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went back to his laboratory。 ;It's a new field for metunnel blasting。 Well�察�

perhaps something may come of it。; 

     But of the strange adventure that was to follow his agreement to help 

Mr。 Titus�察�our hero�察�Tom Swift�察�had not the least inkling。 

     Tom went back to his labors over the gyroscope problem�察�but he could 

arrive at no satisfactory conclusion�察�and�察�tossing aside the papers�察�covered 

with intricate figures�察�he exclaimed�此�

     ;Oh�察�I'm going for a walk� �This thing is getting on my nerves。; 

     He strolled through the Shopton streets�察�and as he reached the outskirts 



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of the town�察�he saw just ahead of him the figure of a girl。 Tom quickened 

his pace�察�and presently was beside her。 

     ;Where are you going�察�Mary�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Oh�察�Tom�   �How   you startled   me� ─  �she exclaimed�察  �turning   around。   ;I 

was just thinking of you。; 

     ;Thanks� �Something nice�拭─�

     ;I   shan't  tell  you� ─ �and   she   blushed。   ;But    where   are   you   going�拭─�

;Walking with you� ─�

     Tom was nothing if not bold。 

     ;Hadn't      you    better    wait    until   you're     asked�拭─    �she    retorted�察�

mischievously。 

     ;If I did I might not get an invitation。 So I'm going to invite myself�察�

and then I'm going to invite you in here to have an ice cream soda�察─�and he 

and Miss Nestor were soon seated at a table in a candy shop。 

     Tom   had   nearly   finished   his   ice   cream   when   he   glanced   toward   the 

door�察�and started at the sight of a man who was entering the place。 

     ;What's   the   matter�拭─  �asked   Mary。   ;Did   you   drop   some   ice   cream�察�

Tom�拭─�

     ;No�察�Mary。 But that man; 

     Mary turned in time to see an excited man hurry out of the candy shop 

after a hasty glance at Tom Swift。 

     ;Who was he�拭─�the girl asked。 

     ;Ieroh�察�some one I thought I knew�察�but I guess I don't�察─�said Tom�察�

quickly。 ;Have some more cream�察�Mary�拭─�

     ;No�察�thank you。 Not now。; 

     Tom   was   glad   she   did   not   care   for   any�察  �as   he   was   anxious   to   get 

outside�察�and have a look at the man�察�for he thought he had recognized the 

face   as the   same   that   had   peered   in   his   window。   But   when he   and   Miss 

Nestor reached the front of the shop the strange man was not in sight。 

     ;I guess he came in to cool off after his run�察─�mused Tom�察 �but when 

he saw me he didn't care about it。 I wonder if that was Waddington�拭�He's a 

persistent individual if it was he。; 

     ;Are you undertaking any new adventures�察�Tom�拭─�asked Mary。 

     ;Well�察�I'm thinking of going to Peru。; 



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     ;Peru� ─�she cried。 ;Oh�察�what a long way to go� �And when you get there 

will you write to me�拭�I'm collecting stamps�察�and I haven't any from Peru。; 

     ;Is thaterthe only reason you want me to write�拭─�asked Tom。 

     ;No�察─�said Mary softly�察�as she ran up the walk。 

     Tom smiled as he turned away。 

     Three days   later he   received   a   box   from  New York。   It   contained   the 

samples from the Andes tunnel�察�and Tom at once began his experiments to 

discover a suitable explosive for rending the hard stone。 

     ;It   is   compressed   molten   lava�察─  �said   Mr。   Swift。   ;You'll   never   get   an 

explosive that will successfully blast that�察�Tom。; 

     ;We'll see�察─�declared the young inventor。 



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                                CHAPTER V 



                                      Mary's Present 



     Outside   a   rudely´constructed   shack�察  �in   the   middle   of   a   large   field�察�

about a mile away from the nearest of the buildings owned by Tom Swift 

and   his   father�察 �were   gathered   a   group of   figures   one   morning。  From  the 

shack�察�trailing over the ground�察�were two insulated wires�察�which led to a 

pile of rocks and earth some distance off。 Out of the temporary building 

came     Koku�察    �the  giant�察  �bearing    in  his   arms    a  big   rock�察  �of  peculiar 

formation。 

     ;That's it�察�Koku� ─�exclaimed Tom Swift。 ;Now don't drop it on your 

toes。; 

