"As for getting through tonight, the S.B.

& L.has a corps of engineers and a full staff in other departments.

Black, you'll lose after all your trouble." "Humph!" muttered Black unbelievingly.

"Your train will have to get through in less than three hours, Reade!" "It'll do it, somehow," smiled Tom.
"Yes; your engineers will bring it through, somehow," taunted Black.

"We have the chief of that corps with us right now." "That's all right," retorted Tom.