Each one loved and served Tom in his own way, and
there was jealousy between them. Koku, the giant Tom had brought
with him from the land where the young inventor had been made
captive, was a big, powerful man, and could do things the aged
colored servant could not attempt. But "Rad," as he was often
called, and his mule "Boomerang" had long been fixtures on the
Swift homestead. But old age crept on apace with Eradicate,
though he hated to admit it, and Koku did many things the colored
man had formerly attended to, and Rad was always on the lookout
not to be supplanted. Hence Tom's warning to Mrs. Baggert about
letting the two be entrusted with the same mission of catching a
chicken for the pot.
"Better get the fowl yourself and say nothing to either of them
about it," Tom advised the housekeeper. "Mr. Damon will stay to
dinner, as he always does when he comes, and as it's near twelve
now, and as I may be delayed talking business to these strangers,
you'd better get up a bigger meal than usual."
"I will, Tom," promised Mrs. Baggert. And then the young
inventor, having seen that one of the men took the automobile to
the garage, went into the house.
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