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Waddington�察�or any other tool�察�could be found。 

     Tom�察  �who   had   some   sort   of   suspicion   of   the   bearded   man   on   the 

steamer�察�tried to find him�察�even taking a trip in to Lima�察�but without avail。 

     The tunnel work was at a standstill�察�for there was little use in setting 

off blasts if there were no men to remove the resulting piles of debris。 So�察�

though Tom was ready with some specially powerful explosive�察�he could 



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not use it。 

     Efforts were made to get laborers from another section of the country�察�

but without effect。 The contractors heard of a big force of Italians who had 

finished   work   on   a   railroad   about   a   hundred   miles   away�察  �and   they   were 

offered places in the tunnel。 But they would not come。 

     ;Well�察  �we   may   as   well   give   up�察─  �said   Walter�察  �despondently�察  �to   his 

brother one day。 ;We'll never get the tunnel done on time now。; 

     ;We still have a margin of safety�察─�declared job。 ;If we could get the 

men inside of a couple of weeks�察�and if Tom's new powder rips out more 

rock�察�we'll finish in time。; 

     ;Yes�察�but there are too many ifs。 We may as well admit we've failed。; 

     ;I'll never do that� ─�

     ;What will you do�拭─�

     But Job did not know。 

     ;If   we   could   git   a   gang   of   min   from  the   ould   sodth'   kind   I   used   t' 

work wit in N'Yark�察─�said Tim Sullivan�察 �I'd show yez whot could be done� �

We'd make th' rock fly� ─�

     But that efficient labor was out of the question now。 The tunnel camp 

was a deserted place。 

     ;Come on�察�Koku�察�we'll go hunting�察─�said Tom one day。 ;There's no use 

hanging around here�察�and some venison wouldn't go bad on the table。; 

     ;I'll come�察�too�察─�said Mr。 Damon。 ;I haven't anything to do。; 

     The Titus brothers had gone to a distant village�察�on the forlorn hope of 

getting laborers�察�so Tom was left to his own devices�察�and he decided to go 

hunting with his electric rifle。 

     The   taruco�察  �or   native   deer�察  �had   been   plentiful   in   the   vicinity   of   the 

tunnel   until   the   presence   of   so   many   men   and   the   frequent   blasts   had 

driven them farther off�察�and it was not until after a tramp of several miles 

that Tom saw one。 Then�察�after stalking it a little way�察�he managed to kill it 

with the electric rifle。 

     Koku     hoisted    the  animal    to   his  big  shoulders�察    �and�察  �as  this  would 

provide meat enough for some time�察�Tom started back for camp。 

     As he and Mr。 Damon�察�with Koku in the rear�察�passed through a little 

clearing�察  �they   saw�察  �on   the   far   side�察  �a   native   hut。   And   from   it   rushed   a 



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woman�察  �who   approached   Tom�察  �casting   herself   on   her   knees�察  �while   she 

pressed his free hand to her head。 

     ;Bless my scarf pin� ─�exclaimed Mr。 Damon。 ;What does this mean�察�

Tom�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�this is the mother of the child I saved from the condor�察─�said Tom。 

;Every time she sees me she thanks me all over again。 How is the baby�拭─�

he asked in the Indian tongue�察�for he was a fair master of it by now。 

     ;The baby is well。 Will the mighty hunter permit himself to enter my 

miserable hovel and partake of some milk and cakes�拭─�

     ;What   do   you   say�察  �Mr。   Damon�拭─  �Tom   asked。   ;She's   clean   and   neat�察�

and she makes a drink of goat's milk that isn't bad。 She bakes some kind of 

meal cakes that are good�察�too。 I'm hungry。; 

     ;All right�察�Tom�察�I'll do as you say。; 

