g inventor. "I couldn't think of that. If
you want to pay part of the expenses of the trip I shan't object to
that, as I intend giving the gold I recovered to Mr. Damon. But as for
taking any of the oil shares--"

"Then, Mary, you shall take half!" exclaimed Mr. Keith. "I have more
money now than I'll ever spend. Mary, half of it is yours, and if you
don't let Tom Swift have a say in the spending of it-- Say, Mary, have
you thanked him yet?" he asked with a twinkle of his eyes. "Well, Uncle
Barton, I--I don't know--"

"Then do it now!" cried her uncle. "Tom, if you could have any reward
you wanted, what would it be?"

Tom took Mary in his arms and--But I refuse to betray any secrets.
Anyhow, some time later when Ned asked his chum if he felt entirely
satisfied with the result of his undersea search, the young inventor
replied: "I certainly do!"

Tom admitted to his father that a mistake had been made in not
installing the gyroscope rudder. There was no excuse for not taking it.
Tom declared, as it was small and took up little room, and it might
have saved them from what was a close call at one time.

"I'll take it on my next submarine trip," the young inventor promised.

Ned wanted to bring suit against Hardley to recover half the expenses
of the trip, but Tom would not consent to it. After all, the value of
the oil well property was more than the gold the Pandora was reputed to
have carried. No attempt was made to take from Tom the comparatively
small amount he had salvaged. Perhaps whoever had put it on board did
not want to admit the trick that had been played in filling the boxes
with iron disks.

Dixwell Hardley made no further trouble. He could not, for he was so
entirely in the wrong. He sold out his shares in the oil property, and
a company took possession which gave fair treatment to Mary's uncle.

And this is the end of the story. But the future holds further
adventures for Tom Swift which, let it be hoped, he will see fit to
order recorded.

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