Chapter I: Front Matter

TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG DIRIGIBLE

OR

Adventures Over the Forest of Fire

BY
VICTOR APPLETON
AUTHOR OF
“TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTORCYCLE,”
“TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS,”
“TOM SWIFT AND HIS TALKING PICTURES,”
“THE DON STURDY SERIES,”
ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America

COPYRIGHT, 1930, BY
GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC.
_Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I SPOUTING FIRE 1
II A TREMENDOUS UNDERTAKING 12
III THE “SILVER CLOUD” 21
IV OFF TO MT. CAMON 31
V THE STRANGE DWARF 40
VI A MERRY PARTY 51
VII THE LANDSLIDE 59
VIII MR. DAMON ARRIVES 69
IX A FLASHING KNIFE 79
X UGLY THREATS 87
XI SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT 93
XII BAD NEWS 102
XIII A CHANGE OF PLANS 111
XIV BUCKING A HURRICANE 120
XV CAUGHT IN THE FOG 130
XVI A GIANT’S STRENGTH 137
XVII MIDNIGHT VISITORS 147
XVIII THE ESCAPE 152
XIX THE FOREST OF FIRE 157
XX SPEEDING THROUGH THE AIR 165
XXI IN DIRE PERIL 171
XXII A MESSAGE OF HOPE 181
XXIII THE METAL CAGE 189
XXIV OUT OF THE FLAMES 196
XXV A JOY RIDE 204

TOM SWIFT
AND HIS BIG DIRIGIBLE