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formed of several plates of steel rive
eted together. These webs were con-
nected across their upper and lower
edges by diagonal latticing made OF
steel angle bars. C-10-R and its parallel
companion member, C-10-L, In the left
hand truss, carried the entire weight
| OF the cantilever span to the shoe rest
| ing on the pier. These members were
| sixty feet long and five feet wide. The
webs were over four feet deep and in
size and responsibility, the great struts
were the most important of the whole
structure.
To say that C-10-R was out Of line
meant that it had buckled, or bent, or
was springing, and had departed from
that rigid rectangularity and parallel
ism which was absolutely necessary to
maintain the stability and immobility
OF the truss and the strength of the
bridge. To the theorist nothing on
earth could be more terribly por-
tentous than such q statement,
If 1t were true. To the prac-
tical man, who, to do him justice, had
never dealt with such vast structures
and he was not singular in that be-
cause the bridge was unique on &C.
count Of its size-the detection noted
meant little or nothing.
"Good Godr exclaimed Meade.
aflame on the instant with anxious ap-
prehension. The night was warm and
he was dressed in his pajamas and had
been lying on the bed. AS If he had
been shocked into action he sat up, for
getful Of his weakness. DETECTION -
he fairly shouted at Abbott, who re-
garded him with half-amused astonlsh-
ment, "a Gambler in C-10-R? Why
didn't you tell meT
By this time Meade had got his feet
into his slippers and was standing
erect.
ut isn't enough to make any differ
ence," answered Abbott quickly, per-
haps little disdalnfully.
at makes all the difference on
earth," cried Meade. at means the
ruin Of the bridge"
He reached for his jacket, hanging
at the foot of the bed, and dragged it
on him.
Don't worry about 1t. youngsters
said Abbott rather contemptuously; al
though he meant to be soothing. I'm
going to jack it into line and-here,"
he cried as Meade bolted out of the
door. you'd better not excite yourself
that way. Come back to bed. man.
and"
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Now, after a weeks conHneA
his cabin, he felt strong enougn
ture out again and to attack hlg
lens. They were personal pre- q
now, much more intimate than bel
for he was building not only the bri
but weaving In its web Of steel his Ow
future happiness.
Of course he had been able to get
out on the rough porch of his galyan-
lied iron shack where he had the
bridge In full view, and the day before
he had even walked unsteadlly down to
the river bank, where he had been
equally surprised and delighted at the
progress that had been made. Abbott
was driver after his own heart. Real
ly things seemed to have gone on just
as well without him as IL he had been
on the Job. He had not been lonely in
his illness, for all of the chief men con-
nected with the construction had d0ne
their best to beguile the tedium of his
hours by visiting him whenever they
could spare the time.
Abbott had been especially kind in
his somewhat rough-and-ready way.
The big construction superintendent
was fond Of Meade, although he I'M
dervalued him. He regarded him more
as theoretical than a practical man
and the inevitable antagonism between
the theorist and the practical man.
when they are not combined in one per-
sonaHty, was latent in Abbott's heart
Nightly, he brought to Meade details
of the progress of the work. That eve
ming, just before leaving, he remarked
in the most casual manner In the world,
as If it were matter Of little or no inn
portance, that C-1O-R was trifie out
of line.
Now C-10-R was the biggest member
OF the great right-hand truss on the
north side Of the river. 1t consisted
OF four parallel composite webs, each
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CHAPTER III.

aItss rather confused in here" said
the man, sbut we will soon get out
coward the end and then the view Is
magnificent. You can see up and down
the river for miles and the night boat
win be along In few minutes
sIsn't that it?' asked the woman,
uointing up the river to where q clus-
ter Of lights rounded a huge bend not
far away, and swung out in midstrearn.
aYes.. said the man, ''if we listen ]
think we can hear her,
They both stopped and, sure enough,
family across the water came the
noise of clanking paddles Of the big
yer}steamer. With that sound also
Sminiled the song of the night wind
! eer wonder comparatively gentle,
making strange, weird harmonies as Il
sifted through the taut and rigid bars
of steel. She listened enchanted WIZ
the sound.
the big floor beams extended from
one side to the other OF the Dridge
between the trusses at Intervals 2,
fiffy feet. At right angles to them ano
six feet apart, the stringers ran iensIn,
ways parallel to the trusses. Here ano
there nieces Of timber falseWork NAG
haar thrown across the stringers fot
the convenience Of the workmen, ~
as these two slowly moved toward 49,
stream at last these pieces D asA.
fewer, and finally there was nosn a....
"a be seen but the heavy moor peaA's
and the lighter stringers. - IL,
After they passed the top Of tne Pc :,
and got beyond the small $50 a.
river bank on which the pier VIZ ~
there was nothing between lnsm -,. !
the water, now moonlit ana aulss ss 3
except these cross-girders o. 49, +, " I.
either hand beyond The piankans u IS
tracks.
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CHAPTER iI-continued.

