The train had come to a sudden stop.
“Do you s’pose it’s train robbers?” asked Bony in some alarm.
“I don’t know,” answered Jack. “I guess——”
“Where’sthegunsan’we’llshoot’em!” exclaimed Budge, jumping up.
Just then a brakeman ran through the car, carrying a red flag.
“What’s the matter? Is it a hold-up? Are they after our money?”
These questions were rapidly fired at him.
“A freight train has broken in two just ahead of us,” explained the railroad man. “The engine’s disabled,” he went on. “We’ve got to back up to a switch so as to pass it. I’ve got to go back with a danger flag.”
“Oh, dear!” exclaimed a woman. “But who got shot? I’m sure I heard a gun go off.”