Damon.
"Is Tom Swift over with you?" inquired the eccentric man.
"No. Why?" Ned answered.
"Well, I'm at his shop, and he isn't here. His father says
he received a message from you a little while ago, saying to
come over in a hurry, and he went. Says you told him to meet
you out at that farmer Kanker's place. I thought maybe--"
"At Kanker's place!" cried Ned. "Say, something's wrong,
Mr. Damon! Isn't Tom there?"
"No; I'm at his home, and he's been gone for some time.
His father supposed he was with you. I thought I would
telephone to make sure."
"Whew!" whistled Ned. "There's something doing here, all
right, and something wrong! I'll be right over!" he added,
as he hung up the receiver.
Chapter XX
The Search
"Haven't you seen anything of him?" asked Mr. Damon, as
Ned jumped out of his small runabout at the Swift home as
soon as possible after receiving the telephone message that
seemed to presage something wrong.
"Seen him? No, certainly not!" answered the young bank
clerk. "I'm as much surprised as you are over it.
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