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The cook stuck his head out of the kitchen “We’re goingfaster than I’ve ever seen this train go”

“Where’s Mr Kux?”

“I haven’t see him since we stopped for water”

Bell ran forward Kenny was pouring a fresh drink “We’re bouncing around like a yawl in a stor on?”

“First thing I’ineer” Bell pushed into the front vestibule, heading for the locomotive The door to the stateroom car was bolted shut It was a steel express car door There was no budging it short of dynamite

“Locked,” he told Kenny

“So ninety miles an hour”

The train hit a curve hard Wheel flanges screeched on the rails

“‘Triple play,’” said Isaac Bell, “haied our crew and tied down the throttle”

“I’ency brake on the wall at the front of the car

Bell beat him to it and blocked his hand “If we slam on the air brakes at this speed we’ll derail her”

“We’ve got to stop her Feel that? She’s still accelerating” Kenny, who had carried his glass with hih at a hundred miles an hour”

“How drunk are you?” Bell asked

“I’m too scared to be drunk”

“Good Help me out the ”