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TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT or The Speediest Car on the Road
CHAPTER II
MR。 DAMON'S STEERING
Tom Swift was a lad of action�察�and his quickness in hurrying out to
investigate what had happened when he was explaining about his new
battery�察 �was characteristic of him。 Those of my readers who know him�察�
through having read the previous books of this series�察�need not be told this�察�
but you who�察�perhaps�察�are just making his acquaintance�察�may care to know
a little more about him。
As told in my first book�察 �Tom Swift and His Motor´Cycle; the young
inventor lived with his father�察 �Barton Swift�察 �a widower�察 �in the town of
Shopton�察�New York。 Mr。 Swift was also an inventor of note。
In my initial volume of this series�察�Tom became possessed of a motor´
cycle in a peculiar way。 It was sold to him by a Mr。 Wakefield Damon�察�a
wealthy gentleman who was unfortunate in riding it。 On his speedy
machine�察�which Tom improved by several inventions�察�he had a number of
adventures。 The principal one was being attacked by a number of bad men�察�
known as the ;Happy Harry Gang�察─�who wished to obtain possession of a
valuable turbine patent model belonging to Mr。 Swift。 Tom was taking it to
a lawyer�察 �when he was waylaid�察 �and chloroformed。 Later he traced the
gang�察�and�察�with the assistance of Mr。 Damon and Eradicate Sampson�察�an
aged colored man who made a living for himself and his mule�察�Boomerang�察�
by doing odd jobs�察�the lad found the thieves and recovered a motor´boat
which had been stolen。 But the men got away。
In the second volume�察�called ;Tom Swift and His Motor´Boat�察─�Tom
bought at auction the boat stolen by�察�and recovered from�察�the thieves�察�and
proceeded to improve it。 While he was taking his father out on a cruise for
Mr Swift's health�察 �the Happy Harry Gang made a successful attempt to
steal some valuable inventions from the Swift house。 Tom started to trace
them�察�and incidentally he raced and beat Andy Foger�察�a rich bully。 On their
way down the lake�察 �after the robbery�察�Tom�察 �his father and Ned Newton�察�
Tom's chum�察 �saw a man hanging from the trapeze of a blazing balloon
over Lake Carlopa。 The balloonist was Mr。 John Sharp and he was rescued
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by Tom in a thrilling fashion。 In his motor´boat�察�Tom had much pleasure�察�
not the least of which was taking out a young lady named Miss Mary
Nestor�察�whose acquaintance he had made after stopping her runaway horse�察�
which his bicycle had frightened。 Tom's association with Miss Nestor
soon ripened into something deeper than mere friendship。
It developed that Mr Sharp�察 �whom Tom had saved from the burning
balloon�察�was an aeronaut of note�察�and had once planned to build an airship。
After his recovery from his thrilling experience�察�he mentioned the matter
to Mr。 Swift and his son�察�with whom he took up his residence。 This fitted
right in with Tom's ideas�察 �and soon father�察 �son and the balloonist were
constructing the Red Cloud�察 �as they named their airship。 It was finally
completed�察�as related in ;Tom Swift and His Airship�察─�made a successful
trial trip�察�and won a prize。 It was planned to make a longer journey�察�and
Tom�察�Mr。 Sharp and Mr。 Damon agreed to go together。 Mr。 Damon was an
odd individual�察�who was continuously blessing some part of his anatomy�察�
his clothing or some inanimate object but�察�for all that�察�he was a fine man。
The night before Tom and his friends started off in their airship�察 �the
Shopton Bank vault was blown open and seventy´five thousand dollars
was taken。 Tom and his friends did not know of this�察�but�察�no sooner had
the young inventor�察�Mr。 Sharp and Mr。 Damon sailed away�察�than the police
arrived at Mr。 Swift's house to arrest them。 They were charged with the
robbery�察�and with having sailed away with the booty。
It appeared that Andy Foger said he had seen Tom hanging around the
bank the night of the robbery�察�with a bag of burglar tools in his possession。
Search was immediately begun for the airship�察 �the occupants of which
were�察�meanwhile�察�speeding on。
Tom and his two friends had trouble。 They were nearly burned up in a
forest fire�察 �and were fired upon by a crowd of people with rifles�察 �who�察�
reading of the bank robbery and the reward offered for the capture of the
