Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE YOUNG RAILROADERS

Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity

by

F. LOVELL COOMBS

With Illustrations by F. B. Masters

New York The Century Co. 1910

Copyright, 1909, 1910, by The Century Co.

Published September, 1910

Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston

To B. R. C. AND K. L. C. A REMEMBRANCE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. One Kind Of Wireless 3
II. An Original Emergency Battery 24
III. A Tinker Who Made Good 38
IV. The Other Tinker Also Makes Good 54
V. An Electrical Detective 68
VI. Jack Has His Adventure 86
VII. A Race Through The Flames 102
VIII. The Secret Telegram 117
IX. Jack Plays Reporter, With Unexpected Results 132
X. A Runaway Train 146
XI. The Haunted Station 163
XII. In A Bad Fix, And Out 180
XIII. Professor Click, Mind Reader 198
XIV. The Last Of The Freight Thieves 225
XV. The Dude Operator 246
XVI. A Dramatic Flagging 262
XVII. Wilson Again Distinguishes Himself 279
XVIII. With The Construction Train 295
XIX. The Enemy's Hand Again, And A Capture 310
XX. A Prisoner 325
XXI. Turning The Tables 337
XXII. The Defense Of The Viaduct 357

ILLUSTRATIONS

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The next moment the Midway Junction ghost stepped grimly from his box. Frontispiece

"Now I am going to cut your cords," Alex went on softly. 8

Held it over the bull's-eye, alternately covering and uncovering the stream of light. 13

Threw himself at the front door, pounding upon it with his fists. 26

In the middle of the floor, the center of all eyes, hurriedly working with chisel and hammer. 31

He was gazing into the barrel of a revolver. 54

But the response click did not come. 59

The clerk was colorless, but only faltered an instant. 72

"There!" said Jack, pointing in triumph. 77

Looped it over the topmost strand, near one of the posts. 86

There, in the corner of the big barn, Jack sent as he had never sent before. 91

With a rush they dashed into the wall of smoke. 98

Closer came the roaring monster. 103

"Come on! Come on!" exclaimed the man in the doorway. 112

"How did you do it, Smarty?" snapped the shorter man. 117

They whirled by, and the rest was lost. 140

The engineer stepped down from his cab to grasp Alex's hand. 143

The wait was not long. 146

Jack made out a thin, clean-shaven face bending over a dark-lantern. 159

The stranger drew the chair immediately before him, and seating himself, leaned forward secretively. 164

"And it's awfully like the light, jumpy sending of a girl!" 177

The next instant Jack felt himself hurled out into the darkness. 214

He saw the detective led by, his arms bound behind him. 221

Jack rose to his knees, and began working his way forward from tie to tie. 250

With the sharp words he again grasped the key. 253

With the boys' prisoner securely bound to the saddle of the wandering horse, the Indian was off across the plain. 348

The Indian pulled up in a cloud of dust. 351

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