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.""It's one of the chances I'm taking," replied the young inventor, and truly,as he thought of it, he realized that the perils of the moving picturebusiness were greater than he had imagined.Tom hoped to get a quick trip tothe Congo, but, as they were sailing over the big desert, there was anaccident to the main motor, and the airship suddenly began shooting toward thesands.She was easily brought up, by means of the gas bags, and allowed tosettle gently to the ground, in the vicinity of a large oasis.But, when Tomlooked at the broken machinery, he said:"This means a week's delay.It will take that, and longer, to fix it so we cango on.""Too bad!" exclaimed Mr.Nestor."The war may be over when we get there.Butit can't be helped."It took Tom and his friends even longer than he had thought to make therepairs.In the meanwhile they camped in the desert place, which was far frombeing unpleasant.Occasionally a caravan halted there, but, for the most part,they were alone.Tom Swift And His Wizard CameraCHAPTER XVII SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS56"No danger of Eckert, or any of his spies coming here, I guess," said Tomgrimly as he blew on a portable forge, to weld two pieces of iron together.In due time they were again on the wing, and without further incident theywere soon in the vicinity ofStanley Falls.They managed to locate a village where there were some Americanmissionaries established.They were friends of Mr.and Mrs.Illington, the missionaries whom Tom hadsaved from the red pygmies, as told in the "Electric Rifle" volume of thisseries, and they made our hero and his friends welcome."Is it true?" asked Tom, of the missionaries who lived not far from StanleyFalls, "that there is to be a native battle? Or are we too late for it?""I am sorry to say, I fear there will be fighting among the tribesmen,"replied Mr.Janeway, one of theChristian workers."It has not yet taken place, though."Page 51 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Then I'm not too late!" cried Tom, and there was exultation in his voice."Idon't mean to be barbarous," he went on, as he saw that the missionarieslooked shocked, "but as long as they are going to fight I want to get thepictures.""Oh, they'll fight all right," spoke Mrs.Janeway."The poor, ignorant nativeshere are always ready to fight.This time I think it is about some cattle that one tribe took from another.""And where will the battle take place?" asked Tom."Well, the rumors we have, seem to indicate that the fight will take placeabout ten miles north of here.We will have notice of it before it starts, assome of the natives, whom we have succeeded in converting, belong to the tribethat is to be attacked.They will be summoned to the defense of their town andthen it will be time enough for you to go.Oh, war is a terrible thing! I donot like to talk about it.Tell me how you rescued our friends from the redpygmies," and Tom was obliged to relate that story, which I have told indetail elsewhere.Several days passed, and Tom and his friends spent a pleasant time in theAfrican village with the missionaries.The airship and camera were inreadiness for instant use, and during this period of idleness our hero gotseveral fine films of animal scenes, including a number of nightfights amongthe beasts at the drinking pools.One tiger battle was especially good, from aphotographic standpoint.One afternoon, a number of native bearers came into the town.They precededtwo white men, who were evidently sportsmen, or explorers, and the latter hada well equipped caravan.The strangers sought the advice of the missionariesabout where big game might be found, and Tom happened to be at the cottage ofMr.Janeway when the strangers arrived.The young inventor looked at them critically, as he was introduced to them.Both men spoke with an English accent, one introducing himself as BruceMontgomery, and the other as Wade Kenneth.Tom decided that they were of theordinary type of globetrotting Britishers, until, on his way to his airship,he passed the place where the native bearers had set down the luggage of theEnglishmen."Whew!" whistled Tom, as he caught sight of a peculiarly shaped box."Seethat, Ned?""Yes, what is it? A new kind of magazine gun?""It's a moving picture camera, or I lose my guess!" whispered Tom."One of theold fashioned kind.Those men are no more tourists, or after big game, than Iam! They're moving picture men, and they're here to getTom Swift And His Wizard CameraCHAPTER XVII SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS57views of that native battle! Ned, we've got to be on our guard.They may be inthe pay of that Turbot andEckert firm, and they may try to do us some harm!""That's so!" exclaimed Ned."We'll keep watch of them, Tom."As they neared their airship, there came, running down what served as the mainvillage street, an African who showed evidence of having come from afar.As heran on, he called out something in a strange tongue.Instantly from their huts the other natives swarmed."What's up now?" cried Ned."Something important, I'll wager," replied Tom."Ned, you go back to themissionaries house, and find out what it is.I'm going to stand guard over mycamera.""It's come!" cried Ned a little later, as he hurried into the interior of theairship, where Tom was busy working over a new attachment he intended puttingon his picture machine.Page 52 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"What has?""War! That native, whom we saw running in, brought news that the battle wouldtake place day after tomorrow.The enemies of his tribe are on the march, sothe African spies say, and he came to summon all the warriors from this town.We've got to get busy!""That's so.What about those Englishmen?""They were talking to the missionaries when the runner came in.They pretendedto have no interest in it, butI saw one wink to the other, and then, very soon, they went out, and I sawthem talking to their native bearers, while they were busy over that box yousaid was a picture machine [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.""It's one of the chances I'm taking," replied the young inventor, and truly,as he thought of it, he realized that the perils of the moving picturebusiness were greater than he had imagined.Tom hoped to get a quick trip tothe Congo, but, as they were sailing over the big desert, there was anaccident to the main motor, and the airship suddenly began shooting toward thesands.She was easily brought up, by means of the gas bags, and allowed tosettle gently to the ground, in the vicinity of a large oasis.But, when Tomlooked at the broken machinery, he said:"This means a week's delay.It will take that, and longer, to fix it so we cango on.""Too bad!" exclaimed Mr.Nestor."The war may be over when we get there.Butit can't be helped."It took Tom and his friends even longer than he had thought to make therepairs.In the meanwhile they camped in the desert place, which was far frombeing unpleasant.Occasionally a caravan halted there, but, for the most part,they were alone.Tom Swift And His Wizard CameraCHAPTER XVII SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS56"No danger of Eckert, or any of his spies coming here, I guess," said Tomgrimly as he blew on a portable forge, to weld two pieces of iron together.In due time they were again on the wing, and without further incident theywere soon in the vicinity ofStanley Falls.They managed to locate a village where there were some Americanmissionaries established.They were friends of Mr.and Mrs.Illington, the missionaries whom Tom hadsaved from the red pygmies, as told in the "Electric Rifle" volume of thisseries, and they made our hero and his friends welcome."Is it true?" asked Tom, of the missionaries who lived not far from StanleyFalls, "that there is to be a native battle? Or are we too late for it?""I am sorry to say, I fear there will be fighting among the tribesmen,"replied Mr.Janeway, one of theChristian workers."It has not yet taken place, though."Page 51 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"Then I'm not too late!" cried Tom, and there was exultation in his voice."Idon't mean to be barbarous," he went on, as he saw that the missionarieslooked shocked, "but as long as they are going to fight I want to get thepictures.""Oh, they'll fight all right," spoke Mrs.Janeway."The poor, ignorant nativeshere are always ready to fight.This time I think it is about some cattle that one tribe took from another.""And where will the battle take place?" asked Tom."Well, the rumors we have, seem to indicate that the fight will take placeabout ten miles north of here.We will have notice of it before it starts, assome of the natives, whom we have succeeded in converting, belong to the tribethat is to be attacked.They will be summoned to the defense of their town andthen it will be time enough for you to go.Oh, war is a terrible thing! I donot like to talk about it.Tell me how you rescued our friends from the redpygmies," and Tom was obliged to relate that story, which I have told indetail elsewhere.Several days passed, and Tom and his friends spent a pleasant time in theAfrican village with the missionaries.The airship and camera were inreadiness for instant use, and during this period of idleness our hero gotseveral fine films of animal scenes, including a number of nightfights amongthe beasts at the drinking pools.One tiger battle was especially good, from aphotographic standpoint.One afternoon, a number of native bearers came into the town.They precededtwo white men, who were evidently sportsmen, or explorers, and the latter hada well equipped caravan.The strangers sought the advice of the missionariesabout where big game might be found, and Tom happened to be at the cottage ofMr.Janeway when the strangers arrived.The young inventor looked at them critically, as he was introduced to them.Both men spoke with an English accent, one introducing himself as BruceMontgomery, and the other as Wade Kenneth.Tom decided that they were of theordinary type of globetrotting Britishers, until, on his way to his airship,he passed the place where the native bearers had set down the luggage of theEnglishmen."Whew!" whistled Tom, as he caught sight of a peculiarly shaped box."Seethat, Ned?""Yes, what is it? A new kind of magazine gun?""It's a moving picture camera, or I lose my guess!" whispered Tom."One of theold fashioned kind.Those men are no more tourists, or after big game, than Iam! They're moving picture men, and they're here to getTom Swift And His Wizard CameraCHAPTER XVII SUSPICIOUS STRANGERS57views of that native battle! Ned, we've got to be on our guard.They may be inthe pay of that Turbot andEckert firm, and they may try to do us some harm!""That's so!" exclaimed Ned."We'll keep watch of them, Tom."As they neared their airship, there came, running down what served as the mainvillage street, an African who showed evidence of having come from afar.As heran on, he called out something in a strange tongue.Instantly from their huts the other natives swarmed."What's up now?" cried Ned."Something important, I'll wager," replied Tom."Ned, you go back to themissionaries house, and find out what it is.I'm going to stand guard over mycamera.""It's come!" cried Ned a little later, as he hurried into the interior of theairship, where Tom was busy working over a new attachment he intended puttingon his picture machine.Page 52 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"What has?""War! That native, whom we saw running in, brought news that the battle wouldtake place day after tomorrow.The enemies of his tribe are on the march, sothe African spies say, and he came to summon all the warriors from this town.We've got to get busy!""That's so.What about those Englishmen?""They were talking to the missionaries when the runner came in.They pretendedto have no interest in it, butI saw one wink to the other, and then, very soon, they went out, and I sawthem talking to their native bearers, while they were busy over that box yousaid was a picture machine [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]