Part 9 (2/2)
”Here!” called the young inventor ”I'lad to see you! Come in!”
”Ah! there it is, eh?” exclaimed the odd man, as he looked at the aeroplane, for there had been much work done on it since he had last seen it ”Bless h you could blow it over”
”It's stronger than it see very important to talk to you about”
Thereupon To race, and of the suspicions of himself and the balloonist
”And what is it you wish ainst Andy Foger”
”Good! I'll do it! I'd like to get ahead of that bully and his father, who once tried to wreck the bank I'm interested in I'll help you, Touise shall I assume? I think I'll take the part of a traet soain--you see I shaved it off since er place and ask for work Then I can get inside the shed and look around How's that for a plan?”
”It reed Tom, ”only I don't believe you're cut out for the part of a traernails! Why not?”
”Oh, well, it isn't very pleasant to go around in ragged clothes”
”Don't entlehted at the idea He and Toth, and then adjourned to the house, where Mr Swift, who had seemed to improve in the last few days, was told of the plan
”Couldn't you go around after evidence just as you are?” asked the aged inventor ”I don'tbusiness”
”Oh, it's very necessary,” insisted Mr Daizzard! but it's very necessary Why, if I went around the Foger place as I am now, they'd know me in a minute, and I couldn't find out what I want to know”
”Well, if you keep on blessing yourself,” said Touise you put on, Mr Daentleman ”I must break myself of that habit I will Bless my topknot! I'll never do it any more Bless my trousers buttons!”
”I'm afraid you'll never do it!” exclaimed Tom
”It is rather hard,” said Mr Damon ruefully, as he realized what he had said ”But I'll do it Bless--”
He paused a moh The habit was more firmly fastened on him than he are
For several hours Tom, his father and Mr Da, and it was finally agreed that Mr Da, without resorting to a disguise
”Then, if that doesn't work, I'll become a tragedest clothes I can find Bless--”
But he stopped in time
Mr Damon took up his residence in the Swift household, as he had often done before, and for the next week he went and caht
”It's no use, though,” declared Mr Daet anywhere near that shed, nor even get a glimpse inside of it