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pated. But the railroad has got to pay for the biplane it smashed."
"Never!"
"I think it will."
"You got in the way of the train—it was your own fault."
"Your track isn't fenced in—I have a right to cross it where I please. If I had a wagon and it broke down, you would have no right to run into it. The law might not hold you criminally liable, but it would hold you liable for the worth of the wagon and contents.
"Say, are you a lawyer?" queried Belright Fogg, curiously.
"No, but I know my rights," returned Dick, promptly.
