Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Graham Norcross, rail-
D!odds. are marooned at Sand Greek sid
Ing with a young lady, Shetla Macrae.
and her small cousin. Unseen. they wit
ness q pecultar train holdup, in which
q special car is carried of.
~EaAr.~TER u.-Norcross recognizes the
car stolen as John Chadwick's, financial
magnat whom he was to meet at Portal
The latter offers Norcross the manager
ship of the Pioneer Short Line, which Is
IN J the hands of eastern spectators,
dent Of the line. Norcross, learning that
6Aeila Macrae is stopping at Portal City,
accepts.
CHAPTER II.-Dodds overhears con-
tave Henckel, Portal City flnanciers. In
which they admit completely in Chadwick
kidnapping, their object being to keep
directors to ~reorganize the Pioneer Short
Line, which would jeopardize their inter-
ests.
CHAPTER r Iy:5To curb the monopoly
Gdtizens' Storage n Warehouse COM
pany. He begins to manifest e deep in
that Sheila is married, but living apart
from her husband. Norcross does not
know this.
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,, CHAPTER PIE no VI; Hatch q aware v e.. that na.
els participation in the Chadwick kid
naping. offers him inducements to leave
Norcross. Dodds refuses. Leaving the
Office. he is knocked senseless. Recov-
ering consciousness, he learns that Nor
cross HI disappeared n Is believed to
have resigned and gone east.
CHATTER Woods connects Nor
CROSS disappearance with Vaccinations
OF Hatch and Henckel, and on recover
ing strength sets out to solve the mys-
terry.
CHAPTER VII. with Kirgan. the
roads master mechanic, Dodds gets 9
line on Norcross' disappearance. Ehey
follow q clue given them ehroukh
CHAPTER yIII.-The rescue party finds
a releases Norcross from captivity to
4 which he had been lured. Norcross re-
suAnes control OF the Pioneer Short Line.
Dunton has sent to taxi charge.
CHAPTER N.-Dodds follows an ennis
sary of the Red Tower people, spying on
8Norcross To- a. coal yards wnerss ne II, over
business, and at the risk Of his life frus-
frates 1t.
CHAPTER Kat the home Of sheila
Macrae Dodds Is witness Of strange
actions Of a man he believes has de-
signs on the life OF his friend Inc boss.
He prepares to defend him.
, CHAPTER xL-The sudde return of
eheila's uncle drives the intruder away.
Later Dodds recognizes him as Howard
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.s routes passenger and freight
trains to meet on a single track. Dis
aster is narrowly ayerted. Durgin com
was bribed to bring about collision.
CHAPTER XIII-Evidence accumulates
that, Norcross' enemies are plotting his
death, but against all advice he decides
&oR aatr1p on g. special train over the line.
Applet engine, travelling ahead, discovers
displaced rail which would have thrown
the special down q mountain side. Nor
Cross hears for the first time that Sheila
Macrae Is married. He refuses to believe
CHAPTER xIV.-Hatch and other own
ers OF the Red Tower corporation call on
Norcross and inform him they have proof
that in the recent election the road has
made use of bribery. Hatch gives Nor
cross proof that the actual brlbing was
done by Howard .~Collingwood Hatch
as price Of silence. Norcross learns
u from Shei1a that Collingwood is her hus-3
band, and feels the ground has been cut
from under his feet.
CHAPTER xv.-TIatch secures control
of Citizens. Storage and Warehouse COM
pany,and engineers a strike, to ernbar-3
rass the railroad line. Norcross shows
his own ends, to- down him Norcross),
and Collingwood threatens to- kill Hatch.
CHAPTER xYI.-yan Britt, general
resigns, refusing to give any satisfactory
sreasaen for the act. Norcross begins to
feel the situation is about hopeless.
CHAPTER xYM.-Pioneer Short Line
employees call sympathetic strike. Col
nngwood, drinking heavily and reported
close ts snsanity. remains In hiding
sCHAPTER MIN owners,
charter a special, the strikers allowing
e 70 rnn, President Dnnton demands
cross delays. CollingWood hires special
engine to follow mine owners 4 party.
sS Hatch is with the mime owners and
Ito XIII his enemy, follows on another
special, with sheila, Major Kendrick and
Dodds.
CHAPTER XIX
Under the Wide and Starry SKY
I sure had to be quick about obey
Ing that .get-aboard' order OF Mr.
Npgcrosss. Kirgan had jerked the