Come with me in the
Humming-Bird. It's perfectly safe. I can make the trip in less than an
hour. I can carry you and your instruments. Will you come? Won't you
come to save my father's life?" Tom was fairly pleading now.
"A trip in an aeroplane," mused Dr. Hendrix "I've never taken such a
thing. I--"
"Don't be afraid, there's really no danger," said Tom.
The physician seemed to reach a sudden conclusion. His eyes brightened.
He walked over and looked at the little Humming-Bird. For the time being
he forgot about his operations.
"I'll go with you!" he suddenly cried. "I'll go with you, Tom Swift! If
you've got the nerve, so have I! and if my science and skill can save
your father's life, he'll live to be an old man! Wait until I get my bag
and I'll be with you!"
Tom's heart gave a bound of hope.
Chapter Twenty
Just in Time
While Dr. Hendrix was in his office, getting ready to make the thrilling
trip through the air with Tom, the young inventor spent a few minutes
going over his monoplane.
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