
The Short Line War
by Henry Kitchell Webster Samuel Merwin
★3.5/5
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About This Book
"The Short Line War," by Henry Kitchell Webster, american author (1875-1932).
Chapters (24)
- THE SHORT LINE WAR
- CHAPTER I. — JIM WEEKS
- CHAPTER II. — MR. McNALLY GOES TO TILLMAN CITY
- CHAPTER III. — POLITICS AND OTHER THINGS
- CHAPTER IV. — JIM WEEKS CLOSES IN
- CHAPTER V. — TUESDAY EVENING
- CHAPTER VI. — JUDGE BLACK
- CHAPTER VII. — BETWEEN THE LINES
- CHAPTER VIII. — JUDGE GREY
- CHAPTER IX. — THE MATTER OF POSSESSION
- CHAPTER X. — SOMEBODY LOSES THE BOOKS
- CHAPTER XI. — A POLITICIAN
- CHAPTER XII. — KATHERINE
- CHAPTER XIII. — TRAIN NO. 14
- CHAPTER XIV. — A CAPTURE AT BRUSHINGHAM
- CHAPTER XV. — DEUS EX MACHINA
- CHAPTER XVI. — McNALLY's EXPEDIENT
- CHAPTER XVII. — IN THE DARK
- CHAPTER XVIII. — THE COMING OF DAWN
- CHAPTER XIX. — KATHERINE DECIDES
- CHAPTER XX. — HARVEY
- CHAPTER XXI. — THE TILLMAN CITY STOCK
- CHAPTER XXII. — THE WINNING OF THE ROAD
- CHAPTER XXIII. — THE SURRENDER
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