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proved that this was not so。 

     ;Is any one here�拭─�shouted a man。 ;Any one hurt�拭�What was that fire 

and explosion�拭─�

     ;I'm here�察─�replied Tom。 ;I'm not hurt exactly�察�but I'm tied to a tree。 I'll 

be much obliged if you'll loosen me。; 

     ;Who are you�拭─�

     ;Tom Swift。 Is that you�察�Mr。 Mason�拭─�

     ;Yes。 By jinks� �I never expected to find you here�察�Tom。 Over this way�察�

men�察─�he added calling aloud。 ;I've found him�察�it's Tom Swift。; 

     There   was   the   flicker   of   several   lanterns   amid   the   trees�察  �and   soon   a 

number of men had joined Mr。  Mason�察�and surrounded Tom。 They  were 

farmers living in the neighborhood。 

     ;What in the name o' Tunket happened�拭─�asked one。 ;Did you get hit 

by a meteor or a comet�拭�Who tied you up�察�highwaymen�拭─�

     ;Cut    him   loose   first�察 �and  ask  questions    afterward�察─   �suggested     Mr。 

Mason。 

     ;Yes�察─�added Tom�察�with a laugh�察 �I wish you would。 I'm beginning to 

feel cramped。; 

     With their knives�察�the farmers quickly cut the ropes�察�and some of them 

rubbed the arms of the lad to restore the circulation。 

     ;What   was ithighwaymen�拭─  �asked   a   man�察 �unable to longer   restrain 

his curiosity。 ;Did they rob you�拭─�

     ;No�察�it wasn't highwaymen�察─�replied the youth。 ;It was a trick of some 

boys I know�察─�and to Tom's credit be it said that he did not mention their 

names。 ;They did it for a joke�察─�he added。 

     ;Boys' trick�拭�Joke�拭─�queried Mr。 Mason。 ;Pretty queer sort of a joke�察�I 

think。 They ought to be arrested。; 

     ;Oh�察  �I   fancy   I   gave   them   what   was   coming   to   them�察─  �went   on   the 

young inventor。 



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     ;Did they  try  to   blow  ye   up�察 �too�拭─  �asked   Mr。  Hertford。  ;What in   th' 

name of Tunket was that blue light�察�and that explosion�拭�I heard it an' saw 

it way over to my house。; 

     ;So   did   I�察─  �remarked   Mr。   Mason�察  �and   several   others   said   the   same 

thing。    ;We    thought    a  meteor    had   fallen�察─ �he   continued�察    �and    we   got 

together to make an investigation。; 

     ;It's a good thing for me you did�察─�admitted Tom�察 �or I might have had 

to stay here all night。; 

     ;But was it a meteor�拭─�insisted Mr。 Hertford。 

     ;No�察─�replied the lad�察 �I did it。; 

     ;You�拭─�

     ;Yes。 You see after they tied me I found I could get one hand free。 I 

reached in my pocket for my knife�察�but instead of it I managed to get hold 

of a package of powder I had。; 

     ;Gunpowder�拭─�asked Mr。 Mason。 

     ;No�察  �a   chemical   powder   I   use   in   an   electrical   battery。   The   powder 

explodes in fire�察�and makes quite a blue flash�察�and a lot of smoke�察�but it 

isn't   very   dangerous�察  �otherwise   I   wouldn't   have   used   it。   When   the   boys 

were some distance away from the fire�察�I threw the powder in the blaze。 It 

went off in a moment�察�and; 

     ;I guess they run some�察�didn't they�拭─�asked Mr。 Mason with a laugh。 

     ;They certainly did�察─�agreed Tom。 



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                              CHAPTER X 



                                 TOM HAS A FALL 



       The young inventor told more details of his adventure in the woods�察�

but�察�though the farmers questioned him closely�察�he would not give a single 

name of his assailants。 

     ;But I should think you'd want to have them punished�察─�remarked Mr。 

Mason。 

     ;I'll attend to that part later�察─�answered Tom。 ;Besides�察�most of them 

didn't know what they were doing。 They were led on by one or two。 No�察�

I'll fight my own battles。 But I wish you'd lend me a lantern long enough 

to find my motor´cycle。 The moon doesn't give much light in the woods�察�

and those fellows may have hidden my machine。; 

    Mr。 Mason and his companions readily agreed to accompany Tom on a 

search for his wheel。 It was found just where he had dismounted from it in 

the   road。   Andy    and   his  cronies   had   evidently   had   enough    of  their 

encounter with our hero�察�and did not dare to annoy him further。 

     ;Do you think you can ride home�拭─�asked one of the farmers of the lad�察�

when he had ascertained that his machine was in running order。 

     ;Well�察�it's risky without my lantern�察─�answered Tom。 ;They smashed 

that for me。 But I guess I can manage。; 

     ;No�察�you can't� ─�insisted Mr。 Mason。 ;You're stiff from being tied up�察�

and you can't ride。 Now you just wheel that contraption over to my place�察�

and I'll hitch up and take you home。 It isn't far。; 

