Chapter XII Revelations and a Narrow Escape on the Short Line
On a tense drive to Strathcona mine owners meeting, a planned attack on the Special is foiled. Upton Van Britt reveals a wire source behind a trap while the boss grapples with political pressure and gossip about Sheila Macrae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strathcona
Graham
Sheila
Buck Chandler
Jimmie
Thad
Dbhoard
Maclise
Chandler
Baysxife
Mackise
Buck
Dawes
Upton
Portal City
Leo
Slide Mountain
Strathcoba
Mr. van Britt
Interstate Commerce
Alowe
Burrell
Bullard
Norcross
Commonwealth
van Britt
Wreckers Beset Pioneer Short Line Plot Deepens
Graham Norcross, railroad manager, and Jimmy Dodds rescue financier John Chadwick after a train hold up at Sand Creek. Chadwick offers Norcross control of the Pioneer Short Line, baring eastern speculators led by Breckinridge Dunton. Dodds uncovers a kidnap plot and Norcross battles a looming monopoly as strange wrecks and bribery threaten the Boss and the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Norcross
Jimmy Dodds
Sand Creek Siding
Sheila Macrae
Maisie Ann
Norcross
John Chadwick
Portal City
Dodds
Chadwick
Breckinridge Dunton
Angus Hatch
Gustave Henckel
Pioneer Short Line
Hatch
Henekel
Red Tower Corporation
Citizens’ Storage and Warehouse Compiuny
Sheila Mscorae
Dodds Lestrns
Sheila
Norcrosg
Jimmy
F Short
Linc
Dismuke
Dunton
Jimmie
Red Tower
Sheila Macrae Dodds
Howard Collingwood
President Dinton
Durgin
Abus
Finny Tribe in Cold Weather
The article explains fish do not hibernate in winter. Some species hide in holes or under rocks and roots, survive without food, but are not torpid like bears or groundhogs. Most fish swim and forage in cold water, needing little food when temperatures drop.
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Wien
Cary
Tarbell
Ripley
van Murphy
Clanahan
Exway
Timber Mountain
Limbertan Hills
Tim Tre
Ant
Parbell
Marples
Narcross
Tlateh
Trenekel
Vou
Rufus’ Hateh
Gustave Henetel
Mountaineer
Mmining
Strathconan
Usigg
Mr. Norcross
Railroad Club
Jimmie Dodds
Rufus Hatch
Bucka
Madise
Nippo
Canyon Run
Barty
Machise
Mackse
Milionaire
Kendricks
Mr. Dunton
Bauxite Junction
Mr. Hernacck
Apitil
Hornack
the Kendricks
Mauyvbe
Mr. Hornack
Noah
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