There he
took leave of the young inventor, promising to call on Mr. Swift
in the near future.
"I hope you arrive at the hotel where your father is without any
more accidents," remarked the automobilist. "Bless my very
existence, but you seem to have the most remarkable series of
adventures I ever heard of!"
"They are rather odd," admitted Tom. "I don't know that I
particularly care for them, either. But, now that I have my boat
back, I guess everything will be all right."
But Tom could not look ahead. He was destined to have still more
exciting times, as presently will be related.
Without further incident he arrived at the Lakeview Hotel in
Sandport that evening and found his father and Ned very glad to
see him. Of course he had to explain everything then, and, with
his son safely in his sight, Mr. Swift was not so nervous over the
recital as he would have been had Tom not been present.
"Now for some nice, quiet trips," remarked the lad when he had
finished his account. "I feel as if I had cheated you out of part
of your vacation, Ned, staying away as long as I did."
"Well, of course we missed you," answered his chum. "But your
father and I had a good time."
"Yes, and I invented a new attachment for a kitchen boiler," added
Mr.
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