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BARTON SWIFT was the true father of his energetic son, and Tom inherited his qualities from his father. Which is to say that in his youth Barton Swift had been fully as active and quick as was now the young inventor.
Though age and illness had to some extent dimmed and enfeebled the powers of the man, still it needed but this spark-that strange telephone message-to galvanize him into action. After the first shock of hearing so unexpectedly about the stolen chest of secrets, Mr. Swift was ready to take active measures to trace the voice coming out of the machine.