Tom Swift in Captivity

TOM SWIFT IN

CAPTIVITY

OR

A Daring Escape by Airship

BY

VICTOR APPLETON

AUTHOR OF "TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS
WIRELESS MESSAGE," "TOM SWIFT IN THE
CITY OF GOLD," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

THERE WAS A RATTLING, BANGING NOISE, AND THE BIG PROPELLERS REVOLVED WITH INCREDIBLE SWIFTNESS.—Page 209.
Tom Swift in Captivity.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Strange Request	1
II	The Circus Man	11
III	Tom Will Go	20
IV	"Look Out for My Rival!"	28
V	Andy Foger Learns Something	37
VI	Alarming News	48
VII	Fire on Board	57
VIII	A Narrow Escape	68
IX	"Forward March!"	76
X	A Wild Horse Stampede	85
XI	Caught in a Living Rope	94
XII	A Native Battle	105
XIII	The Desertion	113
XIV	In Giant Land	123
XV	In the "Palace" of the King	132
XVI	The Rival Circus Man	142
XVII	Held Captives	150
XVIII	Tom's Mysterious Box	158
XIX	Weak Giants	165
XX	The Lone Captive	176
XXI	A royal Conspiracy	185
XXII	The Twin Giants	192
XXIII	A Surprise in the Night	197
XXIV	The Airship Flight	202
XXV	Tom's Giant—Conclusion	210

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