Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails
by Appleton Victor [pseud.]
Author: Appleton Victor [pseud.]
Teens
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One of the “Tom Swift” series of boy’s books produced by Stratemeyer Syndicate. The series were written by a number of authors under the general pseudonym Victor Appleton. They describe initially a young genius who creates inventions passing far ahead of the time. “Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive” appears the second book, where Tom finds himself in a new adventure purchasing a damaged motorboat at auction.
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...Damon. "Bless my indicator! I'd know thescoundrel if I met him again. ""The thing to do, " said Ned Newton confidently, "is to identify the manwho robbed you tonight as soon as possible and then, if he hangs aroundShopton, to mark well anybody he associates with. ""Perhaps they will not bother me any more, " said Tom, rather carelessly. "And perhaps they will, " grumbled Mr. Damon. "Bless my self-starter!they may try something mean again this very night. Come on, Tom. I wantto run you home. And on the way, I tell you, I've got something to putup to you myself. It may not promise a small fortune like this electriclocomotive business; but bless my barbed wire fence! my trouble hasmore than a little to do with footpads, too. "He led the way out of the house and to the motor car again. In a minutehe had started his engine, and Tom, jumping in beside him, was borneaway toward his own home. Chapter VBarbed Wire Entanglements"This gets us to your particular trouble, Mr. Damon, " Tom Swift...
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