[The Young Engineers in Colorado by H. Irving Hancock]@TWC D-Link bookThe Young Engineers in Colorado CHAPTER XIX 9/11
The rest of the needed detectives also came in, and Dave was soon busy posting his men to patrol the S.B.
& L.and protect the workers against any more raids by armed men. After a fortnight student Reynolds recovered sufficiently to be sent to Denver, there to complete his work of recovering from his wound. President Newnham also saw to it that Reynolds was well repaid for his services. The camp moved on.
Soon Lineville was sighted from the advanced camp of the engineers.
As Lineville was to be the western terminus of the new railroad the work of the field party was very nearly finished. President Newnham, who was all anxiety to see the first train run over the road, remained with the field engineers. "I couldn't sleep at night, if I were anywhere else than here," explained the president, "though I feel assured now that the W.C. & A.will make no more efforts, in the way of violence; to prevent us from finishing the building of the road." "Then you're more trustful than I am," smiled Tom Reade.
"What's worrying me most of all is that I can't quite fathom in what way the W.C.
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