Part 16 (2/2)
”Kin ye fix it, my lad?”
”I don't know till I take it off We are crippled”
He got a wrench and unfastened the bolts, took off the two pieces, and then saw that the ri stone which flew around with it
It jae and one of the spokes, and the sudden shock had caused the rod to snap
Just as Jack exa of a loco nearer
”Here coit her ready in time?”
”No It will take an hour to fix this”
_”Donner und blitzen!_ Dey holt her ub!”
”No doubt of it”
”We must do somethin', my lad”
”Arm yourselves, if you're anxious Don yourthe curve to whistle like that Hurry up, and we'll leave the Terror here”
They all put on suits of aluminum mail and ar the track in the direction fro the scene
Far ahead the polished rails described a curve in a wide, deep cut, filled with trees and shrubbery
In thea red lantern to an onco upon the bandit king with a silvery glow
Jesse had a black mask on, and clutched a revolver in his hand
None of the men were visible
The train had slackened speed to round the curve, and as soon as the engineer saw the danger signal he stopped the cars
”hello!” he cried, ”What's thethe cab
”Here comes the conductor”
”I'll speak to hiainst the rules for me to leave the caboose”