A big railroad company was set to press for a north-to-south route through Montana. But Clew and Jesse Brannin had recently purchased what was the only linking track network through the timberline of the Beaverhead Mountains. The town that centred on the venture was called Whisper, and to stop it from dying under the squeeze of the company's business might, something had to be done. Townsfolk and loyal workmen were seconded to fight, with everyone involved, from Liam Baird the locomotive engineer to Milly Matches the town's ...
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A big railroad company was set to press for a north-to-south route through Montana. But Clew and Jesse Brannin had recently purchased what was the only linking track network through the timberline of the Beaverhead Mountains. The town that centred on the venture was called Whisper, and to stop it from dying under the squeeze of the company's business might, something had to be done. Townsfolk and loyal workmen were seconded to fight, with everyone involved, from Liam Baird the locomotive engineer to Milly Matches the town's telegraph operator. But it wasn't enough: the Brannins had to find a new way to beat off the assault of those whom the rail bosses had sent ahead of their relentless track layers. But would Clew and Jesse win though?
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