Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight

by Victor Appleton

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

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

"CLIMB UP! CLIMB UP!" YELLED TOM, THROUGH
THE MEGAPHONE.—Page 137

Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Scrap of Paper	1
II	A Spy in Town	12
III	Queer Repairs	23
IV	Searching for Smugglers	31
V	The Raid	41
VI	The Appeal to Tom	50
VII	A Searchlight is Needed	57
VIII	Tom's Newest Invention	67
IX	"Beware of the Comet!"	74
X	Off for the Border	87
XI	Andy's New Airship	95
XII	Warned Away	107
XIII	Koku Saves the Light	115
XIV	A False Clew	121
XV	The Rescue on the Lake	132
XVI	Koku's Prisoner	138
XVII	What the Indian Saw	147
XVIII	The Pursuit	157
XIX	In Dire Peril	163
XX	Suspicious Actions	169
XXI	Mr. Period Arrives	177
XXII	Hovering O'er the Border	185
XXIII	Ned is Missing	191
XXIV	The Night Race	196
XXV	The Capture—Conclusion	202