Good, Clean, Oldtimey Fun!
"...you can ride back with me. I'm going, and I'll show you what my new electric car can do."
"Good!" cried the young bank cashier. "You're just in time. I was wondering how I could kill two hours, but now I'll get in your new car and--"
"And maybe we'll kill a few chickens, or a dog or two when we get her speeded up," put in Tom, with a laugh in which Ned joined."
- Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout, 1910
"Good!" cried the young bank cashier. "You're just in time. I was wondering how I could kill two hours, but now I'll get in your new car and--"
"And maybe we'll kill a few chickens, or a dog or two when we get her speeded up," put in Tom, with a laugh in which Ned joined."
- Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout, 1910