Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= [Illustration: THE GIANT FLYING BOAT HEADED IN BETWEEN THE TALL PINNACLES OF ICE. _Tom Swift and His Flying Boat._ _Page 162_ ] TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING BOAT OR The Castaways of the Giant Iceberg BY VICTOR APPLETON AUTHOR OF “TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE,” “TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY,” “TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE,” “THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES,” ETC. _ILLUSTRATED_ NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America BOOKS FOR BOYS By VICTOR APPLETON _12mo._ _Cloth._ _Illustrated._ THE TOM SWIFT SERIES TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONE TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIP TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL TOM SWIFT IN THE LAND OF WONDERS TOM SWIFT AND HIS WAR TANK TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR SCOUT TOM SWIFT AND HIS UNDERSEA SEARCH TOM SWIFT AMONG THE FIRE FIGHTERS TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING BOAT THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WEST THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE COAST THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLE THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LAND THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOOD THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMA THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS UNDER THE SEA THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE WAR FRONT THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS’ FIRST SHOW HOUSE THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT SEASIDE PARK THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON BROADWAY GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY GROSSET & DUNLAP _Tom Swift and His Flying Boat_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I AN IDEA AND A FORTUNE 1 II THE TREASURE CHEST 10 III AMAN DELE 19 IV A HELPING HAND 27 V WHAT CAME OF IT 34 VI THE PRONOUNCEMENT 41 VII A GOOD DEAL ON HIS MIND 48 VIII THE EXPEDITION SETS OFF 57 IX THE KEEL IS LAID 65