CHAPTER VII

THE PLOT Closing in on Tom, the four men soon had him securely bound with ropes. He felt there was little use in struggling against such overwhelming odds. He must conserve his strength until he could use it to better advantage. For the young inventor did not intend to remain any longer than he could help a prisoner of these four men on this lonely island. For it was a lonely island. Though nearer that end of the lake where Shopton was located, still this little irregular circle of land, rocks, and shrubbery known …