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"Her!" cried Mr. Damon. "Bless my typewriter, Tom! but I
thought Silent Sam was a gentleman aeroplane.
"So he is!" laughed the young man, frankly. "I forgot about
'Silent Sam.' Guess I'll have to say 'him' instead of 'her,'
though the latter sounds more natural. Anyhow what do you think?"
"I think it's wonderful!" exclaimed Mr. Damon. "There the motor
is, going at almost full speed, and I can hardly hear a thing.
You can the easier believe that when I say that I can hear you
talk perfectly well. And I guess you hear me, don't you?"
"Yes," replied Tom. "And we don't have to shout, either. This
is the best test ever! I think everything is a success."
"Are you going to take her aloft, Tom?" the eccentric man went
on.
"Yes, now that I'm sure the engine is all right. Will you go
for a flight with me?"
"I certainly will! I only wish we could find him, though. I'd
go with a better heart."
"Oh! Mr. Nestor?"
"Yes, I can't imagine what has become of him. It is almost as
if the earth had opened and swallowed him. His disappearance is a
great mystery.


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