“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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THE TOM SWIFT SERIES

By Victor Appleton
12mo.  Cloth.  Uniform style of binding.  Colored wrappers.

These spirited tales convey In a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion.  Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good.

Tom swift and his motor cycle
Or Fun and Adventure on the Road

Tom swift and his motor boat
Or The Rivals of Lake Carlopa

Tom swift and his airship
Or The Stirring cruise of the Red Cloud

Tom swift and his submarine boat
Or Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure

Tom swift and his electric runabout
Or The Speediest car on the Road

Tom swift and his wireless message
Or The castaways of Earthquake Island

Tom swift among the diamond makers
Or The Secret of Phantom Mountain

Tom swift in the caves of ice
Or The Wreck of the Airship

Tom swift and his sky racer
Or The Quickest Flight on Record

Tom swift and his electric rifle
Or Daring Adventures In Elephant Land

Tom swift in the city of gold
Or Marvelous Adventures Underground

Tom swift and his air glider
Or Seeking the Platinum Treasure

Tom swift in captivity
Or A Daring Escape by Airship

Tom swift and his wizard camera
Or The Perils of Moving Picture Taking

Tom swift and his great Searchlight
Or On the Border for Uncle Sam

Tom swift and his giant Cannon
Or The Longest Shots on Record