Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat; Or, Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

ng the

e kitchen, where she was washing the dishes. "Have you seen some of those sco

erely discovered in the paper an account of a sunken treasure

sure was. He spent all the money he had and all he could borrow digging for it, and he never found a penny. Don't waste your time on such foolishness. It's bad enough to be building airships and submarines without go

," Tom assured her. "If we get it, Mrs

I guess I'll have to buy all the diamond rings I want, if I have to

re-hunting business, Tom, we'll have to get right to work. In the first p

locating the exact spot. In fact, it might not be a bad idea to take an expert navigator with us. I

l, Mr. Sharp, Tom, Mr. Jackson and I will finish the submarine. Most of the work is done, however, and it only remains to

d his advice was often sought by his parent on matters of electrical co

o make the reader a little better acquainted with them. Those of you who have read the previous volumes of this

large house was surrounded by a number of machine shops, in which father and son, aided by Garret Jackson, the engineer, did their experiment

Mr. Damon with motor-cycles, and Tom secured it for a low price. He had many adventures on it, chief among which was being knocked senseless and robbed of a valuable patent model belonging to his father, which he was taking to A

ter recovering from their attack, and had

es and sold at auction. There was a mystery connected with the boat, and for a long time Tom could not solve it. He was aided, however, by his chum, Ned

He had red hair and squinty eyes, and was as mean in character as he was in looks. He and his cronies, Sam S

wift home, which had been entered by thieves, Tom, his father and Ned Newton, saw a balloon on fire over the lake. Hanging from a trapeze on it was Mr. Sharp,

hen engaged in perfecting an airship, and Mr. Sharp was able

undertook it merely for pleasure, but they encountered considerable danger, before they completed it, for they nearly fell into a blazing forest once, and were later f

t Tom Swift had taken the money, and when asked how he knew this, he said he had seen Tom hanging around the bank the night before the vault was burst open, and that the young inventor had so

il they accidentally read in the paper an account of their supposed misdeeds. They lost no time in starting

eserved thrashing for giving a false clue was told of, and there was an account of a race in which the Red Cloud (as the airs

in the air, even during accidents and when struck by lightning, may learn by readin

ut would not tell why, until Tom, pressing him for an answer, learned that his father was planning a submarine boat, which he hoped to enter in s

r. Sharp, aided Mr. Swift in completing the submarine, until, when the present stor

ton. So, before the keel was laid, Mr. Swift rented a large cottage at a seaside place on the New Jersey coast

Mr. Sharp made several trips back and forth from Shopton in their airship, to see that all was safe at home and occasion

ught with him the paper containing an account of the wreck

e three fortune-hunters

Tom, I wonder if your friend, Mr. Damon, would care to try

im," answered the lad

Swift prepared to rush work on the submarine, and for the next three weeks there were busy times in the shed next to the seaside cottage. So busy, in

ee our craft completed. Then we will put it in the water and see how it floats, and whether i

g inventor coming from the darkened

o be listening. Then he moved soft

ked his father in a whi

worried look on his face, followed his so

one moving around back h

y. "Some one trying to steal my ideas again! Mr. Sharp, come

rear of the building. There was a scu

e you do

eplied a voice. "I am look

place to look for him. He's up front. Father,

t I went to the rear of the place," the voi

n who emerged from the darkness into the light from a window. "I beg your pardon for grabbing you the wa

ink he will remember me. Ah, Mr. Swift, how do you do?" he added quickly, cat

nventor as he saw the man's face mor

ied the man. "May I have

ted Mr. Swift nervously

Swift was standing. Together the two emerged from t

. Sharp of the young

, whoever he is, dad seems afraid of