Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 184
le spill over on the main track. As he gazed Alex felt his heart tighten. Thewest-bound Sunset Express was due to take thesiding in less than half an hour, to await the East-ern Mail; he saw that if the engineer misjudgedthe distance in the fog, and took the siding at evenmoderate speed, there… … HE RUSHED UP TO THE FRONTON IT WITH HIS . POUNDED What could he do to stop them? HelplesslyAlex looked at the lantern in his hand. Its lightwas smothered by the fog within ten feet of him. Running back to the operating room he seized 118 THE BOY WHO KNEW HOW the key and once more sought to attract…
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