The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-26

LUSH Will the dynamite IN his lanlS
and the detonators in his pocket Yet
II he had only stayed lack 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. love him so. And yet if
he does and | have lost him, innocent
or guilty, he has redeemed his fame"
He saved Others" quoted Rodney
under his breath, himself he could
not save
1t was q work of great difficulty 10
get the wounded engineer into the car,
but they finally managed it, BY the
woman's direction they laid him on her
bed In her own private stateroOm.
zone of US must go for a doctor at
once" said Rodney, land that will be
my job"
It's twenty miles To the town"
said the conductor, who had helped to
receive them. "If one of you could
telegraph We could tap a wire"
-''At VI lileIu Coulu-
ITS all down-grade and there's
good roadbed and I was some sprinter
In my college days" said Rodney.
And there was never greater need
Of haste than now" said Winters. 81
wish had horse here"
Don't give up, Miss nlingworth."
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 at great
speed up the heavy grade.
Wait" said the conductor, "we can
send the engine down for the doctor.
That'll be the cOlOnelS car"
In few minutes the car stopped on
the siding. Out of 1t came Colonel
IllingwOrth, Doctor Severance, Curtiss,
and some of the officials of the Bridge
company in town. They were all great
ly excited. The colonel did not stop to
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
spill-way, the water rushed out
through 1t into the ravine, you can
see II below there, relieving the pres
sure on the dam at once. Since ii has
held up till now II will hold for good"
Thank God :" cried the colonel, sink
ing down into a chair and wiping the
sweat off his brow. THE bridge will
be safe then. By George" he gasped,
''the Martlet company could hardly
have stood another loss like that.
Who's the man who blew it up?'
His name is Meade" said Rodney
quietly.
NOT"
Yes"
There was a 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.
well, it was a fine thing" said the
colonel; ut 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, lit
was not his blunder."
why, you said SO yourself" cried
the colonel.
Il lied" admitted the secretary.
Quick as Il flash Rodney had his
notebook out. Here was the proof at
last.
"Why?"
ITO save the reputation of the man
l loved"
and how 90 / know you are not
lying for this man now?" asked the
colonel harshly.
These will prove it," said Shurtliff,
extending some papers he drew out of
his pocket. where he had placed them
that morning half intending to tell
Helen Illingworth the truth ut last.
What are theSe?" the colonel asked.
staring at Shurtliff. who stood erect be-
fore them, sustained more by his vii!
than anything else. for his knees We're
shaking and his body quivcrinG; yet he
/. was glad after all. more happy than he
f had thought he could be- in making the
/ revelation, i'm yindicatiuG the innocent.
T. in giving that satisfaction TO Helen
, lllin-worth, tar1y. even too late, though
il might bp.
Letters. sir. You will find there a
j blueprint of The design Of the compress
! sion members" answered ShLrtlif
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