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woke up He looked at his watch, yawned, searched the train for

passengers, waved his flag, and cliain Bones pulled over the lever gently, and

there was a gratifying chuck-chuck-chuck Bones s peas, dear old thing," he said, "and this tio"

"Old Joe don't let her go ly

"Blow old Joe!" said Bones severely "He's a jolly unenterprising old

engine-driver That's why the naughty old line doesn't pay The idea

of running 'Mary Louisa' at quarter speed!"

He turned to the girl for approval, but she felt that, in the

circu, it

would be wiser to offer no opinion

Bones pushed the lever a little farther over, and the "Mary Louisa"

reeled under the shock

"In re knighthood, dear old miss," said Bones confidentially His

words caed locoood foundation for

continued eloquence "Rendering the jolly old country a

service--helping the Cabinet--dear old Chenney awfully fond of ripping the side of the

cab for support