Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Underground

me of waiting, proved to be a delightful experience, for o

he wanted to visit several museums and other places of historical interest, so, while he was browsing around tha

where chicken and pork chops figured largely on the bills of fare, for Tom had

ad?" asked Ned with a laugh, the se

ith a grin on his honest black face. "I looks at all de gold ornaments, an

of a man would be worth!" cautioned Tom. "The jeweler mig

romised Eradicate. "But, Massa Tom, how much d

Enough, though, to make you ri

and he spent several hours trying to d

third day of their enforced stay in New York, a l

didn't know that you sent M

ng that the steamer Maderia, on which we have taken passage for Mexico, will sa

oped we'd stay at least another day here.

erground city," predicted Tom. "Come on, Ned, we'll take in a moving

arrived several hours before the time set for sailing. Many others di

a lot of cargo to stow away, and so much coal to put into the bunkers, that Tom and the

with boxes, barrels and bales puffed to the loading gangways. There was the puffing and whis

ts carrying the coal to the bunkers. Stevadores were running here and there, orders and counter-or

aimed Mr. Damon. "We'll never

dicate. "Look at all dat

The coal barges were emptied and towed away. Truck after truck departed from the dock empty, having left its load

arranged things in their stateroom. The two boys and Mr. Damon had a large o

ar the main gangway and watched the passengers hurrying up. There were many going to make the trip to Mexico

as struggling up the steep gangplank, carrying a heavy valise. For the tide was almost at flood and the deck of the steamer was

an obligingly relieved the fat man of his grip, thereby ena

d. For, as Eradicate hastened to help the stout passenger, two others behind him, a man and a boy, started p

drawn from the fat man to the man and youth immediately b

he was carrying over his shoulder up so that it hid his face. At the same time the lad with him, evidently in obedience to some command, pulled his

ndering tones, "Tom, d

t the young inventor in a horse whisp

y, and

ow crowded so close up behind the fat man whom Eradicate was assisting up the plank, that he partly hid them from sight, a

llow us they wouldn't dare go on the same steamer. It must

came from Ned. "But w

ow

Even if they are down under some other names he

ight, we'

or several friends rushed to greet him, and for a moment there was a confusing little throng at the place where the passengers cam

y to their stateroom, so that when our two lads managed to extricate themselves from the throng around the fat man, who insiste

Tom. "If Andy and his father are

ight," ag

here was th

t's going ashor

tle of the gangplank being drawn in, a quiver th

re o

his father are here it's too