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he rode old Emperor。 

     That night�察�after the performance�察�Phil hurried to the train�察�but kept a 

weather   eye   out   that   he   might   not be   assaulted   again。  He   found   himself 

hungry�察�and�察�repairing to the acmodation car for a lunch�察�discovered 

Teddy stowing away food at a great rate。 

     ;So you're here�察�are you�拭─�laughed Phil。 

     ;Yep�察  �I   live   here   most   of   the   time�察─  �grinned   Teddy。 ;They   like   to 

have me eat here。        I'm a sort of nest egg�察�you know。          It makes the others 

hungry to see me eat�察�and they file in in a perfect procession。               How's your 

head�拭─�

     ;Still   a   size   too   large�察─  �answered   Phil�察  �sinking   down   on   a   stool   and 

ordering a sandwich。 

     As   the   lads   ate   and   talked   two   or   three   other   performers   came   in�察�

whereupon the conversation became more general。 

     All at once there came a bang as a switching engine bumped into the 

rear of their car。     Teddy about to pass a cup of steaming coffee to his lips�察�

spilled most of it down his neck。 

     ;Ouch� ─�he yelled�察�springing up�察�dancing about the floor�察�holding his 

clothes as far from his body as possible。           ;Here�察�you quit that� ─�he yelled�察�

poking his head out of a window。            ;If you do that again I'll trim you with 

a pitcher of coffee and see how you like that。; 

     Bang� �

     Once more the engine smashed into them�察�having failed to make the 

coupling the first time。 

     Teddy sat down heavily in the middle of the car�察�just as Little Dimples 

tripped in。     In   one  hand   he  held   a sandwich half   consumed�察 �while   with 

the other he was still stretching his collar as far from his neck as it would 

go。 

     ;Why�察�Teddy�察─�exclaimed Dimples�察 �what are you doing on the floor�拭─�

     ;Eating   my   lunch。      Always   eat   it   sitting   on   the   floor�察  �you   know�察─�

growled the boy�察�at which there was a roar from the others。 

     ;What are they trying to do out there�拭─�questioned Phil。 

     ;Going   to   shift   us   about   on   another   track�察  �I   guess。  I   was   nearly 



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thrown   down   when   I   tried   to   get   on   the   platform。   I   never   saw   a   road 

where they were so rough。           Did you�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�I rode on one the other night that could beat this�察─�grinned Phil。 

     A few minutes later the car got under motion�察�pushed by a switching 

engine�察  �and   began   banging   along   merrily  over   switches�察  �tearing   through 

the yard at high speed。 

     ;We seem to be in a hurry 'bout something�察─�grunted Teddy。 ;Maybe 

they've   hooked   us   on   the   wrong   train�察  �and   we're   bound   for   somewhere 

else。; 

     ;No�察�I don't think so�察─�replied Phil。           ;You should be used to this sort 

of thing by this time。; 

     ;I   don't   care   as   long   as   the   food   holds   out。 It   doesn't   make   any 

difference where they take us。; 

     ;What   section   does   this   car   go   out   on   tonight�察  �steward�拭─  �questioned 

Phil。 

     ;The last。     Goes out with the sleepers。; 

     ;That   explains   it。    They   are   shifting   us   around�察  �making   up   the   last 

section   and   to   get us   out   of   the   way  of   section   No。 2。  I   never   can   keep 

these trains straight in my mind�察�they change them so frequently。                    But it's 

better than   riding in   a  canvas   wagon   over  a  rough   country  road�察 �isn't   it�察�

Teddy�拭─�

     ;Worse�察─�grunted the lad。          ;You never know when you're going to get 

your everlasting bump�察�and you don't have any net to fall in when you do。 

Hey�察�they're at it again� ─�

     His words were almost prophetic。 

     There followed a sudden jolt�察�a deafening crash�察�acpanied by cries 

from the cooks and waiters at the far end of the car。 

     ;Get a net� ─�howled Teddy。 

     ;We're off the rails�察─�cried the performers。 

     ;Look out for yourselves� ─�

     Little   Dimples   was   hurled   from   her   stool   at   the   lunch   counter�察  �and 

launched straight toward a window from which the glass was showering 

into the car。 

     Phil made a spring�察�catching her in his arms。               But the impact and the 



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jolt   were   too   much   for   him。    He   went   down   in   a   heap�察  �Little   Dimples 

falling half over him。 

     He   made   a   desperate   grab   for   her�察  �but   the   woman's   skirts   slipped 

through his hand and she plunged on toward the far end of the car。 

     ;Look out for the coffee boiler。; 

