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gentlemanmainly that of blessing everything he could think ofwas no 

objection   in Tom's   mind。 The   young   inventor   and   Ned   Newton   went   on 

many trips together�察�Mr。 Damon being one of the party。 

     In Shopton lived Andy Foger�察�a bullying sort of a chap�察�who acted very 

meanly   toward   Tom   at   times。   Another   resident   of   the   town   was   a   Mr。 

Nestor�察�but Tom was more interested in his daughter Mary than in the head 

of the household。 Add Eradicate Sampson�察�an eccentric colored man who 

said    he   got   his  name     because    he   ;eradicated;     dirt�察 �and    his  mule�察�

Boomerang�察  �and   I   think   you   have   met   the   principal   characters   of   these 

stories。 

     After Tom had much enjoyment out of his motor´cycle�察�he got a motor 



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boat�察�and one of his rivals on Lake Carlopa was this same Andy Foger�察�but 

our hero vanquished him。 Then Tom built an airship�察�which had been the 

height of his ambition for some years。 He had a stirring cruise in the Red 

Cloud�察�and then�察�deserting the air for the water�察�Tom and his father built a 

submarine�察�in which they went after   sunken treasure。 In the book�察   �Tom 

Swift and His Electric Runabout�察─�I told how�察�in the speediest car on the 

road�察�Tom saved his father's bank from ruin�察�and in the book dealing with 

Tom's     wireless     message     I  related    how    he   saved    the   Castaways      of 

Earthquake Island。 

     When   Tom   went   among   the   diamond   makers�察  �at   the   request   of   Mr。 

Barco     Jenks�察  �and   discovered     the   secret   of  phantom     mountain      the  lad 

fancied   that   might   be   the   end   of   his   adventures�察 �but   there   were   more   to 

follow。 Going to the caves of ice�察�his airship was wrecked�察�but he and his 

friends managed to get back home�察�and then it was that the young inventor 

perfected his sky racer�察�in which he made the quickest flight on record。 

     Most startling   were   his   adventures   in   elephant   land   whither   he   went 

with his electric rifle�察�and he was the means of saving a missionary�察�Mr。 

Illingway and his wife�察�from the red pygmies。 

     Tom had not been home from Africa long before he got a letter from 

this missionary�察�telling about an underground City in Mexico that was said 

to   be   filled   with   gold。  Tom   went   there�察  �and   in   the   book�察  �entitled�察   �Tom 

Swift in the City of Gold�察─�I related his adventures。 

     How he and his friends were followed by the Fogers�察�how they eluded 

them�察  �made   their   way   to   the   ruined   temple   in   a   small   dirigible   balloon�察�

descended   to   the   secret   tunnel�察  �managed   to   turn   aside   the   underground 

river�察�and reach the city of gold with its wonderful gold statuesall this is 

told in the volume。 

     Then�察�after pulling down�察�in the centre of the underground city�察�the big 

golden statue�察�the door of rock descended�察�and made our friends prisoners。 

They   almost   died�察  �but Andy   Foger   and   his   father�察  �in   league   with   some 

rascally Mexicans and a tribe of head´hunters�察�finally made their way to 

the tunnel�察�and most unexpectedly�察�released Tom and his friends。 

     There was a fight�察�but our hero's party escaped with considerable gold 

and safely reached Shopton。 Now�察�after a winter spent in work�察�fixing over 



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an old aeroplane�察�we again meet Tom。 

     ;Would   you   mind   telling   me   something   about   where   this   platinum 

comes from�察�and if you can get any more of it�拭─�asked Tom�察�after a pause�察�

following the strange statement made by the Russian。 

     ;I will gladly tell you the story�察─�spoke Mr。 Petrofsky�察 �for I am much 

interested in inventions�察�and I formerly did something in that line myself�察�

and I have even made a small aeroplane�察�so you see I know the need of 

platinum in a high power magneto。; 

     ;But where did you get such pure metal�拭─�asked Tom。 ;I have never 

seen it's equal。; 

     ;There   is   none   like   it   in   all   the   world�察─  �went   on   the   Russian�察   �and 

perhaps there never can be any more。 I have only a small supply。 But in 

Siberia in the lost mine there is a large quantity of it�察�as pure as this�察�

needing only a little refining。 

     ;Can't we get some from there�拭─�asked the young inventor eagerly。 ;I 

should think the Russian government would mine it�察�and export it。; 

     ;They   wouldif   they   could   find   it�察─  �said   Ivan   Petrofsky   dryly�察   �but 

they can'tno one can find itand I have tried very hardso hard�察�in fact�察�

that it is the reason for my coming to this countrythat and the desire to 

find and aid my brother�察�who is a Siberian exile。; 

