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importunities of a bellboy。 

     ;Ah�察�TomMr。 Titus� �Glad to see you� ─�exclaimed Mr。 Damon。 ;II 

am a little late�察�I fearhad an accidentwait until I get my breath�察─�and he 

sank�察�panting�察�into a chair。 

     ;Accident�拭─�cried Tom。 ;Are you�拭─�

     ;Yesmy taxicab ran into another。 Nobody hurt though。; 

     ;But you're all out of breath�察─�said Mr。 Titus。 ;Did you run�拭─�

     ;No�察�but I walked upstairs。; 

     ;What�   �Seven   flights�拭─  �exclaimed   Tom。   ;Weren't   the   hotel   elevators 

running�拭─�

     Yes�察  �but   I   don't   like   them。   I'd   rather   walk。   And   I   did   carried   my 

valisebellboy   tried   to   take   it   away   from   me   every   stephere   you   are�察�

sonit wasn't the tip I was trying to get out of�察─�and he tossed the waiting 

and grinning lad a quarter。 

     ;There�察  �I'm   better   now�察─  �went   on   Mr。   Damon�察  �when   Tom   had   given 

him a glass of water。 ;Bless my paper weight� �The drug concern will have 

to vote me an extra dividend for what I've gone through。 ;Well�察�I'm here�察�

anyhow。 How is everything�拭─�

     ;Fine� ─�cried Tom。 ;We'll soon be off for Peru� ─�

     They   talked   over   plans   and   made   sure   nothing   had   been   forgotten。 

Their railroad tickets had been secured by Mr。 Titus so there was nothing 

more to do save wait for train´ time。 

     ;I've never been to Peru�察─�Tom remarked shortly before lunch。 ;What 

sort of country is it�拭─�

     ;Quite   a   wonderful   country�察─  �Mr。 Titus   answered。   ;I   have   been   very 

much interested in it since my brother and I accepted this tunnel contract。 

Peru seems to have taken its name from Peru�察�a small river on the   west 

coast   of   Colombia�察  �where   Pizarro   landed。   The   country�察  �geographically�察�

may   be   divided   into   three   sections   longitudinally。   The   coast   region   is   a 

sandy   desert�察  �with   here   and   there   rivers   flowing   through   fertile   valleys。 

The sierra region is the Andes division�察�about two hundred and fifty miles 

in width。; 

     ;Is that where we're going�拭─�asked Tom。 

     ;Yes。 And beyond the Andes ��which in Peru consist of great chains of 



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mountains�察�some very high�察�interspersed with table lands�察�rich plains and 

valleys�� there is the montana region of tropical forests�察�running down to 

the valley of the Amazon。 

     ;That sounds interesting�察─�commented Mr。 Damon。 

     ;It   is   interesting�察─  �declared   Mr。   Titus。   ;For   it   is   from   this   tropical 

region that your quinine comes�察�Mr。 Damon�察�though you may not have to 

go there to straighten out your affairs。 I think you can do better bargaining 

with the officials in Lima�察�or near there。; 

     ;Are there any wild animals in Peru�拭─�Tom inquired。 

     ;Well�察�not many。 Of course there are the llamas and alpacas�察�which are 

the beasts of burdenalmost like little camels you might say�察�though much 

more gentle。 Then   there   is   the   wild vicuna�察  �the   fleece of   which   is   made 

into a sort of wool�察�after which a certain kind of cloth is named。 

     ;Then there is the taruco�察�a kind of deer�察�the viscacha�察�which is a big 

rat�察�the otoc�察�a sort of wild dog�察�or fox�察�and the ucumari�察�a black bear with 

a   white   nose。  This   bear   is   often   found   on   lofty   mountain   tops�察  �but   only 

when driven there in search of food。 

     ;The condors�察�of course�察�are big birds of prey in the Andes。 You must 

have read about them�察�how they seem to lie in the upper regions of the air�察�

motionless�察�until suddenly they catch sight of some dead animal far down 

below when they sweep toward it with the swiftness of the wink。 There is 

another bird of the vulture variety�察�with wings of black and white feathers。 

The   ancient   Incas   used   to   decorate   their   head   dresses   with   these   wing 

feathers。; 

     ;Well�察  �I'm   glad   I'm   going   to   Peru�察─  �said   Tom。   ;I   never   knew   it   was 

such   an   interesting   country。   But   I   don't   suppose   we'll   have   time   to   see 

much of it。; 

     ;Oh�察�I think you will�察─�commented Mr。 Titus。 ;We don't always have to 

work on the tunnel。 There are numerous holidays�察�or holy´days�察�which our 

Indian workers take off�察�and we can do nothing without them。 I'll see that 

you have a chance to do some exploring if you wish。; 

