"If you do, get a doctor right away." And then she gave each of the boys a warm, motherly kiss and a hug.

She thought the lads the very best in all this wide world.
The train came and the boys were off.

After a two hours' ride they had to change to the main line and got into the parlor car already mentioned.

Then they had dinner in the diner and went back to the other car to read and to look at the scenery.

Thus several hours slipped by, when of a sudden came the jar and shock that told them something out of the ordinary had happened..