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Captains Courageous

CHAPTER IX
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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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