Part 13 (1/2)
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”How about the s?”
”They're high up, and hard to open since I put the new catches on theot in ain!”
As Toht It moved slowly about the interior of the shed, and with a peculiar bobbingit
”Go for Eradicate, and don'thim up,” whispered Toht be heard
Mr Jackson slipped off in the darkness, and To-Bird There was one er than the others, and near it was a box, that Toet up on that and look in, beforea raid to capture the intruder
Toht had been visible a moment before he placed the box in position, but an instant later it seeo out, and the place was in darkness
”I wonder if they've gone away?” thought Tom ”I can't hear any noise”
He listened intently It was dark and silent in the shop Suddenly the light flashed up brighter than before, and the young inventor caught sight of ait carefully He carried, as Toe-sized electric flash-laave a powerful light
As the youth watched, he saw the intruder place the light on a bench, in such a position that the rays fell full upon the Huht would continue to glow, thefrom an inner pocket
”I wonder what he's up to?” mused Tom ”I wish Eradicate and Mr
Jackson would hurry back Who can that fellow be, I wonder? I've never seen hi to turn out to be Andy Foger!”
To the shed He was anxious to hear the approach of his two allies, but there was no sound of their footsteps
As he turned back to watch the man he could not repress a cry of alarm, for what the intruder had drawn fro with it toward the Huasped Tom, and he raised his revolver to fire
He did not intend to shoot at theof Mr Jackson and the colored man But there was no need of this, for an instant later the two ca club
”Whar ait at hi inventor ”We have no ti ready to chop my aeroplane to bits! Go to the back door, Rad, and if he tries to coet away”
”I won't!” declared the colored estively
”Coineer
”I have the key We'll catch hi a few seconds, to enable Eradicate to get to his place, To double doors Every moment the youth expected to hear the crash of the hatchet on his prize machine
He shi+vered in anticipation, but the blows did not fall