Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune

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em down? They ough

ical searchlight which he had not yet switched on. But, with his call to Ned Newton to speed up the motor, that had been slowed down, Tom, with one turn of his f

made an illumination that gave the rescuers a good chance to work. Many other boats besides Tom's had headed

suddenly cried. "Throw ou

any

and mind what I say. Reverse

d the screw churned the water to

time he had tossed overboard a cork life ring, attached to a rope which, in turn, was made fast to the forward d

boat one of the girls. She would have collapsed, and fallen in a heap on the

side, pulled in the other girl, w

s she came up, gasping, choking and cr

nie saved?"

e," answered the one

ble!" cried the seco

be drowned, even t

sudden!" gasped her co

ought to be ashamed of himself, rushing along the way he did. Now,

ed. "It's turned over, bu

after them. They live near us," and he mentioned his own name and the names of the two gi

ined the man who had offered to look after the girls, "and it is the

elped the two dripping young ladies into the ro

thorities," said Mr. Ralston, who was looking after the gi

ed girls were rowed off to their homes, while

Tom?" remarked Ned, when th

t fellow Peters, or some of h

good sign, eithe

did not speak. In fact he was so

matter, To

But, Ned, I've

thes where that nice young lady

verything was reflected in it, and, do you know, Ned, I believe I

Tom, how

ave used a wet one. You know how even in a little puddle

e often s

t just what I want. I'm going to try a wet plate now, and I think it will w

ight idea," laughed Ned. "It will be worth getting

ight, so eager was he to get to his shop laboratory a

ed, had left his photo telephone apparatus in readiness to

s always a good conductor of electricity, and it's a wonder that I forgot that when I was planning this photo telephone. But seeing the sparkle

thing

a prepared plate in there, and one in the booth where I'm to sit. Then I'll switch on the curre

is time. Ned watched him prepare the selenium plates--plates that were so sensitive to illumination that, in the dark, the metal would har

at last. "Now you go to your little coop, and I'll s

helf had been fitted up in the booth, or closet, and on this was the apparatus, consisting of a portable telephone set, and a

other building, Tom took his place. The two booths were

asked Tom, throu

y," came

sitized plate. Then turn out your light, and slowly turn it on. It's a new kind

t you

lowly the illumination

ing, Tom?" asked

answer. "Go ahead, turn on more light,

di

ow?" he asked,

And then suddenly Tom's voice

!" he called. "C

off into a mean