Andy muttered many indignant negatives, and called on some
of his cronies to witness that at the time the plans were taken he and
they were some distance from the Swift home.
So Tom was baffled; and though he did not believe the red-haired lad's
denial, there was no way in which he could prove to the contrary.
"If he didn't take the plans, who did?" mused Tom.
As the young inventor turned away after cross-questioning Andy, the
bully called out:
"You'll never win that ten thousand dollars!"
"What do you know about that?" demanded Tom quickly.
"Oh, I know," sneered Andy. "There'll be bigger and better aeroplanes in
that meet than you can make, and you'll never win the prize."
"I suppose you heard about the affair by sneaking around under our
windows, and listening," said Tom.
"Never mind how I know it, but I do," retorted the bully.
"Well, I'll tell you one thing," said Tom calmly. "If you come around
again it won't be healthy for you. Look out for live wires, if you try
to do the listening act any more, Andy!" And with that ominous warning
Tom turned away.
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