The uncut gem Tom took away
with him.
Thinking of many things, and wondering how best to start in his
airship Red Cloud for the mysterious Phantom Mountain, Tom
hurried back to where he had left the monoplane, wheeled it out,
and was soon soaring through the air toward Shopton.
"I think I'll go with Mr. Jenks," he decided, as he prepared
for a landing in the open space near his aeroplane shed. "It will
be a risky trip, perhaps, but I've taken risks before. When Mr.
Jenks comes to-night I'll tell him I'll help him to get his
rights, and discover the secret of the diamond makers."
As Tom was wheeling the Butterfly into the shed, Eradicate came
out to help him.
"Dere's a gen'man here to see yo', Massa Tom," said the colored
man.
"Who is it?"
"I dunno. He keep askin' ef yo' de lad what done bust up
Earthquake Island, an' send lightnin' flashes up to de sky, an'
all sech questions laik dat."
"It isn't Mr. Damon; is it, Rad? He hasn't been around in some
time."
"No, Massa Tom, it ain't him. I knows dat blessin' man good an'
proper. I jest wish he'd bless mah mule Boomerang some day, an'
take some oh de temper out ob him. No, sah, it ain't Massa Damon.
De gen'man's in de airship shed waitin' fo' you."
"In the airship shed! No strangers are allowed in there, Rad.
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