Chapter 18

Narrator: When Harry, Sally, and Lady got back to Muffle Mountain, Harry began to wonder how he was going to get back to Bethlehem in order to get Maria to come with him back to Muffle Mountain. He was still wanted for accidentally killing that police officer in Philadelphia. He was so worried that he would not be able to see her again without being caught by the police. He spoke up.

Harry: How am I going to get in contact with Maria?

Lady: Why don't you let me go and see if I can get her to come here?

Harry: That would be a great idea! Lets get into your engine and head back to Bethlehem!

Narrator: So Lady took her engine through the buffers and through the fields, and back onto the Strasburg Railroad. They traveled over the 4 mile line within 15 minutes, and ssoon were on their way to Bethlehem over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Eventually, however, they had to cross over to the Lehigh Valley Railroad to get all of the way into Bethlehem. After a few hours, they finally reached Bethlehem. They pulled Lady' engine into an old disused siding, and then Lady wstarted the walk to Harry's house. After a few minutes, sshe finally got there, and knocked on the door. After a few seconds Maria opened the door, and was surprised to ee a girl dressed in such an unusual outfit. She poke up.

Maria: Who are you?

Lady: I am Lady, or as you might know me as, Polly. I am the girl that your husband was accused of killing. I am here to tell you that I am safe, and that your husband Is waiting to take you to a new home at Welsh Mountain, or as we call it, Muffle Mountain.

Narrator: Lady thought that Maria was going to be thrilled to hear about her husband, but Lady was surprised to see Maria's face suddenly turned dark, and then she said,

Maria: That scum bag, I don't want to be anywhere with him anymore, he may not have killed you, but he killed that police officer in Philadelphia! He deerve to be put to death for what he did!

Lady: But that was an accident! He never meant to kill anyone!

Maria: I don't care! He Is not my husband anymore!

Narrator: And with that, she slammed the door in Lady's face.

Narrator: Lady could not believe what he had just heard. She then thought of how sad Harry would be to hear that his wife still did not love him anymore. So, she decided to make the walk back to her engine, Harry and Sally. When sshe got there, she told Harry the bad news. He was mortified. He then began to cry.

Harry: Oh, Maria, what made you hat e me so much!?

Narrator: Just then, a police officer climbed up into the cab, and tried to arrest Harry.

Police Officer: Hold it right there! You are under arrest!

Lady: But this man has risen me from the dead! He does not deserve to be put in jail!

Narrator: But the police officer was stern.

Officer: Yes, But he killed another officer back in Philadelphia! He will be going to jail for the rest of his life.

Narrator: And the officer put the cuffs on Harry. But then, Lady put her hand on the officer' head, and muttered a little prayer. The police officer then took the cuffs off of Harry, climbed out of the cab, and walked away. Harry was curious.

Harry: How did you do that?

Lady: I have lot of powers that you do not know about. I hypnotized him to leave you alone.

Harry: That is sso cool. But anyways, what am I going to do without Maria!?

Narrator: Just then, Sally spoke up.

Sally: Um, Harry, there is something that I want to tell you. Over the pat couple of days, I have been having feelings about you that I can't shake. I think I love you.

Harry: Really?

Sally: Yes.

Harry: Well, then, let' head back to Muffle Mountain and sstart a new life together!

Lady and Sally: All right!

Narrator: So Lady drove ally and Harry home to Muffle Mountain, and when they got there, they parked Lady' engine in the cave, went into the cottage, and settled down for the night.