     ;No�察  �Master�察  �me   no   drop�察─  �the   giant   said�察  �as   he   strode   off   with   the 

heavy load as easily as a boy might carry a stone for his sling´shot。 

     Koku placed the big rock on top of the pile of dirt and stones and came 

back to the hut�察�just as Eradicate�察�the colored man´of´all´work�察�emerged。 

Koku was not looking ahead�察�and ran into Eradicate with such force that 

the latter would have fallen had not the giant clasped his big arms about 

him。 

     ;Heah now�        �Whut yo' all doin' t' me�拭─�angrily demanded Eradicate。 

;Yo' done gone an' knocked de breff outen me�察�dat's whut yo' all done� �I'll 

bash yo' wif a rock�察�dat's what I'll do� ─�

     Koku�察    �laughing�察   �tried   to  explain    that  it  was   all  an  accident�察   �but 

Eradicate   would   not   listen。   He   looked   about   for   a   stone   to   throw   at   the 

giant�察�though it was doubtful�察�with his feeble strength�察�and considering the 

great   frame   of   the   big   man�察  �if   any   damage   would   have   been   done。   But 

Eradicate     saw    no  rocks   nearer    than   the  pile  in  which    ended    the  two 

insulated wires�察 �and�察�with   mutterings�察�the   negro set off in that direction�察�

shuffling along on his rheumatic legs。 

     From the shack Tom Swift hailed�此�

     ;Hi there�察�Rad� �Come back� �Where are you going�拭─�

     ;I'se   gwine   t'   git   a   rock�察  �Massa   Tom�察  �an'   bash   de   haid   ob   dat   big 



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lummox ob a giant� �He done knocked de breff outen me�察�so he did。; 

     ;You   come   back   from   that   stone   pile� ─  �Tom   ordered。   ;I'm   going   to 

blow   it   up   in   a   minute�察  �and   if   you   get   too   near   you'll   have   the   breath 

knocked out of you worse than Koku did it。 Come back�察�I say� ─�

     But   Eradicate   was   obstinate   and   kept   on。 Tom�察 �who   was   adjusting   a 

firing battery in the shack�察�laughed�察�and then in exasperation cried�此�

     ;Koku�察  �go   and   get   him   and   bring   him   back。   Carry   him   if   he   won't 

come any other way。 I don't want the dear old chump to get the fright of 

his life�察�and he sure will if he goes too close。 Bring him back� ─�

     ;Koku bring�察�Master�察─�was the giant's answer。 

     He    ran   toward    Eradicate�察   �who�察   �seeing    his  tormentor     approaching�察�

redoubled his shuffling pace toward the stone pile。 But he was no match 

for   the   giant�察  �who�察  �ignoring     his  struggles�察   �picked    up  Eradicate�察    �and�察�

flinging   him   over   his   shoulder   like   a   sack   of   meal�察  �brought   him   to   the 

shack。 

     ;There him be�察�Master� ─�said the giant。 

     ;So I see�察─�laughed Torn。 ;Now you stay here�察�Rad。; 

     ;No�察  �sah�    �No�察  �sah�察  �Massa   Tom�   �II'se   gwine   t'   git   a   rock   an'an' 

bash his   haiddat's what   I'se   gwine t'   do� ─�and   the   colored man   tried   to 

struggle to his feet。 

     ;Look out now� ─�cried Tom�察�suddenly。 ;If things go right there won't 

be a rock left for you to 'bash' anybody's head with�察�Rad。 Look out� ─�

     The three cowered inside the shack�察�which�察�though it was rudely made�察�

was   built   of   beavy   logs   and   planks�察  �with   a   fronting   of   sod   and   bags   of 

sand。 

     Tom turned a switch。 There was a loud report�察�and where the stone pile 

had been there was a big hole in the ground�察�while the air was filled with 

fragments

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