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tom swift and his wizard camera(汤姆·史威夫特和他的女巫相机)-第31章

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took your camera; eh?〃 

     〃Yes。 Could you connect them with Turbot and Eckert?〃 asked Tom。 

     〃No;   but   I'm  sure   they  were   acting   for   them  just   the   same。   I   had   no 

legal evidence to act on; however; so I had to let it go。 Turbot and Eckert 

won't be in it when I start selling duplicates of the films   you have。 And 

these last ought to be the best of all。 I didn't catch that fellow when I raced 

after him on the dock。 He got away; and has steered clear of me since;〃 

finished Mr。 Period。 

     〃And our rivals didn't secure any views like ours;〃 said Tom。 

     〃I'm glad of it;〃 spoke Mr。 Period。 〃Turbot and Eckert bribed one of 

my   men;   and   so   found   out   where   I   was   sending   messages   to   you。 They 

even got a copy of my cablegram。 But it did them no good。〃 

     〃Were all the films clear that I sent you?〃 asked our hero。 



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     〃Every   one。   Couldn't   be   better。   The   animal   views   were   particularly 

fine。 You must have had your nerve with you to get some of 'em。〃 

     〃Oh; Tom always has his nerve;〃 laughed Ned。 

     〃Well;   how   soon   will   you   be   ready   to   start   out   again?〃   asked   the 

picture man; as he packed up the last of the films which Tom gave him。 

〃I'd like to get some views of a Japanese earthquake; and we haven't any 

polar views。 I want some of them; taken as near the North Pole as you can 

get。〃 

     Tom gently shook his head。 

     〃What! You don't mean to say you won't get them for me?〃 cried Mr。 

Period。 〃With that wonderful camera of yours you can get views no one 

else ever could。〃 

     〃Then   some   one   else   will   have   to   take   them;〃   remarked   the   young 

inventor。 〃I'll lend you the camera; and an airship; and you can go yourself; 

Mr。 Period。 I'm going to stay home for a while。 I did what I set out to do; 

and that's enough。〃 

     〃I'm glad you'll stay home; Tom;〃 said his father。 〃Now perhaps I'll get 

my gyroscope finished。〃 

     〃And   I;   my   noiseless   airship;〃   went   on   our   hero。   〃No;   Mr。   Period; 

you'll have to excuse me this time。 Why don't you go yourself?〃 he asked。 

〃You would know just what kind of pictures you wanted。〃 

     〃No; I'm a promoter of the moving picture business; and I sell films; 

but I don't know hew to take them;〃 was the answer。 〃Besides Ierwell; I 

don't exactly care for airships; Tom Swift;〃 he finished with a laugh。 〃Well; 

I can't thank you enough for what you did for me; and I've brought you a 

check to cover your expenses; and pay you as I agreed。 All the same I'm 

sorry you won't start for Japan; or the North Pole。〃 

     〃Nothing doing;〃 said Tom with a laugh; and Mr。 Period departed。 

     〃Have you any idea what you will do next?〃 asked Ned; a day or so 

later; when he and Tom were in the workshop。 

     〃I can't tell until I finish my noiseless airship;〃 was the answer。 〃Then 

something may happen。〃 

     Something did; as I shall have the pleasure of telling you about in the 

next    volume    of   this  series;  to  be  called;   〃Tom    Swift   and   His   Great 



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Searchlight; or; On the Border for Uncle Sam;〃 and in it will be given an 

account     of   a  great  lantern   our   hero   made;    and   how    he   baffled   the 

smugglers with it。 

     〃Oh;    Tom;    weren't   you    dreadfully    frightened    when    you   saw   that 

burning river of lava coming toward you?〃 asked Mary Nestor; when the 

young inventor called on her later and told her some of his adventures。 〃I 

should have been scared to death。〃 

     〃Well;    I  didn't  have    time   to  get   scared;〃   answered     Tom。    〃It  all 

happened so quickly; and then; too I was thinking of my camera。 Next I 

knew Koku grabbed me; and it was all over。〃 

     〃But those wild beasts! Didn't they frighten you; especially when the 

rhinoceros charged you?〃 

     〃If you won't let it get out; I'll make a confession to you;〃 said Tom; 

lowering his voice。 〃I was scared stiff that time; but don't let Ned know it。〃 

     〃I won't;〃 promised Mary with a laugh。 And now; when Tom is in such 

pleasant   company;   we   will   take   leave   of   him  for   a   while;   knowing   that。 

sooner or later; he will be seeking new adventures as exciting as those of 

the past。 

     THE END 



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