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considered exclusively his own。 There he had made many machines�察�and
pieces of apparatus�察�and had invented a number of articles which had been
patented�察�and yielded him considerable of an income。
;There's the battery�察 �Dad�察─ �he said�察 �pointing to a complicated
mechanism in one corner
;What's that buzzing noise�拭─�asked Mr。 Swift。 ;That's the little motor I
run from the new cells。 Look here�察─�and Tom switched on an electric light
above the experimental battery�察 �from which he hoped so much。 It
consisted of a steel can�察�about the size of the square gallon tin in which
maple syrup comes�察�and from it ran two wires which were attached to a
small motor that was industriously whirring away。
Tom looked at a registering gauge connected with it。
;That's pretty good�察─ �remarked the young inventor。 ;What is it�察�
Tom�拭─�and his father peered about the shop。
;Why this motor has run an equivalent of two hundred miles on one
charging of the battery� �That's much better than I expected。 I thought if I
got a hundred out of it I'd be doing well。 Dad�察�I believe�察�after I improve
my battery a bit�察�that I'll have the very thing I want� �I'll install a set of
them in a car�察 �and it will go like the wind。 I'll ; Tom's enthusiastic
remarks were suddenly interrupted by a low�察�rumbling sound。
;Thunder� ─�exclaimed Mr。 Swift。 ;The storm is coming�察�and Mr。 Sharp
and Mr。 Damon in the airship;
Hardly had he spoken than there sounded a crash on the roof of the
Swift house�察�not far away。 At the same time there came cries of distress�察�
and the crash was repeated。
;Come on�察 �Dad� �Something has happened� ─ �yelled Tom�察 �dashing
from the shop�察�followed by his parent。 They found themselves in the midst
of a rain storm�察�as they raced toward the house�察�on the roof of which the
smashing noise was again heard。
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CHAPTER II
MR。 DAMON'S STEERING
Tom Swift was a lad of action�察�and his quickness in hurrying out to
investigate what had happened when he was explaining about his new
battery�察 �was characteristic of him。 Those of my readers who know him�察�
through having read the previous books of this series�察�need not be told this�察�
but you who�察�perhaps�察�are just making his acquaintance�察�may care to know
a little more about him。
As told in my first book�察 �Tom Swift and His Motor´Cycle; the young
inventor lived with his father�察 �Barton Swift�察 �a widower�察 �in the town of
Shopton�察�New York。 Mr。 Swift was also an inventor of note。
In my initial volume of this series�察�Tom became possessed of a motor´
cycle in a peculiar way。 It was sold to him by a Mr。 Wakefield Damon�察�a
wealthy gentleman who was unfortunate in riding it。 On his speedy
machine�察�which Tom improved by several inventions�察�he had a number of
adventures。 The principal one was being attacked by a number of bad men�察�
known as the ;Happy Harry Gang�察─�who wished to obtain possession of a
valuable turbine patent model belonging to Mr。 Swift。 Tom was taking it to
a lawyer�察 �when he was waylaid�察 �and chloroformed。 Later he traced the
gang�察�and�察�with the assistance of Mr。 Damon and Eradicate Sampson�察�an
aged colored man who made a living for himself and his mule�察�Boomerang�察�
by doing odd jobs�察�the lad found the thieves and recovered a motor´boat
which had been stolen。 But the men got away。
In the second volume�察�called ;Tom Swift and His Motor´Boat�察─�Tom
bought at auction the boat stolen by�察�and recovered from�察�the thieves�察�and
proceeded to improve it。 While he was taking his father out on a cruise for
Mr Swift's health�察 �the Happy Harry Gang made a successful attempt to
steal some valuable inventions from the Swift house。 Tom started to trace
them�察�and incidentally he raced and beat Andy Foger�察�a rich bully。 On their
way down the lake�察 �after the robbery�察�Tom�察 �his father and Ned Newton�察�
Tom's chum�察 �saw a man hanging from the trapeze of a blazing balloon
over Lake Carlopa。 The balloonist was Mr。 John Sharp and he was rescued
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by Tom in a thrilling fashion。 In his motor´boat�察�Tom had much pleasure�察�
not the least of which was taking out a young lady named Miss Mary
Nestor�察�whose acquaintance he had made after stopping her runaway horse�察�
which his bicycle had frightened。 Tom's association with Miss Nestor
soon ripened into something deeper than mere friendship。
It developed that Mr Sharp�察 �whom Tom had saved from the burning
balloon�察�was an aeronaut of note�察�and had once planned to build an airship。
After his recovery from his thrilling experience�察�he mentioned the matter
to Mr。 Swift and his son�察�with whom he took up his residence。 This fitted
right in with Tom's ideas�察 �and soon father�察 �son and the balloonist were
constructing the Red Cloud�察 �as they named their airship。 It was finally
completed�察�as related in ;Tom Swift and His Airship�察─�made a successful
trial trip�察�and won a prize。 It was planned to make a longer journey�察�and
Tom�察�Mr。 Sharp and Mr。 Damon agreed to go together。 Mr。 Damon was an
odd individual�察�who was continuously blessing some part of his anatomy�察�
his clothing or some inanimate object but�察�for all that�察�he was a fine man。
The night before Tom and his friends started off in their airship�察 �the
Shopton Bank vault was blown open and seventy´five thousand dollars
was taken。 Tom and his friends did not know of this�察�but�察�no sooner had
the young inventor�察�Mr。 Sharp and Mr。 Damon sailed away�察�than the police
arrived at Mr。 Swift's house to arrest them。 They were charged with the
robbery�察�and with having sailed away with the booty。
It appeared that Andy Foger said he had seen Tom hanging around the
bank the night of the robbery�察�with a bag of burglar tools in his possession。
Search was immediately begun for the airship�察 �the occupants of which
were�察�meanwhile�察�speeding on。
Tom and his two friends had trouble。 They were nearly burned up in a
forest fire�察 �and were fired upon by a crowd of people with rifles�察 �who�察�
reading of the bank robbery and the reward offered for the capture of the
thieves�察 �hoped to bring down the airship。 The fact that they were fired
upon caused Tom and the two aeronauts to descend to make an
investigation�察 �and for the first time they learned of the bank theft。 How
they got track of the real robbers�察�took the sheriff with them in the airship�察�
and raided the gang will be found set down at length in the book。 Also
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how Tom administered well´deserved thrashing to Andy Foger。
Mr。 Swift did not accompany his son in the airship�察�and when asked
why he did not care to make the trip�察�said he was working on a new type
of submarine boat�察 �which he hoped to enter in the government trials�察 �to
win a prize。 In the fourth volume of the series�察�called ;Tom Swift and his
Submarine�察─�you may read how successful Mr。 S