Held for Orders: Being Stories of Railroad Life
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Chapters (40)
- Held for Orders
- Being Stories of Railroad Life By Frank H. Spearman
- Illustrations by JAY HAMBIDGE New York McCLURE, PHILLIPS & COMPANY MCMI Copyright, 1900, by S. S. McClure Co. 1901, by McClure, Phillips & Co. First impression, October, 1901 Second impression, November, 1901
- To John Francis Cordeal
- Shockley
- Illustrations
- Held for Orders
- The Switchman's Story
- SHOCKLEY
- Chris
- The Wiper's Story
- HOW McGRATH GOT AN ENGINE
- Cooney
- The Roadmaster's Story
- THE SPIDER WATER
- Hailey
- I
- II
- The Striker's Story
- McTERZA
- McTerza
- Old Man Nicholson.
- The Despatcher's Story
- THE LAST ORDER
- I
- II
- The Nightman's Story
- BULLHEAD
- The Master Mechanic's Story
- DELAROO
- I
- The Operator's Story
- DE MOLAY FOUR
- The Trainmaster's Story
- OF THE OLD GUARD
- Dave Hawk.
- The Yellow Mail Story
- JIMMIE THE WIND
- Jimmy the Wind.
- THE END
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