Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X

Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X, by

Victor Appleton This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
Author: Victor Appleton
Release Date: March 14, 2006 [EBook #17985]
Language: English
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[Illustrated Cover with Text:]
The new TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures
TOM SWIFT and The Visitor from Planet X
By VICTOR APPLETON II
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Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X Victor Appleton II
The new TOM SWIFT Jr. Adventures 17
Grosset & Dunlap 9117
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TOM SWIFT AND THE VISITOR FROM PLANET X
By VICTOR APPLETON II
Tom Swift Jr. and his associates at Swift Enterprises wait breathlessly for what may well be the most important scientific event in history--the arrival of the visitor from Planet X--a visitor in the form of energy. But there are factions at work determined to snatch the energy, which Tom has named Exman, from the young scientist-inventor's grasp. First, a series of unexplainable, devastating earthquakes threaten to destroy a good portion of the earth, and Tom suspects the Brungarian rebels who obviously would like to capture Exman and use the space visitor to further their own evil purposes.
With the security of Enterprises and Exman at stake, Tom creates two of his greatest inventions--a Quakelizor to counteract the simulated earth tremors, and a container or "body" to house the energy from outer space.
If the earthquakes cannot be stopped, the entire world will be threatened by destruction, and the Brungarian forces will conquer the earth. How Tom utilizes all his scientific knowledge to produce swift-action results and outwit the Brungarians makes one of the most exciting Tom Swift adventures to date.
GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers New York 10, N.Y.
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[Illustration: inside cover (Tom Swift in his lab)]
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TOM SWIFT AND THE
VISITOR FROM PLANET X
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THE NEW TOM SWIFT JR. ADVENTURES
BY VICTOR APPLETON II
TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING LAB TOM SWIFT AND HIS JETMARINE TOM SWIFT AND HIS ROCKET SHIP TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT ROBOT TOM SWIFT AND HIS ATOMIC EARTH BLASTER TOM SWIFT AND HIS OUTPOST IN SPACE TOM SWIFT AND HIS DIVING SEACOPTER TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF NUCLEAR FIRE TOM SWIFT ON THE PHANTOM SATELLITE TOM SWIFT AND HIS ULTRASONIC CYCLOPLANE TOM SWIFT AND HIS DEEP-SEA HYDRODOME TOM SWIFT IN THE RACE TO THE MOON TOM SWIFT AND HIS SPACE SOLARTRON TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRONIC RETROSCOPE TOM SWIFT AND HIS SPECTROMARINE SELECTOR TOM SWIFT AND THE COSMIC ASTRONAUTS TOM SWIFT AND THE VISITOR FROM PLANET X
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[Frontispiece: The raiders transferred Exman to the enemy sub]
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The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures
TOM SWIFT AND THE VISITOR FROM PLANET X
BY VICTOR APPLETON II ILLUSTRATED BY GRAHAM KAYE
Grosset & Dunlap New York Publishers

[c] by Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1961 All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America
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CONTENTS
Chapter Page
1 The Earthquake 1 2 The Mysterious Hitchhiker 11 3 Report from Interpol 18 4 Another Tremor! 30 5 Secret Cache 39 6 Brungarian Coup 46 7 Wall of Water! 55 8 A Suspect Talks 65 9 The Cave Monster 73 10 Energy from Planet X 83 11 An Electrical Christening 92 12 Exman Takes Orders 99 13 Disaster Strikes 106 14 Air-borne Hijackers 115 15 Kidnaped! 125 16 A Unique Experiment 137 17 An Urgent Warning 145 18 Earthquake Island 155 19 A Fiendish Machine 166 20 The Robot Spy's Story 177
CHAPTER I
THE EARTHQUAKE
"Tom, we're having a problem with the gyro-stabilizer," said Mark Faber, gray-haired president of the Faber Electronics Company. "Hope you can find out what's wrong."
The eighteen-year-old inventor accepted the challenge with a smile. "I'll be glad to try, sir," he replied.
Bud Barclay, a dark-haired young flier and Tom Swift Jr.'s closest friend, chuckled. "If anyone can get the bugs out of your new invention, genius boy here will do it!"
The two boys followed Mr. Faber and his engineers to a wooden building which was tightly guarded. Inside, a secret rocket-telemetering device was mounted on its test stand.
"As you know, Tom," Mr. Faber began, "the usual conditions of rocket flight will be--"
He broke off with a gasp of astonishment as the whole building suddenly began to shake.
"Good grief!" Bud exclaimed. "This isn't part of your testing routine, is it?"
His question was drowned out by cries of alarm and the sound