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Chapter 30

           Notrainwasexpectedfromtheeast,neitherhadtherebeentimeforthesuccouraskedforbytelegraphtoarrive;thetrainfromOmahatoSanFranciscowasnotduetillthenextday.Themysterywassoonexplained.

           Thelocomotive,whichwasslowlyapproachingwithdeafeningwhistles,wasthatwhich,havingbeendetachedfromthetrain,hadcontinueditsroutewithsuchterrificrapidity,carryingofftheunconsciousengineerandstoker.Ithadrunseveralmiles,when,thefirebecominglowforwantoffuel,thesteamhadslackened;andithadfinallystoppedanhourafter,sometwentymilesbeyondFortKearney.Neithertheengineernorthestokerwasdead,and,afterremainingforsometimeintheirswoon,hadcometothemselves.Thetrainhadthenstopped.Theengineer,whenhefoundhimselfinthedesert,andthelocomotivewithoutcars,understoodwhathadhappened.Hecouldnotimaginehowthelocomotivehadbecomeseparatedfromthetrain;buthedidnotdoubtthatthetrainleftbehindwasindistress.

           Hedidnothesitatewhattodo.ItwouldbeprudenttocontinueontoOmaha,foritwouldbedangeroustoreturntothetrain,whichtheIndiansmightstillbeengagedinpillaging.Nevertheless,hebegantorebuildthefireinthefurnace;thepressureagainmounted,andthelocomotivereturned,runningbackwardstoFortKearney.Thisitwaswhichwaswhistlinginthemist.

           Thetravellersweregladtoseethelocomotiveresumeitsplaceattheheadofthetrain.Theycouldnowcontinuethejourneysoterriblyinterrupted.

           Aouda,onseeingthelocomotivecomeup,hurriedoutofthestation,andaskedtheconductor,"Areyougoingtostart?"

           "Atonce,madam."

           "Buttheprisoners,ourunfortunatefellow-travellers"

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