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Tom Swift and His Airship
by Victor Appleton
1910
Contents
I - An Explosion
II - Ned Sees Mysterious Men
III - Whitewashed
IV - A Trial Trip
V - Colliding With A Tower
VI - Getting Off The Roof
VII - Andy Tries A Trick
VIII - Winning a Prize
IX - The Runaway Auto
X - A Bag of Tools
XI - The "Red Cloud" Departs
XII - Some Startling News
XIII - Mr. Damon in Danger
XIV - Andy Gives the Clue
XV - Fired Upon
XVI - Over a Fiery Furnace
XVII - "Wanted -- For Robbery!"
XVIII - Back for Vindication
XIX - Wrecked
XX - Tom Gets a Clue
XXI - On the Trail
XXII - The Sheriff on Board
XXIII - On To the Camp
XXIV - The Raid
Chapter 1
- An Explosion
"Are you all ready, Tom?"
"All ready, Mr. Sharp," replied a young man, who was stationed near some complicated apparatus, while the questioner, a dark man, with a nervous manner, leaned over a large tank.
"I'm going to turn on the gas now," went on the man. "Look out for yourself. I'm not sure what may happen."
"Neither am I, but I'm ready for it. If it does explode it can't do much damage."
"Oh, I hope it doesn't explode. We've had so much trouble with the airship, I trust nothing goes wrong now."
"Well, turn, on the gas, Mr. Sharp," advised Tom Swift. "I'll watch the pressure gauge, and, if it goes too high, I'll warn you, and you can shut it off."
The man nodded, and, with a small wrench in his hand, went to one end of the tank.