Part 12 (2/2)
”Not yet,” was the answer ”But I' to make another attempt, Ned”
”You mean another experiment?”
”Yes, I have evolved a new co of the carbonate idea as a basis I found that I couldn't get away from that, much as I wanted to But my application is entirely new, at least I hope it will prove so”
”When are you going to try it?” asked Ned
”Right away All I have to do is to put the cheetto take off his street coat Toar electrically heated
”Oh, we aren't going up in any airshi+p,” To to test your aerial fire fighting dingus!” exclairound and watch the effect on the blaze as the tank bursts and scatters the chemical fluid”
”Then you want me, and perhaps Mr Damon to take the stuff up in the machine? Excuse me I don't believe I care to run an airshi+p myself”
”No,” went on Tom, ”there isn't any question of an airshi+p this ti up Come on out into the yard and I'll show you”
Ned Newton followed his chu yard near one of the shops Erected in it, and evidently a new structure, was a large wooden scaffold in square tower shape with a long overhanging ar in the earth, and in this pit, which was directly under the outstanding ars, oil-soaked
”Oh, I see the ga to drop the stuff fro it from an airshi+p”
”Yes,” Too on with the airshi+p end of it after I get the right co a metal container with the stuff in dropped fro pit as I can get and watch what happens”
”It's a good idea,” decided Ned ”I wonder you didn't try that before”
”Mr Baxter suggested it,” replied Tom ”That helpful idea more than pays me for what I have done for him So now, if you're ready, I'd like to have you watch with me and make some notes, one of us on one side of the pit, and one on the other There are always two sides to a fire, the leeward and the ard, and I want to see how my chemicals act in both positions”
”I' to drop the stuff--Koku?”
”No, he is a bit too heavy for the framework, which I had put up in a hurry I'd have Rad do it, but he's out of the game”
”Poor old Rad!” et better, To inventor ”All I can do is to hope He is very patient, and Koku is devoted to his and squabbles seeotten”
Tom called some of his workmen, some of them to start the blaze of inflammable material in the pit, while one clis and made his way out on the extended arm, where there was a little platform for hiht her up!” cried To the oiled wood In an instant a fierce blaze shot up, as hot, in proportion, as would co
For the second tie scale of his experiuisher mixture
”All ready up there?” he called to his helper perched high in the air