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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISGIANTCANNONTOMSWIFTANDHISGIANTCANNON(ORTheLongestShotsonRecord)VictorAppleton1TOMSWIFTANDHISGIANTCANNONCHAPTERIONALIVEWIRE"Now,seehere,Mr.Swift,youmaythinkitallasortofdream,andimaginethatIdon'tknowwhatI'mtalkingabout;butIdo!Ifyou'llconsent
2、tofinancethisexpeditiontotheextentof,say,tenthousanddollars,I'llpracticallyguaranteetogiveyoubackfivetimesthatsum"Idon'tknow,Alec,Idon'tknow,"slowlyrespondedtheagedinventor."I'veheardthosestoriesbefore,andinmyexperiencenothingevercameofthem.Buriedtreasu
3、re,andlostvesselsfilledwithgold,areallwellandgood,buthuntingforanopalmineonsomelittle-heard-ofislandgoesthemonebetter.""Thenyoudon'tfeellikebackingmeupinthismatter,Mr.Swift?""No,Alec,Ican'tsayIdo.Why,juststopandthinkforaminute.You'reaskingmetoputtenthou
4、sanddollarsintoacompany,tofitoutanexpeditiontogotothisisland--somewheredownnearPanama,yousayitis--andtrytolocatethelostminefromwhich,somecenturiesago,opalsandotherpreciousstonescame.Itdoesn'tseemreasonable.""ButI'msureIcanfindthemine,Mr.Swift!"persisted
5、AlecPeterson,whowasalmostaselderlyamanastheoneheaddressed."Ihavetheolddocumentsthattellhowrichthemineoncewas,howtheoldMexicanrulersusedtogettheiropalsfromit,andhowalltraceofitwaslostinthelastcentury.Ihaveallthelandmarksdownpat,andI'msureIcanfindit.Comeo
6、nnow,takeachance.Putinthistenthousanddollars.Icanmanagetherest.You'llgetbackmorethanfivetimesyourinvestment.""Ifyoufindthemine--yes.""ItellyouIwillfindit!Comenow,Mr.Swift,"andthevisitor'svoicewasverypleading,"youandyoursonTomhavemadeafortuneforyourselve
7、soutofyourdifferentinventions.Begenerous,andlendmethistenthousanddollars."Mr.Swiftshookhishead."I'veheardyoutalkthesamewaybefore,Alec,"hereplied."Noneofyourschemeseveramountedtoanything.You'vebeenafortune-hunterall2TOMSWIFTANDHISGIANTCANNONyourlife,near
8、ly;andwhathaveyougottenoutofit?Justabareliving.""That'sright,Mr.Swift,butI'vehadbadluck.IdidfindthelostgoldmineIwentaftersomeyearsago,youremember.""Yes,onlytoloseitbecausethemissingheirsturnedup,andtookitawayfromyou.Youcouldhavem
