Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record

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ore as Tom again entered the

who, lately, with his father, tried to get ahead of me and some friends of mine in locating a gold claim in Alaska.

u think was

d be har

d him to-morro

isfied. Well, perhaps it's just as well I fell, and couldn't catch him. There would have been a

"But I hope he doesn't get sick, and I hope no bad conseq

ve some of the dust gathered in his chase after Andy. As he

indow, and, as you said, Eradicate isn't about. His mule is in

It was A

y Fo

'd better go lie down, father. It's

l go to bed. Have you finished yo

s we can until I invent the new ae

nter the meet?" asked

lars is worth trying for, and besides that, I'll be glad to g

idn't have my trip for nothing, then. I'll go back in the morning and repo

vitation to remain all night, and went to his h

ttempt to catch Andy Foger. He had no idea why the bully was hiding unde

some trick on me," mused Tom. "I think I'll take a look outside." And taking a stout cane from th

will tell you a little more about him than has been

f Shopton, New York State. The young man had followed in the

veral years. In addition, there was Garret Jackson, an engineer, who aided Tom and his father,

to possess that machine. A certain Mr. Wakefield Damon, an eccentric gentleman, who was always blessing him

valuable patent model from a gang of unscrupulous men, the lad acquired possession of

rman had nearly lost his life in a burning balloon, the young inventor made a big airship, called the Red Clou

nken treasure, and, following that trip Tom built a speedy electric runabout, and by a remarkable

hizzer. After Tom got back from Earthquake Island he went with Mr. Barcoe Jenks, whom he met on the ill-fated bit of land, to discover the secret of the diamond makers. They found the mysterious men, but the trip was

e mountains they prepared to go to Alaska to search for gold in the caves of ice. They were almost defeated in their purpose by the actions of Andy F

did likewise. But Tom and his party were first on the scene, and accomplished their purpose, though they had to fight the savage Indians

an work on some small inventions, when a new turn was given his thoughts and energies

of the grounds and walked slowly back toward the house. "I think I scared Andy so that h

e one approaching, around the

d quickly, taking a fir

jest come back from town. I got some peppermi

, Rad?" asked the yo

Did yo' t'ink it w

s been sneaking around. Keep your ey

l, Mas

t word with the engineer, Mr. Jackson, to

o-morrow morning, planning my new aeroplane," mused Tom. "

Tom Swift heard the voice of t

om! Come he

ter?" he asked,

he startling reply. "He's fallen down, and is

n toward his