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I. Learning the Business--My First Office 1
II. An Encounter with Train Robbers 11
III. In a Wreck 12
IV. A Woman Operator Who Saved a Train 25
V. A Night Office in Texas--A Stuttering Despatcher 33
VI. Blue Field, Arizona, and an Indian Scrimmage 42
VII. Taking a Whirl at Commercial Work--My First
Attempt--The Galveston Fire 52
VIII. Sending a Message Perforce--Recognizing
an Old Friend by His Stuff 62
IX. Bill Bradley, Gambler and Gentleman 68
X. The Death of Jim Cartwright--Chased off a Wire by a Woman 80
XI. Witnessing a Marriage by Wire--Beating a
Pool Room--Sparring at Long Range 87
XII. How a Smart Operator was Squelched--The Galveston Flood 96
XIII. Sending My First Order 104
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