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

iderable anxiety. Coming as it did, almost at the last minute, so brief--giving no particula

e few words on the paper which Tom passed around. "I wish M

ou mean?"

might be on the lookout for the head-hunters, what sort of chap

grimly. "They cut off the head of their enemies, like that interestin

, and get above their heads, and then I guess we can give a good account of our

. It's no fun to be always on the lookout for danger. I'm afraid it will get on my nerves, to

he head-hunters have all disappeared since that white traveler was after the city of gold. Some story which he told his friends, the natives in

do that a

ly at his chum. Mr. Damon an

n engagement--a c

I know what it is to be in love

with a laugh, as he went to his roo

What about Eradicate? Are you going t

about an underground city. He said he didn't want to be buried before his time. I didn't tell him

as a great place for chickens, an

ise to th

of his own, and he never did like bulls anyhow.

wait here until you come back, though I know you'll b

h his personal appearance, for he was very p

ry Nestor, and the two began an animated conversation,

your wild search?" asked the girl. "My! It

t than there is in some books. I should hate to be disappointed, a

hink there is so

e young inventor, "and it may be exaggerated, for such things usua

xico. Mr. Illingway isn't a person who could easily be deceived. Then, too, the old Aztecs and their al

laugh. "But it's interesting. I wonder if there are any small, golden

I'll bring you back one of these golden images for an ornament. It would look nice on that shelf I think,"

they must be very valuable. But I'm not going to tax you too much. If y

and blush

e other," su

shed with a laugh, "so pick out one that is nicely carved. Some

ice one. Those Aztecs used to do some wonderful work in go

rip that lay before Tom, and Mary, several times, urged him

nd then, too, he thought the less he allowed his mind to dwell on that unpleasant fe

ot expect to see Mary again for some time. But finally he realized that he must leave, and with a renewed promise to

d Mr. Nestor, "I hope you can rig up a wireless outfit,

farewell, and pondering rather solemnly on what lay before him--the dangers of

it with the one originally made out, to see that nothing had been omitted. Mr. Damon had gone to

's chum, with a teasing air. "I thought yo

'll help you. Where's Eradicate? I want him t

he was going to look after things outs

t wa

as left, bag and baggage. I asked Rad if he had heard where to, and he said someone down in the villag

when ours sails! I hope Andy didn't hear enou

l do it. They haven't enough information to go on. More likely Mr. F

from us. They make trouble everywh

an uneasy sense of some portending disaster that he went on with the work of preparing fo

"We'll call it a night's work and quit. Can'

expecte

s chum at his house our hero returned by a street that would t

ice as he glance at the gloomy house. "Well, al