Part 39 (1/2)
”Eatingon the floor, you know,”
growled the boy, at which there was a roar fro to do out there?” questioned Phil
”Going to shi+ft us about on another track, I guess I was nearly throhen I tried to get on the platforh Did you?”
”Yes; I rode on one the other night that could beat this,”
grinned Phil
A fewengine, and began banging along h speed
”We seerunted Teddy
”Maybe they've hooked us on the wrong train, and we're bound for somewhere else”
”No, I don't think so,” replied Phil ”You should be used to this sort of thing by this ti as the food holds out It doesn't make any difference where they take us”
”What section does this car go out on tonight, steward?”
questioned Phil
”The last Goes out with the sleepers”
”That explains it They are shi+fting us around, et us out of the way of section No 2
I never can keep these trains straight in e theon over a rough country road, isn't it, Teddy?”
”Worse,” grunted the lad ”You never knohen you're going to get your everlasting bump, and you don't have any net to fall in when you do Hey, they're at it again!”
His words were almost prophetic
There followed a sudden jolt, a deafening crash, accompanied by cries from the cooks and waiters at the far end of the car
”Get a net!” howled Teddy
”We're off the rails,” cried the performers
”Look out for yourselves!”
Little Dimples was hurled froht toward afro into the car
Philher in his arms But the impact and the jolt were toohalf over hirab for her, but the woed on toward the far end of the car
”Look out for the coffee boiler”