of that trick, at all events
”Though,” said To his father about it later, ”Rad would have turned on the current if he had known he coulddisagreements!”
”Yes, but they are both devoted to you, Toed inventor