Part 16 (1/2)
”I will,” proing details with the steelshop, and looked about the yard He saw a little group of workry
”I dell you dot is my shop!” one of the men was heard to exclai aith main force
”And I tell you, Baudermann, that you're mistaken!” insisted one, evidently a fore department
What do you want to try to force your way into the heavy casting departest jobs that we ever handled-- on in dere?” asked the man addressed as Baudermann ”Shure den, I makes a misdake I ask your pardon, Herr Blackwell I to o But I dinks my fore shop froht!” exclaiain, or I'll dock you for lost tiuess,” thought Ned, as he was about to turn back ”I was mistaken He probably didn't understand where he was sent”
He passed by the group ofhio He seemed to be a new hand in the works
But as Ned passed he got one look at the man's face Instead of a stupid countenance, for one instant he had a glihtest eyes he had ever looked into And they were hard, cruel eyes, too, with a glint of daring in theht he detected a trace of military stiffness--none of the stoop-shouldered slouch that is always the rimy, showed evidences of care under the dirt, and Ned was sure his uncouth language was assumed
”I'd like to know lance at hily to his own department of the works
”Well, as it?” asked To very definite, but I' back of it all, Tom I wouldn't be surprised but what that fellohoever he hatever his object was--hoped to get in to see the casting; either to get soun, or to do some desperate deed to spoil it”
”Do you think that, Ned?”
”I sure do You've got to be on your guard, Tom”
”I will But I wonder what object anyone could have in spoiling un?”
”So as to ht”
”Still thinking of General Waller, are you?”
”I a more to be done at present, and, as it would take several days for the big mass of metal to properly cool, Tom, Ned and Mr Damon returned to Shopton
There To hi an occasional hand Koku was very useful, for often his great strength did what the combined efforts of Tom and his friends could not acco all he could, which was notold Still To him, and it was pitiful to see the old coloredinventor--tasks that were beyond his strength
But if Koku offered to help, Eradicate would draw hiuess dish yeah coon ain't forgot hoait on Massa To as yo'-all, but I know de English language, which is ood naturedly, gave place, for he, too, felt for Eradicate
”Well, Ned,” remarked Tom one day, after the visit of the post to take the gun out of the mould tomorrow, and start to rifle it We'll take a run down in the airshi+p, and see how it looks I s, too, that show the new plan of shrinking on the jackets I guess I'll keep theet the apartments, for, of late, Ned had taken up his residence with his chuht that Ned akened by hearing soht it was Toh Ned's apartht the flash of a pocket electric torch he knew it could not be To up in bed
Instantly the light went out, and there was silence
”Who's there?” cried Ned again