The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12

such, was to become an artist. ne
was a fair draughtsman, and might In
time become an architect. The wishes
of Mr.. Gray had guided both his
nephews In the line in which he had
made his business success. By Bryce,
however, aside from that, a natural
constructive prediction had been In
herited. His favorite reading was de-
scriptions Of the great structural tri-
umphs Of the world. and he reached
the city with a pretty fair idea of the
road he was about to pursue.
Once a well known packer and a
multi-millionaire had made an ad-
dress at college that had made a great
impression on Bryce, He had told
how, in his early days, he had given
up a good clerical position to accept
forty dollars a month in the operating
department Of the plant until he knew
every cut of meat intimately. Get
the rudiments-know the foundation
was his slogan of enterprise.
That was just what Bryce did. He
wasted no time in minor clerical ca
pacities. He went to a large firm Of
contractors erecting a giant skyscraP-
er in the heart Of the great city, wore
oyeralls, helped lay the foundation,
helped setting the mammoth stone pill
lars, and found that he had learned
something.
One day he was given charge Of a
portable forge.
His work was to stand above the
set steel beams beside the portable
forge and heat red hot the bolts used
to clamp these and the Orders togeth-
er. 1t was wonderful, the expert skill
acquired in Selling these seething
bolts in a pair of pincers, and swing.
ing them so true to a line that the
riveter was able to catch them al
ways in the tin pail he held for theiT
reception.
It was nearly noon one eyentful dag
when Bryce held one Of the heated
bolts ready to swing it to the riveter
In the street below a sudden com
motion attracted his attention. A NAL
on horseback was urging up his steed
i, He had a leather bag on the saddl
, before him, a revolver menacing
shrinking crowd in pursuit. Even u
, at that distance from the grounC
where human beings below seemed t
be mere mines, Bryce could hear tn
, shouts proclaiming the horseman to b
a fugitive thief.
, A sudden impulse inspired Bryc
with the idea that he might be Of som
use in the situation. He believed b
could halt the fugitive where other
- had failed. He gave the pincers
swing. Whiz! the flaming bolt cleave
the air and landed on the saddle d
! rectly in front of the horseman.
There was a fash as the sadd.
cloth burst into flame, a Shrek Of a
ony from the steed. Then horse an
rider rolled to the ground, and SON
officers rushed up and the episode VIZ
( over.
NJ When Bryce was summoned belo
H.
" by the building superintendent, 1t WI
\ to learn that his promptness had ha'
"A ed a thief who had snatched a b;
"a from a bank messenger containing
J small fortune. His recognition by u
: bank led to a princely reward, bl
more valued than that to al induen'
4, exerted in his behalf that gave him
I position as manager for II of the
h clients who was the most promine
. builder in the city.
} The day that Mr.. Gray return
/. home and Evan started out dolefuI
: ito make his mark in the worlt
= Bryce, with a fair bank account a
established business standing,
, ceived a welcome from his proud {
B uncle that made him thrill with pri
. and pleasure.
And when he made his second 10
confession to blushing Milly and ask
her to become his wife, she hid
.on timid head upon his shoulder a
re whispered sweetly:
En- my answer is the same as 1t wo'
ed. have been a year ago-yes."
ing Copyright, 1918, by W. G. Chapman