Steve and the Steam Engine

by Sara Ware Bassett

Copyright, 1921,
By Little, Brown, and Company.

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All rights reserved
Published September, 1921

THE PLIMPTON PRESS
NORWOOD · MASS · U · S · A

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Contents

I		AN UNPREMEDITATED FOLLY	[1]
II		A MEETING WITH AN OLD FRIEND	[19]
III		A SECOND CALAMITY	[34]
IV		THE STORY OF THE FIRST RAILROAD	[51]
V		STEVE LEARNS A SAD LESSON	[67]
VI		MR. TOLMAN'S SECOND YARN	[77]
VII		A HOLIDAY JOURNEY	[94]
VIII		NEW YORK AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE	[110]
IX		AN ASTOUNDING CALAMITY	[125]
X		AN EVENING OF ADVENTURE	[145]
XI		THE CROSSING OF THE COUNTRY	[156]
XII		NEW PROBLEMS	[169]
XIII		DICK MAKES HIS SECOND APPEARANCE	[178]
XIV		A STEAMBOAT TRIP BY RAIL	[192]
XV		THE ROMANCE OF THE CLIPPER SHIP	[205]
XVI		AGAIN THE MAGIC DOOR OPENS	[216]
XVII		MORE STEAMBOATING	[224]
XVIII		A THANKSGIVING TRAGEDY	[238]
XIX		THE END OF THE HOUSE PARTY	[248]

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Illustrations

"It was the conquering of this multitude of defects that gave to the world the intricate, exquisitely made machine."—Frontispiece.	[Frontispiece]
"You've got your engine nicely warmed up, youngster," he observed casually.	[8]
"I wish you'd tell me about this queer little old-fashioned boat."	[180]
He was fighting to prevent himself from being drawn beneath the jagged, crumbling edge of the hole.	[244]