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TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE
A few minutes later the craft had come to rest. Tom shut off the power and hurried from the pilothouse, donning his fur coat as he rushed out. A blast of frigid air met him as he opened the outer door of the cabin. Back on the ridge of the plateau he could see the fringe of Indians.
"Well, we're here in the valley," he said, as his friends gathered about him on the icy ground.
"An' now for th' gold! cried Abe, "for it's here that th' nuggets are—enough for all of us! Come on an' have a hunt for 'em!"
