قراءة كتاب Tom Swift and His Undersea Search; Or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic
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Tom Swift and His Undersea Search; Or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic
TOM SWIFT AND HIS UNDERSEA SEARCH
or
The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic
by
VICTOR APPLETON
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | |
| I | UNTOLD MILLIONS |
| II | A STRANGE OFFER |
| III | THINKING IT OVER |
| IV | AGAINST HIS WILL |
| V | BUSY DAYS |
| VI | MARY'S ODD STORY |
| VII | THE TRIAL TRIP |
| VIII | THE MUD BANK |
| IX | READY TO START |
| X | STARTLING REVELATIONS |
| XI | BARTON KEITH'S STORY |
| XII | IN DEEP WATERS |
| XIII | THE SEA MONSTER |
| XIV | IN STRANGE PERIL |
| XV | TOM TO THE RESCUE |
| XVI | GASPING FOR AIR |
| XVII | WHERE IS IT? |
| XVIII | A SEPARATION |
| XIX | THE SERPENT WEED |
| XX | THE DEVIL FISH |
| XXI | A WAR REMINDER |
| XXII | STUDYING CURRENTS |
| XXIII | AN UNDERSEA COLLISION |
| XXIV | THE TREASURE SHIP |
| XXV | THE STEEL BOX |
TOM SWIFT AND HIS UNDERSEA SEARCH
CHAPTER I
UNTOLD MILLIONS
"Tom, this is certainly wonderful reading! Over a hundred million dollars' worth of silver at the bottom of the ocean! More than two hundred million dollars in gold! To say nothing of fifty millions in copper, ten millions in—"
"Say, hold on there, Ned! Hold on! Where do you get that stuff; as the boys say? Has something gone wrong with one of the adding machines, or is it just on account of the heat? What's the big idea, anyhow? How many millions did you say?" and Tom Swift, the talented young inventor, looked at Ned Newton, his financial manager, with a quizzical smile.
"It's all right, Tom! It's all right!" declared Ned, and it needed but a glance to show that he was more serious than was his companion. "I'm not suffering from the heat, though the thermometer is getting close to ninety-five in the shade. And if you want to know where I get 'that stuff' read this!"
He tossed over to his chum, employer, and friend—for Tom Swift assumed all three relations toward Ned Newton—part of a Sunday newspaper. It was turned to a page containing a big illustration of a diver attired in the usual rubber suit