In spite of herself the woman looked
ut him.
aBut now?" she whispered as he hes
stated, and then she turned her head
half fearful Of his answer.
81 am almost afraid to say IT," he
said, lowering his voice to match her
pwn.
"a soldier of STEEL" she said. ''and
afraidg'
swell, then, all that was the second
now takes the third place"
Sand before your father comesr
But she did not give him time to an
swer. Come" she said, 'let us go out
on the bridge"
"It's a rough place for you. Those
little slippers you wear"
He looked down. and as IL In obedi-
ence to his glance she outthrust her
foot from her gown. 1t was not the
smallest foot that ever upbore WON
jan. Quite the contrary. Which Is not
Saying 1t was too large, not at all. II
as just right for her height and fig
nfe, and its shape and shoe left moth
ing to be desired.
"Never mind the slippers" she said
sthey are stronger than they look
they'll serve"
FBut the distance between here and
fh bridge is inches deep in dust"
pust!' she exclaimed In dismay
sT don't mind rough walking. but
dust-"
"Inever thought of that" admitted
the nan. 'The fact is have though
of nothing but you since I saw you
but NOW Wen have to 60 back or"
Il shall not 60 back" she answered
FIRMLY.
He stepped down off the platform
and before she knew what he would b
mt, he lifted her straight up in hi
arms. He did not carry her like 1
baby, he held her erect, crushed
against his breast, and before she ha(
time to utter protest, or even to sa.
a word, he started through the dust.
roadway toward the bridgehead.
II was strange position. She knew
she ought to protest, but the word
would not come. Whilst she was try
ing to think them up, they had crossed
the little desert that interviewed be
tween the portal Of the bridge and thu
end of the platform. Then he set he
down gently.
sThank you" she said simply. "tha
was very nice Of You. You are won
derfully strong"
The moon, by this time. had passes
the floor level and the cross-bracinl
east a network Of shadows over them
upon track and floor beams and string
ers. The silence Of the half-light, thu
mystery of 1t all oppressed them !,
little. 1t was with beating hearts tina
they pressed on.
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CHAPTER ~.
The DETECTION In the Member

The DETECTION In the Member.
Three days after the departure of
the Iliingworth party the young en-
gineer fell Ill with follicular tonsilitis,
which Is about the meanest small thing
that can lay strong man low. He
fretted over his enforced absence from
the work and In the end had TO pay for
that very fretting. for he, got up too
soon and went out too quickly. and was
promptly forced to bed again az con-
sequence Of his impatience.
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getful Of his caution. Before he coul,
complete his step or warn her Of tn,
danger, 1t now bent forward. 1t tiltet
distinctly. In spite of herself, Heller
lllingworth was carried still farther
forward as she sought to regain hel
balance. The piece of steel began t.
slip downward, grating on the pile o.
beams as 1t moved; another SECOND
and 1t would be off and on its way ir
revocably.
Meade threw himself at the girl. 81.
lunged out and caught her Just as she
was slipping downward with the plate
now almost perpendicular. To catcf
ner ne had to step to the very edge OF
the planking beyond which the rails
ran naked on the ties.
With tremendous effort he caugb,
ner by the waist, swung her up and in
and stood fast on the brink quivering
neavlng himself desperately backward
as ne sought to maintain his balance
and take the backward step that meant
safety.
A wild shout rose from the steamer
as the huge plate dropped, like the
Diade OF a mighty guillotine, straight
uoWn through the air. If it had struck
tne boat, 1t would have cut. through
IKE knife. Fortunately it cleared
tne gangway by inches. In a second
ir mad disappeared. Screams, shouts,
arose from the boat which promptly
sneered off into midstream.
Helen nlingworth's back had been
toward Meade as he seized her. She
had seen as he had everything thar
happened. Recovering himself, at last,
ne stepped back slowly, almost drag
glng her, until they were a safe dis
lance from the edge. His face was
CHASTITY white in the moonlight. Sweat
covered his forehead. He was shaking
like a wind-blown leaf.
1.-THE whole world went black when
saw you CO." he said slowly.
DO you care that much?" asked the
girl, trembling herself.
There was no necessity for maidenly
reticence now.
"Care" said the man. Carer
I'm all right now"
"You are more fortunate than /. I
stood to lose you, you stood to lose
only life. Don't you see? Can't you
understand
Suddenly he swept her to his breast
as this time she faced him. She was
very near him and she did not make
the slightest resistance. She had wait
ed for this hour and she was glad.
They had faced death too nearly for
any hesitation now. She knew he
loved her, and knew that he had
saved her at the imminent risk Of his
own life. There had been swift yet
eternal moments when it seemed that
both of them, trembling on the brink,
would follow the downward rush of
the gusset plate. Now as he strained
her to him, she lifted her face to him,
glad that she was tall enough for him
to kiss her with SO slight a bend Of
the head.
There, under the great trusses Of
steel amid the huge, gaunt, massive
evidences of the power of the might,
Of the mastery Of man, two hearts
spoke to each other In the silence, and
told the story that was old before the
first smelter had ever turned the first
ore into the first bit Of iron, before
Tubal Cain ever smote the anvil; the
story OF love that began with creation,
that will outlast all the iron in all the
hills of the earth-that is as eternal
rs 1t Is divinel
After that wild embrace. that first
kapturous meeting. Of lips, he released
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YOUNG BERTRAM MEADE LEAasN A FRIeHrFuL Ex.
PERIENcE JUST HOW MuRHElEN iLuNe.
WORTH MEANS l0lM

