第30部分(第2/7 頁)

ay；　then　turned　and　went　back　toward　the　bridge。　I　lay；　and　was　hungry；　and　waited　for　the　train。　The　one　I　had　seen　was　so　long　that　the　engine　moved　it　very　slowly　and　I　was　sure　I　could　get　aboard　it。　After　I　had　almost　given　up　hoping　for　one　I　saw　a　train　ing。　The　engine；　ing　straight　on；　grew　larger　slowly。　I　looked　at　the　guard　at　the　bridge。　He　was　walking　on　the　near　side　of　the　bridge　but　on　the　other　side　of　the　tracks。　That　would　put　him　out　of　sight　when　the　train　passed。　I　watched　the　engine　e　nearer。　It　was　working　hard。　I　could　see　there　were　many　cars。　I　knew　there　would　be　guards　on　the　train；　and　I　tried　to　see　where　they　were；　but；　keeping　out　of　sight；　I　could　not。　The　engine　was　almost　to　where　I　was　lying。　When　it　came　opposite；　working　and　puffing　even　on　the　level；　and　I　saw　the　engineer　pass；　I　stood　up　and　stepped　up　close　to　the　passing　cars。　If　the　guards　were　watching　I　was　a　less　suspicious　object　standing　beside　the　track。　Several　closed　freight…cars　passed。　Then　I　saw　a　low　open　car　of　the　sort　they　call　gondolas　ing；　covered　with　canvas。　I　stood　until　it　had　almost　passed；　then　jumped　and　caught　the　rear　hand…rods　and　pulled　up。　I　crawled　down　between　the　gondola　and　the　shelter　of　the　high　freight…car　behind。　I　did　not　think　any　one　had　seen　me。　I　was　holding　to　the　hand…rods　and　crouching　low；　my　feet　on　the　coupling。　We　were　almost　opposite　the　bridge。　I　remembered　the　guard。　As　we　passed　him　he　looked　at　me。　He　was　a　boy　and　his　helmet　was　too　big　for　him。　I　stared　at　him　contemptuously　and　he　looked　away。　He　thought　I　had　something　to　do　with　the　train。

We　were　past。　I　saw　him　still　looking　unfortable；　watching　the　other　cars　pass　and　I　stooped　to　see　how　the　canvas　was　fastened。　It　had　grummets　and　was　laced　down　at　the　edg