The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 10 (January 2, 1939)

Bad Luck

Bad Luck.

The train roared past the station. Above the noise the stationmaster heard a yell. Rushing out to the platform he saw a man sprawled alongside the tracks. A little girl was standing by.

“Did he try to catch the train?” asked the stationmaster.

“He did catch it,” she replied, “but it got away from him.”

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