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Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers; Or, The Secret of Phantom Mountain

by Victor Appleton

Pages
about 153
Category
Literature & Fiction
Language
English
Reading time
2.8 h at 250 wpm
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I A SUSPICIOUS JEWELER II A MIDNIGHT VISIT III A STRANGE STORY IV ANDY FOGER GETS A FRIGHT V A MYSTERIOUS MAN VI MR. DAMON IS ON HAND VII MR. PARKER PREDICTS VIII OFF FOR THE WEST IX A WARNING BY WIRELESS X DROPPING THE STOWAWAY XI A WEARY SEARCH XII THE GREAT STONE HEAD XIII ON PHANTOM MOUNTAIN XIV WARNED BACK XV THE LANDSLIDE XVI THE VAST CAVERN XVII THE PHANTOM CAPTURED XVIII BILL RENSHAW WILL HELP XIX IN THE SECRET CAVE XX MAKING THE DIAMONDS XXI FLASHING GEMS XXII PRISONERS XXIII BROKEN BONDS XXIV IN GREAT PERIL XXV THE MOUNTAIN SHATTERED--CONCLUSION

“Well, Tom Swift, I don't believe you will make any mistake if you buy that diamond,” said the jeweler to a young man who was inspecting a tray of pins, set with the sparkling stones. “It is of the first water, and without a flaw.”

“It certainly seems so, Mr. Track. I don't know much about diamonds, and I'm depending on you. But this one looks to be all right.”

“Er--no--that is, not exactly,” and Tom Swift, the young inventor of airships and submarines, blushed slightly.

“Ah, I see. It's for your housekeeper, Mrs. Baggert. Well, I think she would like a pin of this sort. True, it's rather expensive, but--”

“No, it isn't for Mrs. Baggert, Mr. Track,” and Tom seemed a bit embarrassed.

“No? Well, then, Tom--of course it's none of my affair, except to sell you a good stone, But if this brooch is for a young lady, I can't recommend anything nicer. Do you think you will take this; or do you prefer to look at some others?”

“Oh, I think this will do, Mr. Track. I guess I'll take--”

Tom's words were interrupted by a sudden action on the part of the jeweler. Mr. Track ran from behind the showcase and hastened toward the front door.

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