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CARTER WEEKLY. ‘The express car is worth saving,’’ re- ~ no marked the agent. ‘‘It seems tome pretty hs they s saw what a narrow escape they |sound and there isn’t any damage to the had had from a most fearful calamity, the | stuff we’re carrying.”’ . _ passengers grew indignant at the train} ‘‘That’s good so far asit goes,’ said the ~ wreckers. conductor, ‘‘but the question 1s, how are ~ “If the company doesn’t catch them,’’| we going to get word up the line to have a exclaimed one excited passenger, We. wrecking train sent here?’ ought every one of us to subscribe toa; ‘‘Isn’t there a telegraph instrument on purse for the purpose of engaging skilful the train,’’ asked Trim, ‘‘which could be EeWetectives to run the rascals down.’’ connected with the witei a7) ‘Trim felt like smiling when he heard) ‘‘Yes, sir,’’ interrupted the conductor, _ this. ‘but the wires leadin g north ward have Tt was not because he was on the spot | been cut.’”’ end ready » to take up the suggested inves- "SCan’t they be patched up again | ??)? _ tigation, but because the moment he real- | £“They could if we could find the break. - ized that the train had been purposely} You see, sir, the first thing done as soon wrecked, he thought of the probability as any « of us got clear of the wreck was to _ that the wreckers would soon pat in an get the telegraph instrument to work. appearance. ; ‘“There’s a break somewhere to the ‘‘’Trains are not wrecked for nothing, ‘north. The baggage man, who does the telegraphing, is now trying to get con- nections to the south.”’ The conductor pointed to a spot near the mouth of the tunnel and looking that ‘way, Trim saw that a man had climbed a telegraph pole and was at work near the >? ~ “In this wild spot far from any town, “thé wreckers have calculated upon rob- eats the passengers as well as the mail and express cars. ™ “T should have thought they would _ have turned up before now.”’ top with an instrument. He felt quietly of his revdivers to see if} ‘‘This thing has been pretty thorough- ~ they were in order for he believed that|ly planned,’’ thought the detective; “there would be occasion to use them soon. ‘the wreckers have tried to prevent the Several. minutes passed however with- | arrival of assistance and their plan prob- ~ out.any sign of the wreckers. ably is to wait until -nightfall and then Trim was surprised. He could not un-| make a raid upon the helpless passengers derstand ot ay the act had been committed | and rob the express and mail cars also.’ _ if the scoundrels: gid ‘not try to take ad-| ‘‘Where is the nearest town?’’ he yan ta Fo eee? ‘asked. © As he went from one e pisap of mento| ‘‘At the other end of the tunnel.” pgnother he came at length to the conduct-| ‘‘And how long is the tunnel ?”’ _ or who was talking earnestly with the| ‘‘About two miles.” ss a and the express agent. ~ **Could a wrecking train be had there ?”’ They were discussing how to getin-)| ‘‘Yes, I think so, There are always PTormation to the nearest station. | locomotives there and usually a wrecking he be two or three davs’ work for a| car is kept there also. ang train,’’ the conductor said, ‘‘to| ‘“‘If wecould only make connections t the trac ks wholly clear.’ on the wires, we could have a train here Well, I don’t know,”’ esceial the in less than half an hour.” _ engine er , “Gf a wrecking train were on! ‘‘Why not send somebody up through hand now =f think that the tracks could the tunnel then?” peated. aN¢ batched ap Pointe for, ‘‘We've thought of that, but suppose ’” an attack should be made we'd need every man connected with the train for de- ‘Helin. Sy ‘Trim saw the force of this reply. _ The traininen suspected as he did | that | the wreck had been caused for the purpo: . . >. = = ato R iris ~~ f a . | * : , i fi ' -= | ee ee Cin hauling ‘the en- _«