called up the Continent of America.
“ K. H. Wade, Los Angeles— The ‘Constance’ is at Los Angeles, isn’t she, Miss Kinzey?”
“Yep.” Miss Kinzey nodded between clicks as the secretary looked at his watch.
“Ready? Send Constance, private car, here, and arrange for special to leave here Sunday in time to connect with New York Limited at Sixteenth Street, Chicago, Tuesday next. ”
Click-click-click!
“Couldn’t you better that?”
“Not on those grades. That gives ’em sixty hours from here to Chicago. They won’t gain anything by taking a special east of that. Ready? Also arrange with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern to take Constance on New York Central and Hudson River Buffalo to Albany, and B. and A. the same Albany to Boston. Indispensable I should reach Boston Wednesday evening. Be sure nothing