"Where?"
"It seems they broke away from the train during the night and lay on the main track until morning. One of the crew walked back ten miles to the next station to ask for an engine to pull them out. They will be here on the next train."
"Funny the train crew did not discover that when they put us on the siding here. I do not quite understand it yet?" Phil walked slowly back to his own car, thinking deeply.
CHAPTER XIX
PHIL'S DARING PLAN
Teddy was sitting on the platform of Car Three narrowly watching
Phil as he approached.
"Anything doing?" he asked.
"Yes."
"What is it—have you heard from the opposition?"
"Yes. It seems their cars broke away from us during the night, and lay all night on the main track miles from anywhere."