Project Gutenberg 2025-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 140 Thompson, John A. No stop-overs $aNew York, NY :$bFrank A. Munsey Company, $c1929. Produced from the May 5, 1929 issue of Argosy All-Story Weekly. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "No stop-overs by John A. Thompson" is a short story originally published in the late 1920s. Set against the backdrop of an Alaskan gold rush, it is a work of adventure fiction focusing on the relentless railroad operations needed to supply booming mining camps. The narrative follows the trials of a railroad engineer and his fireman during a time when labor was scarce and the lure of gold was drawing men away from their regular work. At its core, the story deals with loyalty, perseverance, and the conflict between duty and personal ambition. The story centers on Sam Tebbetts, a small but feisty railroad engineer determined to both do his job and seek his fortune in gold, alongside his loyal and powerful fireman, Plapp. Despite repeated attempts by prospectors and railroad men alike to pull them off course, Sam and Plapp stick to their jobs, though Sam cannot resist stopping his train to prospect whenever he glimpses a glimmer of gold. This habit repeatedly gets them into trouble, culminating in a dramatic showdown with claim jumpers on their own gold claim. Fired for his unscheduled "stop-overs" but ultimately forgiven after his actions prevent a train collision, Sam is rewarded with another run and a paid vacation to work his claim. The story blends moments of humor, action, and heartfelt camaraderie, offering a lively snapshot of frontier life and the colorful characters who lived it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/argosy-v-203-n-03-1929-05-04 20250405165247thompson 1929 US Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Male friendship -- Fiction Railroad stories Alaska -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Adventure 62437 2025-06-30T05:38:13.695735 text/html 38719 2025-04-19T22:10:25 text/html 376511 2025-06-30T05:38:16.324742 application/epub+zip 375293 2025-06-30T05:38:14.640764 application/epub+zip 157803 2025-06-30T05:38:14.075738 application/epub+zip 901719 2025-06-30T05:38:17.642765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 895831 2025-06-30T05:38:15.921732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54945 2025-06-30T05:38:13.553733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35237 2025-04-19T22:10:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16128 2025-06-30T05:38:17.769710 application/rdf+xml 25478 2025-06-30T05:38:14.301762 image/jpeg 4225 2025-06-30T05:38:14.188725 image/jpeg 493977 2025-06-30T05:38:13.709723 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog