Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice, or, the Wreck of the Airship

e room, fitted up like a den, where the young inventor frequently worked out the details of the p

whom we met when out in Colorado this summer, says he can find it if we circle a

the opportunity to more formally introduce

om's mother was dead, and Mrs. Baggert had kept house for him and his father since he was a child. Garret Jackson, an expert machinist, was also a member of the household, and as has been explain

ame possessed of one of those speedy machines, after Mr. Wakefield Damon had come to grief on it. Mr. Damon

at he bought. After that he built an airship, the RED CLOUD, and later he and his father constructed a subm

ood him in good stead, when (as told in the sixth volume, "Tom Swift and His Wireless Message") the airship in which he, Mr. Damon and a friend of the latter's (who had built the craft) we

rom the island. The castaways nearly lost their lives in the earthquake shocks, but a steamer, summone

iamond Makers" there was related the adventures of himself and his

ange man, and claimed to have some valuable diamonds, which he said were made by a gang of men hidden in a cave i

n fact, he had been offered a partnership in the diamond-making business, but, after he had paid his mon

ind the diamond makers. They did find them, after many hardships, and were captured by the gang. How Tom and his friends escaped from the cave, after they had

g, the young inventor and his friends were never quite able to accomplish it, and the secret remained a secret. But they had s

d miner, Abe Abercrombie, who spoke of a valley of gold in Alaska, which was the s

d valley, Tom?" remarked Ned, as the young invento

ed. But I listened to part of Abe's story, and half promised to go in partnership in this quest for gold. He was to furnish information ab

all the way i

est place by rail, I suppose, and go on from there. That's a

are g

And perhaps Mr. Parker, that gloomy scientist, who is always predicting terrible a

om Swift!" exclaimed Ned Newton, enviously. "I wish

you come

really m

cour

eve I could get a

hey're directors, you know. Come along,

I sure would like to go. Do you

the diamond secret. I'm anxious to have Abe come, now, though until I got his letter I had almost fo

me cronies of his, including Pete Bailey and Sam Snedecker, are working in there night and day. They've hired a couple of mac

se. But say, do you know I'd like to get a look at

e it easil

ow

re working is close to our fence. There are some holes in

ugh the side of t

you

ow

e other day. I didn't look in, because I wasn't much interested, but I saw that one could

itated

wn satisfaction. He may be infringing on some of my patents, and if he is, I'll stop him. Once or twice he's been sneaking around my shed

n get a glimpse of Andy's quee

e had said, the big shed in Andy's premises came close up to the fence, and there wa

, and look over," spoke Ned, as he and Tom went out into the

chum were gazing into the s

lane-a big tripla

ho didn't have much time to study

e larger, and, as far as I've been able to learn, not as satisfactory as either the biplanes or monoplanes. But that's not saying Andy

ing of his

hammering away. There a

I guess Andy expects great

to do with it, Ned? Make fligh

. Look out, Tom, the

rough which they were looking, was suddenly raised. The ugly

ying to steal some of my ideas! Get away or I'll make you. Sam, bring me my gun! Pete,

wded behind him to the window just as the ladder on w

, as he leaped away to escape

considerably, while Ned, who had grasped the top board of the fence

Bailey. "Get a long stick and whack Ned

raise the ladder to enable Ned to get down