Tom Swift and His Sky Racer or The Quickest Flight on ... - Fourmilab

58 CHAPTER 12. MISS NESTOR CALLSbut Mr. Damon <strong>and</strong> I, after a lot of trouble, only found his aeroplane shedempty.”“And you want to find out where Andy Foger is building his aeroplane whichhe has entered in the big race?” asked Miss Nest<strong>or</strong>.“That’s what I’d like to know,” declared <strong>Tom</strong> earnestly. “Only we can’tseem to do it. No one knows.”“Why don’t you write to Mr. Sharp, <strong>or</strong> some one of the aviation meet committee?”asked the girl simply. “<strong>The</strong>y would know, f<strong>or</strong> you say Andy made hisf<strong>or</strong>mal entry with them, <strong>and</strong> the rules require him to tell from what city <strong>and</strong>State he will enter his craft. Write to the committee, <strong>Tom</strong>.”F<strong>or</strong> a moment the young invent<strong>or</strong> stared at her. <strong>The</strong>n he banged his fistdown on the arm of his chair.“By Jove, Mary! That’s the very thing!” he cried. “I wonder why I neverthought of that, instead of fiddling around in disguises, <strong>and</strong> things like that? Iwonder why I never thought of that plan?”“Perhaps because it was so simple,” she answered, with a pretty blush.“I guess that’s it,” agreed <strong>Tom</strong>. “It takes a woman to jump across a bridgeto a conclusion every time. I’ll write to Mr. Sharp at once.”