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"Why, so?"
"Because Mr. Nestor may have fallen, and been hurt, and have
been carried into any one of a dozen houses along the road. In
that case we wouldn't see him. We've passed over the most lonely
part of the journey and haven't seen him. If the accident
occurred near the houses his cries would have brought some one
out to help him. He is well known around here, and, even if he
were unconscious and couldn't tell who he was, he could be
identified by papers in his pockets. Then his family would be
notified by telephone."
"Perhaps you are right, Mr. Damon. We may be wasting time this
way. What do you suggest?" asked Tom.
"That we don't delay any longer, but call up the hospitals at
once. If he isn't in either of those he must be in some house,
and in such condition that his identity cannot be established. In
that event it is a case for the police. We haven't found him, and
I think we had better give the alarm."
Tom Swift thought it over for a moment. Then he came to a
sudden decision.
"You're right!" he told Mr. Damon. "We mustn't waste any more
time.


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