Ralph, The Train Dispatcher
Reading edition
Allen Chapman
Contents
CHAPTER I—THE OVERLAND EXPRESS
CHAPTER II—THE WRECK
CHAPTER III—TROUBLE BREWING
CHAPTER IV—THE WIRE TAPPERS
CHAPTER V—IKE SLUMP
CHAPTER VI—IN THE TUNNEL
CHAPTER VII—DANGER SIGNALS
CHAPTER VIII—THE OLD SWITCH SHANTY
CHAPTER IX—A SUSPICIOUS DISCOVERY
CHAPTER X—THE TRAIN DISPATCHER
CHAPTER XI—MAKING A SCHEDULE
CHAPTER XII—AT THE RELAY STATION
CHAPTER XIII—“HOLD THE LIMITED MAIL!”
CHAPTER XIV—OLD 93
CHAPTER XV—CHASING A RUNAWAY
CHAPTER XVI—THE WRECK
CHAPTER XVII—A STRANGE MESSAGE
CHAPTER XVIII—THE SLUMP “SECRET”
CHAPTER XIX—ON THE LOOKOUT
CHAPTER XX—A TRUSTY FRIEND
CHAPTER XXI—A DASTARDLY PLOT
CHAPTER XXII—HOLDING THE FORT
CHAPTER XXIII—ONE MINUTE AFTER TWELVE
CHAPTER XXIV—THE BATTLE OF WITS
CHAPTER XXV—A WILD NIGHT
CHAPTER XXVI—AN AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENT
CHAPTER XXVII—THE STOLEN PAY CAR
CHAPTER XXVIII—THE “TEST” SPECIAL
CHAPTER XXIX—“CRACK THE WHIP!”
CHAPTER XXX—THE PAY CAR ROBBER
CHAPTER XXXI—QUICK WORK
CHAPTER XXXII—CONCLUSION
For a beginner that’s the best schedule I ever saw.
RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHER
OR
THE MYSTERY OF THE PAY CAR
BY
ALLEN CHAPMAN
AUTHOR OF “RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE,” “RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWER,” “RALPH ON THE ENGINE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
THE RAILROAD SERIES
By Allen Chapman
Cloth. 12mo. 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
RALPH ON THE OVERLAND EXPRESS Or, The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer
RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHER Or, The Mystery of the Pay Car
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York
Copyright, 1911 by GROSSET & DUNLAP
Ralph, the Train Dispatcher
RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHER