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Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes

Creator: Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL or The Hidden City of the Andes by Victor Appleton CONTENTS I An Appeal for Aid II Explanations III A Face at the Window IV Tom's Experiments V Mary's Present VI Mr. Nestor's Letter VII Off for Peru VIII The Bearded Man IX The Bomb X Professor Bumper XI In the Andes XII The Tunnel XIII Tom's Explosive XIV Mysterious Disappearances XV Frightened Indians
Ten Nights in a Bar Room

NIGHT THE FIRST. THE "SICKLE AND SHEAF." Ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in Cedarville. It was late in the afternoon when the stage set me down at the "Sickle and Sheaf," a new tavern, just opened by a new landlord, in a new house, built with the special end of providing "accommodations for man and beast." As I stepped from the dusty old vehicle in which I had been jolted along a rough road for some thirty miles, feeling tired and hungry, the good-natured face of Simon Slade, the landlord, beaming as it did with a hearty welcome, was really a pleasant sight to see, and the grasp of his hand was like that of a true friend. I felt as I entered the new and neatly furnished sitting-room adjoining the bar, that I had indeed found a comfortable resting- place after my wearisome journey. "All as nice as a new pin," said I, approvingly, as I glanced
XVI On the Watch XVII The Condor XVIII The Indian Strike XIX A Woman Tells XX Despair XXI A New Explosive XXII The Fight XXIII A Great Blast XXIV The Hidden City XXV Success TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL Chapter I An Appeal for Aid