11危急时刻

11.AttheCritiealMonentOnasunnyafternoonKristiandthekidsdrovefromtheirhometovisitKathy,aclosefriend.ToddandMarkiimmediatelyscampered1intoKathysbackyardtoplay,andKristiremindedthemtokeepawayfromtherailroadtracksthatranbehindthehouse.Justtobesure,shecarefullydrewanimaginarylinewithherfoot.“Dontcrossit,”shewarned.ToddandMarkichasedeachotheraround.Minuteslater,theyscooted2pasttheboundary3theirmotherhadset.Notfaraway,afreight4trainrumbled5intotown.“SuddenlyIcamearoundacurveandsawtwochildrenplaying,”recallsJimHayes,theengineer.Heblasted6warningsignalstothekids,justafewhundredfeetdirectlyahead.Startled,Toddjumpedawayfromthetracksandbegantorun.“Run,Marki,run!”heshouted.Markigotconfused.Sheran,butinsteadoffollowingherbrothershesprinted7forward,stillinthepathofthetrain.Hayesandtheconductorseatednexttohim,DaleGetter,watchedher