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Chapter 30

           "Icannotinterruptthetrip,"repliedtheconductor."Wearealreadythreehoursbehindtime."

           "AndwhenwillanothertrainpassherefromSanFrancisco?"

           "To-morrowevening,madam."

           "To-morrowevening!Butthenitwillbetoolate!Wemustwait"

           "Itisimpossible,"respondedtheconductor."Ifyouwishtogo,pleasegetin."

           "Iwillnotgo,"saidAouda.

           Fixhadheardthisconversation.Alittlewhilebefore,whentherewasnoprospectofproceedingonthejourney,hehadmadeuphismindtoleaveFortKearney;butnowthatthetrainwasthere,readytostart,andhehadonlytotakehisseatinthecar,anirresistibleinfluenceheldhimback.Thestationplatformburnedhisfeet,andhecouldnotstir.Theconflictinhismindagainbegan;angerandfailurestifledhim.Hewishedtostruggleontotheend.

           Meanwhilethepassengersandsomeofthewounded,amongthemColonelProctor,whoseinjurieswereserious,hadtakentheirplacesinthetrain.Thebuzzingoftheover-heatedboilerwasheard,andthesteamwasescapingfromthevalves.Theengineerwhistled,thetrainstarted,andsoondisappeared,minglingitswhitesmokewiththeeddiesofthedenselyfallingsnow.

           Thedetectivehadremainedbehind.

           Severalhourspassed.Theweatherwasdismal,anditwasverycold.Fixsatmotionlessonabenchinthestation;hemighthavebeenthoughtasleep.

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