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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISMOTOR-BOAT(OrTheRivalsofLakeCarlopa)TOMSWIFTANDHISMOTOR-BOAT(OrTheRivalsofLakeCarlopa)VICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTANDHISMOTOR-BOAT(OrTheRivalsofLakeCarlopa)CHAPTERIAMOTOR-BOATAUCTION"Whereareyougoing,Tom?"askedMr.BartonSwiftofhissonastheyoungmanwasslowlypushinghismotor-cycle
2、outoftheyardtowardthecountryroad."Youlookasthoughyouhadsomeobjectinview.""SoIhave,dad.I'mgoingovertoLanton.""ToLanton?Whatfor?""Iwanttohavealookatthatmotor-boat.""Whichboatisthat,Tom?Idon'trecallyourspeakingaboutaboatoveratLanton.Whatdoyouwanttolookatitfor?""It'sthemotor-boatthosefel
3、lowshadwhotriedtogetawaywithyourturbinemodelinvention,dad.TheonetheyusedattheoldGeneralHarknessmansion,inthewoodsnearthelake,andthesameboatthatfellowusedwhenhegotawayfrommethedayIwaschasinghimhere.""Oh,yes,Iremembernow.ButwhatistheboatdoingoveratLanton?""That'swhereitbelongs.It'sthep
4、ropertyofMr.BentlyHastings.Thethievesstoleitfromhim,andwhentheyranawayfromtheoldmansion,thetimeMr.DamonandIraidedtheplace,theylefttheboatonthelake.Iturneditovertothecountyauthorities,andtheyfoundoutitbelongedtoMr.Hastings.Hehasitbacknow,butIunderstandit'ssomewhatdamaged,andhewantstog
5、etridofit.He'sgoingtosellitatauctiontoday,andIthoughtI'dgooverandtakealookatit.Yousee---""Yes,Isee,Tom,"exclaimedMr.Swiftwithalaugh."Iseewhatyou'reaimingat.Youwantamotor-boat,andyou'regoingallaroundRobinHood'sbarntogetatit.""No,dad,Ionly---""Oh,Iknowyou,Tom,mylad!"interruptedtheinven
6、tor,shakinghisfingerathisson,whoseemedsomewhatconfused."Youhaveanicerowingskiffandasailboat,yetyouarehankeringforamotor-boat.Comenow,ownup.Aren'tyou?""Well,dad,amotor-boatcertainlywouldgofineonLakeCarlopa.There'splentyofroomtospeedher,andIwondertherearen'tmoreof2TOMSWIFTANDHISMOTOR-B
7、OAT(OrTheRivalsofLakeCarlopa)them.IwasgoingtoseewhatMr.Hastings'boatwouldsellfor,butIdidn'texactlythinkofbuyingit'Still---""Butyouwouldn'tbuyadamagedboat,wouldyou?""Itisn'tmuchdamaged,"andinhiseagernesstheyounginventor(forTomSwifthadtakenoutseveralpatents)stoodhismotor-cycleupagainst
8、thefenceandc
