Tom Swift in the City of Gold; Or, Marvelous Adventures Underground

ntor was frantically working at the levers, trying to loosen the jam

u do it?"

y he worked on, and there was need of haste, for every mome

ass plot and the bank employee found himself grimly thinking th

ine what's happe

less the head of the aeroplane was thrown up quickly, to catch t

ngine and vol-p

n't vol-plane when I can't th

ll. Ned had half a notion to jump, but he knew that would mean instant death, and there wa

roplane. He knew it well, for he had ridden with Tom many times. He looked up and waved his hand to t

hout in terror, and could see him motion to them. Later he said he saw that Tom was coming down at too g

p to now he had not pulled with all his strength as he feared to break some connecting-rod, wire or leve

n the handle. There was a snapping

cried. "She's moving!

eroplane was within a hundred feet of the earth the head w

earth that Tom had over-run his original stepping place, and now the sky

in hand!" said the youn

ct as a brake. At the same time he swerved the craft to one side

the excitement he really didn't kno

make it safe to land, Tom directed the craft downward again and came

as he leaped from his seat. "That

say so!" a

r. Damon. "What happened? Did

med, and I couldn't move it. I mus

mon, as he followed Tom and Ned to the front end of

is quick eye caught something,

ch ran the wire that worked the rudder, he pulled a small iron bolt. "That got between the sle

fall in ther

e." spoke Tom quietl

e policy! Who did such a dast

ect it was Andy Foger, and he was never any nearer to p

e deliberately tried to in

I did," replied Tom. Then he told of Mr. Swift having seen the red-haired bully near the aeroplane. "Andy may have only intended to put m

o say anything t

alize that he might have crippled us both for life. I

on,--the sky racer behaving beautifully on the homeward trip,--it was

so that incident was closed for the time being, but it

king at several large maps of Mexico that the eccentric man had procured, and locating, as well as

tting ready to go, Mr

wife about it yet. You know she doesn't like me to go off on these 'wild goose chases' as she

ventor eagerly, for he had formed a strong like for M

'm not going to tell her anything about it until the last minute, and then I'

I hope we can all bring

th a laugh, and he took care to get beyond the reac

ghed Tom, blushing

Damon with a mock sigh. The boys laughed, for the ol

ight hear from Mr. Illingway, and discussing the so

and Ned went back in the aeroplane, hearing the n

d Tom grimly. "I'm glad he's out of the way, though. There won't be any more dang

e with them on their search for the city of gold would have to be con

r. Damon and Ned occasionally. Several weeks were spent in this way

ked out to the shop where the young inventor was busy over the

ed the lad. "Good! That's what I've been wait

go as a missionary to Afri

a friend there. He sent me some facts

le Sam's messenger with a shake of his head as he hurried away,