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“Are you OK, Mr Bell?”

“I told you to stay inside and lock the door”

“They’re gone They rode away on horses”

“Happen to catch a look at any faces?”

“No But… Uh…”

“But what?” Bell de for some clue

“One of the horses had no rider,” Lynds said, looking around fearfully at the passengers clustered beside the derailed train “Maybe he’s still here…”

“No, Clyde That empty saddle was reserved for you”

“Mister, if you’ll get off that locoiant of a railroad wreck ether”

First light found Isaac Bell poring over the Golden State’s helper locolass A wreck train had finally stea, while out of the west another had just arrived fro to hoist the Limited back on the tracks, piece by piece

“I’ll just be a minute,” Bell called down

“Get offup the locomotive onto the drive wheel fender

Bell turned with a snize that Irish brogue in a thunderstorm”

“Well, I’ll be damned Isaac Bell Put ’er there”