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

aid his friend Ned. But, being a muscular lad, the young inventor did finally succ

me a stick wielded by Andy Foger

had been close to his fingers.

! But why do

an't reach th

can. Stret

ended on the fence, this time sti

cried Sam Snedecker, "

ell my father, and he'll have Tom Swift arrested for

adder. The next moment he was rapidly descending it, and, when on th

inventor. "I had no idea the

t yourself when you jum

hey hit yo

it serves us right, yet if I can't lo

on they hadn't seen us. However-hello!

the fence. It was evident that he ha

get into my place for,

ing to get in

u were lo

p, several times, Andy. I wanted to see w

deas for your own, I

it worth while to

t bolder now that he was reinforced by Sam and Pete on eith

hat?" demanded

n my father's prem

declared Ned. "We were on our s

re looking ov

ing, you know, Andy,"

making longer and higher flights than you ever dreamed of! I'll show you what a real airship is, Tom Swift! Monoplanes and biplane

poke Tom, with a shr

ore," went on Pete Bailey. "We'll be on the watch for you fe

am Snedecker shook his head vigorously to

in a low tone to Ne

use, followed by the jeers and mock

ed Ned, for he did not like to see himself or

est who laug

do you

s to fly in his triplane it

t it

o tell me that. He's working on altogether the wrong principle. Wa

ood view of it th

, to see my friend Mr. Damon, when Abe's letter arrived, and you came along with y

I'll go

s tired of them. A little later, Tom, having adjusted the motor that had stalled before, compell

alighted in the yard of his house, about an hour late

again. I guess yo

but it's quite chilly. We'll soon have winter.

beverage, which Mrs. Damon made for them, Tom told of the receipt of the

ea we'd ever hear from Abe Abercrombie again. And so he i

. "I was wondering if you

with you-only-only," and he leaned forward and whispered c

to go off in the airsh

k will come my opportunity to take another trip with you. A valley of gold in Alaska, eh? Up wh

ventor, though he had an ide

ford, now, and only the other day he spoke to me about wis

ng or other; hasn't he, Mr. Damon

ole northern part of this continent will soon be buried thousands of feet deep under an

Mr. Damon, who was very eccentric himself, had taken a great liking

let you know the result of Mr. Abercrombie's visit, and I needn't request you to keep quiet

it. Bless my liverpin! But I'll be glad to be on the

ook their departure, making good time

e RED CLOUD, for it needed quite a few repairs after the long trip to t

got to make some different arrangements about the craft, and prov

o been so inclined, which he was not. He looked for Abe Abercrombie any day now, for though the old m

the Shopton road, which led toward Tom's house, the figure of a grizzled old man. His clothes were rather rough, and he carried a

y along, murmur

th' depot," he said, "than t' try t' walk. It's quite a

a large shed, in the rear of a white house the pretentious a

emarked. "That shed is big enough to h

e house, he was met by one of the ga

rship place?" a

ng master is making his tr

he

You can walk right

building he had a glimpse of big stretches of

different than I remembered it. However, maybe

hed to meet him-a lad on whose fa

ou want?"

rtners in this airship business. I guess he must have told you about me. I'm Abe Aberc

o utter a denial. But, at the next words of the miner, and as Mr. Abercrombi

ntage the unexpected visit, and the impending information that the guileless

artnership with him, I take it. So this is the place where he makes his airships, eh? It's a big on

ship. An' here I be an' ready to start, I've brought th' map of th' place, jest as I promised. Here it is, better take good care of it. Now, let's talk business," and th

e bully, wondering whet

ons how t' git there, an' all that. I guess

miner had made a mistake. Andy's house was on the same road as was Tom's and, seeing the airship shed,

gold," murmured Andy, as

with me, an' I did. When will Tom be back? He never spoke of you, though I

d Andy. He did no

ver to Shopton on an errand. One look into the yard of Andy's house sh

!" cried Tom, almost

d the miner, heartily. "I was

" spoke Tom

. I should think you'd need about th

d Tom, wondering what would happen next. "I hav

Abercrombie. "Why, I thought he was. I told him

e m

tell how to get t

ocking smile

ernly, now understanding something of the s

ully, and then, before either Tom or Abe could stop him,