The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-14

if 10y working together There was Not
some way hy which we could prove
rlor Rcrfraln Meade has a>,ua,d the
blame to save the honor ami fame of
his father
Won believe that. Miss l.jn-worrh:"
Il am sure Of it,
$50 am l." said Rodney quickly.
THANK God." cried the -.r. little
historically. surprised and almost
swept off her teet by this prompt
ayowaI hv one who though Young was
already an authority in the literature
of engineering. why do you say cuut:
What evidence, have yuu:"
"I-urnrrunatrlv." ANSWERED Rodney
Il haven't any tangible evidence what
ever. bur | know Bert Mead" as few
people know him. Miss I,lu-north
perhaps not even you" h" Went ON. in
spite Of her uuSpok"n. tgr vigorous
protest az that last statement. - she
shook her head and smiled az him
And there are several Iit,." rirrrm-
could not hay" been 70 blame. Have
yuu any ground for Your c"uvicriuuG.
"PruhaNy even less than you have
and YET l. too. know him" Helen r.
IiugWorth looked into the plain. home
H. but strong. reliable face of The.
man and dismissed any thought of IT.
serve from her mind.
Let rs place" She began. the little
circumstances upon which our iuruj
riouS are based. If iutuirionS are ever
based on anything tangible. together
Perhaps III" SUI IF them may yield
something"
The suggestion is admirable" a.
serted Rodney. and a | knew him
first and longest | will begin. Perhaps
II would be well. too. 10 take notes 81
that we may consider them at leisure
getting an eye view as well as an cal
view of them"
Now. in the first place" he began
writing and speaking at the same time
point one is Meade'S absolutely un
bounded devotion tn his father. Tn,
old man was not always right. Tn,
boy was as clear as bell on mos
things. hut recall that he would main
tain his fathers propositions tena
ciouSly. determinedly. long after every
body. perhaps even the old man him
self, had been convinced of their fal
lacy. Engineering is in Mcade'S blood
|. He is the fifth of his family Ia Cradu
ate ut Harvard and three of his for
bears were engineers. his grandfathe
noted and his father world-famouS. III,
: fairly idolized his father. The affeC
ton between them was delightful. Tn
> king could do no wrong. Meade wa
, quick-temperpd and not very receptiv
to criticism. but he would take the st
= vereSt Stricttire from the old man with
t out a murmur."
Here we have" said the woman
: who had listened with strained after
? ton. IAN early devotion To a perSo
? and an unbounded respect for his Il,
. tainmcntS. Go on"
] The next point is. Meade was ii
ordinately proud of his family reputi
ton. especially in the engineertn
[ field. OF the two of the line who wer
p not engineers. one was a soldier and
: distinguished one. but his career ha
= little interest for Meade. have hear
n him say that there had been a stead.
T upward movement in his family, tn;
: had reached its elimination in his f;
: Their. He hoped Ia be good. uSefl
: engineer, but he never dreamed of 2
Il ing any higher or even apprOachln
l. the altitude of the other man
/ 1T was sort of fetish with hiI
II then, wasn't it, asked the woman /;
L Rodney stopped again.
r You have hit it exactly. His 10y
: for the man. his admiration for II
engineer. which sometimes hindt
i him. and his pride in his fathers care
y as IMPLYING his family, was u
y bounded"
L You have established motive T,
/ any sacrifice; love. respect. pride"
j" That's the way it presents itself
IL me, Miss IlIngworth. | know tho
oughly the quiXOtic. impulSive. sci
/ sacrificing natur" of the man. | kno