The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-12

w nat Is 10 De uOlleg dShcu lhe OlN
man.
Meade, Sr., was thankful that the
younger man had not said, Il told you
So" as well he might. But really his
fathers condition was so pitlful that
the son had not the heart.
Telegraph the Martlet Bridge com
pany at once" he answered.
"What shall we say?" asked the old
man. uncertainty.
The young man shot quick look at
him, that question evidenced the viO-
lence of the shock His father was
old, broken. helpless, dependent, at
last.
"Give me the blank" he answered,
"I'll wire in your name"
He repeated the telegram that he
had sent to his father and added these
words as he signed the old mans
name to 1t:
Put no more load on the bridge. With
draw men and traveller
81 can't understand why we don't
hear" said the young engineer two
hours later, walking up and down the
room in his agitation. 1.-Two kilograms
and now we can't get a telephone con-
nection, or at least any answer after
our repeated calls"
"It's holiday there as well as here," "
said the older man. "There is no one
| in the Office at Martlet."
"Tll try the telephone again. Some
one may come in at any time."
He sat down at the desk, and after
five minutes of feverish and excited
waiting he finally did get the office of
the Martlet Bridge company. BY Il
happy fortune it appeared that some
one happened to come into the office
just at that moment.
"This is Meade" began the young
man, "the consulting engineer of the
International bridge. Well, at ten
thirty this morning sent telegram
to Colonel IllingwOrth and an hour
later I sent another. What's that
Both kilograms are on the desk? Give
me your name-JOhnson-yOu're one
Of the clerks there? Well telephone
Colonel IllingwOrth at his home
what! He isn't at home? Is the vice
president thcre-the superintendent
anybody? How far away are they
Twenty miles There's no telephone
Now, listen, Johnson, this is what you
must do. Get a car, the strongest ant
fastest you can rent and the bOldest
chauffeur, and a couple Of men or
horses too, and send up to that place
wherever they are, and tell Colone
nIingwOrth that he must telephone me
and come to his office ut once. There
are kilograms there that mean life Ol
death and the safety of the bridge
You understand? Good. He says he'll
do it, father. We've done all WI
can" he added. He hung up the re
ceiver, Sprang to his feet, looked al
his watch. ''It's so important that II
go down there myself. I can catch the
two o'clock train, and that will get mt
there in two hours. You stay quietly
here in the Office and wait until ge
in touch with those people. mean,
want to know where l can reach yol
instantly"
"rlI stay right here, my boy. Go
and God bless you"
AS usual when in great hurr!
there were unexpected delays and tn,
clock on the tower above the big Struc
tural shop was striking five when I
rickety station wagon, drawn by an ex
hauSted horse, which had been driver
unsparingly, drew up before the offic
door. Flinging the money at the driver
Meade sprang down from his seat ant
dashed up the steps. He threw Opel
the door and confronted Johnson.
did you get him?" he cried.
"He isn't here yet. ! sent an auto
mobile and two men on hOrsebacl
and"
The next minute the faint note o
an automobile horn sounded far dow
the valley
Il hope to God that is he" cried tn
young engineer, running to the win
dow.
''That's the ear l sent" said John
SON. peering over his shoulder can