The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-03

"But supposing the ground is uneven,
what are you going to do?" continued
Royal.
'If the ground were covered with eggs,
Mr.. Sterne, the lifting wheels could let
my ship down so gently as not to crack a
single shell; and they would hold the Aero
pole suspended there. / have not expert
mented in vain, | assure you"
The young Tech. student again took in
the marvellous mechanism with a critical
eye. This recent graduate had no idea of
being caught with surprise in his face. He
Jack Hardy. Mr.. Ball and the sergeant had
already disappeared by a side door within
the car.
"The.e is one difficulty, Prof. Wilder.
How are you going to supply your storage
battery between here and the pole? have
heard of 40 power stations being estab-
lished along the route.'
"What kind of storage do you think I
use?"
ut must be exceedingly large and weighty
to accumulate energy enough to keep on
the wing"
AN the energy is produced by a hfty-ton
plant in the shop there, and trans
mitted by the cable at our feet to
the accumulation. The current goes night
and day."
Your accumulator must weigh a hun
dred TONS
"rhere you are wrong, my boy" said the
inventor. Shaping him on the shoulder.
1T weighs Just l,2ao pounds, That Is my
great invention. 1t has taken years. The
right kind of n motor has been the only
lack of aerial vessels. | do not manufac-
ture energy. spend it. l have discovered
a new surface upon which to store the cleo
tricity, 1t is q wonderful condenser. 1t
holds the fluid and gives it up only at my
will. Tho larger the surface, the
more / can store. How many api-
de,'s threads does it take to make
up the thickness of the human hair? Sup
posing hat you could concentrate on a
skeln of silk power enough to run q street
car four miles? Then the weight of the
accumulation required to run the same car
a month would be of no account. This is
the analogy of my invention. ] have found
that a web of II certain substance spun into
threads finer than the finest silk~that IL
ton of this, | say. can receive and contain
all energy equal to that amused i'll the best
of modern storage batteries weighing 5OQ,-
0e0 tons
'lnls is simply tremendous.' said Royal
in a subdueu voice. Then we can have
electric locomotives and electric water
ships. No more trolley! No more relief
stations! No more eleotrooution i'll the
Streets
THAT'S tit will all come when | give it
out. said the inventor.
"rhere are millions i'll it." said the boy
enthusiastically; II wish he stopped
with II bright flush.
"Nhen we come back from the pole you
s!all,' said the inventor, p~aternally, Il
need Young blood that believes in me-you
shall"
"Shall We really get to the pole?' asked
Royal, with Il choke Of his voice, putting
out his hand.
'My fame is stakea on this expedition.
II it fails | shall never hold up my head
again.. answered tho Inventor solemnly.
"Hullo. what's that?' cried koval, look
ing toward the high enclosure that encircled
the three acres upon which the alrshlp and
her temporary buildings stood.
boys tooling, | guess. We have let no
one in on any consideration since our trial
trip. The sergeant and | went up and came
back after II two hours spin all right. hut
it created Il great Juror. Everybody wants
to como in. Hennepin has been trying to
serve an injunction, but ! guess he's given
that up by this time,
II read about it III the paper, but it WAS
considered u reporters yarn
Bang! Bang! Bang! 1h noise upon the
enclosure 2incrensed. Shouts and curses
we're heard outside.
Open! Open i'll tho name of the state of
ltlinoisns came II kfeat cry.
The sergeant bounded ont Of the car.
"We wish serve III injunction.M howled
a man outside.
From whom!' answered the sergeant.
"Dlen, or we'll bust you in!' answered
the man outside in a brutal voice.
"They mean To destroy my airship," said
| Professor Wilder with QuiverinR lips.