The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-24
CHAPTER VII.
For the Son.

None moved. Colonel liIInGW"rth
,:irr was fiery red Rertram Mead" /
ya~ whittier than any other man III tn" q
room. He was thinking of his father.
The gfrI moved first. Her father ]
and the Young engineer were the NV"
most deeply touched. They Wer" h"'h
in agony. both in need of her. Inil'Ni-
tatin.ly she stepped {" the side "f ia"
Younger. And the father saw and un-
drr~toud even in III" midst "l MS SUI
frrin@ she had chosen.
we are ruined" ga>ped the colo
mel. Juggling ar his collar. we c"uid
stand the financial loss but our reputa-
zion, Wen never get another con
tract. might as well close tn" works.
And il is vnur fathers fault. It's NJ Z"
him. The blood of those men l. upon
his head. Well. sir. I'll let the whole
world know how grossly incompetent
he is. how
Sir" said young Meade, standing
very erect and whittier than ever, the
fault is mine | made the calculations. .
checked and rcchccked them. No
body could know with absolute certain
~ the ability of the Tower chord mem
hrrS 10 resist compression. But what
ever the fault. it is mine. My father
had absolutely nothing To do with it.
He is
Hes got to bear the responsibility.
cried the colonel paSSionateIy. 1T has
his name
NO. tell YOU" Numbered III"
Younger man. For I'll proclaim my
own responsibility. The fault is all
mine and I'll publish the fact from one
> end of tn" world to the other
ITS Il load l wouldn't want to have
on nv conscience" said Colonel Hing
worth.
. The ruin of great establishment
| like the Martlct." added Doctor ScN-
> crcncc.
b, The diShonor To American engineer
. mg." said CurtiSS.
Z And the awful loss of life con
z Inucd the colonel
Il assume them all" protested III"
r Young man. forcing his lips To speak.
;. although the cumulative burdens set
,. forth 50 clearly and 50 mercilcS>!y budc
p fair to crush him.
r 1T was only a mistake" protested
h Helen Uingworth. drawing closer To
her lovers side, and with difficulty re
Il SiSting Il temptation to clasp him in
r her arms.
d "A mistake" exclaimed her father
: bitterly.
it You said Yourself" urged the WON
y an. turning to the chief engineer, that
n YOU didn't know whether the designs
< would work out. that nobody could
lie know. but you We're convinced that
II they would"
r. Wait" interrupted the father
ly Meade. there is one consequence yo1
e. have cot 10 bear that you haven
lS thought Of.
- What do you mcan?'
~ "Do you think I'd let my daughte
rs marry Il man who had ruined me, III
Is incompetent engineer by his own con
1T fcSSion. a
nd 1T is just" said Meade. Il hav
nothing further To do here. gentlemen
to | must 20 tn my father
Just or not" cried Helen Hlinc
worth. 81 can't allow YOU to dispose q
n me i'm that way, father. If h" is a
pw bIamablc as he says he is, and as yo
IN say he is. now is the time above Il
he others for the woman who loves him I
he stand 10y him"
or. Miss IlingwOrth. you don't kno
Ice what you are saying" said Mead
me forcing himself into cold formalit
vn- he did not feel. Il am disgrace
Of Shamed. There is nothing in life f
nd. me- My chosen professionally rep
TIL tation-everything is gone"
nc. The more need You have for m
90 then"
M 1T is noble of you. | shall love "
the forever. but"
red He turned reSolutely away III
the walked doggcdly out of the room. HI
ard on IllingwOrth made a step to folio
ard him.
Helen" interpOsed her fath'
catching her almost roughly by I
arm in his anger and resentment.
YOU 90 out of this door after that ms
I'll never speak to you again.
)" Father. love you. I'm sorry
'" you. | would do anything for you |
this. You have your friends. IL
man yonder has nothing. nothing
~, me. | must 90 To him
;rar She turned and went out of
~ room without Il backward look or
,,ad other word. no one OBTAINING her. y
Co.. it happened that by hurrying down
g., hill i'm TN" station wagon, Meade !
ali lust caught Il local train. which mi
Tho connections with the Reading eXpr
IN some twenty miles away. and He
Illingvurth in her car reached the ;
, nm tion platform just in time To see it
., ,+ part. She remembered that ten mi
tor- across the country another railr
I,,ra ran and if she drove hard she co
floor possibly catch Il train which Wo
rrut land her in Jersey City few MINI
and before the train her lover caught.
,,n.r told the chauffeur. who scented Il
its nance and drove aS he had ne
Is of driven before.
They The girl caught tn" express and +
L.