Part 12 (1/2)
”So I have heard,” replied To the secret foret the best of them yet! I'll invent a better dye than they ever can, even if they use the secrets the old Frenchave me All I need is a better place to work and all the chemicals at my disposal”
”Then we'll try to help you,” offered To let et in the harness again, Tom!” he added
”Well, if you're so anxious to work, Dad, why not give uisher chemical?” asked Tom ”I haven't been able to hit on the solution, soive you a hint or two after I get settled down,” suggested Mr Baxter
”I shall be glad of any assistance you can give,” replied Toht in Dad, you canlaboratory And let him have credit for any che a lot et this,” said Mr Baxter, and there were tears in his eyes as he shook hands with Toenerous act
To of his laboratory, in which accident poor Eradicate was injured, had built hi shared Mr Baxter's temporary one for a time Tom put up the most completely equipped laboratory that could be devised, and he also erected a s at the disposal of his father and the various heads of the different departments of the Shopton plant
The little conference broke up, and Tom was on his way to his own special private laboratory when there came the sound of some excitement in the corridor outside and Mr Damon burst in
”Bless my accident policy, Tom! what's this I hear?” he asked, all in a fluster
”I' inventor, with a smile
”What about?”
”About you and Mary Nestor being killed!” burst out Mr Damon ”I heard you fell in the aeroplane and were both dashed to pieces!”
”If you can believe the evidence of your own eyes, I'hed Tom ”And as for Mary, she just left here with Ned Newton”
”Thank goodness!” sighed Mr Da into a chair ”Bless my elevator! I rushed over as soon as I heard the news, and I was allad it didn't happen!”
”No gladder than I,” said To, that was all,” and he ht of the incident as possible when he saw the look of terror in his father's eyes
”So doent on Mr Damon, ”and they told me”
”It was a false alarm,” replied Tom ”And now, Mr Damon, if you want to s into that line, Tom?” asked the eccentric lad of that!”
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”Bless as mask, I should say not!” cried Mr Damon ”I don't see how you stand those odors, Tom Swift”
”Guess I' his father to entertain Mr Daements for Mr Baxter's use of the main laboratory, he betook himself to his own private quarters
The next week or so was a busy time for Tom; so busy, in fact, that he had little chance to see Mr Baxter All he kneas that the unfortunatein his own line, and Tom wished him success He knew that if the uishi+ng fluid he would report, as he had prooes it?” asked Ned one day when he came over to call on his chu out skyscraper blazes in all big cities?”