Part 14 (1/2)

Suddenly To strict attention

”Great Scott! D'you mean to say someone broke into my Chest of Secrets?

Tell me about it quickly!”

[Illustration: Tom Paid Strict Attention]

CHAPTER X

SUCCESS

”Me tell!” said Koku ”Hear bell, know bad mans hide in cave I creep up an' watch!” His draht have seemed funny at any other time but Tom was badly worried

[Illustration: To inventor sharply, grabbing the giant's ar happen US,” answered Koku ”Plenty happen HIM! I catchum fella, crawl up fum cave, knockum out, callum policemans”

”Good boy! You rate a new suit for that You can tell the tailor tocould have pleased the siaudy clothes, a trait left over froht him to America

[Illustration: ”I Catchuht to his office and called the police station The desk sergeant verified what Koku had said and asked the young scientist to coes

As he was about to leave he saw on top of his accumulated mail a letter from the Apex Glass Works It was from Mr Stern The ed workraphs were enclosed

[Illustration: Photographs Were Enclosed]

”That he, Master!” suddenly booreen glass thing I ketch back!”

”By Jove, I believe you're right!” declared Toed in here Coo over to the jail and check up”

Late as the hour was, the two took out a car and hastened over to the county prison No sooner had the sleepy officer on duty conducted thenized the reen disk

[Illustration: They Drove to the County Prison]

Eager to get off as lightly as possible, the felloho had been a confidential clerk in the lass works, ot me into this, Mr Swift,” whined Anton ”He overheard Mr Stern talking about your experilass He said you'd surely succeed and that the invention would be worth a fortune So we decided to steal your forot a sick wife, Mr Swift--”

[Illustration: Hahly interrupted the policele man, Mr Swift, and has a police record to boot!”

”Well, hold him And I hope you will catch his confederate”