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accident。; 

     ;I   say�察  �dad�   �Did   you   see   this�拭─  �suddenly   exclaimed Tom�察  �getting   up 

from his chair�察�and holding his finger on a certain place in the page of the 

paper。 

     ;Did I see what�拭─�asked Mr。 Swift。 

     ;Why�察�this account of the sinking of the treasure ship。; 

     ;Treasure ship�拭�No。 Where�拭─�

     ;Listen�察─�went on Tom。 ;I'll read it�此�'Further advices from Montevideo�察�

Uruguay�察      �South    America�察     �state   that  all   hope    has   been    given    up   of 

recovering   the   steamship   Boldero�察  �which   foundered   and   went   down   off 

that   coast   in   the   recent   gale。   Not   only   has   all   hope   been   abandoned   of 

raising    the   vessel�察  �but   it  is  feared   that   no   part  of   the  three   hundred 

thousand dollars in gold bullion which she carried will ever be recovered。 

Expert divers who were taken to the scene of the wreck state that the depth 

of water�察�and the many currents existing there�察�due to a submerged shoal�察�

preclude any possibility of getting at the hull。 The bullion�察�it is believed�察�

was   to   have   been   used  to   further   the   interests of   a   certain   revolutionary 

faction�察�but it seems likely that they will have to look elsewhere for the 

sinews of   war。  Besides the bullion   the ship   also   carried several   cases of 

rifles�察  �it  is  stated�察 �and   other    valuable    cargo。   The    crew    and   what    few 

passengers the Boldero carried were�察�contrary to the first reports�察�all saved 

by taking to the boats。 It appears that some of the ship's plates were sprung 

by   the   stress   in   which   she   labored   in   a   storm�察  �and   she   filled   and   sank 

gradually。'     There�    �what    do   you   think   of   that�察 �dad�拭─   �cried   Tom   as    he 

finished。 

     ;What do I think of it�拭�Why�察�I think it's too bad for the revolutionists�察�

Tom�察�of course。; 

     ;No�察  �I   mean   about   the   treasure   being   still   on   board   the   ship。   What 



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about that�拭─�

     ;Well�察  �it's   likely  to   stay   there�察  �if   the   divers   can't   get   at   it。   Now�察  �Mr。 

Sharp�察�about the propellers; 

     ;Wait�察�dad� ─�cried Tom earnestly。 

     ;Why�察�Tom�察�what's the matter�拭─�asked Mr。 Swift in some surprise。 

     ;How  soon   before   we   can   finish our   submarine�拭─  �went on Tom�察  �not 

answering the question。 

     ;About a month。 Why�拭─�

     ;Why�拭�Dad�察�why can't we have a try for that treasure�拭�It ought to be 

comparatively easy to find that sunken ship off the coast of Uruguay。 In 

our submarine we can get close up to it�察�and in the new diving suits you 

invented we can get at that gold bullion。 Three hundred thousand dollars� �

Think of it�察�dad� �Three hundred thousand dollars� �We could easily claim 

all of   it�察 �since   the owners have   abandoned it�察 �but   we   would   be   satisfied 

with half。 Let's hurry up�察�finish the submarine�察�and have a try for it。; 

     ;But�察�Tom�察�you forget that I am to enter my new ship in the trials for 

the prize offered by the United States Government。; 

     ;How much is the prize if you win it�拭─�asked Tom。 

     ;Fifty thousand dollars。; 

     ;Well�察  �here's   a   chance   to   make   three   times   that   much   at   least�察  �and 

maybe more。 Dad�察�let the Government prize go�察�and try for the treasure。 

Will you�拭─�

     Tom  looked   eagerly  at   his   father�察  �his   eyes   shining   with   anticipation。 

Mr。 Swift was not a quick thinker�察�but the idea his son had proposed made 

an impression on him。 He reached out his hand for the paper in which the 

young   inventor   had   seen   the   account   of   the   sunken   treasure。   Slowly   he 

read it through。 Then he passed it to Mr。 Sharp。 

     ;What do you think of it�拭─�he asked of the aeronaut 

     ;There's   a   possibility�察─  �remarked   the   balloonist   ;We   might   try  for   it。 

We can easily go three miles down�察�and it doesn't lie as deeply as that�察�if 

this   account is true。 Yes�察  �we   might try  for   it。   But   we'd   have to   omit   the 

Government contests。; 

     ;Will you�察�dad�拭─�asked Tom again。 

     Mr。 Swift considered a moment longer。 



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    ;Yes�察�Tom�察�I will�察─�he finally decided。 ;Going after the treasure will be 

likely   to  afford   us   a  better  test  of   the  submarine     than   would    any 

Government tests。 We'll try to locate the sunken Boldero。; 

    ;Hurrah� ─�cried the lad�察�taking the paper from Mr。 Sharp and waving it 

in the air。 ;That's the stuff�    �Now for a search for the submarine treasure� ─�



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                             CHAPTER Two 



                                Finishing the Submarine 



       ;What's the matter�拭─�cried Mrs。 Baggert�察�the housekeeper�察�hurrying in 

from the kitchen�察�where she was washing the dishes。 ;Have you seen some 

of those scoundrels   who   robbed   you�察 �Mr。 Swift�拭  �If   you have�察 �the   police 

down here ought to; 