     A little later they were partaking of a rude�察�but none the less welcome�察�

lunch in the woman's hut�察�while the baby whose life Tom had saved cooed 

in the rough log cradle。 

     ;Say�察�Masni�察─�asked Tom�察�addressing the woman by name�察 �don't you 

know where we   can get some   men   to work   the tunnel�拭─  �Of course Tom 

spoke     the   Indian    language�察    �and    he   had    to  adapt    himself     to  the 

comprehension of Masni。 

     ;Men no work tunnel�拭─�she inquired。 

     ;No�察�they've all skipped outvamoosed。 Afraid of some spirit。; 

     The   woman   looked   around�察  �as   though   in   fear。   Then   she   approached 

Tom closely and whispered�此�

     ;No spirit in tunnelbad man� ─�

     ;What� ─�cried Tom�察�almost jumping off his stool。 ;What do you mean�察�

Masni�拭─�

     ;Me tell   mighty hunter�察─�she went   on�察�lowering   her voice  still   more。 

;My   man   he   no   want   to   tell�察  �he   'fraid�察  �but   I   tell。   Mighty   hunter   save 

Vashni�察─  �and   she   looked   toward   the   baby。   ;Me   help   friends   of   mighty 

hunter。 Bad man in tunnel no spirit� �

     ;Men go。 Spirit no take umbad man take um。; 

     ;Where   are   they   now�拭─  �asked   Tom。   ;Jove�察  �if   I   could   find   them   the 

secret would be solved� ─�



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    The woman looked fearfully around the hut and then whispered�此�

    ;You comeme show� ─�

    ;Bless my toothbrush� ─�cried Mr。 Damon。 ;What is going to happen�察�

Tom Swift�拭─�

    ;I don't know�察─�was the answer�察 �but something sure is in the wind。 I 

guess I shot better than I knew when I killed that condor。; 



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                             CHAPTER XX 



                                          Despair 



     Calling to a girl of about thirteen years to look after her baby�察�Masni 

slipped   along   up   a   rough   mountain trail�察 �motioning to Tom�察 �Mr。   Damon 

and Koku to follow。 Or rather�察�the woman gave the sign to Tom�察�ignoring 

the others�察�who�察�naturally�察�would not be left behind。 Masni seemed to have 

eyes   for   no   one   but   the   young   inventor�察  �and   the   manner   in   which   she 

looked at him showed the deep gratitude she felt toward him for having 

saved her baby from the great condor。 

     ;Come�察─  �she   said�察  �in   her   strange   Indian   tongue�察  �which   Tom   could 

interpret well enough for himself now。 

     ;But where are we going�察�Masni�拭─�he asked。 ;This isn't the way to the 

tunnel。; 

     ;Me   know。   Not   go   to   tunnel   now�察─  �was   her   answer。   ;Me   show   you 

men。; 

     ;But which men do you mean�察�Masni�拭─�inquired Tom。 ;The lost men�察�

or   the   bad   ones�察  �who   are   making   trouble   for   us�拭  �Which   men   do   you 

mean�拭─�

     Masni only shook her head�察�and murmured�此 �Me show。; 

     Probably Tom's attempt to talk her language was not sufficiently clear 

to her。 

     ;My   manhe   good   man�察─  �she   said�察  �coming   to   a   pause   on   the   rough 

trail after a climb which was not easy。 

     ;Yes�察�I know he is�察─�Tom said。 ;But he went on a strike with the others�察�

Masni。 He no work。 He go on a 'hit��' as Serato calls it�察─�and Tom laughed。 

     ;My man he good manbut he 'fraid�察─�said the wife。 ;He want to tell 

you of bad mans�察�but he 'fraid。 You save my baby�察�I no 'fraid。 I tell。; 

     ;Oh�察  �I   see�察─  �said   Tom。   ;Your   husband   would   have   given   away   the 

secret�察�only he's afraid of the bad men。 He likes me�察�too�拭─�

     ;Sure� ─�Masni exclaimed。 ;He want tell�察�but 'fraid。 He go 'way�察�I tell。; 

     Tom was not quite sure what it all meant�察�but it seemed that after his 



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slaying of the condor both parents were so filled with gratitude that they 

wanted to reveal some secret about the tunnel�察�only Masni's husband was 

afraid。 She�察�however�察�had been braver。 

     ;Something   

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