“Place them between the fingers, then, and hold them tight,” said Jack.
“Chimmnay cribs!” exclaimed Meyer, looking on with wide open eyes. “You dink dot you voke him up mit dot foolishness?”
“Well, if we don’t we’ll try it on you afterwards,” grinned Charlie.
“You vill I don’d t’ink,” replied the German boy.
The apparatus being in place, Jack turned the electric current on.
Every moment the friction became brisker and the power stronger.
All at once the supposed corpse opened its eyes, which rolled in a strange manner.
Then a convulsive movement shook the body, the hands and feet twitched, and the jaw moved slightly.
“B’gee!” exclaimed Jack, “the man isn’t dead at all.”
“Shumping Moses!” ejaculated Meyer, almost frightened out of his skin. “Let me ouid!” and he made a rush for the door and disappeared.