Part 14 (2/2)
Tom, however, did not like that plan, and it was decided to do nothing right away In another few days Toh he was still a se out of the house
It was one afternoon, when, rather tired of his confine he could resuert came in, and said:
”Some one to see you, Tom”
”Is it Mr Damon?”
”No, it's a lady She--”
”Oh, Toirlish voice, and Mary Nestor walked into the roo inventor Tom, with a blush, arose hastily
”No! no! Sit still!” coirl ”Oh! I'm so sorry to hear about your accident! In fact, I only heard this ot back Tell me all about it, that is, if you feel able But don't exert yourself Oh! I wish I had hold of that man!”
And Miss Nestor clenched her two pretty little hands and set her white, even teeth gris indeed
”I wish you did, too!” exclaimed Tom ”That is, so you could hold hiht now It was very good of you to call How are you, and how are your folks?”
”Very well But I came to hear about you Tell ert discreetly withdrew to the adjoining roo chairs about
Thereupon Tom told what had happened, while Mary Nestor listened interestedly and with expressions of fear at ti to do with it,” concluded To very strangely lately We can't locate hi his airshi+p That's what I want to know; but Mr Damon and I, after a lot of trouble, only found his aeroplane shed eer is building his aeroplane which he has entered in the big race?” asked Miss Nestor
”That's what I'd like to know,” declared Tom earnestly ”Only we can't seem to do it No one knows”
”Why don't you write to Mr Sharp, or soirl simply ”They would know, for you say Andy made his formal entry with them, and the rules require him to tell from what city and State he will enter his craft Write to the co inventor stared at her Then he banged his fist down on the ar!” he cried ”I wonder why I never thought of that, instead of fiddling around in disguises, and things like that? I wonder why I never thought of that plan?”
”Perhaps because it was so siuess that's it,” agreed Toe to a conclusion every time I'll write to Mr Sharp at once”
Chapter Thirteen
A Clash with Andy
To to Mr Sharp He wonderedasked the balloonist, when the latter was in Shopton, where Andy was building his aeroplane But, as it developed later, Mr Sharp did not know at that ti for a reply to his letter, Toes he had decided on He also began to paint and decorate it, for he wanted to have the Hu-Bird present a neat appearance when she was officially entered in the great race
Miss Nestor called on Toain, and Mr Damon was a frequent visitor