A Romance in Transit

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Lynde Francis. A Romance in Transit

I. P. P. C. ARIADNE

II. THE "PERSONALLY CONDUCTED"

III. THE PRIVATE CAR

IV. THE DINNER STATION

V. AT THE MEETING-POINT

VI. REGARDLESS ORDERS

VII. A DINNER ON WHEELS

VIII. THE CAB OF THE TEN-WHEELER

IX. FIFTY MILES AN HOUR

X. A CONFIDENCE EN ROUTE

XI. AN ARRIVAL IN TRANSIT

XII. THE ANCIENTS AND INVALIDS

XIII. BETWEEN STATIONS

XIV. WITH DENVER IN SIGHT

XV. YARD-LIMITS

XVI. THE MADDING CROWD

XVII. ON THE NARROW-GAUGE

XVIII. FLAGGED DOWN

XIX. THE FOOLISH WIRES

XX. CHIEFLY SCENIC

XXI. ON THE HEIGHTS

XXII. ON THE SPUR-TRACK

XXIII. THE LAND OF HEART'S DELIGHT

XXIV. THE END OF A STOP-OVER

XXV. WESTWARD HO!

XXVI. A BLIND SIDING

XXVII. THE DRUMMING WHEELS

Отрывок из книги

In view of the certain proximity of Miss Gertrude Vennor, Brockway wanted nothing so much as a quiet opportunity to think his mind clear in the matter of his love-affair, but time and place were both denied him. Lying in wait for him at the very door of the Tadmor was a thin old gentleman, with hock-bottle shoulders and penthoused eyes. His voice was high-pitched and rasping; and his speech was petulance grown old and unreasoning.

"Mr. ah – Brockway, I protest! Do you consider it fair to us, your patrons, to absent yourself for the ah – better part of the morning? Here I've been waiting for you more than an hour, sir, and – "

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"Yes; I believe the deputation is waiting for you now."

"Heavens – what a lot of cranks!" said Brockway, despairingly. "The thing can't be done, but I may as well go and fight it out."

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