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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISSKYRACERorTheQuickestFlightonRecordTOMSWIFTANDHISSKYRACERorTheQuickestFlightonRecordVICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTANDHISSKYRACERorTheQuickestFlightonRecordCHAPTEROneThePrizeOffer"IsthisTomSwift,theinventorofseveralairships?"Themanwhohadrungthebell
2、glancedattheyouthwhoansweredhissummons."Yes,I'mTomSwift,"wasthereply."Didyouwishtoseeme?""Ido.I'mMr.JamesGunmore,secretaryoftheEagleParkAviationAssociation.Ihadsomecorrespondencewithyouaboutaprizecontestwearegoingtohold.Ibelieve--""Oh,yes,Iremembernow,"a
3、ndtheyounginventorsmiledpleasantlyasheopenedwiderthedoorofhishome."Won'tyoucomein?Myfatherwillbegladtoseeyou.HeisasmuchinterestedinairshipsasIam."AndTomledthewaytothelibrary,wherethesecretaryoftheaviationsocietywassoonseatedinabig,comfortableleatherchair
4、."Ithoughtwecoulddobetter,andperhapscometosomedecisionmorequickly,ifIcametoseeyou,thanifwecorresponded,"wentonMr.Gunmore."IhopeIhaven'tdisturbedyouatanyofyourinventions,"andthesecretarysmiledattheyouth."No.I'mthroughforto-day,"repliedTom."I'mgladtoseeyou
5、.Ithoughtatfirstitwasmychum,NedNewton.Hegenerallyrunsoverintheevening.""Oursociety,asIwroteyou,Mr.Swift,isplanningtoholdaverylargeandimportantaviationmeetatEaglePark,whichisasuburbofWestville,NewYorkState.Weexpecttohavealltheprominent'bird-men'there,toco
6、mpeteforprizes,andyournamewasmentioned.Iwrotetoyou,asyoudoubtlessrecall,askingifyoudidnotcaretoenter.""AndIthinkIwroteyouthatmybigaeroplane-dirigible,theRedCloud,wasdestroyedinAlaska,duringarecenttripwemadetothecavesoficethere,aftergold,"repliedTom."Yes,
7、youdid,"admittedMr.Gunmore,"andwhileourcommitteewasverysorrytohearthat,wehopedyoumighthavesomeotheraircraftthatyoucouldenteratourmeet.Wewanttomakeitascompleteaspossible,2TOMSWIFTANDHISSKYRACERorTheQuickestFlightonRecordandweallfeelthatitwouldnotbesounles
8、swehadaSwiftaeroplanethere.""It'sverykindofyoutosayso,"remarkedTom,"butsincemybigcraftwasdestroyedIreallyhavenothingIcouldenter.""Haven'tyouanaeroplaneofanykind?Imadethistripespeciallytogetyoutoenter.Haven'tyouanythinginwh
