The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-09

Wds 4 Ialr urauSntSma0, ana 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 pretty fair idea of the
road he was about to pursue.
Once a we'll known packer and q
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 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 large firm Of
contractors erecting giant skyscrap-
er in the heart Of the great city, wore
overalls, 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 girders togeth.
er. 1t was wonderful, the expert skill
acquired in seizing these seething
bolts in pair Of pincers, and swing
ing them SO true to line that the
riveter was able to catch them al.
ways in the tin pail he held for their
reception.
1t was nearly noon one eventful day
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 man
on horseback was urging up his steed.
He had a leather bag on the saddle
before him, revolver menacing
shrinking crowd in pursuit. Even up
at that distance from the ground,
where human beings below seemed to
be mere mines. Bryce could hear the
shouts proclaimng the horseman to be
a fugitive thief.
A sudden impulse inspired Bryce
with the idea that he might be Of some
use In the situation. He believed he
could halt the fugitive where others
had failed. He gave the pincers
swing. Whiz! the flaming bolt cleaved
the air and landed on the saddle d.
rectly in front of the horseman.
There was a flash as the saddle
cloth burst into fame, a shrek Of ag-
ony from the steed. Then horse and
rider rolled to the ground and some
officers rushed up and the episode was
over.
When Bryce was summoned below
by the building superintendent. 1t was
to learn that his promptness had halt
ed a thief who had snatched a bag
from a bank messenger containing a
small fortune. His recognition by the
bank led to a princely reward, but.
more valued than that to an influence
exerted in his behalf that gave him a
position as manager for one of their
clients who was the most prominent
builder in the city.
The day that Mr.. Gray returned
home and Evan started out dolefully
TO make his mark in the world"
Bryce, with fair bank account and
established business standing, re-
ceived welcome from his proud old !
uncle that made him thrill with pride |
and pleasure.
And when he made his second love |
confession to blushing Milly and asked |
her to become his wife, she hid her
timid head upon his shoulder and
whispered sweetly:
my answer is the same as 1t would
have been year ago-yes."
Copyright. 1918. by W. G. Chapman.)