Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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"Yes. I wonder what they're doing in New
York," replied Tom. "They are from New England. Maybe there's a convention going on. Well, we'll have to wait, that's all, until Professor Bumper comes." And during that wait Tom heard something that surprised him and caused him no little worry. It was when Ned came back to his room, which adjoined Tom's, that the young treasurer gave his chum the news. "I say, Tom!" Ned exclaimed. "Who do you think those professors are, whose names we saw on the register?" "I haven't the least idea." "Why, they're of Beecher's party!" "You don't mean it!" "I surely do." "How do you know?" "I happened to overhear two of them talking down in the lobby a while ago. They didn't make any secret of it. They spoke freely of going with Beecher to some ancient city in Honduras, |
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