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AN ASTONISHING DISCOVERY
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piece of cloth. With a great gasp the young engineer stared at these. Then he rolled up the rag and placed it and its contents in his pocket.
His face grew grave, and Ralph uttered a deep sigh, startled and sorrowful.
The young engineer of No. 999 had made a discovery so strange, so unexpected, that it fairly took his breath away.
The mystery of the collision on the siding at Plympton was disclosed.
