Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers

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CHAPTER I--A SUSPICIOUS JEWELER


“Well, Tom Swift, I don't believe you will make any mistake if you buy
that diamond,” said the jeweler to a young man who was inspecting a tray
of pins, set with the sparkling stones. “It is of the first water, and
without a flaw.”

“It certainly seems so, Mr. Track. I don't know much about diamonds, and
I'm depending on you. But this one looks to be all right.”

“Is it for yourself, Tom?”

“Er--no--that is, not exactly,” and Tom Swift, the young inventor of
airships and submarines, blushed slightly.

“Ah, I see. It's for your housekeeper, Mrs. Baggert. Well, I think she
would like a pin of this sort. True, it's rather expensive, but--”

“No, it isn't for Mrs. Baggert, Mr. Track,” and Tom seemed a bit
embarrassed.

“No? Well, then, Tom--of course it's none of my affair, except to
sell you a good stone, But if this brooch is for a young lady, I can't
recommend anything nicer. Do you think you will take this; or do you
prefer to look at some others?”

“Oh, I think this will do, Mr. Track. I guess I'll take--”

Tom's words were interrupted by a sudden action on the part of the
jeweler. Mr. Track ran from behind the showcase and hastened toward the
front door.