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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Francis Lynde
Mr. Henckel
Bullard
Mrs. Shella