CHAPTER XXX.
MERRIWELL’S GENEROSITY.
The conductor was astounded. He stared at the tied and bleeding engineer, and then at Merry, who was at the throttle. Then he clambered down over the coal in the tender, crying:
“Well, what in thunder has happened here?”
Old Joe groaned and opened his eyes.
“I’ll kill him!” he muttered, thickly.
“I’ve had a fight with Hicks,” said Frank.
“A fight? What about?”
“He jumped on me and tried to beat my brains out with a wrench.”
“I’ll kill him!” grated the engineer again.