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il want to get on the train. I want to get after those chaps.’’ _ With a great effort, Trim pulled him-| ‘*They’ve got a good start of you.” 3 ‘together and managed to sit up. ‘Right enough, but the world isn’t big ‘His brain still reeled from the effects of pee: for them to hide in. Tell me, 9 | “1 It was cipist along here somewhere,” 2 voice said. » blow he had received in his fall. how did you get word of the accident ?”’ e rrarning his head in the direction from | ‘By telegraph.”’ which the voices came, he saw the wav- | “But when I left the wires were bro- jeting light of lanterns. ‘ken somewhere and they couldn’t get JA moment later three workmen came word to any place.”’ aup. ‘‘About five minutes after you left,’’ “Ah, here he is and he isn’t dead|said the boss of the gang, ‘‘the operator jcither! "9 exclaimed one of them. at the scene of the accident got connec- **©What’s the matter with you and what, tion with Monterey and from there they yare you doing here?’’ were questions pamite hed him by another line so that he ‘could connect with Galveston, Texas, and that were asked at once. “See if you can find the others.’’ re- there they switched to a circuit that ) sponded Trim faintly. brought the word to Texuca. > “What others?” ” | “Tt was a roundabout way but the tele- = graph works quick, -you know, and inside of two minutes we were getting ready the 1) "Prim wrecking train, so here we are.”’ responded with increasing clearness, ‘‘and| ‘‘I see. Well, 1 can move on now and t fe lows I was fightin; ig with were the as.I can’t do any good by going back to Fe r ) wrecked the tenth tlnt you ‘re the wrecked train I won’t delay you. _ “Pm going on to the other end of the tunnel and I shall not rest until I’ve cap- ‘“The train wreckers.”’ Z waa Sls what’s that ?’’ wes <M 4 just been having a wee «Where are they then ??” demanded cea tured the wreckers.”’ of the men. ‘‘Hope you may succeed, young man . ¥ MR Gec TT had ktocked then: but they won’t wait for you in ‘Texuca.” » | ° cA. ' J ‘ ‘ Li, ‘¢ ‘ : — | both iat? I don’t suppose they will. How much further is it to the northern end of the The men searched around for a mo-|tyynel >” ment Or sO and found plenty of signs cf) «4 _Jitt]le- more than half a mile.’ the struggle but no train wreckers. “AT right then; they’ve got a ‘hoa _ They pic ked up Trim’s watch and ‘his qea] Jess start of me than many another IL of bills as well asthe pistol that he ¢rjminal that I’ve captured. nched from one of Iris assailants’) «i Gooq- by to you.” hands and the candle that he had thrown With this Trim started on up the tunnel ‘down. — and the wrecking gang returned to their The men evidently had not been so/ train. severely injured but that they could get abseil away, Le rea = » They’ re probably So it to Tex- CHAPTER IV. -uca r ow,’’ said one of the wrecking gan g. A KEG OF POWDER. S : - Biss oe Ph aes them then,”’ Now that he was alone, Trim lighted Bese n § 1 ge xc his way with his pocket lantern. ated A: ou a Detter « come hack with _ He walked rapidly, casting the ray not mister”? _ only before him but from side to side, ‘for he suspected that the tre us ‘saw yon B AVI up- track walker and his accom | Pa Soe. pped concealed in any of the several side _assoon as he could. Can't the € dug out of the rock for the purpose mile or so dov 1 ne | They cor 1 dq not be “but qT don’t| | him at the m