Part 2 (1/2)

The lad was of an inventivebooks of the series, which you will find naot a motorboat, made an airshi+p, and later a submarine, in all of which craft he had strenuous times and adventures

His electric runabout was quite the fastest car on the road, and when he sent his wonderful wireless e he saved himself and others from Earthquake Island He solved the secret of the diah he lost a fine balloon in the caves of ice, he soon had another air craft--a regular sky-racer His electric rifle saved a party frolider he found the platinu pictures, and in the volu this present one, called ”Toht,” I had the pleasure of telling you how the lad captured the sainst Uncle Sam over the border

Tom, as you will see, had, with the help of his father, perfected ed parent, his e of Shopton, in New York State

While the house, which was presided over by the e, it was al it, froars, to shops where varied as carried on For Tom did most of his labor himself, of course with men to help him at the heavier tasks Occasionally he had to call on outside shops

In the household, beside his father, hied colored man-of-all-work, who said he was called ”Eradicate” because he eradicated dirt There was also Koku, a veritable giant, one of two brothers whoht with him from Giant Land, when he escaped from captivity there, as related in the book of that name

Mr Damon ith Ned Newton, Tom's chum, the war fro town of Waterford, where he lived

Toovernlers, but, as youa nu useful articles for the house, was a sort of recreation for hireat sche other things he had just perfected a new style of neto, as you know, is a sort of small dynamo, that supplies the necessary spark to the cylinder, to explode the neto in the Hu Bird when the accident I have related in the first chapter occurred

”There! He's coert, as she leaned over Tom, as stretched out on the sofa in the library ”Give hi the bottle to Mr

Swift

”No--no,” faintly h of that, if you please! I'ht”

”Are you sure, Tom?” asked his father ”Aren't you hurt anywhere?”

”Not a bit, Dad! It was foolish of o off that way; but I couldn't seeot black in front of me, and--well, I just keeled over”

”I should say you did,” spoke Mr Peterson

”An' ef he hadn't a-been there to cotch yo' all,” put in Eradicate, ”yo' all suah would hab hit de ground hty hard”

”That's two services he did forthat wire--well, it saved my life, that's certain”

”I believe you, Tom,” said Mr Swift, sole partner

”Do you need the doctor?” asked Mr Daht over--I can get him in Tom's electric runabout, if you say so He's on the wire now”

”No, I don't need hi inventor ”Thank him just the saht electrical shocks, and by getting a bit nervous, I guess I' up

”He's aLl right--don't come, doctor,” said Mr Da!” he exclaimed, ”but that was a strenuous tiht places before,” went on Tom, as he sat down in an easy chair, ”and I've had any nu, but this was a sort of double co better every ood,” said ert, as she bustled out of the room ”I'll make it for you”