Jim Hardy, son of the President of the B. and Z. Railroad, went over to the window and looked out upon the busy yards. Then he came over to the desk where his father was sitting, returned the money that his father had given him, and asked for a job instead. Jim went to work valiantly, no one in the yard except Jack Day, the dispatcher and a former friend, suspecting his identity. After many months of labor, he graduated from the roundhouse to the position of fireman, and was assigned to the train run by Dan Brown, an excellent engineer. Through Dan, he becomes acquainted with Helen, the operator at the station, who is immediately interested in him, and he in her. When Dan tries to force his suit and to kiss her, Jim interferes and a fight takes place. This is reported, and it causes the dismissal of both Dan and Helen. Dan learns that Jim is Hardy's son, and determines to "fix" him, thinking that it was he who "squealed." When Jim learns of Dan's suspicions he makes up his mind to acquaint Helen with the facts of the case, and then to give up his job. Jim steps into the cab of the engine, and a fight is begun between him and Dan. The engineer knocks Jim unconscious and steps off the engine, pulling the throttle open as he does so. Jack sees the engine start off and the cause of it, but is too late to stop it. He rushes to inform Hardy of the affair. The only thing to be done is to derail the engine to avoid a head on collision with the fast mail. A message is sent along the line by the dispatcher and Helen thus hears of the trouble. Riding to an overhead derrick, she catches the hook which is hanging from it and swings over the track on which the engine is coming. She drops onto the engine and enters the cab. The man at the yards throws the switch and Helen drives the engine into a siding as the limited passes. Jim has now recovered. Hardy arrives. Jim explains the trouble to both his father and Helen, and all ends happily.Moving Picture World, October 13, 1917
