“Then it is all arranged?” questioned the “lawyer” eagerly.
“So far as it can be arranged for the time being.”
“Very well, you shall hear from us in a few days.”
Ralph left the hotel with one fixed conviction in his mind—that old Gasper Farrington was up to some new scheme and that it would be wise to look out for him.
CHAPTER X
THE SPECIAL
Within a week the young fireman of the Limited Mail was in full swing as a trusted and valued employe of the Great Northern. Engineer Griscom had got the time schedule down to a system of which he was proud. They made successful runs without a break or accident, and Ralph loved the life for its variety, experience and promise of sure promotion.