Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle

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Tom Swift, the well-known inventor, as he paused in f

the bank clerk, as he stacked up so

come over to the

rprise party, or so

t something I'd l

inven

electric rifle. I've got it ready to try, now, and I'd like to see what you think of it. There's a r

hat are you doing in the bank, anyhow;

the government for the patents on my sky racer, and I'm salting

nk clerk, who held a small amount of stock in the finan

s evening," went on the youthful inve

Tom, have you heard the

left town right after I beat him in

ht, and I guess for a long time

there after he failed to beat me in the

eally gone

glad of it. Did he tak

Foger supplied, has an idea he can interest the German or some other European government in the machine. Andy wanted to go along with

g. I'll expect you over to-night," and with a w

e the institution, and was about to start off when he saw a newsboy sel

hen, after glancing at the front page, and noting the headings, Tom started off his speedy

n aged gentleman who sat in the library reading a book. "Now we w

r. Swift with a smile. "Since my illness I haven't bee

had not been able to do much. But the devices of his son, especially a speedy monoplane, which Tom invented, and sold to the United States Government, were now bringi

I don't know that I care as long as you continue to turn out new machines, Tom. By

ut I've improved it very much since then. In fact I'm going to give it a severe test to-night. Ned Newton is coming over,

; eh? You ought to have Mr. Damo

never can tell when he is going to turn up. Mrs. Baggert says you were

onger every day, but it will take time. But

e to the weapon. It was dinner time when he had finished, and, after the meal Tom went out to the shed w

ll do to a dummy figure. Guess I'll make a sort of scarecrow and stuff it

n as he came around the corner of a small stable where

t you to help ma

assy! What fo' yo' want ob a scarecrow?

to shoot at when Ned New

m! Good land a' massy! Yo'-all ai

clothes, and if you will stuff them with rags and straw and fix them so they'll stand up, they'

ored man to stuff the figure, after he had showed him how, Tom went ba

ht see something of the going abroad of Andy Foge

e at the Eagle Park aviation meet in my sky racer. Jove! That was some excitement! I'd like to do that over again, only I shouldn't want to have Dad so si

th after them, too, with the way money is coming in now. Yes, I do wish I could have some excitement. Hello, what's this! A big elephant hunt in A

ention, and, as he read, he became more and more absorbed in it. He re

over in the dark continent! I've a good notion to go there! I wonder if Ned would go with me? Mr. Damon certainly would. Elepha