Tom Swift and His Airship

g of

o his surroundings, and was busy figuring away on some paper. He s

Happy Harry and his confederates are in this vicinity, he'll worry, and that doesn't agre

f them as I came from the bank, and I was surprised to

ou think they

ed off in their auto as soon as I left the bank, after leaving my money there. I'm glad I deposited it before I saw

the trip in the airship? I hope you

h worse than my experience with my motor-cycle and the auto. At least

, "I guess you'll be safe on that score. But I hope

t once," and with this philosophical reflection Mr. Damon went back to

then," went on Tom. "Meanwhile I'll see to getting y

to go home to notify them, and it's a good thing, as my wife is very nervous, and might object, if she heard abou

you and I can't get that car down. Perhaps Mr. Damon would like to go i

arp, with the aid of Garret Jackson, then released the auto from its position. They had to take down the rest of the broken railing, and their task wa

a smile. "Bless my hat band, but they'll wonder what became of me. W

s vicinity, and I don't like it. I'm afraid they are up to some mischief. I should think the

ed that no sign of the men had been seen, and, later it was learned that an auto, answering

s all but completed. It had been placed back in the shed

ore the one set for the start, "but I haven't asked where

the balloonist. "That will make a fairly long trip, and t

eclared Mr. Damon. "I'm all

ard. Then, at Tom's somewhat blushing request, a stop was made near the Seminary, and, when the pupils came trooping out, the young inventor asked Miss Nestor if she didn't want to take a little flight. She consented, and with two pretty companions climbed rather hesitati

earnestly invited to undertake it, both Tom and Mr. Sharp urging him, but the

g a final inspection to the craft in the big shed, Mr. Sharp excla

at

ers, and a couple of braces and bits. Harrison, the hardware dealer, ordered them for me from New York, and they were to be ready this aft

s soon go as not. It will make the time

corner on which the bank was located-the same bank in which Ned Newton worked-one of the valves on the motor-cycle began to leak. Tom dismounted to adju

if he and the red-haired bully had

Now's our chance to get even for t

h the lads, for, though each one matched him in

thing I guess I can accomm

ike the way Tom squared off. The young inventor had let down the rear brace

good and proper," grow

don't you?"

lise of tools. They fell with a clatter and a thud to the pavement, and the satchel came open. It was under a ga

use some of them on us," sneered A

tting it, but he was aware of the clo

e said, somewhat annoyed, and he hu

o change the subject. "First thing you know the watchman will ord

I'm going to ride on now, unless you w

nk," added Andy. "The police are on the lookout h

at the two bullies had lost all desire to attack

e tools rattling and jingling in the valise, but it was

he young inventor. "My, the way Sam and Andy stared at them it would make it seem

the tools was to prove disastrous for our hero. As Tom turned the corner he