Part 1 (1/2)

To Tunnel

by Victor Appleton

Chapter I

An Appeal for Aid

To to solve a puzzling question that had arisen over one of his inventions, was startled by a loud knock on the door So emphatic, in fact, was the summons that the door trembled, and Tom started to his feet in some alarm

”hello there!” he cried ”Don't break the door, Koku!” and then he laughed ”No one but iant would knock like that,” he said to hiently But I wonder why he is knocking I told hiine out of the airshi+p, and Eradicate said he'd be around to answer the telephone and bell I wonder if anything has happened?”

Tom shoved back his chair, pushed aside the , and strode to the door Flinging it open he confronted a veritable giant of a iant, Koku, for that was his narown boy

”Master hear iant asked cheerfully

”Hear you, Koku? Say, I couldn't hear anything else!” exclaihborhood just to let ht you'd have it off the hinges”

”If me break, me fix,” said Koku, who, frolish, was evidently a foreigner

”Yes, I know you can fix lots of things, Koku,” Toet what enorth you have That's the reason I sent you to take the engine out of the airshi+p You can lift it without using the chain hoist, and I can't get the chain hoist fast unless I remove all the superstructure I don't want to do that

Did you get the engine out?”

”Not quite Alone wrong?”

”No, everything all right, Master But man come to machine shop and say he ate, but I say I coht, Koku Don't let any strangers past the gate But why didn't Eradicate co, is he?

Unless, indeed, he has gone to feed his ”

”Eradicate, he coood!” and Koku chuckled so heartily that he shook the floor of the office

”What's the matter with Eradicate?” asked Tom, somewhat anxiously ”I hope you and he haven't had another row?” Eradicate had served Toht back froe trips, and ever since then there had been a jealous rivalry between the twain as to who should best serve Tom

”No trouble, Master,” said Koku ”Eradicate he start to coe h So I pick hiuard, and I come to tell you Koku co like that!” exclai to ain”

”Sure One hand!” boasted the giant ”Eradicate him not be heavy More as a sack of flour now”