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THE LOCOMOTIVE SETTLED BACK ON A SLANT. Ralph on the Engine. Frontispiece (Page 10.)
RALPH ON THE ENGINE OR THE YOUNG FIREMAN OF THE LIMITED MAIL BY ALLEN CHAPMAN AUTHOR OF “RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE,” “RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWER,” “THE YOUNG EXPRESS AGENT,” “TWO BOY PUBLISHERS,” “THE DAREWELL CHUMS,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America
THE RAILROAD SERIES By Allen Chapman
12 mo., Cloth, Illustrated.
RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE Or, Bound to Become a Railroad Man
RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWER Or, Clearing the Track
RALPH ON THE ENGINE Or, The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail
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GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERSNEW YORK
Copyright, 1909, by GROSSET & DUNLAP
Ralph on the Engine
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Night Run 1
II. The Landslide 9
III. Everybody’s Friend 19
IV. An Old-Time Enemy 27
V. On Special Duty 35
VI. Zeph 43
VII. Limpy Joe’s Railroad Restaurant 50
VIII. The Hidden Plunder 58
IX. A Suspicious Proceeding 66
X. The Special 73
XI. Kidnapped 82
XII. The Railroad President 89
XIII. The Short Line Railway 97
XIV. A Railroad Strike 106
XV. The Runaway Trains 116
XVI. Car No. 9176 124
XVII. Under Sealed Orders 132
XVIII. The Strike Leader 142
XIX. The Wire Tappers 150
XX. In Peril 159
XXI. A Friend in Need 165
XXII. The Limited Mail 173
XXIII. The Picnic Train 181
XXIV. In “The Barrens” 190
XXV. Too Late 197
XXVI. The Mad Engineer 205
XXVII. A New Mystery 213
XXVIII. The Freight Thieves 219
XXIX. A Prisoner 226
XXX. The Lost Diamonds 235
XXXI. Justice at Last—Conclusion 241