Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight; or, on the border for Uncle Sam

airship smugglers. I will take the opportunity of telling you something about the young inventor and his work, for, though many of my

dead, and a Mrs. Baggert kept house. Eradicate was an eccentric, colored helper, but of late had become to

terford. Mr. Damon had the odd habit of blessing everything he saw or could think of. Another of Tom's friends was Miss Mary Nest

s on the road, and not a little fun. After that Tom secured a motor boat, and had a race with Andy Foger. In his

but so it proved, and he was able to save the bank with it. In the book called "Tom Swift and His Wireless Message,"

untain, and after that adventure he went to the caves of ice, where his big airship was wrecked. But he got

in rescuing two missionaries from the red pygmies. A little later he s

y place, and, to reach a certain part of if, he had to invent a new machine, cal

e brought away two immense men from giant land. One, Koku, he kept for hi

me views of remarkable scenes, such as fights among wild beasts, the capture of herds of elephants, earthquakes, and volcanos in action, and great avalanches in the Al

f perfecting a new motor for an airship--a motor that would make no noise. He perfected it ea

Ned, as he passed his chum several scrap

ether, and see what it says. We may b

and see what yo

ld, the ragged pieces, and then pas

Just as you told me, it relates how the government agents, having tried in vain to get a clew to the smuggler

ion of Shopton? Oh, he

s came to the notice of the authorities to-day, when one of the government agents located some of the smuggled g

ere from, but it is believed that some of Uncle Sam's men may shortly make their appearance in the peaceful burg of Shopton, there to follow up the clew. Many thousands of dollars worth of goods have been sm

ried Ned, as Tom finished readin

young inventor. "But who is there in Shopton

hard t

om, "but I'm pretty well acquainted here, and I don't

re, and picked out this place beca

te from?" asked Tom. "There are few in Sho

ized by the custom authorities, and then send them away again," wen

those fellows are using an airship I'd like to know what kind it is. Wel

ot to work too hard in the sun, gave his parent the

think there's a clew here in Shopton? Well, we'll get

r the motor, which was set going, and bore out al

it a good test," Tom remarked, speeding it up,

few days the chums were kept busy fitting the

ut a week later. "I need some new bolts though, Ned. Let's take a walk into

after his visit to Sam. Let's go down the street, where

of suit usually worn by a carpenter, come out of the back door

, I guess," remarked

, looking, saw someone standing behind the carpenter in the

Ned. "What in the wor

t later, Andy turned, and went inside, and the

queer,"

go back after all. I'd like to

would like to know, also, I th

" ask

the Foger house, and when Andy came to the door that time, I happened to look a

an it, Tom!"

hat man is some sort of

ink he's a

affair, anyhow. I don't want to be called i

ion of our friends, he quickly turned and walked away. Tom and Ned glanc

n Tom, "and he daren't go back. So he came here, and he's hiding in his father's old house. He could manage to liv

Ned. "A nice man, too. The next time I see him, I'm going to ask him what An

" said Tom. "Though Mr. Dillon may tell you about the carpenter work. But I'm

on. "If Andy was hiding he wouldn't

e to no decision. Then, having reached Tom's home wi

when everything was ready for a trial flight. "I wish Mr. D

u wheel the newly-equipped airship out of the shed. "The first thing y

d her up into the wind. I say, N

ed out into the road. Then, i

game, but turn around slowly, and look behind that big syca

" reported his chum, a little lat

so. What'

looking at us through oper

watching Andy! I'm going to see what's up," and he strode rapidly toward the st