So now
for a barn, Ned, unless you're getting tired and want to go
back?"
"I should say not! Speaking of barns, I'm with you till
the cows come home! Want any more machine gun work?"
"No, I guess not. This barn isn't particularly isolated,
and the shooting might scare horses and cattle. We can smash
things up without the guns."
The tank was going on smoothly when suddenly there was a
lurch to one side, and the great machine quickly swung about
in a circle.
"Hello!" cried Ned. "What's up now? Some new stunt?"
"Must be something wrong," answered the young inventor.
"One of the belts has stopped working. That's why we're
going in a circle."
He shut off the power and hastened down to the motor room.
There he found his men gathered about one of the machines.
"What's wrong?" asked Tom quickly.
"Just a little accident," replied the head machinist. "One
of the boys dropped his monkey wrench and it smashed some
spark plugs. That caused a short circuit and the left hand
motor went out of business. We'll have her fixed in a
jiffy."
Tom looked relieved, and the machinist was as good as his
word.
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