Over the Wire

"Over the Wire" by Eugene Jones is a thrilling story set in a remote mountain telegraph station during a raging blizzard. It examines how people stay strong and communicate under stress as Jim and Big Ben, two dedicated telegraph operators, struggle to keep the railway line open through the storm. The tension rises when Donaldson, a worried operator from another station, sends alarming messages about strange occurrences, including a plot to derail the Cumberland Limited which is carrying a large sum of cash. Facing grave danger, Ben and Jim bravely try to stop the disaster, eventually discovering a shocking secret about what happened to Donaldson, which makes the reader question what is real in such extreme weather.