     A  yell   from   a   waiter   told   them   that   the   warning   had   e   too   late。 

The man had gotten a large part of the contents of the boiler over him。 

     But   all   at   once   those   in   the   car   began   to   realize   that   something   else 

was     occurring。      Somehow�察        �they   could     feel   the  acmodation          car 

wavering as if on the brink of a precipice。               Then it began to settle slowly 

and the  mystified performers   and car  hands thought it was   going to  rest 

where it was on the ties。 

     Instead�察�the car took a sudden lurch。 

     ;We're going over something� ─�cried a voice。 

     Phil�察�who had scrambled quickly to his feet�察�half´dazed from the fall�察�

stood   irresolutely  for   a   few   seconds   then   began   making   his   way   toward 

where   Little   Dimples   had   fallen。        At   that   moment   young   Forrest   was 

hurled with great force against the side of the car。                Everything in the car 

seemed       suddenly     to  have    bee      the  center    of  a  miniature     cyclone。 

Dishes�察�cooking utensils�察�tables and chairs were flying through the air�察�the 

noise     within    the  car   acpanied        by   a  sickening�察    �grinding    series   of 

crashes from without。 

     Groans were already distinguishable above the deafening crashes。 

     Those who were able to think realized that the acmodation car was 

falling over an embankment of some sort。 

     Through   accident   or   design�察  �what   is   known   as   a   ;blind   switch;   had 

been turned while the engine was shunting the acmodation car about 

the yards。      The result was that the car had left the rails�察�bumped along on 

the   ties   for   a   distance�察  �then   had   toppled   over   an   embankment   that   was 

some twenty feet high。 

     It seemed as if all in that ill´fated car must be killed or maimed for life。 

A series of shrill blasts from the engine called for help。 

     The crash had been heard all over the railroad yards。 Railroad men and 

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gone over the embankment�察�Mr。 Sparling among the number。                      He had just 

arrived at the yards when the accident occurred。 

     Fortunately�察�the wrecking crew was ready for instant service�察�and these 

men   were   rushed   without   an   instant's   delay   to   the   outskirts   of   the   yard 

where the wreck had occurred。 

     However�察�ere the men got there a startling cry rose from hundreds of 

throats。 

     ;Fire�    �The car is on fire� ─�

     ;Break in the doors�        �Smash the sides in� ─�

     Yet no one seemed to have the presence of mind to do anything。 Phil 

had been hurled through a broken widow�察�landing halfway down the bank�察�

on   the   uphill   side   of   the   car�察  �else   he   must   have   been   crushed   to   death。 

But so thoroughly dazed was he that he was unable to move。 

     Finally someone discovered him and picked him up。 

     ;Here's one of them�察─�announced a bystander。               ;It's a kid�察�too。; 

     Mr。 Sparling came charging down the bank。 

     ;Who is it�拭     �Where is he�拭─�he bellowed。 

     ;Here。; 

     ;It's   Phil   Forrest�察─  �cried   one   of   the   showmen�察  �recognizing   the   lad�察�

whose face was streaked where it had been cut by the jagged glass in the 

broken window。 

     ;Is he killed�拭─�

     ;No�察�he's alive。      He's ing around now。; 

     Phil sat up and rubbed his eyes。 

     All   at once he   understood   what had happened。            He   staggered   to   his 

feet holding to a man standing beside him。 

     ;Why   don't   you   do   something�拭─  �cried   Phil。     ;Don't   you   know   there 

are people in that car�拭─         �It's burning up。       Nobody  dares get in till   the 

wreckers can get here and smash in the side of the car�察─�was the answer。 

     ;What�拭─�fairly screamed Phil Forrest。             ;Nobody dares go in that car�拭�

Somebody does dare� ─�

     ;e   back�察  �e   back�察  �Phil�       �You   can't   do   anything�察─  �shouted   a 

fellow performer。 

     But    the  lad  did   not  even    hear  him。    He    was   leaping�察   �falling  and 



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rolling down the bank�察�regardless of the danger that he was approaching�察�

for the flames already showed through a broken spot in the roof of the car�察�

which was lying half on its side at the foot of the embankment。 

     Without an instant's hesitation Phil�察�as he came up alongside�察�raised a 

foot�察�smashing out the remaining pieces of glass in a window。                  Then he 

plunged in head first。 

     The spectators groaned。 

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