"Oh, yes," said Susie, "that will be the nicest."
"We might go to the station and see the train come in," suggested Uncle
Robert, looking at his watch.
"Oh, that's fun! Come on, uncle," cried Susie, running down the steps.
"See, they are all going down now!"
"All right," said Uncle Robert, "but don't hurry; there's plenty of time."
As they looked down the track they could see the steel rails gleaming in the hot sunshine. The two shining lines stretched away until they seemed to meet in the distance.
In the other direction a faint line of smoke appeared over the trees. It grew more and more distinct, until at last an engine rounded the curve and came puffing heavily up the track, pulling a long line of cars behind it.
"That's a freight train," said Uncle Robert.
"It stops here to let the passenger go by," said the station master, who stood near. "Expecting some one to-day, sir? The train isn't due for ten minutes."
"Not to-day," replied Uncle Robert. "Do many trains stop here?"
"Not many," said the station master as he hurried away to the switch.