Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-06-10
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Graham Norcross. rail-
Dodds. are marooned at Sand Creek sill
Ing with young lady, Shella Macrae.
and her small cousin. Unseen. they wit
ness q peculiar train holdup. in which
q SPECIAL car Is carried off,
0I0R u-leeecsoss recognises yhs
0s etelsn - John ChAdwick's. financial
KS Ata v sSS h hs 80 g meet = Portel
- l.tssr osrs Hcrcro sscI sss %aosasr.
mp Ss u Pioneer ehos, Line. wnich IL
tne hands OF eastern sp.cu. ators,
1 1scee =. ~ Hrsckenridss Du. on. yresi.
80: 80, Maori: ''o,0'n % .. .S" t.v
CAAFTER lIl.-Dodds ove.hear: con
voreaoon between kufus Halcn aad Gus
0Ne hencAel. Portal I..y nnancAeis. n
Wulch ehey admit coulp.icI,y .a ,-naG Ica
klonaping. theiS object o-.ng to Keel
CHADWICK from attending a mse,nS
directors 70 reorganize the PloI.eer oA.
Line. which would Jeopardize the.r tnl.
eotA
CHAPTER tv.-To euro the monupui
controlled by Hatch and nenc.ei. liie
fewer corporation. Aorcso4s .or..L.
pAny. He bes.ns " mAsAiss. = 4. 60 :.
eerest In S..e.ia Ma.-ae. DU,.1s ear
that SheiAa - nlarrieu, out isi... d..
erom her husband. NorerLss .oes :;
know uis
CHAPTER V. - hatch. aware Cha.
Dodds has knowledge vi his And Hsnsk-
els participation "A The Inadw,cx KID
SH.psnS: ofe5. . 1.m .9dussmen.s 70 ise ,S
once. be y knocked senssisss. Recov.
ertng consciousness. b learns that Nor.
Gross has disappeafsd and y believed %
- nd
CHAPTER vI.-Dodds connects Nor
cross disappearance with Vaccinations
Of Hatch and Henckel. and on recover
Ing strength sets out to solve the mys-
SaAPrER VII = with Kirsan. The
roads master mechanic, Dodds Gets 8
unc on Norcross' disappearance. They
scnov z clue stvso them through .
CHAPTER yuL-Ths rescue party nnds
and releases Norsroes from captivity 70
which no had been iurUd. Norcroa6 ~
sumeo control OF the Pioneer Snort lAno.
Dunton has scnt 70 take chargG
CHAPTER N.-Dodds follows IN smis-
ea1 Of the Red Tower people. spying on
Norcroee. 70 coal yard. whore he over.
h hS.rS plot e put N o. ~. GUT Of
CHAPTER x.At TIE homo OF shsila
scson: Of man 3: p Ss.vs q h s.e as
elgns on the life. Of his friend and hosa
He propares 70 defend him.
CHAPTER xI.-The sudden return of
6heila's uncle drives the intruder away.
alter Dodds recognizes him as Howard
Collingwood; nepheW Of President Dun.
of wrecks on the line, impossible to ex-
plain. cause alarm to the management.
CHAPTER xIL-Durg1n. night dis
patcheF, routes passenSsr and freight
trains 70 meet on : oanyls track. DIS
0its suicide, leaving evidence that he
VAa he1bod b bring about collision.
CHAPTER xIII-Evidsncs accumulates
that Norcroe9 enemiss ~ p;otono nis
On 9 trip on Z special train over the line.
4 pllot engine, travelling ahead. discovers
displaced rail which would have thrown
the special down Q mountain etdA Nor.
Gross hears for the 0ro$ time that 6hsila
AAcras u married He refuses 70 believe
CHAPTER XIV.-Hatch and other own
eeo OF The Red Tower corporation call on
Norcroes and inform him they have proof
that In the recent election tho road has
made use Of bribery. Hatch gives Nor.
cross proof that the actual bribinG, was
demands Norcross immediate resignation
g the price Of silence. Norcross learns
from 9heila that Collingwood 10 her hus-
hand. and feels the ground has been cut
from under his feet