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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   slipped   out   and   threw   the 

bomb。 

     Reaching Peru he at once began his plotting。 Serato told him about the 

secret shaft leading into the tunnel�察�and with the knotted rope�察�and with the 

aid of the faithless foreman�察�the men were got out of the tunnel and paid to 

hide   away。   Waddington   was   planning   further   disappearances   when   Tom 

saw him�察�but thought it a dream。 

     Masni�察    �the   Indian   woman�察     �out   herb´hunting     one    day�察  �had   seen 

Waddington�察�'the bearded man' as he then wasworking the secret stone。 

Hidden�察�she observed him and told her husband�察�who was afraid to reveal 

what he knew。 But when Tom saved the baby the woman rewarded him in 

the only way possible。 And it was Serato�察�who�察�at Waddington's suggestion�察�

caused the ;hit; among the men by working on their superstitious fears。 

     Waddington�察  �knowing   that   he   was   dying�察  �confessed   everything�察  �and 

begged   forgiveness   from Tom  and   his   friends�察  �which   was   granted�察  �in   as 

much as no real harm had been done。 Waddington was but a tool in the 

hands of the rival contractors�察�who deserted him in his hour of need。 His 

last   hours�察   �however�察    �were   made     as  comfortable      as  possible    by   the 

generosity of Tom and Mr。 Damon。 

     No effort was made to bring Blakeson & Grinder to justice�察�as there 

was no evidence against them after Waddington died。 And�察�as the tunnel 

was finished�察�the Titus brothers had no further cause for worry。 

     ;But if it had   not been  for Tom's big   blast�察 �and the   discovery  of   the 



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hidden city of Pelone just in the right place�察�we might be digging at that 

tunnel yet�察─�said Job Titus。 

     The   day   before   the   steamer   was   to   sail�察�Tom   Swift   received   a   cable 

message。  Its   receipt   seemed   to   fill   him  with   delight�察  �so   that   Mr。   Damon 

asked�此�

     ;Is it from your father�察�Tom�拭─�

     ;No it's from Mary Nestor。 She says her father has forgiven me。 They 

have been away�察�and Mary has been ill�察�which accounts for no letters up to 

now。 But everything is all right now�察�and they feel that the dynamite trick 

wasn't my fault。 But�察�all the same�察�I'm going to teach Eradicate to read�察─�

concluded Tom。 

     ;I think it would be a good idea�察─�agreed Mr。 Damon。 

     Tom�察�Mr。 Damon and Koku�察�bidding farewell to the friends they had 

made in Peru�察�went。 aboard the steamer�察�Job Titus and his brother coming 

to see them off。 

     ;Give    us   an  option   on   all  that  explosive   you   make�察   �Tom    Swift� ─�

begged Walter Titus。   ;We  were   so   successful   with this   tunnel�察 �thanks   to 

you�察�that the government is going to have us dig another。 Will you come 

down and help�拭─�

     ;Maybe�察─�said Tom�察�with a smile。 ;But I'm going home first�察─�and once 

more he read the message from Mary Nestor。 

     And as Tom�察�on the deck of the steamer�察�waved his hands to Professor 

Bumper and his other friends whom he was leaving in Peru�察�we also�察�will 

say farewell。 



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