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ОглавлениеTHE CLEAN MAN AND THE DIRTY ANGELS
LEARNING THE BUSINESS—MY FIRST OFFICE
AN ENCOUNTER WITH TRAIN ROBBERS
A WOMAN OPERATOR WHO SAVED A TRAIN
A NIGHT OFFICE IN TEXAS—A STUTTERING DESPATCHER
BLUE FIELD, ARIZONA, AND AN INDIAN SCRIMMAGE
TAKING A WHIRL AT COMMERCIAL WORK—MY FIRST ATTEMPT—THE GALVESTON FIRE
SENDING A MESSAGE PERFORCE—RECOGNIZING AN OLD FRIEND BY HIS STUFF
BILL BRADLEY, GAMBLER AND GENTLEMAN
THE DEATH OF JIM CARTWRIGHT—CHASED OFF A WIRE BY A WOMAN
WITNESSING A MARRIAGE BY WIRE—BEATING A POOL ROOM—SPARRING AT RANGE
HOW A SMART OPERATOR WAS SQUELCHED—THE GALVESTON FLOOD
RUNNING TRAINS BY TELEGRAPH—HOW IT IS DONE
AN OLD DESPATCHER'S MISTAKE—MY FIRST TRICK
A GENERAL STRIKE—A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER FOR A DAY
CHIEF DESPATCHER—AN INSPECTION TOUR—BIG RIVER WRECK
A PROMOTION BY FAVOR AND ITS RESULTS
JACKING UP A NEGLIGENT OPERATOR—A CONVICT OPERATOR—DICK, THE PLUCKY CALL BOY
THE MILITARY OPERATOR—A FAKE REPORT THAT NEARLY CAUSED TROUBLE
THE COMMISSION WON—IN A GENERAL STRIKE