“Where do you go?”
“Jersey City, Manhattan Junction, Harrison, and Newark!” called the man, without paying any attention to the child.
“Guess that isn’t it, yet,” thought Dot, giving the man a scornful look because he would not notice her.
The twins waited and waited, and then another train came in where the downtown train had pulled out.
“Hurrah!—Read the sign in the windows! ‘Uptown New York,’ Dot!” cried Don, crowding on before anyone could get in ahead of him.
Thus it happened that Don walked into a car without waiting for Dot, and she, being small, was pushed back by the grown-ups till the last. Just as she was about to step on, Jinks caught her skirt.
“Thank goodness! Here you are! We’ve all been hunting high and low for the two of you.”
“Why—where did you come from?” questioned Dot.
“Just came in on that car over there—I saw you waiting, before my train stopped, and tried to hurry out to prevent you from leaving us.”
As he spoke, Dot stepped back beside Jinks, and the guard shut the door and pulled the signal cord. Instantly the train moved and carried Don uptown alone. He had not seen Jinks and thought Dot was behind him as he walked through the sections looking for his friends.