| RALPH ON THE ENGINE OR THE YOUNG FIREMAN OF THE LIMITED MAIL BY ALLEN CHAPMAN AUTHOR OF “RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE,” “RALPH IN THE
SWITCH TOWER,” “THE YOUNG EXPRESS AGENT,”
“TWO BOY PUBLISHERS,” “THE
DAREWELL CHUMS,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America |
| THE RAILROAD SERIES
By Allen Chapman |
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| 12 mo., Cloth, Illustrated. |
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| 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 |
| (Other volumes in preparation.) |
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| GROSSET & DUNLAP |
| PUBLISHERS | NEW YORK |
Copyright, 1909, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Ralph on the Engine
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | The Night Run | 1 |
| II. | The Landslide | 9 |
| III. | Everybody’s Friend | 19 |
| IV. | An Old-Time Enemy | 27 |
| V. | On Special Duty | 35 |
| VI. | Zeph | 43 |
| VII. | Limpy Joe’s Railroad Restaurant | 50 |
| VIII. | The Hidden Plunder | 58 |
| IX. | A Suspicious Proceeding | 66 |
| X. | The Special | 73 |
| XI. | Kidnapped | 82 |
| XII. | The Railroad President | 89 |
| XIII. | The Short Line Railway | 97 |
| XIV. | A Railroad Strike | 106 |
| XV. | The Runaway Trains | 116 |
| XVI. | Car No. 9176 | 124 |
| XVII. | Under Sealed Orders | 132 |
| XVIII. | The Strike Leader | 142 |
| XIX. | The Wire Tappers | 150 |
| XX. | In Peril | 159 |
| XXI. | A Friend in Need | 165 |
| XXII. | The Limited Mail | 173 |
| XXIII. | The Picnic Train | 181 |
| XXIV. | In “The Barrens” | 190 |
| XXV. | Too Late | 197 |
| XXVI. | The Mad Engineer | 205 |
| XXVII. | A New Mystery | 213 |
| XXVIII. | The Freight Thieves | 219 |
| XXIX. | A Prisoner | 226 |
| XXX. | The Lost Diamonds | 235 |
| XXXI. | Justice at Last—Conclusion | 241 |
RALPH ON THE ENGINE
