security-department

Updated: July 17, 2026

But what message had Tom tried to convey? As a routine security-department precaution, Ames's phone was connected to a recorder which automatically taped all calls. Now, while he pondered the problem, Ames pressed a foot-treadle switch to play back the conversation. Meanwhile, Tom and his captor waited tensely. From time to time the latter glanced at his watch.

Victor [pseud.] Appleton - Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung