CONTENTS.CHAPTER I.PAGEMr. Waddie Wimpleton11CHAPTER II.A Tremendous Explosion21CHAPTER III.Wolf’s Father32CHAPTER IV.On the Locomotive42CHAPTER V.Christy Holgate52CHAPTER VI.On the Locomotive62CHAPTER VII.The Vial of Wrath72CHAPTER VIII.The Dummy Engine83CHAPTER IX.Toppletonians and Wimpletonians94CHAPTER X.Colonel Wimpleton and Son105CHAPTER XI.Better Thoughts and Deeds116CHAPTER XII.Wolf’s Fortress127CHAPTER XIII.Captain Synders138CHAPTER XIV.Raising the Dummy150CHAPTER XV.Getting up Steam161CHAPTER XVI.The First Trip of the Dummy172CHAPTER XVII.Mother’s Advice183CHAPTER XVIII.Waddie’s Mistake194CHAPTER XIX.Rich Men’s Quarrels205CHAPTER XX.The Beautiful Passenger216CHAPTER XXI.Some Talk with Colonel Wimpleton227CHAPTER XXII.The Construction Train239CHAPTER XXIII.Off the Track251CHAPTER XXIV.The Grand Picnic263CHAPTER XXV.Wolf’s Speech275CHAPTER XXVI.The Auction Sale287