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Page 75
Tom Swift arose.
"The United States hasn't money enough to buy my patent of a
noiseless motor," he said.
"Wha--what!" faltered Mr. Terrill. "Why, I understood--you
don't mean--they told me you were rather patriotic, and--"
"I hope I am patriotic!" interrupted Tom with a smile. "And
when I say that the United States hasn't money enough to buy my
latest invention I mean just that."
"My Air Scout is not for sale!"
"You mean," faltered the government agent. "You say--"
"I mean," went on Tom, "that Silent Sam is for Uncle Sam
without one cent of cost! My father and I take great pleasure in
presenting such machines as are already manufactured, those in
process of making, and the entire patents, and all other rights,
to the government for the winning of the war!"
"Oh!" said Mr. Terrill in rather a strange voice. "Oh!"
And that was all he could say for a little while.
But Tom Swift reckoned without a knowledge of a peculiar law
which prohibits the United States from accepting gifts totally
without compensation, and so, in due season, the young inventor
received a check for the sum of one dollar in full payment for
his silent motor, and the patent rights thereto. And Tom has that
check framed, and hanging over his desk.
And so the silent motor became an accomplished fact and a great
success. Those of you who have read of its work against the
Boches, and how it helped Uncle Sam to gain the mastery of the
sky, need not be reminded of this. By it many surprise attacks
were made, and much valuable information was obtained that
otherwise could not have been brought in.
One day, after the rogues had been sent to prison for long
terms, and Tom had turned over to his government his silent
aircraft--except one which he was induced to keep for his own
personal use--the young inventor went to call on Mary Nestor. The
object of his call, as I believe he stated it, was to see how Mr.
Nestor was, but that, of course, was camouflage.
"Would you like to come for a ride, Mary, in the silent
airship?" asked Tom, after he had paid his respects to Mr. Nestor
and his wife. "We can talk very easily on board Silent Sam
without the use of a speaking tube. Come on--we'll go for a
moonlight sky ride."
"It sounds enticing," said Mary, with a shy look at Tom. "But
wouldn't you just as soon sit on a bench in the garden? It's
moonlight there, and we can talk, and--and--"
"I'd just as soon!" said Tom quickly.
And out they went into the beautiful moonlight; and here we
will leave them and say good-bye.
THE END
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THE TOM SWIFT SERIES
By VICTOR APPLETON
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.
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