a low voice, "better not tell about

's business but ours. But

however, when Cora an

Terry and I, about Edi

n settle it.

o said anything; then it'l

a; I'll be the court crier. Come on and let's squat on the bank like the rest. Judge, you ought to be the

. Another invention turned a ship about with her prow facing the torpedo, so that it would be most likely to go plowing and not hit her, as it would with broadside on. I guess that saved many a ship and it helped to destroy lots

y good in Edison at all. He says he hires people who really

difference what he says; he sim

lot of gush that-" Terry began, but Gus interru

influence you; people who can't ever see any real good in success a

t of the facts. My father knew a man well who worked for Edison in his laboratory for years. He said that the stories about Edison making use of the inventions of others is

an, as they call him, while he was napping on the couch. They rigged up a talking-machine on a stand and dressed it in some of Edison's old clothes, put a lullaby record on it, lugged it in, set it up in front of the couch and set it going, to express the idea that he was singing himself to sleep. But while they we

ct dead matter.' Then they pulled off t

ho doesn't admit he has more brains and is wider awake than anybody else. There's nothing that he does that doesn't show it. You have all seen his questionnaires for the men who are employed i

s are mighty cute and th

e

hat six messages can be sent over the same wire at the same time; improving the telephone so that everybody can use it; collecting fine iron ore from sand and dirt by magnets; increasing the power and the lightness of the stora

o make millions ou

too," offered o

works for: not just to bene

ir dough all by accident while they were trying

is usual method to keep from ge

er were here," Cora sa

ouldn't she

nice old fellow, even though h

mar or no grammar. He thinks a lot of this c

ink the wizard is the child of s

t him, he's so kind and good and it would hurt

peach of a receiver se

vent

ll new-fangled th

ave to tell him and show him first. Wel

started up or down the street. Gus and Bill went