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Railroads seem to bring me bad luck. This is the second time, in a little while, that I've had trouble on this same line." RAILROADS SEEMED TO BRING ME BAD LUCK THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A LITTLE WHILE THAT I HAVE HAD TROUBLE ON THE SAME LINE
he darted toward the bank of the stream. "There he is!" cried Betty. "He's come up!" As she spoke, the man's head bobbed into view, and, giving himself a shake to rid his eyes of water, he struck out for the shore. "Oh, he's swimming! He's swimming!" Mollie exclaimed. "We must get him a rope--a plank--anything! We'll help you!" she called, and she ran about almost hysterically. The man was now swimming with long, even strokes. He seemed at home in the water, even with his clothes on, and the long jump had evidently not injured him in the least. He reached the bank, climbed up, and stood dripping before the four young travelers. "Whew!" he gasped, taking off his coat and wringing some water from it. "That was some jump! I had to do it, though!" "Indeed you were fortunate," said Betty. "Are you hurt?" "Not a bit--a little shaken up, that's all. I should not have been on that bridge, as a section hand warned me a train was due, and the trestle is very narrow. But I was taking a short cut. THERE COME ON CRIED AMY FOR ONCE TAKING THE INITIATIVE AND SHE DARTED TOWARD THE BANK OF THE STREAM THERE HE IS CRIED BETTY HE'S COME UP AS SHE SPOKE THE MAN'S HEAD BOBBED INTO VIEW AND GIVING HIMSELF A SHAKE TO RID HIS ICE OF WATER HE STRUCK OUT FOR THE SHORE OH HE'S SWIMMING HE'S SWIMMING MOLLY EXCLAIMED WE MUST GET HIM A ROPE A PLANK ANYTHING WE'LL HELP YOU SHE CALLED AND RAN ABOUT ALMOST HYSTERICALLY THE MAN WAS SWIMMING NOW WITH LONG EVEN STROKES HE SEEMED AT HOME IN THE WATER EVEN WITH HIS CLOTHES ON AND THE LONG JUMP HAD EVIDENTLY NOT INJURED HIM IN THE LEAST HE REACHED THE BANK CLIMBED UP AND STOOD DRIPPING BEFORE THE FOUR YOUNG TRAVELLERS WOO HE GASPED TAKING OFF HIS COAT AND WRINGING OUT SOME WATER FROM IT THAT WAS SOME JUMP I HAD TO DO IT THOUGH INDEED YOU WERE FORTUNATE SAID BETTY ARE YOU HURT NOT A BIT A LITTLE SHAKEN UP THAT'S ALL I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THAT BRIDGE A SECTION HAND WARNED ME THAT THE TRAIN WAS DUE AND THE TRESTLES VERY NARROW BUT I WAS TAKING A SHORT CUT
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