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TOM SWIFT IN THE LAND OF WONDERS
TOM SWIFT IN THE
LAND OF WONDERS
BY VICTOR APPLETON
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CHAPTER I
A WONDERFUL STORY
Tom Swift�察 �who had been slowly looking through the pages of a
magazine�察 �in the contents of which he seemed to be deeply interested�察�
turned the final folio�察�ruffled the sheets back again to look at a certain map
and drawing�察�and then�察�slapping the book down on a table before him�察�with
a noise not unlike that of a shot�察�exclaimed�此�
;Well�察�that is certainly one wonderful story� ─�
;What's it about�察�Tom�拭─�asked his chum�察�Ned Newton。 ;Something
about inside baseball�察�or a new submarine that can be converted into an
airship on short notice�拭─�
;Neither one�察 �youyou unscientific heathen�察─ �answered Tom�察 �with a
laugh at Ned。 ;Though that isn't saying such a machine couldn't be
invented。;
;I believe youthat is if you got on its trail�察─�returned Ned�察�and there
was warm admiration in his voice。
;As for inside baseball�察�or outside�察�for that matter�察�I hardly believe I'd
be able to tell third base from the second base�察�it's so long since I went to a
game�察─�proceeded Tom。 ;I've been too busy on that new airship stabilizer
dad gave me an idea for。 I've been working too hard�察 �that's a fact。 I
need a vacation�察�and maybe a good baseball game;
He stopped and looked at the magazine he had so hastily slapped down。
Something he had read in it seemed to fascinate him。
;I wonder if it can possibly be true�察─�he went on。 ;It sounds like the
wildest dream of a professional sleep´walker�察�and yet�察�when I stop to think�察�
it isn't much worse than some of the things we've gone through with�察�
Ned。;
;Say�察 �for the love of rice´pudding� �will you get down to brass tacks
and strike a trial balance�拭�What are you talking of�察 �anyhow�拭 �Is it a
joke�拭─�
;A joke�拭─�
;Yes。 What you just read in that magazine which seems to cause you
so much excitement。;
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;Well�察 �it may be a joke�察 �and yet the professor seems very much in
earnest about it�察─�replied Tom。 ;It certainly is one wonderful story� ─�
;So you said before。 Come onthe `fillium' is busted。 Splice it�察�or
else put in a new reel and on with the show。 I'd like to know what's
doing。 What professor are you talking of�拭─�
;Professor Swyington Bumper。;
;Swyington Bumper�拭─�and Ned's voice showed that his memory was a
bit hazy。
;Yes。 You ought to remember him。 He was on the steamer when I
went down to Peru to help the Titus Brothers dig the big tunnel。 That
plotter Waddington�察�or some of his tools�察�dropped a bomb where it might
have done us some injury�察 �but Professor Bumper�察 �who was a fellow
passenger�察�on his way to South America to look for the lost city of Pelone�察�
calmly picked up the bomb�察�plucked out the fuse�察�and saved us from bad
injuries�察�if not death。 And he was as cool about it as an ice´cream cone。
Surely you remember� ─�
;Swyington Bumper� �Oh�察 �yes�察 �now I remember him�察─ �said Ned
Newton。 ;But what has he got to do with a wonderful story�拭 �Has he
written more about the lost city of Pelone�拭 �If he has I don't see anything
so very wonderful in that。;
;There isn't�察─ �agreed Tom。 ;But this isn't that�察─�and Tom picked up
the magazine and leafed it to find the article he had been reading。
;Let's have a look at it�察─ �suggested Ned。 ;You act as though you
might be vitally interested in it。 Maybe you're thinking of joining forces
with the professor again�察�as you did when you dug the big tunnel。;
;Oh�察�no。 I haven't any such idea�察─�Tom said。 ;I've got enough work
laid out now to keep me in Shopton for the next year。 I have no notion of
going anywhere with Professor Bumper。 Yet I can't help being impressed
by this�察─�and�察�having found the article in the magazine to which he referred�察�
he handed it to his chum。
;Why�察�it's by Bumper himself� ─�exclaimed Ned。
;Yes。 Though there's nothing remarkable in that�察 �seeing that he is
constantly contributing articles to various publications or writing books。
It's the story itself that's so wonderful。 To save you the trouble of wading
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through a lot of scientific detail�察�which I know you don't care about�察�I'll
tell you that the story is about a queer idol of solid gold�察�weighing many
pounds�察�and�察�in consequence�察�of great value。;
;Of solid gold you say�拭─�asked Ned eagerly。
;That's it。 Got on your banking air already�察─�Tom laughed。 ;To sum
it up for younotice I use the word `sum��' which is very appropriate for a
bankthe professor has got on the track of another lost or hidden city。
This one�察 �the name of which doesn't appear�察 �is in the Copan valley of
Honduras�察�and;
;Copan�察─ �interrupted Ned。 ;It sounds like the name of some new
floor varnish。;
;Well�察�it isn't�察�though it might be�察─�laughed Tom。 ;Copan is a city�察�in
the Department of Copan�察 �near the boundary between Honduras and
Guatemala。 A fact I learned from the article and not because I
remembered my geography。;
;I was going to say�察─ �remarked Ned with a smile�察 �that you were
coming it rather strong on the school´book stuff。;
;Oh�察�it's all plainly written down there�察─�and Tom waved toward the
magazine at which Ned was looking。 ;As you'll see�察 �if you take the
trouble to go through it�察�as I did�察�Copan is�察�or maybe was�察�for all I know�察�
one of the most important centers of the Mayan civilization。;
;What's Mayan�拭─ �asked Ned。 ;You see I'm going to imbibe my
information by the deductive rather than the excavative process�察─�he added
with a laugh。
;I see�察─ �laughed Tom。 ;Well�察 �Mayan refers to the Mayas�察 �an
aboriginal people of Yucatan。 The Mayas had a peculiar civilization of
their own�察 �thousands of years ago�察 �and their calendar system was so
involved;
;Never mind about dates�察─�again interrupted Ned。 ;Get down to brass
tacks。 I'm willing to take your word for it that there's a Copan valley in
Honduras。 But what has your friend Professor Bumper to do with it�拭─�
;This。 He has come across some old manuscripts�察 �or ancient
document records�察�referring to this valley�察�and they state�察�according to this
article he has written for the magazine�察�that somewhere in the valley is a
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wonderful city�察�traces of which have been found twenty to forty feet below
the surface�察�on which great trees are growing�察�showing that the city was
covered hundreds�察�if not thousands�察�of years ago。;
;But where does the idol of gold come in�拭─�
;I'm coming to that�察─ �said Tom。 ;Though�察 �if Professor Bumper has
his way�察�the idol will be coming out instead of coming in。;
;You mean he wants to get it and take it away from the Copan valley�察�
Tom�拭─�
;That's it�察�Ned。 It has great value not only from the amount of pure
gold that is in it�察 �but as an antique。 I fancy the professor is more
interested in that aspect of it。 But he's written a wonderful story�察�telling
how he happened to come across the ancient manuscripts in the tomb of
some old Indian whose mummy he unearthed on a trip to Central America。
;Then he tells of the trouble he had in discovering how to solve the
key to the translation code�察 �but when he did�察 �he found a great story
unfolded to him。
;This story has to do with the hidden c
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