The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-01
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and her small cousin Unseen, they VIZ
ness a peculiar TRAIN hodup, In Which
9 special car Is carried OH.
CHAPTER II-Noreross recognizes the
car stolen as John Chadwick's, financial
pagnate, whom he was to meet az Postai
City. lie and Dodds ruscue ChanwlcA'
The Latter offers Norcross the manager
ahip Of the Pioneer Short Line, when ~
In the hands OF eastern SPECTATORS
beaded by Breckenridge Dunlon, presl-
Dent OF the line. NorcrOss, learning tnal
Bhella M0crae is stopping at Portal Caty'
accepts.
CHAPTER III.-Dodds overheard con-
Varsation between Rufus Hatcs aud GUS
tRve Henokel. Portal Clty hnanelers, IN
which they admit completely IN ChauwlcK
kidnapping their object being 10 Keep
Chadwick from attending Ineetlng OF
directors to reOrganize the Pioneer snort
Line, which would jeopardize their inter
SSts.
CHAPTER IV.-To curb the monopoly
controlled by Hatch and l1enckel, the tteo
Tewsr corporation, Norcross forms the
Citizens Storage and warehouse com
many. He begins to manifest deep m
tefest in Sheila Maerae. Dodds learns
that Sheila 10 married, but living apart
from her husband. Norcross does not
know this.
CHAPTER v. - Hatch, aware that
Dodds has knowledge OF his and Henck-
els participation ia the Chadwick KID
napmR, offers him inducements 70 leave
Nprcross Dodds refuses. Leaving the
office. he is knocked seuseless. Recov-
ering consciousness he learns mat NOR
cross has disappeared and Is believed TO
have resigned and gone east.
CHAPTER VI.-Dodds connects Nor
cross DISAPPEARANCE with machlnatlohs
Of Hatch and Eoncl1el, and ON recover
ing strength sets out to solve the mys-
terry.
CHAPTER VII. - With Kirgan. the
roads master mechanic, Dodds gets
line on Norcross disappearance They
follow a clue given them Through
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER VIII.-The rescue party finds
ana releases Norcross from captivity to
Vi1icl, he had been lured Norcross re-
auTrAes control Of the Pioneer short Lane
refusing to give place to man whom
Dunton has sent TO take charge
CHAPTER IX.--Dodds follows an ennis
maYy OF the Red Tower people, spying on
Norcross TO a coal yard. whore he over
hears a plot to put Norcross ovt OF
business, and at the risk of his IKE rus
Arates It.
CHAPTER x.-At the home of Sheila
Macrae Dodds IS witness of strange
actions OF a man be believes las de-
aigns on the life of his friend and boss
He prepares to defend him.
CHAPTER XI,-The sudden return of
6heilass uncle drives the Intruder away.
Later ISDdds recognizes him as Howard
ColiiHHWood, nephew of President Dun
ton OF the Pioneer Short LANE; = series
of wrecks on the line, impossible TO eX-
plain, cause alarm to the management.
CHAPTER XIL-DwGin, night dis
patgher routes passenger and nelsht
trains TO meet an single track. Dis
RHter Is narrowly aVerted Durgin COM
mits suicide, leaving evidence that he
was brlhed TO bring about collision.
CHAPTER XIII. -Al1vidence accumulates
that Norcross' enemics are plotting his
death, but against an advice he decides
on q trip on a special train over the line.
A pilot engine, traveling ahead, discovers
diBplaoed rail which would have thrown
the special down mountain side. Nor
cross hears for the first time that Shella
Macrae is maErsed.l Us refuses to believe
sd
CHAPTER HTv.=Hatch and other own
s Of the M % SrPS g1 6vS earl pro on
that in the recs,it' seleetlop the road has
cross proof that the actual bribing Yves
done by Howard Collingwood. Hatch
demands Norcross' immediate resignation
as the price OF silence. Norcross learns
from ShellQ that Collingwood is her hus-
band, and feels the ground has been cut
from under his feet.
Chapter XV.-Hatch secures control
of Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
pany, and eng1neers a strike, to embar-
rRss the railroad line, Norcross shows
Coliingwood how Hatch has used him for
his own ends. 20 down him (Norcnss),
and Colllngwood threatens TO XIII Hatch.
CHAPTER xyL-Yan Britt, general
superintendent NorcraEs' right-hand man.
resigns. refusing TO- giNe any satisfactory
reason for the act. Norcross begins to
zeal the situation is about hopeless.
CHAPTER XVIf-pioneer Short Line
employees call sSmpathetc strike. Coll
ungwood, drinkiRt, heavily and reported
close to insanity. respains in hiding.
CHAPTER XVIII. --t"Aiine owners
charter q special the strikers allowing
i 10 run. President Dpnton demands
Norcross' immediate resignation. Nor
cross delays. Coilingwocd hires special
engine TO follow "mine owners party
Hatch is with tho mine owners" and
Norcross, suspecttng Collngwood plans
to XIII his enemy, follows on another
GbNNAuAs WrsAA AAANAAeAs EANsSA ANNAAAASA anu
Dodds.
CHAPTER XIX.-Coliingwbod terror
ICES the driver and firenlan OF his engine.
and when they jump from the cab, TO
save their lives, deliberately drives into
mine owners special Noroross, though
on the scene, is too late to prevent the
crime. Hatch and eight OF his party are
practically killed outright Norcross,
risidng his life, pulls Colingwood from
the wreck, and he dies in his wife's
arms.
CHAPTER XX.-Sheila goes east with
the body OF her husband. The Red Tower
people surrender bribery evidence, giving
p the fight on Norcross. It transpires
at Van Britt had been largely instru-
ntal in bringing about the strike. to
'ess securities Of the Pioneer Short
On the break in the market, Nor
with the aid OF his friend Chad
uceeeds In having shippers, small
n1kn and employees OF the line
g stock, e1ecting. in the owners
? line, the complete overthrow
1ooberS who had been in con
his business dream realized
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