The Martet Construction Company ding a great ,r.
onal bridge planned by Berram Meade engineer %
Bertram Meade Jr resident engineer bridge 9. =,
with Helen nngworth daughter gworh nresd e
the company Young Meade Judgment On ~.
strength Of certain important gigantic s.
but laughed He sti has pvdoubs boneh ont.
wardy agreeing with his elder w
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haVe yoelear head?" asked tho
man. mdoes it affect you to
dizzy" 'ou get
81, l never :. was the answer,
n : 'nlna IL you," was the reply.
ne srasp1 firmly by the arm.
Ing ,ooss We was wearing over
NC. snou'el lot cover her arms.
his hand. -
peg VOW o." he said quick
"It doesn;k i I undars+.na
!ou "ouio stold me, I might
sap. Inei Mmething electric
anu coinpeiii pressure Of his
strong nano hrm flesh Of her
rouno arm. K closer to him,
again unthinling a natura, Inn
L a4474 - 61kA1 al
pulse.
Inc moon " ell clear Of the
Dro" Oh tne I. Its yellow
was turning I'D in its cold
anu Deauti.ut pn the whole
triver flowed bri htth tham Ev
cry incn VI .ne now clearly
revealed ~ lne ionless light.
rnty iee' NV in the air.
AHey were nov directly be-
neatn .no 'Iavei end Of the
out like those Of an,r,a, On
lie e...eine eusS tdge on Ell
en- platform ON TIL ont ha..
the distance to the III c,ow,.
the two walked al4n i, hut
few feet were left ri 80
the naked floor beaf ..,,sm
oIe 80 the rails
| BY the side Of the
Of the stringers had .up
Of material surmountl e.
plate Of steel. which :.
It was triangular In H..
point inward. The
about six feet wide a
course Of the river. Il LIZ
top of the pile was raft .ne
feet above the level Of q
stopped abreast Of it. ny
aCan't we go any %
the girl in low tones, stil 60
young man, who still n .
her arm.
"Tm afraid 1t wouldn
60 any farther" he said.
81 want to see the steal !, i
pass directly under the br
"They have no business |
der the bridge" said Meade
been warned hundreds Of til
ders have been issued. II
ways danger that someth
fall"
"Why can't / stand up Their
ION that gusset platter"
'Ts that what you call it3'
"Yes, it bears the same rel
structural steel that a gusset
a woman's Dress"
Exactly. But can't I stand
SWAT" he answered.
i He climbed to the center OF II
himself up and down on his feet
1t, and found 1t solid apparent,
81 think so, but I shall have
you up" he said at last as he
her up and set her down ON her
the middle of the plate Of steel.
"Oh, there comes the steamer
cried. II can see 1t beautiful,
here.n
BE careful. You must not
Stand perfectly steady. + am
sure Of that plate.n He reache
from where he stood on the ira
low her and by her side and ga
the material OF her dress In a
| grasp.
II do not think that is neces
she said. This plate seems as 3
the rest Of the bridge and-oh,
the steamerI She's right under
The big river craft was fille,
light and laughter. The wind
nately blew tie smoke away frt
bridge 30 that they had q cles
perfect view Of her. There was
| playing aboard her. They hea
music above the beat Of the W
paddles, the song Of the rising
The passengers were congr
] about the rails on the upper
starlng upward. The bridge !
, | fascinating to them as 1t was
people ashore evidently.
aHow interesting" said the d
. lea girl. "Why don't you come .
Eyourseif. you can see so much b,
The man had dropped her gov
"a his right foot to the pile
. strfnkers to follow her surg
] Theughtlessly she stepped iowa
outer end to give him room, qui
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ed Out aIfc CduShs
though he still held her
she was quite content.
q calm now" he began,
NJ as composed as any man
Al b is holding You In his
voj 1t had not been for me,
II yer have been In danger.
sur III. I should have made
lever forgive myself.
mig / not been In danger !
And be here in your arms
swif3 hot here" she went on
mind bpy in her love 70 pc
wU,ld hing else, 7 certainly
n0--fffs."
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How young Meade faces q
great crisis and what he DOES IN
trying to avert serious trouble
Is told In a thrilling chapter In
the next instalIment.
tTo BE Continued

