In a terrible accident at a railroad crossing a train smashed into a car and pushed it nearly four hundred yards down the track Though no one was killed the driver took the train company to court At the trial the engineer insisted that he had given the driver ample warning by waving his lantern back and forth for nearly a minute He even stood and convincingly demonstrated how he d done it The court believed his story and the suit was dismissed Congratulations the lawyer said to the engineer when it was over You did superbly under cross-examination Thanks he said but he sure had me worried How s that? the lawyer asked I was afraid he was going to ask if the lantern was lit

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