"An American story through and through. It has the American atmosphere, the American vitality, the American push. It deals with that great American institution, the railway, not only with technical expertness, but in the form of a warm and pulsating human romance. The hero and heroine are typical American characters, and their love-story has peculiar force and beauty."—Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
"He has deftly woven exciting escapes and heroic acts into an entertaining love tale."—The Outlook.
"It is true romance, a romance of stern adventures."—New York Evening Post.
"There is not a dull page."—Washington Post.
"The story is one calculated to keep the reader up till midnight."—Chicago Tribune.
"Realism prettily punctured with romance."—New York Tribune.
"Full of vivid pictures of an interesting phase of American life."—Philadelphia Press.
"Abounds in romantic incident and dramatic situation."—Boston Globe.
"The author seems as well up in railroading as in literature."—Railway Age.
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
