Part 31 (1/1)

”I' inventor, heartily ”Glad for your sake, Mr Peterson”

”You must come and see the mine--your mine, Tom, for it never would have been rediscovered had it not been for your giant cannon, that est shot on record, so I'm told”

”We will come, Mr Peterson, just as soon as I close up matters here”

It did not take To to do this His type of cannon was formally accepted as a defense for the Panama Canal, and he received a fine contract to allow that type to be used by the government His powder and projectiles, too, were adopted

Then, one day, he and Ned, with Koku and Mr Dareat shot As Mr Peterson had said, the whole top of theup the old lowingly painted, still there was a fortune in it, and Mr Swift got back a substantial sum for his investment

”And now for the good old U S A!” cried To to take a long rest, and the only thing I' to invent for the next six months is a new potato slicer” But whether To the next volume of this series

”Bless my hand towel!” cried Mr Damon ”I think you are entitled to a rest, Tom”

”That's what I say,” agreed Ned

”I'll take care ob him--I'll take care ob Massa Tom,” put in Eradicate, as he cast a quick look at Koku ”Giants aht fo' cannon wuk, but when it cowine t' 'pend on ole 'Radicate; ain't yo' all, Massa Tom?”

”I guess so, Rad!” exclaih ”Is dinner ready?”

”It suah am, Massa Tom, an' I 'specially made some oh dat fricasseed chicken yo' all does admire so much Plenty of it, too, Massa Tom”

”That's good, Rad,” put in Ned ”For we'll all be hungry after that trip to the island That sure was a great shot Tom--thirty-three miles!”

”Yes, it went farther than I thought it would,” replied To meal at Panama, ready to return to the United States, ill take leave of Tom Swift and his friends