Publisher's Synopsis
Thirty or forty years ago, in one of those grey townsalong the Burlington railroad, which are so much greyertoday than they were then, there was a house well knownfrom Omaha to Denver for its hospitality and for a certaincharm of atmosphere. Well known, that is to say, to therailroad aristocracy of that time; men who had to do with therailroad itself, or with one of the ―land companies‖ whichwere its by-products. In those days it was enough to say of aman that he was ―connected with the Burlington.‖ Therewere the directors, the general managers, vice- presidents, superintendents, whose names we all knew; and theiryounger brothers or nephews were auditors, freight agents, departmental assistant