     ;Good� ─  �exclaimed Tom。   ;I   brought   my   electric   rifle   with   me�察  �and   I 

may get a chance to pop over one of those bears with a white nose。 Are 

they good to eat�拭─�



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     ;The    Indians    eat  them�察  �I  believe�察  �when    they   can   get  them�察   �but  I 

wouldn't fancy the meat�察─�said the contractor。 

     Luncheon over�察�the three travelers departed with their baggage for the 

Chicago   Limited�察  �which   left   from   the   Pennsylvania   Station   at   Twenty´ 

third Street。 As usual�察�Koku attracted much attention because of his size。 

     The trip to San Francisco was without incident worth narrating and in 

due   time   our   friends   reached   the   Golden   Gate   where   they   were   to   go 

aboard their steamer。 They had to wait a day�察�during which time Tom and 

Mr。 Titus   made   inquiries   regarding   the   first   powder   shipment。 They  had 

had unexpected good luck�察�for the explosive�察�having been sent on ahead by 

fast freight�察�was awaiting them。 

     ;So we can take it with us on the Bellaconda�察─�said�察�Tom�察�naming the 

vessel on which they were to sail。 

     The powder was safely stowed away�察�and our friends having brought 

their   baggage   aboard�察  �putting   what   was   wanted   on   the   voyage   in   their 

staterooms�察�went out on deck to watch the lines being cast off。 

     A bell clanged and an officer cried�此�

     ;All ashore that's going ashore� ─�

     There were hasty good´byes�察�a scramble on the part of those who had 

come to bid friends   farewell�察�and preparations were   made to haul in   the 

gangplank。 

     Just as the tugs were slowly pushing against the Bellaconda to get her 

in motion to move her away from the wharf�察�there was a shout down the 

pier and a taxicab�察�driven at reckless speed�察�dashed up。 

     ;Wait a minute� �Hold that gangway。 I have a passenger for you� ─�cried 

the chauffeur。 

     He   pulled   up   with   a   screeching   of   brakes�察  �and   a   man   with   a   heavy 

black beard fairly leaped from the vehicle�察�running toward the plank which 

was all but cast off。 

     ;My fare� �My fare� ─�yelled the tax~cab driver。 

     ;Take it out of that� �Keep the change� ─�cried the bearded man over his 

shoulder�察�tossing a crumpled bill to the chauffeur。 And then�察�clutching his 

valise in a firm hand�察�the belated passenger rushed up the gangplank just 

in time to board the steamer which was moving away from the dock。 



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    ;Close shavethat�察─�observed Tom。 

    ;That's right�察─�assented Mr。 Titus。 

    ;Well�察�we're off for Peru� ─�exclaimed Mr。 Damon�察�as the vessel moved 

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                           CHAPTER VIII 



                                   The Bearded Man 



     Travel to Tom and Mr。 Damon presented no novelties。 They had been 

on too many voyages over the sea�察�under the sea and even in the air above 

the sea to find anything unusual in merely taking a trip on a steamer。 

    Mr。   Titus�察  �though   he   admitted   he   had   never   been   in   a   submarine   or 

airship�察�had done considerable traveling about the world in his time�察�and 

had visited many countries�察�either for business or pleasure�察�so he was an 

old hand at it。 

    But   to   Koku�察  �who�察  �since   he   had   been   brought   from   the   land   where 

Tom Swift   had been   made captive�察 �had gone   about but little�察 �everything 

was novel�察�and he did not know at what to look first。 

     The giant was interested in the ship�察�in the water�察�in the passengers�察�in 

the crew and in the sights to be seen as they progressed down the harbor。 

    And the big man himself was a source of wonder to all save his own 

party。 Everywhere he went about the decks�察�or below�察�he was followed by 

a staring but respectful crowd。        Koku took it all good´naturedly�察�however�察�

and   even   consented to   show  his   great strength   by  lifting   heavy  weights。 

Once   when   several   sailors   were   shifting   one   of   the   smaller   anchors   ��a 

sufficiently heavy one for all that�� Koku pushed them aside with a sweep 

of his big arm�察�and�察�picking up the big ;hook�察─�turned to the second mate 

and asked�此�

     ;Where you want him�拭─�

     ;Good land�察�man� ─�cried the astonished officer。 ;You'll kill yourself� ─�

    But Koku carried the anchor where it ought to go�察�and from then on he 

was looked up to with awe and admiration by the sailors。 

    From San Francisco to Callao�察�Peru ��the latter city being the seaport of 

Lima�察�which is situated inland���察�is approximately nine hundred miles。 But 

as the Bellaconda was a coasting steamer�察�and would make several stops 

on her trip�察�it would be more than a week before our friends would land at 

Callao�察�then to proceed to Lima�察�where they expected to remain a day or 



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