"I wonder if anybody was hurt," said Laura, her eyes dark with excitement.
"I don't think so," Billie answered. "The damage seems to be mostly at the front of the train. We may have run into another train. Oh, look!" she cried suddenly, pointing with trembling finger to the wreck of the car in front of them. "Fire, girls! The car's on fire!"
With horrified eyes the girls followed her pointing finger and saw a malignant tongue of flame shoot out—then another—and another.
"It's the baggage car!" screamed Laura, as men, attracted by the blaze, came running from all directions. "Billie, your trunk!"
"My trunk! my trunk!" wailed Billie distractedly. "Oh, it will be burnt up! All my money and everything!"
"Say, Chet, look! The baggage car's on fire!"
It was Teddy's voice, and Billie looked up to see him beside her staring unbelievingly at the burning car.
"Oh, Teddy," she cried, clutching his arm desperately, "my trunk's burning up! Can't you do something—can't you?"
Teddy gave a low whistle and kept on staring while Chet and Ferd came rushing up and joined him.
"The trunk——" Chet began, but Teddy clutched his arm excitedly.