a few days had pasted after henry returned from crewe he felt much better, Gordon was complaining.
"its not fair, that henry goes galavanting off to crew and he comes back feeling like he is better than us." he said with annoyance. "and theres another thing, Henry whistles to much. it isn't wrong but we just don't do it." poor henry didn't feel cheerful now he felt sad.
percy felt sorry for henry.
"I'm glad your home and loved hearing your whistling." he said. henry smiled slightly but his face soon fell as Gordon went away to collect his coaches.
"poop-poop good bye henry, we are glad your back but remember what I said about whistling." and Gordon was gone.
later henry arrived at Edwards station to see that Edward was already there.
"i am glad your home henry." he said but before he could do anything else the two jumped slightly as they heard a sort of wailing noise.
"shh, do you hear that?" asked Edward.
"that sounds like Gordon, and it ought to be Gordon but Gordon never whistles like that." said henry.
indeed it was Gordon, he was purple in the boiler and his whistle was jammed and he rushed threw Edwards station, whistling like a rocket, he didn't look at henry, and he didn't look at Edward. as soon as he rounded the bend he was gone.
henry chuckled. "it isn't wrong but we just don't do it." he explained to Edward what Gordon had said.
meanwhile Gordon was rocketing down the line whistling fit to burst.
when he arrived at the station sir topham hatt shouted.
"TAKE HIM AWAY AND STOP THAT NOISE!" he shouted. poor Gordon slunk out of the station and into a siding where a workman climbed up with a sledge hammer and knocked it into place. the silence was enormous.
the next day, henry was pulling his coaches to the station when he passed under a bridge, he whistled to some boys.
"peep-pip-peep hello" he said, but the boys didn't wave back, nor did they take his name or number, they thought it funny to drop stones on him instead.
the coaches sobbed. "they broken our glass, they broken our glass." they said.
the passengers where not hurt but they were very cross.
"CALL THE POLICE." they said.
"never mind, but can you all keep a secret?" asked the driver.
"yes, yes" said the passengers.
"well then henry is going to sneeze at those boys." he explained.
a bit later henry was waiting at the station as a lot of people, where wanting to see henry do it.
"remember to keep all windows and doors closed, henry has plenty of soot in his smoke box." the driver said. "he is very excited, aren't you old boy?" henry couldn't answer but he did wink at his driver.
when they neared the bridge, they saw the boys and there stones.
"get ready henry, sneeze hard when I tell you" he said then. "NOW"
"AH-CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" henry shot soot all over the boys and they soon ran like jackrabbits. later that evening, Gordon returned home to find that it was empty but not for long.
"it isn't wrong" said a familer voice. " but we just don't do it"
Gordon wasn't sure but he thought the voice belonged to henry.
THE END.