The swelling note indicated that the train had left the cut, but it did not look as if the engineer was pulling up.
"She's coming along pretty fast," said Willis.

"If he doesn't snub her soon, she'll jump the steel and take the muskeg." Next moment Lister was on his feet.

Hardie was driving too fast; Lister doubted if he could stop before the heavy train plunged through the broken track.

The unsteady white flicker behind the trees had sunk and changed to smoky red.

If looked as if the oil was not vaporizing properly and the lamp was going out.