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It was a theory in some
quarters that Mr. Nestor was perfectly safe, but that he was out
of his mind, and was either wandering around, not knowing who he
was, or was, in this condition, detained somewhere, the persons
having him in charge not realizing that he was the missing man so
widely sought.
This belief was a relief to Mrs. Nestor and Mary in many ways
for it prevented them from giving way to the fear that Mr. Nestor
was dead. That he was alive was Tom Swift's firm opinion, and he
was doing all he could to prove it.
It was not until the day after the visit of Mr. Gale that Tom,
having concluded some intricate calculations about the strength
of cylinder valves, uttered an exclamation.
"I wonder if he could have meant that?" cried the young
inventor. "I wonder if he could have meant that? I must find out
at once! Queer I didn't think of that before!"
He put in a long distance call to New York, asking to speak to
Mr. Gale. But when, eventually, he was connected with the office
of the Universal Flying Machine Company he was told that Mr.


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