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Swift and his Electric Rifle, by Victor Appleton
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Title: Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle
Author: Victor Appleton
Posting Date: January 16, 2009 [EBook #3777] Release Date: February, 2003 [This file last updated on August 26, 2010]
Language: English
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE
OR
Daring Adventures in Elephant Land
by VICTOR APPLETON
CONTENTS
I TOM WANTS EXCITEMENT II TRYING THE NEW GUN III A DIFFICULT TEST IV BIG TUSKS WANTED V RUSH WORK VI NEWS FROM ANDY VII THE BLACK HAWK FLIES VIII OFF FOR AFRICA IX ATTACKED BY A WHALE X OFF IN THE AIRSHIP XI ANCHORED TO EARTH XII AMONG THE NATIVES XIII ON THE ELEPHANT TRAIL XIV A STAMPEDE XV LIONS IN THE NIGHT XVI SEEKING THE MISSIONARIES XVII SHOTS FROM ABOVE XVIII NEWS OF THE RED PYGMIES XIX AN APPEAL FOR HELP XX THE FIGHT XXI DRIVEN BACK XXII A NIGHT ATTACK XXIII THE RESCUE XXIV TWO OTHER CAPTIVES XXV THE ROGUE ELEPHANT--CONCLUSION
CHAPTER I
TOM WANTS EXCITEMENT
"Have you anything special to do to-night, Ned?" asked Tom Swift, the well-kn