Damon.
They returned to the hangar safely, and the first trip of the
new Silent Sam was an assured success.
It was the following day, when Tom was busy in the machine shop
installing the gyroscopes spoken of, that Jackson came to tell
him there was a visitor to see him.
"Who is it?" asked the young inventor.
"Mr. Gale of the Universal Company," was the answer.
"I don't want to see him!" declared Tom quickly. "I have
nothing to say to him after his clumsy threats."
"He seems very much in earnest," said Jackson. "Better see him,
if only for a minute or so."
"All right, I will," assented Tom. "Show him in."
Mr. Gale, as blusteringly bluff as ever, entered the shop. Tom
had carefully put away all papers and models, as well as the
finished machines, so he had no fear that his visitor might
discover some secret.
"Oh, Mr. Swift!" began the president of the Universal Company,
when he met the young inventor, "I wish to assure you that what
has been done was entirely without our knowledge. And, though
this man may have acted as our agent at one time, we repudiate
any acts of his that might
"What are you talking about?" asked Tom in surprise.
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