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begged   forgiveness   from Tom  and   his   friends;   which   was   granted;   in   as 

much as no real harm had been done。 Waddington was but a tool in the 

hands of the rival contractors; who deserted him in his hour of need。 His 

last   hours;    however;     were   made     as  comfortable      as  possible    by   the 

generosity of Tom and Mr。 Damon。 

     No effort was made to bring Blakeson & Grinder to justice; as there 

was no evidence against them after Waddington died。 And; as the tunnel 

was finished; the Titus brothers had no further cause for worry。 

     〃But if it had   not been  for Tom's big   blast;  and the   discovery  of   the 



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                           TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL 



hidden city of Pelone just in the right place; we might be digging at that 

tunnel yet;〃 said Job Titus。 

     The   day   before   the   steamer   was   to   sail; Tom   Swift   received   a   cable 

message。  Its   receipt   seemed   to   fill   him  with   delight;   so   that   Mr。   Damon 

asked: 

     〃Is it from your father; Tom?〃 

     〃No it's from Mary Nestor。 She says her father has forgiven me。 They 

have been away; and Mary has been ill; which accounts for no letters up to 

now。 But everything is all right now; and they feel that the dynamite trick 

wasn't my fault。 But; all the same; I'm going to teach Eradicate to read;〃 

concluded Tom。 

     〃I think it would be a good idea;〃 agreed Mr。 Damon。 

     Tom; Mr。 Damon and Koku; bidding farewell to the friends they had 

made in Peru; went。 aboard the steamer; Job Titus and his brother coming 

to see them off。 

     〃Give    us   an  option   on   all  that  explosive   you   make;    Tom    Swift!〃 

begged Walter Titus。   〃We  were   so   successful   with this   tunnel;  thanks   to 

you; that the government is going to have us dig another。 Will you come 

down and help?〃 

     〃Maybe;〃 said Tom; with a smile。 〃But I'm going home first;〃 and once 

more he read the message from Mary Nestor。 

     And as Tom; on the deck of the steamer; waved his hands to Professor 

Bumper and his other friends whom he was leaving in Peru; we also; will 

say farewell。 



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