Yet for him to stop the express would be ridiculous; the conductor and engineer would pay for his meddling.

With quiet firmness he pulled the girl farther from the opening of the rails.
"We stop long before we get to Winnipeg," he said soothingly.

"Then it's possible we'll be held up by a blocked track.

Wash-outs are pretty numerous on this piece of line.

However, if we do stop and you get down, you'll be left in the woods." "Oh!" she said, "that's not important! All I want is to get off." "Very well," said Lister.