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And then the colored man exclaimed:
"Good land ob massy! Did I do dat?"
His tone was one of such startled contrition, and so tragic,
that Tom Swift, rueful as he felt over the failure of his
experiment and the danger they had all been in, could not help
laughing.
"I take it, hearing that from you, Tom, that we're all right,"
said Ned Newton, as he recovered himself and brushed some dirt
off his coat. Ned was a natty dresser.
"Yes, we seem to be all right," replied Tom slowly. "I can't
say what damage the flying motor has done outside, but--"
"Bless my insurance policy! but what happened?" asked Mr.
Damon. "I saw Eradicate pull on that lever as you told him to,
Tom, and then things all went topsy-turvy! Did he pull the wrong
handle?"
"No, it wasn't Rad's fault at all," said Tom. "The trouble was,
as I guess I'll find when I investigate, that I put too much
power into the motor, and the muffler didn't give any chance for
the accumulated exhaust gases to expand and escape. I didn't
allow for that, and they simply backed up, compressed and
exploded.


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