ILLUSTRATIONS

He stood at the brink of this tremendous chasm	[Frontispiece]
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Lifting his feet very high and setting them down with the greatest caution	[50]
"Viva Panama! Pobre Colombia! Ha! Ha! Ha!"	[108]
"Report to me as soon as you come back. And bring Goodwin with you"	[144]

THE STEAM-SHOVEL MAN