CHAPTER XV

. New Pilots undermining the Pilots' Association.--Crutches

and Wages.--Putting on Airs.--The Captains Weaken.--The Association Laughs.--The Secret Sign.--An Admirable System.--Rough on Outsiders. --A Tight Monopoly.--No Loophole.--The Railroads and the War.

## CHAPTER XVI . All Aboard.--A Glorious Start.--Loaded to Win.--Bands and

Bugles.--Boats and Boats.--Racers and Racing.

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