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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