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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 112

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at train-time, and in spite of the rules a few privilegedpersons always find their way into the office. Merrily the telegraph instrument ticked away,sending its messages of hope or grief across acontinent. As he sat beside the instrument,Fred Clarke, the operator, once in a while gave out a bit of… … WITH STEADY FINGERS HE GRASPED THE TELEGRAPH-KEY. (SEE PAGE 102.) have a jolly party with him, for he has orderedfourteen dinners at Clenmore to be ready whenhe arrives there. His car will pass here at 9:10. What engine s pulling the special? askedBob Ford, one of the listeners. No. 39. That s…

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