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Swift and his Motor-boat, by Victor Appleton
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Title: Tom Swift and his Motor-boat or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
Author: Victor Appleton
Posting Date: July 13, 2008 [EBook #2273] Release Date: August, 2000 [This file last updated on August 13, 2010]
Language: English
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-BOAT
Or
The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
By
VICTOR APPLETON
CONTENTS
I A Motor-boat Auction II Some Lively Bidding III A Timely Warning IV Tom And Andy Clash V A Test Of Speed VI Towing Some Girls VII A Brush With Andy VIII Off On A Trip IX Mr. Swift Is Alarmed X A Cry For Help XI A Quick Run XII Suspicious Characters XIII Tom In Danger XIV The ARROW Disappears XV A Damaging Statement XVI Still On The Search XVII "There She Is!" XVIII The Pursuit XIX A Quiet Cruise XX News Of A Robbery XXI The Balloon On Fire XXII The Rescue XXIII Plans For An Airship XXIV The Mystery Solved XXV Winning A Race
CHAPTER I
A MOTOR-BOAT AUCTION
"Where are you going, Tom?" asked Mr. Barton Swift of his son as the young man was slowly pushing his motor-cycle out of the yard t