"But I done was polite t' him,
an' fixed a blanket so's he wouldn't git too dirty. Den he asted
me ef I didn't wuk fo' yo', Massa Tom, an' of course I says as
how I did. Den he asted me about de fire, an' how much damage it
done, an' how we put it out. An' he end up by sayin' he'd laik t'
buy mah mule, Boomerang, an' he wants t' come heah dis arternoon
an' talk t' me about it."
"He does, eh?" cried Tom. "What sort of a man was he, Rad?"
"Well, a gen'man sort ob man, Massa Tom. Stranger t' me. I
nebber seed him afo'. He suah was monstrous polite t' ole black
Eradicate, an' he gib me a half-dollar, too, jest fo' a little
ride. But I aint' gwine t' sell Boomerang, no indeedy, I ain't!"
and Eradicate shook his gray, kinky head decidedly.
"Ned, there may be something in this!" said Tom, in an excited
whisper to his chum. "I don't like the idea of a mysterious
stranger questioning Eradicate!"
CHAPTER VI
THE AERIAL WARSHIP
Ned Newton looked at Tom questioningly. Then he glanced at the
unsuspicious colored man, who was industriously polishing the
half-dollar the mysterious stranger had given him.
"Rad, just exactly what sort of a man was this one you speak
of?" asked Tom.
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