Mr.Appleton tied the horses and hurried to have Betty's trunk checked.

The shriek of the locomotive coming down the track made Betty turn cold.

It was like a great demon thundering toward her.

Davy edged closer to her, moved by the strange surroundings to ask a question.
"Say, Betty, ain't you afraid ?" "Yes," she confessed, squeezing the warm little hand in her own, which had suddenly seemed to turn to ice.

"My heart is going bump-bump-bump like a scared wild rabbit's; but I keep saying over and over to myself what the python said.