twenty-thousand-dollars-a-year

Updated: September 19, 2025

Now what do you say to that, Tom Swift? "Twenty-thousand-dollars-a-year!" repeated Mr. Gale unctuously, rolling the words off his tongue. "Twen-ty-thou-sand-dol-lars-a-year! Think of it!" "I am thinking of it," said Tom Swift gently, "and I thank you for your offer. It is, indeed, very generous. But I must give you the same answer. I cannot accept." "Tom!" exclaimed his aged father. "Mr.

Victor [pseud.] Appleton - Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky