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any uneasiness�察�however。 

     But�察�as he swung away from the bank�察�he saw�察�coming up the street a 

figure   that   instantly   attracted   his   attention。   It   was   that   of   Mr。   Berg�察  �and 

Tom at once recalled the night he had pursued the submarine agent�察�and 

torn loose his watch charm。 Mr。 Berg was evidently going to enter the new 

bank�察�for�察�at the sight of the former agent�察�Mr。 Foger descended the steps�察�

and went to meet him。 

     Tom�察  �however�察  �had   decided   upon   a   plan   of   action。   He   steered   his 

machine in toward the curb�察�ran up the steel wind´shield�察�and called�此�

     ;Mr。 Berg� ─�

     ;Eh�拭  �What's   that�拭─  �asked   the   agent�察  �in   some   surprise。   Then�察  �as   he 

caught sight of Tom�察�and recognized him�察�he added�此 �I'm very busy now�察�

my young friend。 You'll have to excuse me。; 

     ;I   won't   detain   you   a  moment�察─     �went    on  Tom�察   �casually。   ;I  have 

something of yours that I wish to return to you。; 

     ;Something of mine�拭─�Mr。 Berg was evidently puzzled。 He approached 



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the   electric   car�察 �in  spite  of   the  fact  that  Mr。   Foger    was   calling   him。 

;Something of mine�拭�What is it�拭─�

     ;This� ─�exclaimed Tom suddenly�察�extending the compass watch charm�察�

which he always carried with him of late。 

     ;That� �Where did you get that。 I lost it; 

     Mr。 Berg paused in some confusion。 

     ;I   grabbed   it   off   your   watch   chain   the   night   you   were   hiding   in   our 

shrubbery�察�and tripped me into the brook�察─�answered the lad�察�looking the 

man squarely in the eye。 

     ;Hiding�拭�Tripped   you�拭  �Grabbed that off   my chain; stammered   Mr。 

Berg。   He   had   taken   the   charm   up   in   his   fingers�察  �but   now   he   quickly 

dropped   it   back   into   Tom's   hand。   ;I   guess   you're   mistaken�察─  �he   added 

quickly。 ;That's not mine。 I never had one Ierthat's not mineat least´ 

´Oh�察�you'll have to excuse me�察�young man�察�I'm in a hurry�察�and I have an 

important   engagement� ─  �and   with   that   Mr。  Berg   wheeled off�察 �and   joined 

Mr。 Foger�察�who stood on the sidewalk�察�waiting for him。 

     ;I   thought   sure   it   was   yours�察─  �said   Tom�察  �easily。   ;Perhaps   Mr。   Foger 

will keep it in one of the safety´deposit boxes of his bank�察�until the owner 

claims it�察─�and he looked at the banker。 

     ;What's that�拭─�asked Andy's father。 

     ;This watch charm which I grabbed off Mr。 Berg's chain the night he 

was sneaking around our house�察�and crossed the electric wires�察─�went on 

the lad。 

     ;Don't listen to him。 He doesn't know what he is saying� ─�exclaimed 

the former submarine boat agent。 ;It's not my charm。 He's crazy� ─�

     ;Oh�察�am I�拭─�thought Tom�察�with a grim look on his face。 ;Well�察�we'll 

see about that�察�Mr。 Berg�察─�and�察�putting the charm back in his pocket�察�Tom 

swung his machine toward home�察�while the agent and the banker entered 

the new institution。 

     ;So    they're   getting   chummy�察─     �mused     Tom。    ;Andy    and   Berg    were 

friends   when   Andy   shut   me   up   in   the   submarine   tank�察  �and   now   Berg 

comes here to do business�察�and Foger and his associates are trying to put 

the old bank out of business。 I wonder if there's any connection there�拭�I 

must keep my eyes open。 Berg is an unscrupulous man�察�and so is Andy's 



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father�察�to say nothing of the red´haired bully himself。 He had nerve to deny 

that was his charm。 Well�察�maybe I'll catch him some day。; 

     Tom  spent   a   busy   week   making   new   adjustments   to   his   electric   car�察�

changing the   gear   and  providing   for   heavier   fuses。   He   was   planning   for 

another trip on the road�察�as the time for the great race was drawing near�察�

and he wanted the mechanism to be in perfect shape。 

     One evening�察�as he was preparing for a short night trip to Mansburg�察�

where   he   had   promised   to   call   for   Miss   Nestor�察  �Tom   left   his   machine 

standing in the road in front of the house�察�while he went back to get a robe�察�

as it threatened to be chilly。 

     As he came back to enter the car�察�he saw some one standing near it。 

     ;Is that you�察�Ned�拭─�he called。 ;Come�察�take a spin。; 

     Hardly  had   he   spoken   than   there   sounded   from  the   machine   a   whirr 

that told of the current being turned on。 

     ;Don't do that� ─�cried Tom�察�knowing at once that it could not be Ned�察�

who never meddled with the machinery。 

     A blinding flash and a loud report followed�察�and Tom saw some one 

leap   from   his   car�察  �and   try   to   run   away。   But   the   figure   stumbled�察  �and�察  �a 

moment later the young inventor was upon him�察�grappling with him。 

     ;Here� �Let me go� ─�cried a voice�察�and Tom uttered an exclamation of 

surprise。 

     ;Andy   Foger� ─  �he   cried。   ;I've   caught   you�   �You   tried   to   damage   my 

car� ─�

     ;Yes�察  �and   I'm   hurt�察  �too� ─  �whined Andy。   ;My   father   will   sue   you   for 

damages if I die。; 

     ;No     danger     of  that�察  �you're    too   mean�察─    �murmured       Tom�察   �as   he 

maintained a tight grip on the bully。 

     ;You let me go� ─�demanded Andy�察�squirming to get away。 

     ;Wait     until  I  see  what    damage     you've    done��'~    retorted   the  young 

inventor。 ;The worst�察�though�察�would be the blowing out of a fuse�察�for I had 

the gear disconnected。 You wait a minute now。 Maybe it's you who'll have 

to pay damages。; 

     ;You let me go� ─�fairly screamed Andy�察�and he aimed a blow at Tom。 It 

caught our hero on the chest and Tom's fighting blood was up in an instant。 



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He   drew   back   his   left   hand�察  �and   delivered   a   blow   that   landed   fairly   on 

Andy's right eye。 The bully staggered and went down in the dust。 

     ;There� ─�cried Tom�察�righteously angry。 ;That will teach you not to try 

to damage my car�察�and then hit me into the bargain� �Now clear out�察�before 

I give you some more� ─�

     Whining and blubbering Andy arose to his feet。 

     ;You just wait。 I'll get square with you for this�察─�he threatened。 

     ;You   can   accept   part   of   that   as   pay   for   what   you   did   in   the   tar   and 

feathering game�察─�added Tom。 Then�察�as Andy moved in front of one of the 

electric side lamps on the car�察�Tom uttered a whistle of surprise。 For both 

of Andy's   eyes   were   bruised   and   swollen�察 �though Tom  had   only  hit   him 

once。 

     ;Look   at   me� ─  �cried the  bully�察  �more   squint´eyed   than   ever。  ;Look   at 

me� �You   hit   me   in   one   eye�察  �and   that   explosion   hit   me   in   the   other�   �My 

father will sue you for this。; 

     As he hurried off down the road Tom understood。 Andy coming along�察�

had seen Tom's car standing there�察�and�察�thinking to do some mischief�察�had 

climbed in�察�and turned on the power。 Perhaps he hoped it would run into 

the roadside ditch and be smashed。 But as the gear was out�察�turning on the 

electric current had a different effect。 As the bully pulled the handle over 

too quickly�察�throwing almost the entire force of the battery into the wires 

at once�察�the load was too heavy for them。 A safety fuse blew out�察�causing 

the flare and the explosion�察�and a piece of the soft lead´like metal had hit 

the   red´haired   lad   in   the   eye。 Tom's   fist   had   completed   the   work   on   the 

other    optic�察  �and   for   several   days    thereafter   Andy     Foger    remained     in 

seclusion。 When   he   did   go   out   there   were   many  embarrassing   questions 

put to him�察�as to when he had had the fight。 Andy didn't care to answer。 As 

for Tom�察�it did not take long to put a new fuse in his car�察�and he greatly 

enjoyed his ride with Miss Nestor that night。 



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                           CHAPTER XVI 



                             TROUBLE AT THE BANK 



       Coming   in   rather   late   from   his   trip   to   Mansburg�察  �and   thinking   of 

some     things   he  and   Miss    Nestor   had   talked   about�察  �Tom    was   rather 

surprised�察  �on   reaching   the   house�察  �to   see   a   light   in   his   father's   particular 

room�察  �where   the   aged   inventor   did   his   reading   and   his   planning   of   new 

devices。 

     ;Dad's up rather late�察─�said Tom to himself。 ;I wonder if he's studying 

over some new machine。; 

     The lad ran his auto into the temporary garage he had built for it�察�and 

connected the wires of a burglar alarm he had arranged�察�to give warning in 

case any of his enemies should seek to damage the car。 

     Tom encountered Garret Jackson�察�the aged inventor who was going his 

rounds�察�seeing that everything was all right about the various shops。 

     ;Anybody with my father�察�Garret�拭─�asked the lad。 ;I see he's still up。; 

     ;Yes�察─  �was    the   rather  unexpected    reply。   ;Mr。  Damon     is  with  him。 

They've been in your father's room all the eveningever since you went 

away in the car。; 

     ;Anything the matter�拭─�inquired the young inventor�察�a bit anxious�察�as 

he thought of the Happy Harry gang。 

     ;Well�察�I don't know�察─�and the engineer seemed puzzled。 ;They called 

me in once to know if everything was all right outside�察�and to inquire if 

you were back。 I saw�察�then�察�that they were busy figuring over something�察�

but I didn't take much notice。 Only I heard M

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