THE WRECKERS
BY FRANCIS LYNDE
WITH FRONTISPIECE BY
ARTHUR E. BECHER
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK 1920
Copyright, 1920, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published March, 1920
To a certain grave and reverend official of the Union Pacific Systemwho, in his younger days, might well have played the part of JimmieDodds, this book is affectionately inscribed by
The Author.
"You have spoken only of the difficulties andresponsibilities, Graham, but there is another side to it."
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | At Sand Creek Siding | 1 |
| II. | A Tank Party | 11 |
| III. | Mr. Chadwick's Special | 23 |
| IV. | The Tipping of the Scale | 36 |
| V. | The Directors' Meeting | 51 |
| VI. | The Alexa Goes East | 60 |
| VII. | "Heads Off, Gentlemen!" | 65 |
| VIII. | With the Strings Off | 75 |
| IX. | And Satan Came Also | 90 |
| X. | The Big Smash | 96 |
| XI. | What Every Man Knows | 102 |
| XII. | With the Wheels Trigged | 112 |
| XIII. | The Lost 1016 | 123 |
| XIV. | A Close Call | 140 |
| XV. | The Machine |