     ;Oh�察  �I   couldn't   think   of   troubling   you�察─  �declared   Tom。  At   the   same 

time he felt that he was in no condition to ride。 

     ;It's no trouble at all�察─�insisted Mr。 Mason。 ;I guess your father and I 

are good enough friends to allow me to have my way。 You can come over 

and get your choo´choo bicycle in the morning。; 

    A little later Tom was being rapidly driven toward his home�察�where he 

found his father and Mrs。 Baggert�察�to say nothing of Mr。 Sharp�察�somewhat 

alarmed over his absence�察�as it was getting late。 The youth told as much of 

his adventure as he thought would not alarm his father�察�making a sort of 



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joke of it�察�and�察�later�察�related all the details to the balloonist。 

     ;We'll have to get after Andy again�察─�declared the aeronaut。 ;He needs 

another toning down。; 

     ;Yes�察  �similar   to   the   one   he   got   when   we   nearly   ran   away   with   his 

automobile�察�by catching the airship anchor on it�察─�added Tom with a laugh。 

;But I fancy Andy will steer clear of me for a while。 I'm sorry I had to use 

up   that   chemical   powder�察  �though。   Now   I   can't   start   my   battery   until   to´ 

morrow。; But the next day Tom made up for lost time�察�by working from 

early     until  late。  He    went    over    to  Mr。   Mason's�察    �got   his   motor´cycle�察�

procured some more of the chemical�察�and soon had his storage battery in 

running order。 Then he arranged for a more severe test�察�and while that was 

going on he worked at completing the body of the electric runabout。 The 

vehicle     was    beginning      to  look   like   a  car�察  �though    it  was    not  of   the 

regulation pattern。 

     For   the   next   week   Tom   was   very   busy�察  �so   occupied�察  �in   fact�察  �that   he 

scarcely   took   time   for   his   meals�察  �which   caused   Mrs。   Baggert   no   little 

worriment�察�for she was a housekeeper who liked to see others enjoy her 

cooking。 

     ;Well�察�Tom�察�how are you coming on�拭─�asked his father one night�察�as 

they sat on the porch�察�Mr。 Sharp with them。 

     ;Pretty well�察�Dad�察─�was the answer of the young inventor。 ;I'll put the 

wheels   on   tomorrow�察  �and   then   set   the   batteries。   I've   got   the   motor   all 

finished�察�and all I'll have to do will   be to connect it up�察�and then I'll   be 

ready for a trial on the road。; 

     ;And you still think you'll beat all records�拭─�

     ;I'm pretty sure of it�察�Dad。 You see the amperage will be exceptionally 

high�察  �and   my   batteries   will   have   a   large   amount   of   reserve�察  �with   little 

internal resistance。 But do you know I'm so tired I can hardly think。 It's 

more of a job than I thought it would be。; 

     Tom�察�a little later�察�strolled down the road。 As he turned back toward 

the house and walked up the shrubbery lined path he heard a noise。 

     ;Some   one's   hiding   in   there� ─  �thought   the   lad�察  �and   he   darted   to   an 

opening in the hedge to reach the other side。 As he did so he saw a figure 

running   away。   Whether   it   was   a   man   or   a   boy   he   could   not   tell   in   the 



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darkness。 

     ;Hold on there� ─  �cried  the   young inventor�察 �but�察 �naturally�察 �the   fleeing 

one did not stop。 Tom began to sprint�察�and as it was slightly down hill�察�he 

made good time。 The figure ahead of him was running well�察�too�察�but Tom 

who could see better�察�now that he was out from under the trees�察�noticed 

that he was gaining。 The fleeing one came to a little brook�察�and hesitated a 

moment before leaping across。 This enabled Tom to catch up�察�and he made 

a grab for the figure�察�just as the man or boy sprang across the little stream。 

     Tom   missed   his   grip�察  �but   he   was   not   going   to   give   up。   He   scarcely 

slackened his   speed�察 �but�察 �with   the   momentum  he   had   acquired   in   racing 

down the hill�察�he�察�too�察�leaped across the brook。 As he landed on the other 

side he made another grab for the figure�察�a man�察�as Tom could now see�察�

but he   could   make   out no   features�察 �as the person's   hat   was   pulled   down 

over his face。 

     ;I've got you now� ─�cried Tom exultantly�察�reaching out his hand。 His 

fingers clutched something�察�but the next instant the young inventor went 

sprawling。 The other had put out his foot�察�and tripped him neatly and�察�Tom 

throwing out his hands to save himself in the fall that was inevitable�察�went 

splashing into the brook at full length。 The unknown�察�pausing a moment to 

view what he had done�察�turned quickly and raced off in the darkness。 



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                              CHAPTER XI 



                                   CROSSED WIRES 



       More surprised than hurt�察�and with a feeling of chagri

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