
    ,,*APT] ,,VI

    ,,UNPL1SANT ,,NEWS

,N$ ,NEWTON DECID$ 6KEEP 6HMF :AT
HE _H HE>D AT ! ,NE/OR HOME4 ,N =!
_W WD HE LET ,TOM ,SWIFT "K (!
SITU,N4

8,T IS1 ,I WON'T LET HM "K T ,I "K10
SD ,N$ 6HMF1 8?\< HE IS PROBABLY Z
WELL AW>E (! SITU,N Z ,I AM4 ,B X SURE
IS QUE] T ? ,PROFESSOR ,BEE*] %D H
TAK5 S* A FANCY 6,M>Y1 & T H] "F
%D REG>D HM S WELL4 ,T IS NATURAL1
,I SUPPOSE4 ,B ,I WOND] H[ ,M>Y H]F
FEELS AB X4 ,T IS ! "P ,TOM WD
2 MO/ 9T]E/$ IN4

8,NO WOND] ,TOM WANTS 6GET AH1D ( ?
"Y COLLEGE *AP1 :O PROBABLY ?9KS HE'S
! :OLE %[4 ,IF HE C F9D ! BURI$ C;Y1
& GET ! IDOL ( GOLD1 X WD 2 A BIG
F1!R 9 8 CAP4
8,HE'D H NO 5D ( HONORS H1P$ ON HM1
& ,I SUPPOSE 8 HAT WDN'T -E )9
?REE SIZES ( FITT+ HM4 ,!N HE'D /& 9
BETT] ?AN "E ) ,MR4 ,NE/OR4 ,&1 MAYBE1
) ,M>Y1 TOO1 ?\< ,I ?9K %E IS LOYAL
6,TOM4 ,B "O N"E C TELL4

8,H["E1 ,I'M GLAD ,I "K AB X4 ,I'LL
D ALL ,I C 6HELP ,TOM1 )\T LETT+ HM
"K T ,I "K4 ,& IF ,I C D ANY?+
6HELP 9 F9D+ T IDOL ( GOLD = ,PROFESSOR
,BUMP]1 &1 9CID5T,Y1 ,TOM1 ,I'LL D X10 &
HE SPOKE AL\D 9 8 5?USIASM4

,N$1 :O 0 WALK+ AL;G 9 ! D>K;S1
CLAPP$ 8 OP5 H& D[N ON ,TOM'S MAGAZ9E
HE 0 C>RY+ HOME 6R1D AG1 &
! RESULTANT NOISE 0 A %>P CRACK4 ,Z X
S.D$ A FIGURE JUMP$ F 2H A TREE
& CALL$ T5SELY3

  8,HOLD ON "!60



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! VICTIM (A HOLDUP1 B 8 FE>S 7
ALLAY$ :5 HE 2HELD "O (! POLICE =CE (
,%OPTON 3FRONT+ HM4

8,I HE>D :AT Y SD AB GETT9' ! GOLD10
W5T ON ! (FIC]4 8,I 0 WALK9' AL;G & ,I
HE>D Y TALK9'4 ,":'S YR PAL80

8,I HAV5'T ANY1 ,MR4 ,NEWBOLD10 ANSW]$
  ,N$
)A LAU<1 Z HE RECOGNIZ$ ! MAN4

8,OH1 P%AW6 ,X'S ,N$ ,NEWTON60 EXCLAIM$
! 4APPO9T$ (FIC]4 8,I ?"\ Y 0
TALK9' 6A 3F$]ATE AB GOLD1 & FIGUR$
MAYBE Y 0 GO9' 6ROB ! BANK40

8,NO1 NO?+ L T10 ANSW]$ ,N$1 /
M* AMUS$4 8,I 0 TALK+ 6MYF AB
A TRIP ,TOM ,SWIFT & ,I >E GO+ 6TAKE
&----0



8,OH1 T'S ALL "R10 RESPOND$ !
POLICEMAN4 8,I C "U/& X1 IF X _H ANY?+
  TO
D ) ,TOM4 ,HE'S A GRT BOY40

8,9DE$ HE IS10 AGRE$ ,N$1 MAK+ A M5TAL
RESOLVE N 6BE S PUBLIC ) 8 ?"\S
9 ! FUTURE4 ,HE *ATT$ =A MO;T )
! (FIC]1 & !N1 BI4+ HM GD-NI<T1
WALK$ ON 6HIS HOME1 8 M9D 9 A :IRL )
3GLOM]ATE VI.NS ( BURI$ CITIES1 GRT
  GR9N+
IDOLS ( GOLD1 & RIVAL PROFESSORS SEEK+
6BE F/ AT ! GOAL4

