ken while the ponderous engine was going at full speed, and the driving rods, which had broken off from where they were fastened to the wheels, had b

en several parts of the engine, and some pieces of the driving ro

n from the cab, after opening the door of the fire box,

airly growled

of hours more and we'd been near some

on the prairies not near a telegraph

conductor. "I've got to send a brakeman on foot

ed man. "This delay is a bad thing for me. If I don't arrive on time I'

arily, for he realized he was now in for

have to wait here?

ll take some time to get the wrecking crew here with a new engine, a

red the excitable man. "I'll sue 'em, that's what

out of the cylinder," retorted the cond

is road is managed," he went on to the crowd of passengers that had gathered. "I'm going to write to the newspapers about it. They're always having accidents. Why, only last week, they run ov

ho was listening with opened mouth and eyes t

as he saw who had asked the question, he

asked Bob of the colored porter of

attendant, "If we gits on de move

out here on the prairie

ro as cheerfully as though

he excitement that followed the accident had almost disappeared. Breakfast was ser

gested Jerry, when the boys and the professor had finished their

hunky will be afraid to come, for fear train robbe

rted Bob. "You like to

y, but I admit I like my

professor, looking up from his book, as

across the prair

e an opportunity," and, placing in his pockets several small boxes to hold any

very direction from the derailed train. The sun was shinin

ine!" excl

ums enjoying the walk very much, while Mr. Snodgrass was continually f

top of a small hill and looked about. "We can't see the trai

t what's that dark line out there

sn't it?"

doesn't move like a

some time, as it g

ound us!" sudden

med in by a peculiar, moving ring, th

nk it is, Profes

ious, I can't just say what

ke a look through it," and he adjusted it, focusing it on the dark ring, that