lands, or at least half of them, but he cannot prove his title
because the papers he needs were taken from him, and, he thinks,
by a man he trusted. He's been trying to get the documents back,
and every day we've been expecting to hear that he has them, but
mother says there has been no result."

"No," said Mrs. Nestor. "My brother thought sure he had a trace
of the man he believes has the papers, or who had them, but he
lost track of him. If we could only find him--"

At that moment a maid came into the room to announce that Tom
Swift was wanted at the telephone.



CHAPTER VII

THE TRIAL TRIP



"THIS is my busy day!" announced the young inventor as he went
into the Nestor sitting room, where the telephone was installed.

"Perhaps it is some one else who wants you to come to their
rescue," suggested Mary.

But it was not, as Tom related a little later when he had
finished his talk over the wire.