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Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight

or

On the Border for Uncle Sam

by Victor Appleton

AUTHOR OF "TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS
SUBMARINE BOAT," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE," "TOM SWIFT IN
CAPTIVITY," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED




CONTENTS

     I   A SCRAP OF PAPER
    II   A SPY IN TOWN
   III   QUEER REPAIRS
    IV   SEARCHING FOR SMUGGLERS
     V   THE RAID
    VI   THE APPEAL TO TOM
   VII   A SEARCHLIGHT IS NEEDED
  VIII   TOM'S NEWEST INVENTION
    IX   "BEWARE OF THE COMET!"
     X   OFF FOR THE BORDER
    XI   ANDY'S NEW AIRSHIP
   XII   WARNED AWAY
  XIII   KOKU SAVES THE LIGHT
   XIV   A FALSE CLEW
    XV   THE RESCUE ON THE LAKE
   XVI   KOKU'S PRISONER
  XVII   WHAT THE INDIAN SAW
 XVIII   THE PURSUIT
   XIX   IN DIRE PERIL
    XX   SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS
   XXI   MR. PERIOD ARRIVES
  XXII   HOVERING O'ER THE BORDER
 XXIII   NED IS MISSING
  XXIV   THE NIGHT RACE
   XXV   THE CAPTURE--CONCLUSION



TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT




CHAPTER I

A SCRAP OF PAPER


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