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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1891 Original Publisher: Cassell Pub. Co. Subjects: Hungarian fiction Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: II. THE DARK GOD. 1WAS gazing at that shining red light, when all at once I felt a concussion, as if the train had met with some impediment. I heard the jolting of the foremost cars and had time to prepare for the shock which was sure to follow; but when it did come it was so great that it threw me to the opposite wall of the corridor. Yet the train moved on as before, so that it could not have been disabled, as I at first thought. I heard the guards run from carriage to carriage, opening the doors, and I could see great clouds of steam arise from the puffing and blowing engines. The friction of the wheels made a grating noise, and I leaned out of the window to ascertain the nature of the danger. Was another train approaching and a collision inevitable ? I could see nothing, but suddenly I beheld the figure of the shepherd and saw him raise his staff aloft. I followed the motion of his hand and with a thrill of horror, I saw a great ledge of rock sliding downward with threatening speed, while at the same time a shower of small stones crashed on the roof of the cars. I did not wait for the guards to open my door. I had it open in an instant. From the other carriagespassengers were jumping out at . the risk of life and limb, for the train was running at full speed. I hastily ran into the coup£ to awaken my traveling companions, but found them up. "Madam," I said, " I am afraid that we are in danger of a serious accident. Pray come out quickly ! " " Save the child ! " she answered, and I caught the little boy, took him in my arms, and ...
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