There was a heart-warming reunion as father and son clasped hands and embraced each other. Then Mr. Swift and Ted exchanged greetings of relief and joy.
“It’s wonderful to see you all again,” Mr. Swift said huskily. “Mother and Sandy all right, Tom?”
“They will be when they know you’re safe and well.” Tom smiled. “We’ll flash the word on our way back to the outpost.”
After receiving the congratulations of the crewmen and shaking hands with everyone, Mr. Swift accompanied Tom to the radio compartment. Here they sent word to the space station that the Challenger was heading back with Mr. Swift safely aboard.
After Tom had given his father a full account of the report from Ames relayed by Ken Horton, Mr. Swift nodded in satisfaction.
“It will be good to get home,” the elder inventor said. “I’ve had enough adventure for a while, even without being given any more truth serum by those Mongolians. How about you, Tom?”
“After I see the folks and Phyl, I’ll be ready for whatever turns up,” Tom replied. His next invention and the exciting episodes that would evolve from it were not known to him at the moment, but would soon become famous as Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope.
As the Challenger proceeded on its way back to the outpost, Bud turned to his friend. “Well, Tom, when do we plant that colony on the moon?”
Tom laughed. “As soon as we can get ready. I have a lot of experiments and projects lined up to tackle. So, with everybody pitching in, I’m sure we can establish the first settlement on the moon very soon.”
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