The Mountain Girl by Emma Payne Erskine Chapter 1 Page 2

the scene without. The train began to crawl more heavily, and, looking down, Thryng saw that they were crossing a trestle over a deep gorge before skirting the mountain on the other side. Suddenly it occurred to him that he might be carried beyond his station. He stopped the smiling young brakeman who was passing with his flag.

“Let me know when we come to Carew’s Crossing, will you?”

“Next stop, suh. Are you foh there, suh?”

“Yes. How soon?”

“Half an houh mo’, suh. I’ll be back d’rectly and help you off, suh. It’s a flag station. We don’t stop there in winter ‘thout we’re called to, suh. Hotel’s closed now.”