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     The outlying portions were crushed into dust by the awful pressure of 

the   mountainmillions   of   tons   of   stonebut   where   the   natural   arch   had 

formed   the   weight   was   kept   off   the   buildings�察  �most   of   which   were   as 

perfect as they had been before the cataclysm came。 

     The buildings were of stone block construction�察�mostly only one story 

in height�察�though some were two。 They were simply made�察�somewhat after 

the fashion of the Aztecs。 A look into some of them by the light of portable 

electric lamps showed that the houses were furnished with some degree of 

taste and luxury。 There were traces of an ancient civilization。 

     But of the inhabitants�察�there was not a trace。 either they had fled before 

the   earthquake      or  the  volcanic     eruption    had   engulfed    the   city�察 �or  the 

countless centuries had turned their very bones to dust。 

     ;Oh�察�what a find� �What a find� ─�murmured Professor Bumper。 ;I shall 

be famous� �And so will you�察�Tom Swift。 For it was your blast that revealed 

the lost city of Pelone。 Your name will be honored by every archeological 

society   in   the   world�察  �and   all   will   be   eager   to   make   you   an   honorary 

member。; 

     ;That's all very nice�察─�said Tom�察 �but what pleases me better is that this 

tunnel is a success。; 

     ;Success� ─  �cried   Mr。   Damon。   ;I   should   call   it   a   failure�察  �Tom   Swift。 

Why�察�you've run smack into an old city�察�and you'll have either to curve the 

tunnel to one side�察�or start a new one。; 

     ;Nothing of the sort� ─�laughed Tom。 ;Don't you see�拭�The tunnel comes 

right up to the main street of Pelone。 And the street is as straight as a die�察�

and just the width and height of the tunnel。 All we will have to do will be 

to keep on blasting away�察�where the main street comes to an end�察�and our 

tunnel will be finished。        The street is over half a mile long�察�I should judge�察�

and we'll save all that blasting。 The tunnel will be finished in time� ─�



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     ;So it will� ─�cried Job Titus。 ;We can use the main street of the hidden 

city as part of the tunnel。; 

     ;Use the street all you like�察─�said Mr。 Bumper。 ;but leave the houses to 

me。 They are a perfect mine of ancient lore and information。 At last I have 

found   it� �The   ancient�察 �hidden   city  of   Pelone�察  �spoken of   on   the   Peruvian 

tablets�察�of gold。; 

     The    story   of   the   discoveries    the   scientist   made    in   Pelone    is  an 

enthralling one。 But this is a story of Tom Swift and his big tunnel�察�and no 

place for telling of the archeological discoveries。 

     Suffice it to say that Professor Bumper�察�though be found no gold�察�for 

which   the   contractors   hoped�察  �made        many   curious   finds   in   the   ancient 

houses。   He   came   upon   traces   of   a   strange   civilization�察  �though   he   could 

find    no   record   of  what    had   caused    the   burial  of   Pelone    beneath    the 

mountains。 He wrote many books about his discovery�察�giving Tom Swift 

due credit for uncovering the place with the mighty blast。 Other scientists 

came in flocks�察�and for a time Pelone was almost as busy a place as it had 

been originally。 

     Even   when   the   tunnel   was   completed   and   trains   ran   through   it�察  �the 

scientists   kept   on   with   their   work   of   classifying   what   they   found。   An 

underground   station   was   built   on   the   main      street   of   the   old  city�察 �and 

visitors often wandered through the ancient houses�察�wherein was the bone´ 

dust of the dead and gone people。 

     But to go back to the story of Tom Swift。 Tom's surmise was right。 He 

and the contractors were able to use the main street of Pelone as part of 

their tunnel�察�and a good half mile of blasting through solid rock was saved。 

The flint came to an end at the extremity of Pelone�察�and the last part of the 

tunnel    had    only   to  be  dug    through    sand´stone     and   soft  dirt�察 �an  easy 

undertaking。 

     So the big bore was finished on timeahead of time in fact�察�and Titus 

Brothers received from Senor Belasdo�察�the Peruvian representative�察�a large 

bonus of money�察�in which Tom Swift shared。 

     ;So our rivals didn't balk us after all�察─�said Walter Titus�察 �though they 

tried mighty hard。; 

     The big tunnel was finishedat least Tom Swift's work on it。 All that 



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remained to do was to clear away the debris and lay the connecting rails。 

Tom   and   Mr。   Damon   prepared   to   go   back   home。   The   latter's   work   was 

done。 As for Professor Bumper�察�nothing could take him from Pelone。 He 

said he was going to live there�察�and�察�practically�察�he did。 

     Tom�察�Koku and Mr。 Damon returned to Lima�察�thence to go to Callao to 

take   the   steamer   for   San   Francisco。   One   day   the   manager   of   the   hotel 

spoke to them。 

     ;You are Americans�察�are you not�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Yes�察─�answered Tom。 ;Why�拭─�

     ;Because there is another American here。 He is friendless and alone�察�

and he is dying。 He has no friends�察�he says。 Perhaps; 

     ;Of   course   we'll   do   what   we   can   for   him�察─  �said   Tom�察  �impulsively。 

;Where is he�拭─�

     With Mr。 Damon he entered the room where the dying man lay。 He had 

caught     a  fever�察 �the   hotel   manager     said�察 �and   could    not  recover。    Tom�察�

catching sight of the sufferer�察�cried�此�

     ;The bearded man� �Waddington� ─�

     He    had   recognized     the   mysterious     person    who    had    been   on   the 

Bellaconda�察�and the man whose face had stared at him through the secret 

shaft of the tunnel。 

     ;Yes�察�the 'bearded man' now�察─�said the sufferer in a hoarse voice�察 �and 

some one else too。 You are right。 I am Waddington� ─�

     And   so   it   proved。   He   had   grown   a   beard   to   disguise   himself   so   he 

might better follow Tom Swift and Mr。 Titus。 And he had followed them�察�

seeking   to   prevent   the   completion   of   the   tunnel。   But   he   had   not   been 

successful。 

     Waddington it was who had thrown the bomb�察�though he declared he 

only hoped to disable Tom and Mr。 Titus�察�and not to injure them。 He was 

fighting   for delay。 And   it   was Waddington�察 �working   in   conjunction   with 

the rascally foreman Serato�察�who had induced the tunnel workers to desert 

so    mysteriously�察    �hoping    to  scare    the  other   Indians    away。    He   nearly 

succeeded too�察�had it not been for the gratitude of the woman whose baby 

Tom had saved from the condor。 

     Waddington   had   been   an   actor   before   he   became   involved   with   the 



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rival contractors。 He was smooth shaven when first he went to Shopton�察�to 

spy on Mr。 Titus�察�whose movements he had been commanded to follow by 

Blakeson & Grinder。 Then he disappeared after Mr。 Titus chased him�察�only 

to reappear�察�in disguise�察�on board the Bellaconda�察�as Senor Pinto。 

     Waddington�察      �meanwhile�察     �had   grown     a  beard    and   this�察  �with   his 

knowledge of theatrical makeup�察�enabled him to deceive even Mr。 Titus。 

Of course it was comparatively easy to deceive Tom�察�who had not known 

him。 Waddington had really been ill when he called for help on the ship�察�

and he had not noticed that it was Tom and Mr。 Titus who came into his 

stateroom      to  his  aid。  When     he  did   recognize    them�察  �he   relied  on   his 

disguise   to   screen him  from  recognition�察 �and he   was successful。  He   had 

only   pretended   to   be   ill�察  �though�察  �the   time   he   s

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