Damon expected her to be.
"Well, I'm glad you're all right," she said. "And it's a
good thing you sent that note, for your father was so
excited and worried I was getting apprehensive about him."
"What note?" asked Tom, while a queer look came into his
face.
"Why, the one you sent saying you were detained on
business and would probably not be home for a week, and to
have Koku and the men bring the tank to you."
"Bring the tank! A note from me!" exclaimed Tom. "The
plotters again! And they've got the tank!"
He ran to the big shop followed by the others. Throwing
open the doors, they went inside. A glance sufficed to
disclose the worst.
The place where the great tank had stood was empty.
"Gone!" gasped Tom.
Chapter XXIV
Camouflaged
Two utterances Tom Swift made when the fact of the
disappearance of the tank became known to him were
characteristic of the young inventor. The first was:
"How did they get it away?"
And the second was:
"Come on, let's get after 'em!"
Then, for a few moments, no one said anything.
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