That will give us something to go by."
"Well, do the best you can. If you can discover the secret of
making diamonds it will be a valuable one."
"I guess it will, dad; and Mr. Jenks is entitled to know it,
for he paid his good money to that end. He has promised to go
halves with me, as payment for the use of the airship, and I must
say the two diamonds he gave me last night have proved very
valuable."
"Two diamonds, Tom? You only showed me one, an uncut gem"; and
Mr. Swift looked at his son.
"Oh, the other--er--the other is--I left it with a jeweler,"
and Tom blushed a trifle, as he thought of the present he
contemplated making to Mary Nestor.
That afternoon, as Tom was out in the shed of the Red Cloud
looking over the airship, to see what would be necessary to do to
it in order to get it in shape for a long trip, he heard voices
outside.
"Yes--yes, I know the way in perfectly well," he caught. "You
needn't bother to come, my good fellow. Just step this way, and
I'll show you something worth seeing."
"I wonder if it's that mysterious man coming back?" thought
Tom. He dropped the tool he was using, and hurried to the door.
As he approached it he heard the voice continue.
"Why bless my shoe laces, Mr. Parker! You'll see a wonderful
airship, I promise you.
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