Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle

Table of

essor, that he could do no better than to follow the design of the skyship which had been destroyed in the ice caves. But, on talking wit

of the Red Cloud but it would be smaller and lig

ise and descend quickly and at

inqui

d there big open places. If you are skimming along close to the ground, in an open place, in pursuit of a herd of el

ller gas bag than we had on the other ship, for the air

ith a small bag?" Mr.

etain the aeroplane feature, so that the Black Hawk will be a combined biplane and dirigible balloon. But it will have man

said the good meals she got ready were wasted, because no one would come to table when they

ackson would positively decline to sit down until he had screwed fast some part of a machine. Even Mr. Swift, who, b

not an expert mechanic, but he knew something of machinery and was of considerable help to

come now. I have to fix up th

e only ones who ate regularly, and they always insisted on sto

e ob mine would lay down in de dust ob de road an' not move a step

Boomerang were of great service in the hurried work that followed, for the colored man

, he would read books on African hunting, or he would sit and listen to the stories told by Mr. Durban. And the lat

than from elephants and wil

laimed Mr. Damon. "Do you

're not the worst. I mean the red pygmies.

" repeated To

me of the best elephant-hunting ground. They are wild, savage and ferocious, and what they lack individually in strength, they make up in numbers.

Tom. "But I fancy my electric rifle

t get them on our trail. But tell me, Tom, how are you coming on with the airship? for I don't know much about mechanics, and to me

," said Tom. "We'll have it assembled, and

engaged. Then the craft began to assume shape and form, and with the gas bag partly inflated and th

y, one day, as he went to the far side of the ship to get

rica-across the ocean-in her?" asked Mr.

ss the ocean, but there is no need of running any unnecessary risks. I w

your plans?" as

and then pack her up for shipment to the African coast by steamer. We'll go on the same ship

if you've no objections, I'm going to do

'll be glad of a chance for a few shots while I work

om, was seen advancing toward the aeroplane shed. In hi

u heard

inquired the

r. He and his ae

he mean way the bully had treated hi

as he held out the paper to Tom, "but

appe

ibitions. Well, I see by this paper that they went to Egypt, and were doing a high-flying stunt

irection; o

the interior

d Tom. "And that's where we're going

see him there,

ed Tom, as he turned back to his work, with