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.I think there are even some Englishmen amongthose who attacked us, as well as French, Germans, Italians and Russians.""Yes, it seems to be a combination of European nations against us," admittedCaptain Warner."Probably, after they have made good their seizure of Tom'saerial warship, they will portion her out among themselves, or use her as amodel from which to make others.""Do you think that is their object?" asked Mr.Damon."Undoubtedly," was the captain's answer."It has been the object of theseforeign spies, all along, not only to prevent the United States from enjoyingthe benefits of these progressive inventions, but to use them for themselves.They would stop at nothing to gain their ends.It seems we did notsufficiently appreciate their power and daring.""Well, they've got us, at any rate," observed Tom, "and they may take us andthe ship to some faroff foreign country.""If they don't heave us overboard halfway there," commented Ned, in rathergloomy tones"Well, of course, there's that possibility," admitted Tom."They are desperatecharacters.""Well, we must do something," declared Lieutenant Marbury."Come, it'sdaylight now, and we can see to work better.Let's see if we can't find a wayto get out of this prison.Say, but this sure is a storm!" he cried, as theairship rolled and pitched violently."They are handling her well, though," observed Tom, as the craft came quicklyto an even keel."Either they have a number of expert birdmen on board, orthey can easily adapt themselves to a new aircraft.She is sailingsplendidly."Page 71 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Well, let's eat something, and set to work," proposed Ned.They brought out the food which had been given to them the night before, butbefore they could eat this, there came a knock on the door, and more food andfresh water was handed in, under the same precautions as before.Tom and his companions indignantly demanded to be released, but their protestswere only laughed at, and while the guards stood with ready weapons the doorwas again shut and locked.But the prisoners were not the kind to sit idly down in the face of this.Under Tom's direction they set about looking through their place of captivityfor something by which they could release themselves.At first they foundnothing, and Ned even suggested trying to cut a way through the wooden wallswith a fingernail file, which he found in one of his pockets, when Tom, whohad gone to the far end of the storeroom, uttered a cry.Tom Swift And His Aerial WarshipCHAPTER XXIV.THE LIGHTNING BOLT84"What is ita way out?" asked Lieutenant Marbury anxiously."No, but means to that end," Tom replied."Look, a file and a saw, left hereby some of my workmen, perhaps," and he brought out the tools.He had foundthem behind a barrel in the far end of the compartment."Hurray!" cried Ned."That's the ticket! Now we'll soon show these fellowswhat's what!""Go easy!" cautioned Tom."We must work carefully.It won't do to slam aroundand try to break down the door with these.I think we had better select aplace on the side wall, break through that, and make an opening where we cancome out unnoticed.Then, when we are ready, we can take them by surprise.We'll have to do something like that, for they outnumber us, you know.""That is so," agreed Captain Warner."We must use strategy.""Well, where would be a good place to begin to burrow out?" asked Ned."Here," said Tom, indicating a place far back in the room."We can work therein turns, sawing a hole through the wall.It will bring us out in the passagebetween the aft and amidship cabins, and we can go either way.""Then let's begin!" cried Ned enthusiastically, and they set to work.While the aerial warship pitched and tossed in the storm, over some part ofthe Atlantic, Tom and his friends took turns in working their way to freedom.With the sharp end of the file a small hole was made, the work being done asslowly as a rat gnaws, so as to make no noise that would be heard by theircaptors.In time the hole was large enough to admit the end of the saw.But this took many hours, and it was not until the second day of theircaptivity that they had the hole nearly large enough for the passage of oneperson at a time.They had not been discovered, they thought.Meanwhile they had been given food and water at intervals, but to all demandsthat they be released, or at least told why they were held prisoners, a deafear was turned.They could only guess at the fate of Koku.Probably the giant was kept bound,for once he got the chance to use his enormous strength it might go hard withthe foreigners.The Mars continued to fly through the air.Sometimes, as Tom and his friendscould tell by the motion, she was almost stationary in the upper regions, andagain she seemed to be flying at top speed.Occasionally there came the soundof firing."They're trying my guns," observed Tom grimly [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.I think there are even some Englishmen amongthose who attacked us, as well as French, Germans, Italians and Russians.""Yes, it seems to be a combination of European nations against us," admittedCaptain Warner."Probably, after they have made good their seizure of Tom'saerial warship, they will portion her out among themselves, or use her as amodel from which to make others.""Do you think that is their object?" asked Mr.Damon."Undoubtedly," was the captain's answer."It has been the object of theseforeign spies, all along, not only to prevent the United States from enjoyingthe benefits of these progressive inventions, but to use them for themselves.They would stop at nothing to gain their ends.It seems we did notsufficiently appreciate their power and daring.""Well, they've got us, at any rate," observed Tom, "and they may take us andthe ship to some faroff foreign country.""If they don't heave us overboard halfway there," commented Ned, in rathergloomy tones"Well, of course, there's that possibility," admitted Tom."They are desperatecharacters.""Well, we must do something," declared Lieutenant Marbury."Come, it'sdaylight now, and we can see to work better.Let's see if we can't find a wayto get out of this prison.Say, but this sure is a storm!" he cried, as theairship rolled and pitched violently."They are handling her well, though," observed Tom, as the craft came quicklyto an even keel."Either they have a number of expert birdmen on board, orthey can easily adapt themselves to a new aircraft.She is sailingsplendidly."Page 71 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Well, let's eat something, and set to work," proposed Ned.They brought out the food which had been given to them the night before, butbefore they could eat this, there came a knock on the door, and more food andfresh water was handed in, under the same precautions as before.Tom and his companions indignantly demanded to be released, but their protestswere only laughed at, and while the guards stood with ready weapons the doorwas again shut and locked.But the prisoners were not the kind to sit idly down in the face of this.Under Tom's direction they set about looking through their place of captivityfor something by which they could release themselves.At first they foundnothing, and Ned even suggested trying to cut a way through the wooden wallswith a fingernail file, which he found in one of his pockets, when Tom, whohad gone to the far end of the storeroom, uttered a cry.Tom Swift And His Aerial WarshipCHAPTER XXIV.THE LIGHTNING BOLT84"What is ita way out?" asked Lieutenant Marbury anxiously."No, but means to that end," Tom replied."Look, a file and a saw, left hereby some of my workmen, perhaps," and he brought out the tools.He had foundthem behind a barrel in the far end of the compartment."Hurray!" cried Ned."That's the ticket! Now we'll soon show these fellowswhat's what!""Go easy!" cautioned Tom."We must work carefully.It won't do to slam aroundand try to break down the door with these.I think we had better select aplace on the side wall, break through that, and make an opening where we cancome out unnoticed.Then, when we are ready, we can take them by surprise.We'll have to do something like that, for they outnumber us, you know.""That is so," agreed Captain Warner."We must use strategy.""Well, where would be a good place to begin to burrow out?" asked Ned."Here," said Tom, indicating a place far back in the room."We can work therein turns, sawing a hole through the wall.It will bring us out in the passagebetween the aft and amidship cabins, and we can go either way.""Then let's begin!" cried Ned enthusiastically, and they set to work.While the aerial warship pitched and tossed in the storm, over some part ofthe Atlantic, Tom and his friends took turns in working their way to freedom.With the sharp end of the file a small hole was made, the work being done asslowly as a rat gnaws, so as to make no noise that would be heard by theircaptors.In time the hole was large enough to admit the end of the saw.But this took many hours, and it was not until the second day of theircaptivity that they had the hole nearly large enough for the passage of oneperson at a time.They had not been discovered, they thought.Meanwhile they had been given food and water at intervals, but to all demandsthat they be released, or at least told why they were held prisoners, a deafear was turned.They could only guess at the fate of Koku.Probably the giant was kept bound,for once he got the chance to use his enormous strength it might go hard withthe foreigners.The Mars continued to fly through the air.Sometimes, as Tom and his friendscould tell by the motion, she was almost stationary in the upper regions, andagain she seemed to be flying at top speed.Occasionally there came the soundof firing."They're trying my guns," observed Tom grimly [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]