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Newspaper

Encampment Echo

Location

Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1921

Page

5

Resigned Gave Up and Ran Away Synopsis

Graham Norcross railroad manager and secretary Jimmie Dodds are trapped at Sand Creek siding with Sheila Macrae and her cousin Unneen as a peculiar train holdup occurs. A stolen special car belongs to John Chadwick. Chadwick is rescued and offers Norcross Pioneer Short Line management. Norcross backs Portal City meetings, while Dodds overhears Hatch and Henckel plotting to block reorganizing the line. Norcross forms Citizens Storage to curb their monopoly and grows closer to Sheila who is secretly married.

Graham Norcross Jimmie Dodds Sand Creek Siding Sheila Macrae Unneen Norcross John Chadwick Portal City Dodds Chadwick Hatch and Henckel Red Tower Corporation Citizens’ Storage and Warehouse Company Sheila Satan Red Tower Oregon Woods Mr. Norcross Hari Railroad Club Bin Strathcona Pight Pight To Try To Hire Me Away From Mr. Mercram Hatch Sam Massie Ann Cousin Basil Maisie Ann Jimmie van Britt Mr. Ripley Vito Britt Hotel Bullard East Mr. Chadwick Mr. Dunton Mr. Hornack Dunton New Citizens’ Storage & Warehouse Organization Dismuke Hornark Jinkie

The Red Tower man tempts Dodds to betray Norcross

In a tense office encounter Hatch of the Red Tower pressures Dodds to switch sides, offering a bigger payout and hinting at a jail risk. Dodds stands firm, hints at a courthouse confession, and narrowly escapes harm as he follows a path toward exposing the scheme. Meanwhile Norcross resigns after receiving two incriminating telegrams, a decision Massie Ann attributes to those messages and deceit at the railroad.

Curve Mr. Norcross Massie Ano

Norcross vanishes as chaos grows at the railroad

Jimmie Dodds recounts the night Norcross disappeared after Hatch's trouble and the boss’s sudden absence. Mrs. Sheila urges loyalty and clues stir doubt about foul play while Van Britt and others scramble to explain the crisis, as public doubt and investor nervousness mount.

Hatch Sheila Mr. Ripley Midnight Mast Mail Mr. Norcross Rarroad Mr. van Britt Tad Fred May

Jimmie Becomes Sleuth in Cotton Oxygen Mystery

A fragment describes how cotton fibers loaded with oxygen burn quickly when oil is added, explaining spontaneous combustion. The notes mention Cotton and Oxygen and reference Olly fuga, with a prompt to continue the discussion.

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The Francis Lynde Mr. Henckel Bullard Mrs. Shella
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