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Kate Shelley got to pigpen just in time. The water was just about to flood the floor. She gathered up the seven little pigs. Followed by their mother , she took the pigs up to the barn , which was on higher ground. The rain showed no signs of stopping.
Little did Kate know that she would become a heroine that night. She was fifteen years old , poor , and a good girl. Her father had been a railroad man before he died. That was all anyone might have said about her before this night.
After she had seen to all the animals , Kate went in the house. She stood by her mother and watched Honey edging higher and higher up its banks.
“I'm afraid it will flood ,” said Kate's mother.
“It looks that way ,” answered Kate. “And if it gets much higher , the bridge might collapse.”
“Let's hope it lasts until the express goes through ,” said her mother.
“I'm worried about the railroad trestle ,” said Kate.
“What if that goes?”
The railroad trestle crossed the Des Moines River , which fed Honey Creek. If the water in Honey Creek was high , it was sure to be high in the Des Moines River.
Just then , they heard the sound of an engine. They saw its headlight moving slowly toward Honey Creek Bridge. It was the extra engine that helped to push heavy trains up the hills on either said of the river. Now it was backing down the track , with men on the running board looking for danger. It began to cross Honey Creek Bridge , which was shaking by now. Then the bell on the train sounded twice.
There was a crash.
“Mother ,” shouted Kate. “They've gone down!”
It was still. The two were quiet for a minute.
Then Kate said , “I have to go and help them , mother. And I have to stop the midnight express. They'll never know the bridge is down if I don't.”
“Listen , Kate ,” her mother answered. “You're only a child. Only fifteen.”
“But I'm the oldest here but for you. And you you have to stay with the young ones ,” said Kate.
“You'll never make it. You'll have to cross the trestle. It's full of danger.”
Her mother saw the look on Kate's face. She knew it would be worthless to try to stop her. “Go , then ,” she said. “But be careful.”