,! NEXT FEW "DS 7 BUSY "OS = ,TOM1
,N$ &1 9 FACT1 ! :OLE ,SWIFT H\SEHOLD4
,TOM & 8 "F _H S"EAL 3SULT,NS &
3DUCT$ S"EAL EXP]I;TS 9 REG>D 6!
NEW /ABILIZ]1 ! -PLE;N ( : 0 S
E>NE/LY DESIR$4 ,MR4 ,SWIFT 0 SURE HE CD
C>RY ! 9V5;N 6A SU3ESS;L 3CLU.N4



,N$ 0 5GAG$ 9 PUTT+ ! F9ANCIAL
A6AIRS (! ,SWIFT ,-PANY 9 %APE1 S !Y
WD PRACTIC,Y RUN !MVS DUR+ 8 ;AB-
S;E4 ,!N1 TOO1 "! 0 ! PACK+ ( _!
BA7AGE : M/ 2 SE5 TO4

,( C\RSE1 ! MA9 DETAILS (! TRIP 7
LEFT 6,PROFESSOR ,BUMP]1 :O KNEW J :AT

6D4 ,HE _H TOLD ,TOM & ,N$ T ALL !Y
& ,MR4 ,DAMON WD H 6D WD 2 TO
MEET HM AT ! PI] 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 ": !Y
WD F9D ALL >RANGE;TS MADE4

,"O "D1 NE> ! 5D (! WEEK 7! 2G9N+
(! NEXT 2+ SET =! />T7 ,ERADICATE
CAME %U6L+ 96! ROOM ": ,TOM 0
SORT+ \ ! POSSES.NS HE DESIR$ 6TAKE
) HM1 ,N$ ASSI/+ HM 9 ! TASK4

8,WELL1 ,RAD1 :AT IS X80 ASK$ ,TOM1 )
BUSI;SLIKE 5]GY4



8,I D"O H1H1 ,MASSA ,TOM1 DAT YO' ALL'S
  GW9E
(F ON A L;G TRIP ONCE MO'4 ,AM DAT S80

  8,YES1 T'S S1 ,RAD40

8,WELL1 D51 ,I'SE -E 6A/ YO' :UT ,I'D
  BETTAH
TAKE WIF ME4 ,% ,I TOOK W>M CLO!S OR
  COOL
CLO!S80

8,WELL1 IF Y 7 GO+1 ,RAD10 ANSW]$ ,TOM
)A SMILE1 8Y'D NE$ COOL CLO!S1 = WE'RE
GO+ 6A SORT ( JUNGLE-L&4 ,B ,I'M SORRY
  TO
SAY Y'RE N GO+ ? TRIP40

8,I---- ,I A9'T GW9E8 ,DOES YO' M1N DAT
  YO'
ALL A9'T GW9E 6TAKE ME1 ,MASSA ,TOM80

  8,T'S X1 ,RAD4 ,X ISN'T ANY TRIP = Y40


8,IN C]TA9 N60 BROKE 9 ! VOICE ( ,KOKU1
! GIANT1 :O 5T]$ )A BIG TRUNK ,TOM _H
S5T HM =4 8,MA/] WANT /R;G MAN L A
BULL4 ,HE TAKE ,KOKU60

8,LOOK H1H60 SPLUTT]$ ,ERADICATE1 & 8
  EYES
FLA%$4 8,YO'--YO' GIANT YO'--YO' MAY 2
  /R;G
LAIK A BULL1 B YA' A9'T GOT Z M* S5SE Z
MAH MULE1 ,BOOM]ANG6 ,MASSA ,TOM DON'T
  WANT
NO SI* PUSSON WIF HM4 ,HE'S GW9E 6TAKE
  ME40

