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" yourself," said Ralph Fairbanks quietly.

The young engineer simply gave his furious antogonist a push with his free hand. The other hand was on duty, and Ralph's eyes as well. He succeeded in bringing the locomotive to a stop before Fogg needed any further attention.

The fireman had toppled off his balance and went flat among the coal of the tender. Ralph did not feel at all important over so easily repelling his assailant. Fogg was in practically a helpless condition, and a child could have disturbed his unsteady footing.

With maudlin energy, however, he began to scramble to his feet. All the time he glowered at Ralph, and made dreadful threats of what he was going to do to the youth for "knocking him down." Fogg managed to pull himself erect, but swayed about a good deal, and then observing that Ralph had the free use of both hands now and Rh