Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 77
n would bestalled perhaps for hours by the wreck of theexpress-car. It might even be that the trainhad been stopped by a torn-up rail, and in thatcase it might be night before aid could reachthem. The money in his pocket — the moneyhe had saved, as he now realized with wild ex-ultation— must be… … A BIG MAN LIFTED HIM UP WHERE ALL COULD SEE HIM. the last village passed by the train before thehold-up, Dudley was said to be twelve miles.The train must have run six miles at least fromHarley, so that the remaining distance must besome five or six miles more. His heart sud-denly filled with hope.…
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