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Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train to go live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions‚ Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest‚ Kansas‚ aiming to learn about the boy her father was. Her disappointment in the worn-out old town turns to excitement when she discovers a hidden cigar box full of mementos‚ including letters that mention a spy called the Rattler.

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