midnight
Yuh better come get off . '' And picking her up in his arms the porter bore her from the car . `` Now I 'll set you down on dis ole stump , an ' yuh 'll be safe , '' said he . And Edna found herself , at midnight , by the side of the railroad in what seemed to be a bit of woodland . She could hear the rushing of water and see the blazing car ahead . The rest of the train had been backed along the track , and some of the women and men , seeing the rear cars were not hurt , were climbing back into them . There was a crowd of people moving about farther up the railroad , and Edna made up her mind that she would try to find out what had become of her father .