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Title: Tom Swift in Captivity

Author: Victor Appleton

Posting Date: January 16, 2009 [EBook #4608]
Release Date: November, 2003

Language: English

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TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY

OR

A Daring Escape by Airship

BY VICTOR APPLETON

AUTHOR OF "TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS
WIRELESS MESSAGE," "TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

CONTENTS

I A STRANGE REQUEST
II THE CIRCUS MAN
III TOM WILL GO
IV "LOOK OUT FOR MY RIVAL!"
V ANDY FOGER LEARNS SOMETHING
VI ALARMING NEWS
VII FIRE ON BOARD
VIII A NARROW ESCAPE
IX "FORWARD MARCH!"
X A WILD HORSE STAMPEDE
XI CAUGHT IN A LIVING ROPE
XII A NATIVE BATTLE
XIII THE DESERTION
XIV IN GIANT LAND
XV IN THE "PALACE" OF THE KING
XVI THE RIVAL CIRCUS MAN
XVII HELD CAPTIVES
XVIII TOM'S MYSTERIOUS BOX
XIX WEAK GIANTS
XX THE LONE CAPTIVE
XXI A ROYAL CONSPIRACY
XXII THE TWIN GIANTS
XXIII A SURPRISE IN THE NIGHT
XXIV THE AIRSHIP FLIGHT
XXV TOM'S GIANT--CONCLUSION

CHAPTER I

A STRANGE REQUEST

Tom Swift closed the book of adventures he had been reading, tossed
it on the table, and got up. Then he yawned.

"What's the matter?" asked his chum, Ned Newton, who was deep in
another volume.

"Oh, I thought this was going to be something exciting," replied
Tom, motioning toward the book he had discarded. "But say! the
make-believe adventures that fellow had, weren't anything compared to
those we went through in the city of gold, or while rescuing the
exiles of Siberia."

"Well," remarked Ned, "they would have to be pretty classy
adventures to lay over those you and I have had lately. But where
are you going?" he continued, for Tom had taken his cap and started
for the door.

"I thought I'd go out and take a little run in the aeroplane. Want
to come alo