Tom Reade and Harry Hazelton, young railroad engineers, arrive in an Arizona town to push a new line across a stretch of man-killing quicksand. A crooked gambler named Jim Duff, a slippery character called Ransom, dynamite plots and a visit from the general manager test their nerve, their engineering and their principles about gambling and honesty.
A brisk boys’ adventure in the series that followed the heroes of Hancock’s Grammar School and High School books. Download the free EPUB.