thieves�察 �hoped to bring down the airship。 The fact that they were fired
upon caused Tom and the two aeronauts to descend to make an
investigation�察 �and for the first time they learned of the bank theft。 How
they got track of the real robbers�察�took the sheriff with them in the airship�察�
and raided the gang will be found set down at length in the book。 Also
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how Tom administered well´deserved thrashing to Andy Foger。
Mr。 Swift did not accompany his son in the airship�察�and when asked
why he did not care to make the trip�察�said he was working on a new type
of submarine boat�察 �which he hoped to enter in the government trials�察 �to
win a prize。 In the fourth volume of the series�察�called ;Tom Swift and his
Submarine�察─�you may read how successful Mr。 Swift was。
When the submarine�察�called the Advance�察�was finished�察�the party made
a trip to recover three hundred thousand dollars in gold from a sunken
treasure ship�察 �off the coast of Uruguay�察 �South America。 They sailed
beneath the seas for many miles�察 �and were in great peril at times。 One
reason for this was that a rival firm of submarine builders got wind of the
treasure�察�and tried to get ahead of the Swifts in recovering it。 How Tom
and his friends succeeded in their quest�察�how they nearly perished at the
bottom of the sea�察�how they were captured by a foreign war vessel�察�and
sentenced to death�察�how they fought with a school of giant sharks and how
they blew up the wreck to recover the money is all told of in the book。
On their return to civilization with the gold�察�Mr。 Swift�察�Tom�察�and their
friends deposited the money in the Shopton Bank�察 �where Ned Newton
worked。 Ned was a bright lad�察�but had not been advanced as rapidly as he
deserved�察�and Tom knew this。 He asked his father to speak to the president�察�
Mr。 Pendergast�察�in Ned's behalf�察�and�察�as a result the lad was made assistant
cashier�察�for the request of a man who controlled a three hundred thousand
dollar deposit was not to be despised。
In building the submarine Tom and his father rented a large cottage on
the New Jersey seacoast�察�but�察�on returning from their treasure´quest they
went back to Shopton�察�leaving the submarine at the boathouse of the shore
cottage�察�which was near the city of Atlantis。 That was in the fall of the year�察�
and all that winter the young inventor had been busy on many things�察�not
the least of which was his storage battery。 It was now spring�察�and seeing
the item in the paper�察�about the touring club prize for an electric auto�察�had
given him a new idea。
But all thoughts of electric cars�察�and everything else�察�were driven from
the mind of the young man�察�when�察�with his father�察�he rushed out to see the
cause of the crash on the roof of the Swift homestead。
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;There's something up there�察�Tom�察─�called his father�察�as he splashed on
through the rain。
;That's right�察─�added his son。 ;And somebody�察�too�察�to judge by the fuss
they're making。;
;Maybe the house has been struck by lightning� ─�suggested the aged
inventor。
;No�察�the storm isn't severe enough for that�察�and�察�besides�察�if the house
had been struck you'd hear Mrs。 Baggert yelling�察�Dad。 She;
At that moment a woman's voice cried out�此�
;Mr。 Swift� �Tom� �Where are you�拭�Something dreadful has happened� ─�
;There she goes� ─ �remarked Mr。 Swift�察 �as he splashed into a mud
puddle。
;Bless my deflection rudder� ─�suddenly cried a voice from the flat roof
of the Swift house。 ;Hello� �I say�察�is anyone down there�拭─�
;Yes�察�we are�察─�answered Tom。 ;Is that you�察�Mr。 Damon�拭─�
;Bless my collar button� �It certainly is。;
;Where's Mr。 Sharp�拭�I don't hear him。;
;Oh�察�I'm here all right�察─�answered the balloonist。 ;I'm trying to get the
airship clear of the chimney。 Mr。 Damon;
;Yes�察�I steered wrong� ─�interrupted the odd man。 ;Bless my liver pin�察�
but it was so dark I couldn't see�察 �and when that clap of thunder came I
shifted the deflection rudder instead of the lateral one�察�and tried to knock
over your chimney。;
;Are either of you hurt�拭─�asked Mr。 Swift anxiously。
;No�察�not at all�察─�replied Mr。 Sharp。 ;We were moving slowly�察�ready for
a landing。;
;Is the airship damaged�拭─�inquired Tom。
;I don't know。 Not much�察 �I guess�察─ �was the answer of the aeronaut。
;I've stopped the engine�察�and I don't like to start it a