[Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling]@TWC D-Link bookCaptains Courageous CHAPTER IX 5/52
He signed to her to move to the Morse as a general brings brigades into action.
Then he swept his hand musician-wise through his hair, regarded the ceiling, and set to work, while Miss Kinzey's white fingers called up the Continent of America. "_K.
H.Wade, Los Angeles--_ The 'Constance' is at Los Angeles, isn't she, Miss Kinzey ?" "Yep." Miss Kinzey nodded between clicks as the secretary looked at his watch. "Ready? _Send 'Constance,' private car, here, and arrange for special to leave here Sunday in time to connect with New York Limited at Sixteenth Street, Chicago, Tuesday next_." Click-click-click! "Couldn't you better that ?" "Not on those grades.
That gives 'em sixty hours from here to Chicago. They won't gain anything by taking a special east of that.
Ready? _Also arrange with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern to take 'Constance' on New York Central and Hudson River Buffalo to Albany, and B.and A.the same Albany to Boston.
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