Hust Be Able to Overlook.
Two persons viii not be friends
long II they cannot forgive each other
little failings.-La Bruyere
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NEWS OF 4 DAY
IN THE CAPITAL
NEWSY NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM TIE STATE
CAPITAL

Atlanta, Ca, June 4.-Business will
suspend tomorrow in Atlanta and in
many other cities and towns through
out the state in honor of national re-
gistration day, i'll pursuance of pro-
carnations issued yb the governor
and mayors. The people will lay
aside their regular occupations, and
while the men of military age are
placing their names on the lists at the
registration precincts, women and
men above the military age will as
semble at the precincts to cheer them
On in the discharge of their duty to
their country.
Throughout the state, women have
been requested tc place arm bands on
the arms of men who register and
this will be done in manly PAGES. The
regulation arm band recommnded by
the authorities in Washington is
strip of cotton cloth not over three
inches wide, dyed khaki color. The
women are requested to station them
selves at the registration precincts
and to exercise particular care not to
pin band on the arm of any man
who does not register.
Although the age limits are very
simple, there seems to be some con
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BOUGHT WATER FOR LIQUOR.

Atlanta. June "A blockade run
ner in the well known "flivver" drove
up to a certain Atlanta street corner
frequented by runners and blind
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Trade quick, fellows" he jerked
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Trade quick; 81 gallon. They're
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Those that don't want to trade, step
back and make room for those that
do"
IN ten minutes his stock of 20 gal
Ions was gone at 81 a gallon spot
cash, and he threw in the clutch and
was on his way, rounding the corner
on Two wheels.
Then one of the buyers, moved by
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WANTED-Position as cook or cham
bermaid. Address 1903 Cochran
Ave, city.
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fusion both here and elsewhere over
the state. Tn ages can best be stated
this way. Every man who has reach
ed his twenty-first birthday on tomor-
row, June 5, and VINO has not passed
his thirty-irst birthday, is required to
register A man who is twenty-One
years Old tomorrow must register.
Likewise man who will be thirty
one years old on Wednesday, June 6,
must register.
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LOST-Veterans' cross of honor. Re-
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FOUND-Bunch OF keys. Call at the
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IFOR RENT to two gentlemen, nicely
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FOR SAI.E-$60O Cadillac roadster;
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WANTED-Two furnished rooms for
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-11
Farmer,s union to Meet

The Polk County farmers, Union
will meet in the court house in this
city on Wednesday, October 18th. On
that date among the many questions
of interest that will be taken up will
be the question of an agricultural
agent for this county andiP Professor, 2,
V. Maris of the Oregon Agricultural
college will be present and speak on
the advantages of an agricultural
agent to the county. An prominent
speaker from Yamhill county will also
be present and speak on the results of
the agent work in that county this
year. The meeting was called for the
thorough discussion Of the county
agent question as the county court has
been asked to provide such an agent
and before doinG so wants to find out
what the farmers think of the propo-
sition. In some localities there is a
sentiment against such an agent while
in other parts of the eeounty the move
ment is strong for an agent. Polk coum-
ty win have to put up $1,000 per year
if an agent is secured and the govern
ment puts up an equal amount.