8,HE TAKE ME60 CRI$ ,KOKU1 & 8 VOICE 0
A RO> :ILE HE B1T ON 8 MI<TY *E/ ) 8
HUGE FI/S4

,TOM1 SEE+ T ! 4PUTE 0 LIKELY 6BE
BO!R"S1 W9K$ AT ,N$ & 2GAN 6SP1K4




8,I DON'T 2LIEVE Y'D L X "!1 ,RAD--N
": WE'RE GO+4 ,X'S A BAD C.TRY4 ,:Y
! MOSQUITOES "! BITE HOLES 9 Y--RAISE
BUMPS ON Y Z BIG Z E7S40

8,OH1 GD L&60 EJACULAT$ ! OLD COLOR$
  MAN4
8,AM DAT S ,MASSA ,TOM80

8,X SURE IS4 ,!N "!'S ANO!R K9D ( BUG
T BURR[S "U YR F+]NAILS1 & IF Y
DON'T GET 'EM \1 YR F+]S DROP (F40

  8,OH1 GD L&1 ,MASSA ,TOM6 ,AM DAT A
FACT80

8,X SURE IS4 ,I DON'T WANT 6SEE ^? ?+S
HAPP5 6Y1 ,RAD40

  ,SL[LY ! OLD COLOR$ MAN %OOK 8 H1D4

8,I DON'T MAHSE'F10 HE SD4 8,I---- ,I
  GUESS ,I
WON'T G40

,ERADICATE DID N /OP 6ASK H[ ,TOM &
,N$ PROPOS$ 6-BAT ^! TWO SPECIES (
9SECTS4

,B "! REMA9$ ,KOKU 64POSE (1 & HE
/OOD SMIL+ BROADLY Z ,ERADICATE %U6L$ (4

  8,ME NO 'FRAID BUGS10 SD ! GIANT4

8,NO10 SD ,TOM1 )A LOOK AT ,N$1 = HE DID
N WANT 6TAKE ! BIG MAN ON ! TRIP =
V>I\S R1SONS4 8,NO1 MAYBE N1 ,KOKU4 ,YR
SK9 IS PRETTY T\<4 ,B ,I "U/& "! >E
DEEP POOLS ( WAT] 9 ! L& ": WE >E
GO+1 & 9 !M LIVES A FI% T HAS A HIDE
L AN ALLIGATOR &A JAW L A %>K4 ,IF Y
FALL 9 X'S ALL UP ) Y40

8,DAT TRUE1 ,MA/] ,TOM80 & ,KOKU'S VOICE
TREM#D4

8,WELL1 ,I'VE N"E SE5 S* A FI%1 ,I'M
  SURE1
B ! NATIVES TELL AB X40

,KOKU SEEM$ 6BE 3SID]+ ! MATT]4
,/RANGE Z X MAY SEEM1 ! GIANT1 ?\<
  AFRAID
( NO?+ HUMAN & BRAVE :5 X CAME 6A

H&-TO-CLAW >GU;T )A WILD ANIMAL1 _H
A V GRT FE> (! WAT] &! UNSE5
LIFE )9 X4 ,EV5 A LL FRE%-WAT] CRAB 9
A BROOK 0 5 6S5D HM %RIEK+ TO
%ORE4 ,S :5 ,TOM TOLD ( ? CURI\S FI%1
: _M NATIVES ( ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA FIRMLY
2LIEVE IN1 ! GIANT TOOK ?"\ ) HMF4
,F9,Y1 HE GAVE A SI< & SD3

8,ME /AY HOME & KEEP BAD MANS \ (
MA/]'S %OP40

8,YES1 ,I GUESS T'S ! BE/ ?+ = Y10
ASS5T$ ,TOM ) AN AIR ( RELIEF4 ,HE & ,N$
_H TALK$ ! MATT] OV]1 & !Y _H AGRE$
T ! PRES;E ( S* A BIG MAN Z ,KOKU1 9
AN EXP$I;N GO+ ON A M OR LESS SECRET
  MIS.N1
WD ATTRACT TOO M* ATT5;N4

8,WELL1 ,I GUESS T CLE>S MATT]S UP10 SD
,TOM1 Z HE LOOK$ OV] A COLLEC;N ( RIFLES
  &
SMALL >MS1 6DECIDE : 6TAKE4 8,WE WON'T
H !M 6WORRY AB40

