The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-26

CONTINUED from lost Issue.)

1neN drew Ddck from Ulfn, Tearing
that failure had loosened his brain;
but he rushed through the group, ex-
citedly calling for men to repair the
break. The admiral. unused to his
periods OF enthusiasm. stared al him
blankly. his lower Jaw unconsciously
dropping until his mouth yawned in
cavernous suspense. In his mind
nothing but insanity could account for
this outburst.
Norma, on the other hand, laid a
restraining hand on his arm and said:
Father. what's the matter? What
IL it,"
We've Been working in the dark"
ne answefed vehemently, and then
with the tbilation OF a boy but in
calmer tone continued: by an &C.
cident we have discovered powers In
our combination OF electricity and
metallurgy that We have not dreamed
OF, and which, II we can control them,
make the resistant armor We came
down here to manufacture as useless
as q wooden hull,"
The admiral suddenly dropped his
bulk TO stool Good Cod" he
gasped. ARE you mad?"
Norma, like one from whose eyes q
hoodwink has been suddenly removed.
and appearing almost TO have read her
fathers mind. put her hand out to his
shoulder and looked at him searching
ly. A slow grin OF great exultation
swept over the lean old face into
which she peered. drove the wrinkles
into the corners OF the eyes. and
mouth.
You've guessed IT," he said, and
then turned To the admiral. "Brockton.
you don't know what that hole meant;
but in an hour from now I'm going TO
show you. That is. Norma. my as
sistant. and | will"
Then in sudden frenzy for work
he asked them all TO leave until he
sent for them. and they wondering
and Specializing on his next endeavOr.
obeyed. Only the workmen, who had
descended into the cavity and were
preparing to hoist the plate and mold,
and the admiral by special invitation.
remained The clang Of hammers Re
sounded holloway through the room
as the timbers beneath the floor were
shOred up by the carpenters; then
came the setting Of another and lar
ger tank thaa the one which had been
50 unexpectedly driven into the earth,
IL. Fgh 1saA h.r IN,
iended only for experimental purposes
we're exhausted. and therefore they
I'D nothing on which to operate save
,wo immense castings Weighing many
tons. Wide sliding doorI rolled back.
ard workmen from the foundry, with
straining muscles aad ciinging toes.
slowly pushed In low-wheeled cars On
which rested the huge pieces Of metal.
A steel creme projected its ungainly
arm. reached slowly down. and In 4
Titanic grasp picked mp one piece.
moved it into position over the new
bed. and der osited Il in a great basin
whose msterial Indicated that Il would
be able to Withstand any heat.
The admiral ia bOyish exubsrance
would have thrown wide the door; but
the inventor. remembering the other
contretemps. forbade. The latter
busted himself for few minutes in
his storehouse, ald returned with a
sheet of peculiar insulation which was
of his own invention, almost indie
structible by heat, and u resistant to
| any form Of radioactiyity. which he
placed with great care on top OF the
huge plate. The second plate was
lowered squarely on top Of this,
clamped for additional security, and
the workmen dismissed The connec-
lions were made In identically the
same way as In the previous test. ex-
cept that one electrical apparatus was
attached to the upper plate above the
insulation and the other TO the one
beneath. Brockton, seeing that the
| currents were about 10 be applied.
backed off into the corner. until
stopped by the farthermost partition.
! It's all right this time" the in
| ventor assured him. wild current
and wet floor before, badly Insulated
handle. too All fiNedfup now Won't
be any accident this time" and so on,
making the final inspection OF his APP
| paratus as he talked. Norma reviewed
her fathers work, TO be certain that
all was well and then at nod from
him took her station at the other mon
ster which had not been used hither-
to- There was a simultaneous move
ment on their part, and, as II suddenly
endowed with soul the lights once
more flashed here and there. glaring
at them with sinister contempt
Frankensteins under control,
(To be contin'-ed I'm next issue.)