Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-07
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER L.-Graham Norcross, rail-
Dodds. are marooned at Sand Creek sid
and her small cousin. Unseen, they wit
ness q peculiar train holdup, in which
a special car Is carried of.
~ner-TER u.-Norcross recognizes the
car stolen as John Chadwtck's, financial
whom he was to meet at Portal
The latter offers Norcross the
ship Of the Pioneer Short Line, which Is
IN the hands Of eastern spectators,
dent Of the line. Norcross, learning that
Shetla Macrae is stopping at Portal City.
accepts.
: CHAPTER Lu.-Dodds overhears CON
versation between Rufus Hatch and Gus
tave Henckel, Portal City fnancters, IN
which they admit completely in Chadwick
kidnapping, their object being to. keep
Chadwick from attending 9 meeting of
directors to ~reorganize the Pioneer Short
Line, which would jeopardize their inter-
ests.
CHAPTER Lv.-!To curb the monopoly
Tewer corporation, Norcross forms the
Citizens Storage and Warehouse COM
tsIgyt = he d Sss1ns M Ne manifef poa & aes ssar ms
that sheila. is 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 in the Chadwick kid
naping, offers him inducements to leave
ONCE. he is knocked senseless. Recov-
ering consciousness, he learns that Nor
cross has disappeared and is believed to
have resigned and gone east.
CHAPTER V.-Dodds connects Nor
CROSS disappearance with m~achtnation
Of Hatch and Henckel, u on recover
Ing strength sets out to solve the mys-
terry.
CHAPTER VII. with Krgan. the
roads master mechanic, Dodds gets a
line on Norcross' disappearance. They
follow q clue given them ehroukh ?
missing locomotive.
CHAPTER VII1.-The rescue party finds
and releases Norcross from captivity to
which he had been lured. Norcross re-
suInes control Of the Pioneer Short Line,
refusing to give place to man whom
Dunton has sent to take charge.
CHAPTER IX.-Dodds follows an ennis
sary of the Red Tower people, spying on
hears a plot to put Norcross out OF
business, and at the risk of his life frus-
fratesF It 27s5 SsssssSsss Isl ssss s+s
CHAPTER AT the home Of sheila
Macrae Dodds Is witness OF strange
actions Of e man he believes has de-
he prepares to defend him
CHAPTER XI.-The sudden return OF
sheila's uncle drives the hin in5ra y Ha awayi
I, ton Of the Pioneer Short Line. A series
Of wrecks on the line. impossible to ex-
plain, cause alarm to the management
CHAPTER xII.-Durgin, night dis
patcher, routes passenger and freight
aster is narrowly averted. Durgin com
lnits suicide, leaving evidence that he
was bribed to bring about collision.
that Norcross' enemies are plotting his
death, but against all advice he decides
on a trip on a special train over the line
dispp ilUs an Fail which, dhIaei, Would Iae have o's sSpoWn
,the special down a mountain side. Nor.
cross hears for the first time that Sheils
Macraes is married. He refuses to believe
CHAPTER xIv.-Hatch and other own.
ers Of the Red Tower corporation call OF
go a1Ao IA AAlAAt tSAASJ I4SSl
that in the recent election the road has
made use Of bribery. Hatch. gives Nor:
cross proof that the actual bribing wal
done by Howard Colltngwood. Hatch
demand Norcross' immediate resignation
as the price Of silence. Norcross learns
from Sheila that Collingwood is her hus
band. and feels the ground has been Gu
Nj from under his feet.
CHAPTER Ay.-Hatch secures contro
Of Citizens Storage and Warehouse com
pany. and engineers a strike, to embar
rass the railroad line. Norcross show
Collingwood how Hatch has used him TO
his own ends. to down him (Norcross)
and Collingwood threatens to kill Hatch
XVI.-Van Britt, genera
superintendent, Norcross' right-hand man
resigns, refusing to give any satisfaetor.
reason for the act. Norcross begins t
feel the situation is about hopeless.
CHAPTER XVII