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SILVER TOWN NORTHERN RAILROAD
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SNOWSLIDES
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“HIT HER HARD!”
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OFF THE TRACK
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THE BANKER’S ULTIMATUM
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MR. BUCKEL
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A CONFERENCE
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ENGINE FAILURE
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EMERY POWDER!
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COMING EVENTS
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GOOD NEWS
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ROCK SLIDE
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A TONNAGE TRAIN
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SABOTAGE!
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EVIDENCE!
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ANSON SHOWS HIS HAND
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FLOOD WATERS
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MASS MEETING
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VOLUNTEER WORKMEN
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FORECLOSURE
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A BLOW IN THE DARK
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CONCLUSION
MR. L. D. OREST, sole owner of the Silver Town Northern Railroad, had just finished reading a scathing letter which had been written at a meeting of the town council the night before. It was the last straw. Angrily shaking his fist in the direction of the town hall, he was on the verge of making a present of his railroad to the members of the council and taking himself away from there on snowshoes, when the door of his office opened to admit a freckled red face, a thatch of red hair, and a pair of twinkling blue eyes. These were followed by a muscular body, and a youth stood before him with a slouch hat clasped in his large hands.
Mr. Orest regarded him with disfavor. He was in no mood to be interrupted.
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“So you know what it means if an engine happens to leave the rails down there?” demanded Mr. Orest.
“Yes, sir, I do; but I figure we can get off before she catches us underneath,” said Joe with a smile.
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