In the confusion Helen would have been hard put to it to preserve calmness, with Bo to watch, and all that baggage to carry, and the other train to find; but the kindly brakeman who had been attentive to them now helped them off the train into the other--a service for which Helen was very grateful.
"Albuquerque's a hard place," confided the trainman.

"Better stay in the car--and don't hang out the windows....

Good luck to you!" Only a few passengers were in the car and they were Mexicans at the forward end.

This branch train consisted of one passenger-coach, with a baggage-car, attached to a string of freight-cars.

Helen told herself, somewhat grimly, that soon she would know surely whether or not her suspicions of Harve Riggs had warrant.