Tombstone epitaph., 1917-08-19

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went ahead to open up the path. Rod.
ney followed after.
Their progress was slow of neces-
sity. They had to handle Meade with
great care. Winters and Rodney. after
the brief inspection they had made.
| could not see chance on earth for
him. Neither could Helen Illlngworth.
They wen: along without conversation.
naturally except for an outburst Of ad-
miration from Winters.
Il tell you" he said. at was a mag
| nifcent thing for him TO do. He risked
bis life a hundred times In that mad
rush with the dynamite in his hands
and the detOnators in his pocket. Yet
II he had only stayed back he would
have been safe"
1T was his anxiety for the dam and
the people that brought him down"
said Helen Illingworth. He can't die"
she murmured. God surely will not
let him die. l love him so. And yet II
he does and I have lost him. innocent
or guilty. he has redeemed his fame"
HE saved Others" quoted Rodney
! uuucr MS pitoIh' hihscA hc Souau
not save"
II was work Of great difficulty TO
get the wounded engineer into the car,
but they finally managed II. By the
woman's direction they laid him on her
bed In her own private stateroom.
zone OF US must go for doctor at
once" said Rodney. land that will be
my job"
Its twenty miles TO the town.
said the conductor. who had helped TO
receive them. IF one of you could
| telegraph we could tap wire"
! None OF them could.
''It's all down-grade and there's q
good roadhed and / was some Splinter
in my college days" said Rodney.
And there was never greater need
Of haste than now" said Winters. II
wish ! had horse here"
Don't give up, Miss Illingworth.'
continued Rodney. as he started to-
ward the door. He's alive yet"
Just then. opportunely enough.
{ rounding the last curve before the arch
bridge. they saw the end of the other
car rapidly approaching them. Had
they not been so excited they could
have heard the furious putting Of the
engine as II drove the car al great
speed up the heavy grade.
Wait" said the conductor. eve can
send the engine down for the doctor.
/ Ihat'l be the cOloners car"
! In few minutes the car stopped on
the siding. Out of II came Colonel
| IilingwOrth Doctor Severance, Curtiss.
and some Of the officials OF the Bridge
company in town. They were all great
I ly excited. The colonel did not stop 10
put on his hat He ran to the other
car and climbed aboard.
The dams going" he shouted. The
bridge and the town will be flooded.
We got word an hour ago by messen-
ger galloping down. The telephone
wires are down. ran the car up here
as the quickest way to get over TO the
reservoir and the dam. Some of you
who know the way come with me-"
By this time the observation room
of the car was filed with men.
you need not worry about the dam,
said Rodney.
What do you meant"
a man blew up the hog-back, made
a spill-way, the water rushed out
through IL into the ravine. you can
see ii below there, relieving the pres,
sure on the dam at once. Since IL has
held up till now IL will hold for good.
Thank God" cried the colonel, sink
oI.s a -at.fT ha
sweat off his brow. The bridge will
be safe then. By George" he gasped
the Martlet company could hardly
have stood another loss ike that
Who's the man who blew it up?"
His name is Meade" said Rodney
quietly.
Mott
Yes
There was long pause. Every
man there knew Of the failure Of the
International and In what estimation
the old colonel held the name Of Meade
because of that.
swell, 1t was fine thing" said the
colonel; 1T makes up for his blunder
ing work on the bridge"
BEG pardon, sir" said Shurtliff, who
had stood wide-eyed and white and suf
fering in silence ever since the engi
neer had been brought to the car. 'f'
was not his blunder."
"why. you said SO yourself" criet
the colonel.
II lied" admitted the secretary.
! Quick as a fash Rodney had hi,
notebook out Here was the proof a
last.
"whyY
ITO save the reputation Of the maj
loved"
"And how do ] know you are no
lying for this man nowT asked th'
colonel harshly.
These will prove IT," said Shurtliff
extending some papers he drew out ot
his pocket, where he had placed then
that morning half intending to tel
Helen Illingworth the truth at last.
what are theseT the colonel asked
staring at Shurtliff. who stood erect be
fore them. sustained more by his VII
than anything else, for his knees wer'