Excerpt from Held for Orders: Stories of Railroad Life Chris presented the remodelled root to Callahan as a surprise; Callahan, in a burst of gratitude, pro moted him on the spot: he made little Chris fore man. It didn't bring any advance in pay - but there was the honor. To be foreman was an honor, and as little Chris was the only man on the yard force, he became, by promotion, foreman of himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book ...
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Excerpt from Held for Orders: Stories of Railroad Life Chris presented the remodelled root to Callahan as a surprise; Callahan, in a burst of gratitude, pro moted him on the spot: he made little Chris fore man. It didn't bring any advance in pay - but there was the honor. To be foreman was an honor, and as little Chris was the only man on the yard force, he became, by promotion, foreman of himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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