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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 298

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hiding her face inher hands. As she did so, she heard a peculiar, vibratinghum in the rail that sent the blood to her heart.Behind her, in their safe position on the embank- ON THE WILLEY- BROOK TRESTLE. / 67 ment, the rest heard it, too, and, looking up, saw panions cries of terror and warning; in… … IE TRAIN, 1 IHK BRIDGE. moment rounding a curve not a mile above thetrestle, and rushing upon them, a roaring, resist-less avalanche of iron. Lou felt as if she were in a nightmare. She triedto move, but was as motionless as if she were and knew it was the agonized shriek of the great,laboring…

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