8,NO1 ONLY ,PROFESSOR ,BEE*]10 REM>K$
  ,N$1
)A %>P LOOK AT 8 *UM4

8,OH1 WE'LL 4POSE ( HM ALL "R60 ASS]T$
,TOM BOLDLY4 8,HE HASN'T _H ANY EXP]I;E
  9
BUSI;S ( ? SORT1 &) T Y &
,PROFESSOR ,BUMP] & ,MR4 ,DAMON "K WE
"\ 6H LL TR\# 9 GETT+ AH1D (
! "Y MAN40

  8,N 6SP1K ( YR [N AID10 A4$ ,N$4

8,OH1 ,I'LL D :AT ,I C1 ( C\RSE10 SD
  ,TOM1
) AN AIR ( 9DI6];E4 ,B ,N$ KNEW 8
*UM WD "W C1SE.SLY 6HELP GET ! IDOL
( GOLD4
,TOM GAVE NO SIGN T "! 0 ANY -PLIC,N
9 8 A6AIR ) ,M>Y ,NE/OR1 &(
C\RSE ,N$ DID N TELL ANY?+ ( :AT HE KNEW
AB X4

,T NI<T SAW ! PREP>,NS ( ,N$ &
,TOM AB -PLET$4 ,"! 7 "O OR TWO
MATT]S YET 6F9I% ON ,TOM'S "P 9 REL,N
6HIS BUSI;S1 B ^! (F]$ NO DI6ICULTIES4

,! TWO *UMS 7 9 ! ,SWIFT HOME1 TALK+
OV] ! PROSPECTIVE TRIP1 :5 ,MRS4 ,BA7]T1
ANSW]+ A R+ AT ! FRONT DOOR1 ANN\NC$
T ,MR4 ,DAMON 0 \TSIDE4

  8,TELL HM 6-E IN10 ORD]$ ,TOM4

8,B.S MY BA7AGE *ECK60 EXCLAIM$ !
EXCITA# MAN1 Z HE %OOK H&S ) ,TOM &
,N$ & NOT$ ! PACK+ EVID;ES ALL AB4
8,Y'RE R1DY 6G 6! L& ( WOND]S40

  8,! L& ( WOND]S80 REP1T$ ,N$4


8,YES1 T'S :AT ,PROFESSOR ,BUMP] CALLS !
"P ( ,HONDURAS WE'RE GO+ TO4 ,& X M/
2 WOND];L1 ,TOM4 ,?9K ( :OLE CITIES1
"S ( !M 3TA9+ IDOLS & TEMPLES (
GOLD1 BURI$ ?IRTY & =TY FEET "U !
SURFACE6 ,WOND];L IS H>DLY ! "N = X60

8,X'LL 2 GRT60 CRI$ ,N$4 8,I SUPPOSE
  Y'RE
R1DY1 ,MR4 ,DAMON--Y &! PROFESSOR80

8,YES4 ,B1 ,TOM1 ,I H A BIT ( UNPL1SANT
NEWS = Y40

  8,UNPL1SANT NEWS80

8,YES4 ,Y "K ,PROFESSOR ,BUMP] SPOKE (
A RIVAL--A MAN "ND ,BEE*] :O IS A MEMB]
(! FACULTY (A NEW & W1L?Y COLLEGE40

8,I HE>D HM SP1K ( HM--YES10 &! WAY
,TOM SD X NO "O WD H SUSPECT$ T
HE _H ANY P]SONAL 9T]E/ 9 ! MATT]4


8,HE ISN'T GO+ 6GIVE 8 SECRET AWAY10
?"\ ,N$4

8,WELL1 ? ,PROFESSOR ,BEE*]1 Y "K10
W5T ON ,MR4 ,DAMON1 8AL "KS AB ! IDOL
( GOLD1 & IS TRY+ 6GET AH1D ( ,PROFESSOR
,BUMP] 9 ! SE>*40

8,HE DID SAY "S?+ ( X1 B NO?+ 0
C]TA910 REM>K$ ,TOM4

  8,B X IS C]TA960 EXCLAIM$ ,MR4 ,DAMON4
8,B.S MY TOO?PICK1 X'S ALT TOO C]TA960

8,H[ IS T80 ASK$ ,TOM4 8,IS ,BEE*]
C]TA9LY GO+ 6,HONDURAS80

8,YES1 ( C\RSE4 ,B :AT IS WORSE1 HE &
8 "PY W L1VE ,NEW ,YORK ON ! SAME
/1M] ) U60





