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Rh "I'm good for all night now. Let me have her, Gordon."

"Wait a bit. I'm having too good a time. What time is it?"

"About quarter to one," answered Way, studying the face of his watch in the moonlight.

"That's not so bad. How much more have we got, Lanny?"

"I'd say we'd done just about half," was the reply. "Better stop her and coal up a little."

"No stops this trip," answered Gordon. "Coal ahead. I'll get over here."

"What's the matter with letting me work her a bit?" asked Morris, when the door was shut again. "Seeing that I saved your lives"

"Morris, old pal," replied Gordon, gravely, "this requires science and experience. I'd let you take her in a minute, but if anything happened to her I'd be held responsible. You can be fireman, though, and shovel coal."

"Next time you can get your own coffee," grumbled Morris. "I had just enough money, by the way, to pay the lunch wagon chap, but I had to charge the drinking cups to you, Gordon."

"That's more than I could do at Castle's," laughed Gordon. "Whoa! Gee, I didn't know that track was so close!"