The Golden Boys and Their New Electric Cell

e any idea that this t

ther color; one thing is sure, though, and that is if it don't work we are out of the running in

know, for it's abo

n, Maine. The room was fitted up as a combined workshop and laboratory, and a single glance would indicate t

ather and seeing that his inventive genius had descended to his sons, had fitted up a modern machine shop and laboratory for them and had supplied them liberally with money for experiment

et 10 inches in his stockings and Jack being but two inches shorter. They were fine, manly, looking fel

aughter Edna, 14 years old, who was almost worshipped by her big brothers. Alto

den had a large cottage on the shore of the lake, the family spent the greater part of the summer there. The shores of the lake were dotted with cottages, and probably thirty or more motor boats were owned by the pe

ng a piece of electrical apparatus, "shut down the dynamo, will you? I want to look at t

ned a lever, and as the hum, which had fille

y filled with dilute sulphuric acid, Bob disconnected two wires and reaching in

we'll know whether or not we've wasted our time during the last

"But say, Bob, I'm mighty ne

e dioxide was made by the electric current, and if the caps make it decompose into manganese and oxygen, the same amount of electricity will be prod

ack, "but hurry up and hitch it on a

d attached to its middle an insulated wire. He now laid the cylinder on a table an

witch her on and

esulted. As they looked at each other keen disappointment was evident on both faces

ot the original

it? Tell

you two positive caps instea

is brother was right. Quickly unscrewing one cap he replaced it

than the little motor sprang to life, and the armature began to revolve with a whirl which seemed to shout su

sked a mild voice, and stopping just at the beginning of a wi

to him and catching him by the arms.

ainly congratulate you; you have done a big thing and if it works as well as

mazement he rushed to the back door flung it open and dashed across the yard. He

see him?"

o?" ask

ooking in that window. He lit out, thoug

pose he wanted?"

ins have been trying to find out what we've been doing. You know they almost got us on that new vi

just mean enough to sneak round an

ands, for the secret of the whole thing is in them, as it is the action of the different metals composing

finished. "Your mother sent me down to tell you to come

is clock. You see," he explained, "I have it arranged so that when i

he motor was still going, and as it was humming merrily at 10:30, they d

y before they were half dressed, to find the motor

hat's almost twelve hours, just think of it Bob. One of those cylinder

h no less enthusiasm. "I guess we'l

ck. "Now we must get busy and fi