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[CHAPTER I.]LIFE AMONG THE COAL-PITS9
[CHAPTER II.]MENDING AND MAKING—LITTLE BOB21
[CHAPTER III.]WHO BEGAN RAILROADS—"PUFFING BILLY"35
[CHAPTER IV.]TWO CITIES THAT WANTED TO GET NEAR EACH OTHER—A NEW FRIEND44
[CHAPTER V.]HUNTING UP HIS OWN WORK—AN ENTERPRISING QUAKER—WHAT WAS THE RESULT?55
[CHAPTER VI.]THE TWO CITIES TRYING AGAIN—BUGBEARS72
[CHAPTER VII.]GRAPPLING WITH DIFFICULTIES—THE BOG—A PUZZLE—THE PRIZE OFFER91
[CHAPTER VIII.]ROBERT'S RETURN—A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER—THE PRIZE ENGINE109
[CHAPTER IX.]OPENING OF THE NEW ROAD—DIFFICULTIES VANISH—A NEW ERA126