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CONTENTS.
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| [CHAPTER I.] | LIFE AMONG THE COAL-PITS | 9 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | MENDING AND MAKING—LITTLE BOB | 21 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | WHO BEGAN RAILROADS—"PUFFING BILLY" | 35 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | TWO CITIES THAT WANTED TO GET NEAR EACH OTHER—A NEW FRIEND | 44 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | HUNTING UP HIS OWN WORK—AN ENTERPRISING QUAKER—WHAT WAS THE RESULT? | 55 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | THE TWO CITIES TRYING AGAIN—BUGBEARS | 72 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | GRAPPLING WITH DIFFICULTIES—THE BOG—A PUZZLE—THE PRIZE OFFER | 91 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | ROBERT'S RETURN—A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER—THE PRIZE ENGINE | 109 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD—DIFFICULTIES VANISH—A NEW ERA | 126 |