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NEW “NICK CARTER WEEK: WY. fingers were rather idly scorched, he’ ‘showing that she had escaped serious in- _ sueceeded in preventing the fire from re-| jury. + kindling. ‘Head down!’’ exclaimed Trin a thio- | He then turned his attention to the| ment later. ‘‘Back a little further.’ woman opposite, nottne ata glance that; The woman did as well as she could the passengers forward were managing to| under the circumstances but it seemed to make their way out through the door.’ Trim as if she would never get clear. ‘“‘Have courage, madam, ” he said; At last she was out of the way and he, crawling teward her, “‘we shall get you | could let go. out of this safe in less than no time.”’ Perspiration was rolling down his face — ‘“My child!’ she moaned frantically. |and every joint in his body seemed about — ‘““What has become of her, is she dead?’’! to break: Even then he did not venture ‘“No, no!”’ Trim responded quickly , to let the beam down suddenly for fear — ‘if you could manage to turn your head that that might somehow -disturb the far enough you would see that she is per- | ‘wreck and cause the truck of the si0ker fectly safe.” overhead to descend upon them. a The child herself now set up a cry that - Slowly he let the weight down and then was evidence enough to the mother that catching up the child carried her while — its life had not been lost. he half pulled and half pushed the woman oa Trim saw that the woman was helpless-| Pes the car to the end. jared ly wedged in by the broken roof. sit aide on Ee r " moment later and be- od “ It would have been possible to rescue ie Say cas mca her by chopping away a portion of the ae na wreck but this would have taken time, CHAPTER II. _ andthe young fellow had not the heart IN THE TUNNEL. ae to leave her in her painful 90sition as | After a question or two, ‘Trim became — long as there was a chance that she might ‘satished that the woman aed child had | Pe = 2 Re helped i in some other way. sgiisred no injury, so he left them and After trying his muscles two or three| went along by the wrecked train aN | ‘times at the broken wood he said to her: others to whom he could be of help. == #8TF you will do just what I tell you to! It proved that among the passengers —s- you can get out at once, otherwise you’ll there was nobody who had been se jously= a +» -have to wait until the wreck can be hurt. ne 4 eet chopped away.’’ | There were tent? who “complained OF ae “Pl do anything,’ 19. olive groaned GE bruises and others who showed scratches © es ; e; 3 I can stir. ” ’ on hands and faces. ~ ss Well, you can’t stir until a Saag on — “4 their rm word, but when I do, you must ‘ial an = 2 , oudly about suits for da eee backward at once. Keep your head down em sige ee — tae Ee SBA oe asd t speak again then ae in ait }80'S.50 Move anons aeeety= = ae eras dL “Save me if.possible!’’ 2 $ Sen See peady now !’’ cried Trim a mo- - > =~) & ° OO —_ = ——— So saw - © — . Even the engineer and fireman ahaa 3 ‘had stuck to their posts escaped with only 4 a severe shaking up. | By the time Trim joined the o a ‘passengers and train hands, it was ee wn ees by all that the wreck was not a matter of accident. A rail. had been Salles A across the tracks a little wah f Aa om = 7 Pail all os 3 Te stooped and lifted with ‘all his force | the beam which held her imprisoned. His young: Mamas answered the de-| pon rates and the woman | ¢ x 1 he m the weight mouth of the 2 tunel Paar, “to drop ~ = ‘ uty } s : : * i « - i ~ e be ; : é ' - i 7 = - | - = « a | - a if | % — _ a . i - ; ) ? e on 5 - . ae = iz . _ ™ q 5 i | +" c ~ | 4 ot ‘- Spe * 7 : . ' ‘ od ; —- uf ve . j j \ _— ai = -. —— rs — . '- = a a - La i = — ; me, ‘ -- ] * | vy — 7 i . a = | | : > - is | | . -~ & ' | | ' - | | 7 ‘ _ - = = © ¢ ba ‘ a al wt :