Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle
or
Fun and Adventures on the Road
by Victor Appleton
Contents
Chapter I A Narrow Escape
"That's the way to do it! Whoop her up, Andy! Shove the spark leverover, and turn on more gasolene! We'll make a record this trip."
Two lads in the tonneau of a touring car, that was whirling along acountry road, leaned forward to speak to the one at the steeringwheel. The latter was a red-haired youth, with somewhat squintyeyes, and not a very pleasant face, but his companions seemed toregard him with much favor. Perhaps it was because they were ridingin his automobile.
"Whoop her up, Andy!" added the lad on the seat beside the driver."This is immense!"
"I rather thought you'd like it," remarked Andy Foger, as he turnedthe car to avoid a stone in the road. "I'll make things hum aroundShopton!"
"You have made them hum already, Andy," commented the lad besidehim. "My ears are ringing. Wow! There goes my cap!"
As the boy spoke, the breeze, created by the speed at which the carwas traveling, lifted off his cap, and sent it whirling to the rear.
Andy Foger turned for an instant's glance behind. Then he opened thethrottle still wider, and exclaimed:
"Let it go, Sam. We can get another. I want to see what time I canmake to Mansburg! I want to break a record, if I can."
"Look out, or you'll break something else!" cried a lad on the rearseat. "There's a fellow on a bicycle just ahead of us. Take care,Andy!"
"Let him look out for himself," retorted Foger, as he bent lowerover the steering wheel, for the car was now going at a terrificrate. The youth on the bicycle was riding slowly along, and did notsee the approaching automobile until it was nearly upon him. Then,with a mean grin, Andy Foger pressed the rubber bulb of th