     ;This is getting interesting�察─�remarked Ned to Tom in a low voice�察�and 

the young inventor nodded。 

     ;My brother Peter�察�who is younger than I by a few years�察�and I�察�are the 

last of our family�察─�began Mr。 Petrofsky�察�motioning Tom and Ned to take 

chairs。 ;We lived in St。 Petersburg�察�and early in life�察�though we were of the 

nobility�察�we took up the cause of the common people。; 

     ;Nihilists�拭─  �asked   Ned   eagerly�察  �for   he   had   read   something   of   these 

desperate men。 

     ;No�察  �and   not   anarchists�察─  �said   Mr。   Petrofsky   with   a   sad   smile。   ;Our 

party was opposed to violence�察�and we depended on education to aid our 

cause。 Then�察�too�察�we did all we could in a quiet way to help the poor。 My 

brother and I invented several life´saving and labor´saving machines and 

in this way we incurred the enmity of the rich contractors and government 

officials�察   �who    made    more    money     the   more    people    they   could   have 



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working for them�察�for they made the people buy their food and supplies 

from them。 

     ;But   my   brother�察  �and   I   persisted�察  �with   the   result   that   we   were   both 

arrested�察�and�察�with a number of others were sent to Siberia。 

     ;Of   the   horrors   we   endured   there   I   will   say   nothing。   However�察  �you 

have   probably  read   much。   In   the   country  near   which   we   were   quartered 

there were many mines�察�some of salt and some of sulphur。 Oh�察�the horrors 

of those mines� �Many a poor exile has been lost in the windings of a salt 

mine�察�there to die miserably。 And in the sulphur mines many die also�察�not 

from being lost so much as being overcome by stifling gases。 It is terrible� �

And   sometimes   they   are   purposely   abandoned   by   their   guides�察  �for   the 

government wants to get rid of certain exiles。 

     ;But   you   are   interested   in   platinum。   One   day   my   brother   and   I   who 

had been sent to work in the salt mines�察�mistook a turning and wandered 

on and on for several miles�察�finally losing our way。 We had food and water 

with us�察�or we would have perished�察�and�察�as it was�察�we nearly died before 

we finally found our way out of an abandoned opening。 

     ;We   came   out   in   the   midst   of   a   terrible   snowstorm�察  �and   wandered 

about almost frozen。 At last we were found by a serf who�察�in his sled�察�took 

us to his poor cottage。 There we were warmed and fed back to life。 

     ;We knew we would be searched for�察�as naturally�察�our absence would 

lead to the suspicion that we had tried to escape。 So as soon as we were 

able�察  �we   started   back   to   the   town   where   we   were   quartered。   The   serf 

wanted   to   take   us   in   his   sled�察  �but   we   knew   he   might   be   suspected   of 

having tried to aid us to get away�察�and he might be arrested。 So we went 

alone。 

     ;As might have been expected�察�we became lost again�察�and wandered 

about for several days。 But we had enough food to keep us alive。 And it 

was   during   this   wandering   that   I   came   upon   the   platinum   mine。   It   was 

down   in   a   valley�察  �in   the   midst   of   a   country   densely   wooded   and   very 

desolate。 There was an outcropping of the ore�察�and rather idly I put some 

of   it  in  my    pockets。    Then    we    wandered     on�察  �and   finally   after   awful 

suffering in terrific storms�察�were found by a searching party and brought 

back to the barracks。; 



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     ;Did they think you had escaped�拭─�asked Tom。 

     ;They did�察─�replied the Russian�察 �and they punished us severely for it�察�

in spite of our denials。 In time I managed secretly to smelt the platinum 

ore�察  �and   I   found   I   had   some   of   the   purest   metal   I   had   ever   seen。   I   was 

wishing I could find the mine�察�or tell some of my friends about it�察�when 

one of the officers discovered the metal in my bed。 

     ;He demanded to know where I had gotten it�察�and knowing that refusal 

would only make it the worse for me I told him。 There was considerable 

excitement�察  �for   the   value   of   the   discovery  was   recognized�察  �and   a   search 

was at once made for the mine。 

     ;But�察�even with the aid we were able to give�察�it could not be located。 

Many   expeditions   went   out   to   hunt   for   it   but   came   back   baffled。   They 

could not penetrate that wild country。; 

     ;They should have used an aeroplane�察─�suggested Tom。 

     ;They did�察─�replied the Russian quickly�察 �but it was of no use。; 

     ;Why not�拭─�the young inventor wanted to know。 

     ;Because of the terrific winds that almost continually sweep over that 

part   of   Siberia。   They  never   seem  to   

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