Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel; Or, The Hidden City of the Andes

for

hen our hero, and Koku, the giant, alighted from a taxicab in New York,

I'm

have a go

speak of, though we were delayed by a f

the rooms I have engaged. Hello, what's all the crowd here for?" asked the

tracted the attention. He was carrying his own big valise, and a small steamer trunk be

nted the contractor. "We can pretty nearly, though not quite match

them and Koku," suggested Tom. "Come on!" he ca

hrong of puppies about his heels, and as Tom, Mr. Titus and the giant were ent

to pay double rates on that chap," and

in the crowd with a laugh. "He

dly, tossing the chauffeur a coin. "He

ful if he knew what about, for he could not understand much unless

sat in the comfortable hotel rooms, while Koku stood at a window, looki

ow. I just had to hustle a little," and he thought of how he had had to send Mary's present

powder shipment

n as we. Other shipments will follow as

er," went on the contractor. "I guess I did

mental charges with samples of the tunnel rock. It remains to be seen

oubt it will w

we leave her

our baggage transferred to the Chicago limited. In less than a week we ought to

said Tom. "I telephoned him, just befor

rtment. "But I can find my way all right. I know the number of

the eccentric gentleman himself, struggling to keep posse

n. "I-I am a little late, I fear-had an accident-wait un

cried Tom.

n into another. No

of breath," said Mr.

I walked

claimed Tom. "Weren't the

y tried to take it away from me every step-here you are, son-it wasn't the tip I

water. "Bless my paper weight! The drug concern will have to vote me an extra

m. "We'll soon b

otten. Their railroad tickets had been secured by Mr. Titu

remarked shortly before lunch

name from Peru, a small river on the west coast of Colombia, where Pizarro landed. The country, geographically, may be divided into three sections longitudinally. The coast

e we're going

some very high, interspersed with table lands, rich plains and valleys) there is

teresting," com

quinine comes, Mr. Damon, though you may not have to go there to straighten out your a

ld animals in Per

most like little camels you might say, though much more gentle. Then there is the wild vicuna,

a sort of wild dog, or fox, and the ucumari, a black bear with a white nose. This bea

ionless, 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 anothe

ever knew it was such an interesting country. But

There are numerous holidays, or holy-days, which our Indian workers take off, and we can d

with me, and I may get a chance to pop over one of t

en they can get them, but I wouldn't

Chicago Limited, which left from the Pennsylvania Station at Twenty-thi

re to go aboard their steamer. They had to wait a day, during which time Tom and Mr. Titus made inquiries regarding the first po

Bellaconda," said, Tom, naming the

their baggage aboard, putting what was wanted on the voyage in the

ed and an of

that's goi

of those who had come to bid friends farewell, an

t her in motion to move her away from the wharf, there was a shou

ngway. I have a passenger fo

ith a heavy black beard fairly leaped from the vehicl

re!" yelled the

pled bill to the chauffeur. And then, clutching his valise in a firm hand, the belated passenge

e-that," ob

ht," assent

exclaimed Mr. Damon, as th