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The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone

The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone

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Chapter 1 THE POWER OF THE AIR.

Word Count: 1100    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

, Jack. Le

but she can travel!" exclaimed Di

sin, Jack Chadwick, on the driver's seat of a curious-looking automobile which was whizzing down the smooth, broad,

engine hood in front. Instead of a bonnet the car, which was low slung, long and painted black, had a sharp

imits, and immune from hampering sp

it there was no evil-smelling trail of gasoline and oil smoke. The car glided as

olumes of this series know, was a reporter on a Boston paper. "That is, if you'll let m

an amused smile. "Shall we let Dick h

he new reciprocating device, and the self-feeding storage batteries are fully covered.

eadily promised. "Are you

e Monarch is capable of ninety miles an hour. I wish

that," chuckled Dick. "Th

d of a gasoline-driven vehicle, and one which could be operated at a minimum of cost, almos

f the machine had exceeded, instead of fallen below, their expectations. Dick, who had been invited to the "

e your electricity?

ifficult for you to understand it if I went into details. It's something like the ordinary generator

id the inquisitive Dick, "but how

sort to compressed air," was the reply from Tom, for Jack, with keen eyes on

ick paused in

See that gauge?" he pointed to one on the dash

nod

of air in the tank now. That can generate enough electricity

he tank should, through an accident

rovided

eels of Wisconsin, you fell

nd the tank is empty we have a powerful, double-acting hand pump b

you turn

s over the dynamo which starts g

he car, the expense of operating it i

t our power out of the ai

what you can do or where you c

the lubricating system is so devised that the oiling is automatic and requires at

man's car. All the owner of an Electric Monarch has to do is to pump a little pump-handle or press

s they coasted down a hill. "The expense of the motor and the self-lubricating bearing

looked ahead again as they shot round a curve. As they did so his hand

he oncoming automobile, was an odd figure, that

the roadway over which he was bending with a concentrated i

f the way!" ye

t tapping away with his hammer at whatever i

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