Tom Swift and his house on wheels

by Victor Appleton

"That's what I think. Come on!"

Once more the two plunged forward. The tire marks continued to become ever fresher until the seekers reached a place where a small road branched off the main highway.

"They went up here!" cried Tom, indicating the trail that led up the branch road.

"Sure enough!" assented Ned, flashing his light on the marks.

Up the road the two fairly ran until, so quickly that it was startling, they came upon the big auto at a standstill in the middle of the highway. The House on Wheels was in darkness, but there it was.

"We've found her!" exulted Tom, but he had the caution to speak in low tones.

"Sure enough," agreed Ned and his voice was hardly more than a whisper. "But what's the game, I wonder?"

That remained to be seen.

CHAPTER XVI

TWO STRANGE MEN