Tom Swift And the Captive Planetoid
“Bud cried in fury.
“I’m not sure they have, pal,” said Tom coolly. “Mace, what exactly has come down?”
The man’s face adopted its usual defensive posture. “It’s just as I said, Swift! That man Trump called me with a heads-up—”
“Colonel Trump isn’t in charge of our Federal authorizations,” Tom interrupted. “What he decided to ‘leak’ to you may not have been accurate. Have you heard from Defense? Homeland Security? I’ll settle for the FBI!”
Vendiablo flushed but shook his head. “I...t’s my job to give you advance warning, isn’t it? By the time all the bureaucratic wheels turn—”
The young inventor forced himself to be calm and appreciative. “Mace... thank you. Now we’re prepared for a few calls that I need to make.”
Ultimately the answer came from Tom’s father in Shopton. “All right, it’s cleared up,”MoreLess
“I’m not sure they have, pal,” said Tom coolly. “Mace, what exactly has come down?”
The man’s face adopted its usual defensive posture. “It’s just as I said, Swift! That man Trump called me with a heads-up—”
“Colonel Trump isn’t in charge of our Federal authorizations,” Tom interrupted. “What he decided to ‘leak’ to you may not have been accurate. Have you heard from Defense? Homeland Security? I’ll settle for the FBI!”
Vendiablo flushed but shook his head. “I...t’s my job to give you advance warning, isn’t it? By the time all the bureaucratic wheels turn—”
The young inventor forced himself to be calm and appreciative. “Mace... thank you. Now we’re prepared for a few calls that I need to make.”
Ultimately the answer came from Tom’s father in Shopton. “All right, it’s cleared up,”MoreLess
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