Part 13 (1/2)
”I see hiht on the fleeing giant to whoiant, long legged though he be, and powerful, cannot compete with a modern airshi+p--certainly not such a one as Tom Swift had
”We're almost up to hi track of hih to stop? Koku! Koku!” called Toht! I'ht, not a colance back over his shoulder at theht was he made a desperate spurt But it was about his last, for he was a heavy ood wind
”We'll have him in another minute,” predicted Tom ”Givethe Falcon swung the accelerating lever over another notch, and the craft surged ahead Then Ned executed a neat trick Swinging the craft around in a half circle, he suddenly opened the power full, and so got ahead of Koku The nextdown to earth, To of Koku, who, finding the glaring light full in his face, came to a halt
”Why, Koku, what's the matter?” asked Tom kindly, as he turned off the powerful beams, and switched on some ordinary incandescents, that were on the outside of the craft They iant could make out his master and the latter's chum
”Why did you run, Koku?” asked Tom
”Eradicate say to,” was the simple answer ”He say comet come to eat up earth Koku no want to be eaten”
”Eradicate is a big baby!” exclaier
It is onlyinventor switched it on Koku ju happened he did not run
”It's har lantern worked
Koku was reassured now, and consented to enter the airshi+p He was rather tired frolad to sit down
”Where to now; back home?” asked Ned, as theyover to Mr Daht And I want to find out if he's going with us on the trip to the border”
”Of course he will!” predicted Ned ”He hasn't o if his ill let hihed, for Mr Da to let hih the odd man had an idea that she was violently opposed to his trips
Once ht played about It brought out with startling distinctness the details of the towns and villages over which they passed, and distant landmarks were also made plainly visible
”We'll be there in a fewslant toward the town of Waterford, where Mr Damon lived
”I can see his house,” spoke Ned ait to a stop in the yard of the eccentric man, and, shortly afterward, they landed Toht for a rounds of Mr Da him out,” predicted Tom
A moment later they heard his voice
”Bless my astronomy!” cried Mr Damon ”There's a meteor fallen in our yard Come out, wife--everybody--call the servants It's a chance of a lifetime to see one, and they're valuable, too! Bless my star dust! I lare of the great searchlight ran Mr Damon, followed by his wife and several of the servants
”There it is!” cried the odd man ”There's the meteor!”
”First we're a coh
”Oh I hope it doesn't bury itself in the earth before I can get To about ”Bless ht away!”