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Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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dovetailed, after all, into this discovery of possible marauders
lurking about the Swift premises. Koku had made no mistake in
bringing his attention to the matter of the footprints. Tom had
seen somebody dodging into the darkness outside the house when he
had come out on his way to visit Mary Nestor.

"And sure as taxes," muttered Tom, as he finally turned toward
the front door again, "the fellow who twice attacked me this
evening wore the boots the prints of which Koku found.

"Those fellows, whoever they are, whether Montagne Lewis and
his associates, or not, have bitten off several mouthfuls that
they may be unable to chew. Anyhow, before they get through they
may learn something about the Swifts that they never knew
before."



Chapter VI

The Contract Signed


Tom Swift went to bed that night without the least fear that
the man who had twice attacked him in the streets of Shopton
would be able to trouble him unless he went abroad again. Koku
was on guard.

The giant whom Tom had brought home from one of his distant
wanderings was wholly devoted to his master. Koku never had, and
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