     ;No�察  �it's   nothing   like   that�察─  �explained   Mr。   Swift。   ;Tom   has   merely 

discovered in the paper an account of a sunken treasure ship�察�and he wants 

us to go after it�察�down under the ocean。; 

     ;Oh�察  �dear�   �Some   more   of   Captain   Kidd's   hidden   hoard�察  �I   suppose�拭─�

ventured   the   housekeeper。   ;Don't   you   bother   with   it�察  �Mr。   Swift。   I   had   a 

cousin once�察�and he got set in the notion that he knew where that pirate's 

treasure   was。   He   spent   all   the   money   he   had   and   all   he   could   borrow 

digging for it�察�and he never found a penny。 Don't waste your time on such 

foolishness。      It's  bad  enough     to  be   building    airships    and   submarines 

without going after treasure。;         Mrs。 Baggert spoke with the freedom of an 

old friend rather than a hired housekeeper�察�but she had been in the family 

ever   since   Tom's   mother   died�察  �when   he   was   a   baby�察  �and   she   had   many 

privileges。 

     ;Oh�察�this isn't any of Kidd's treasure�察─�Tom assured her。 ;If we get it�察�

Mrs。 Baggert�察�I'll buy you a diamond ring。; 

     ;Humph� ─�she exclaimed�察�as Tom began to hug her in boyish fashion。 

;I guess I'll have to buy all the diamond rings I want�察�if I have to depend 

on your treasure for them�察─�and she went back to the kitchen。 

     ;Well�察─  �went   on   Mr。   Swift   after   a   pause�察   �if   we   are   going   into   the 

treasure´hunting business�察�Tom�察�we'll have to get right to work。 In the first 

place�察�we must find out more about this ship�察�and just where it was sunk。; 

     ;I can do that part�察─�said Mr。 Sharp。 ;I know some sea captains�察�and 

they can put me on the track of locating the exact spot。 In fact�察�it might not 

be a bad idea to take an expert navigator with us。 I can manage in the air 

all right�察�but I confess that working out a location under water is beyond 

me。; 



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     ;Yes�察   �an   old  sea   captain    wouldn't    be  a  bad    idea�察 �by   any   means�察─�

conceded Mr。 Swift。 ;Well�察�if you'll attend to that detail�察�Mr。 Sharp�察�Tom�察�

Mr。   Jackson   and   I   will   finish   the   submarine。   Most   of   the   work   is   done�察�

however�察  �and   it   only   remains   to   install   the   engine   and   motors。   Now�察  �in 

regard   to   the  negative   and   positive   electric   plates�察  �I'd   like   your   opinion�察�

Tom。; 

     For Tom Swift was an inventor�察�second in ability only to his father�察�and 

his    advice    was   often    sought    by   his   parent    on   matters    of  electrical 

construction�察�for the lad had made a specialty of that branch of science。 

     While father and son were deep in a discussion of the apparatus of the 

submarine�察�there will be an opportunity to make the reader a little better 

acquainted with them。 Those of you who have read the previous volumes 

of this series do not need to be told who Tom Swift is。 Others�察�however�察�

may be glad to have a proper introduction to him。 

     Tom     Swift    lived   with   his   father�察 �Barton     Swift�察  �in  the   village   of 

Shopton�察�New York。 The Swift home was on the outskirts of the town�察�and 

the large house was surrounded by a number of machine shops�察�in which 

father     and    son�察  �aided    by    Garret    Jackson�察    �the   engineer�察    �did   their 

experimental and   constructive   work。 Their  house  was not   far  from  Lake 

Carlopa�察  �a   fairly   large   body   of   water�察  �on   which   Tom   often   speeded   his 

motor 

     In the first volume of this series�察�entitled ;Tom Swift and His Motor´ 

Cycle�察─�it was told how be became acquainted with Mr。 Wakefield Damon�察�

who   suffered   an   accident   while   riding   one   of   the   speedy   machines。   The 

accident disgusted Mr。 Damon with motor´cycles�察�and Tom secured it for a 

low price。 He had many adventures on it�察�chief among which was being 

knocked senseless and robbed of a valuable patent model belonging to his 

father�察  �which   he   was   taking   to Albany。   The   attack   was   committed   by   a 

gang known as the Happy Harry gang�察�who were acting at the instigation 

of   a   syndicate   of   rich   men�察  �who   wanted   to   secure   control   of   a   certain 

patent turbine engine which Mr。 Swift had invented。 

     Tom set out in pursuit of the thieves�察�after recovering from their attack�察�

and had a strenuous time before he located them。 

     In the second volume�察�entitled ;Tom Swift and His Motor´ Boat�察─�there 



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was related our hero's adventures in a fine craft which was recovered from 

the thieves and sold at auction。 There was a mystery connected with the 

boat�察�and for a long time Tom could not solve it。 He was aided�察�however�察�

by his chum�察�Ned Newton�察�who worked in the Shopton Bank�察�and also by 

Mr。   Damon   and   Eradicate   Sampson�察  �an   aged   colored   whitewasher�察  �who 

formed quite an attachment for Tom。 

     In his motor´boat Tom had more than one race with Andy Foger�察�a rich 

lad of Shopton�察�who was a sort of bully。 He had red hair and squinty eyes�察�

and was as mean in character as he was in looks。 He and his cronies�察�Sam 

Snedecker   and   Pete   Bailey�察  �made   trouble   for   Tom�察  �chiefly   because   Tom 

managed to beat A

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