Then came an extra big bump, and the sleeping car swayed from side to
side. A moment later it began to roll along smoothly.
"I guess we're back on the track now," said Bert.
"Yes," his father answered, "we are. Now we'll travel along."
And in about two hours after the wreck the train was on its journey
again, not much the worse for the accident. The freight car had been
smashed and so had the front part of the passenger engine. But another
locomotive had come with the wrecking train, and this was used to haul
the Bobbseys and other passengers where they wanted to go.
"Now we'll have something to tell Mr. Hickson when we get back home,"
said Bert to Nan the next morning at the breakfast table.
"You mean about the wreck?" asked Nan.
"Yes," replied Bert. "Course ours wasn't a big wreck, like his, but it
was big enough."
"I don't want another," said Nan. "I like Mr. Hickson; don't you,
Bert?"
"Yes, I do. And I wish we could find his two sons for him, but I don't
s'pose we can.
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