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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
WHEELING CREEK

NrS Oliver Shec,a and children and
Miss Flora Sheets are visiting The for
mer's parents. Mr.. Rmd Mrs. David Zig
&c. ~ I.rcsv!!la Ohio.
frank Shnrncrd - HerIousiy ~ nj his
Enrir on thn uroeh
lion bon'! visited "a fhr hu>nr -" "or-
lcy white rm Sunday,
-. ". Rnniau hna sold his farm Long
mead" 10 the fuuusy ila!lruud Ga,
'lur-u"e ltnh!snu i confined TO It's
hntur With nH 1ira"!l III ntampe.
.leSIr ltausirrt! und Oliver sheets
We're business raiIrrs II, ELM rti"pe,
Nj. GMd HrH +. II. White, furmar Rest
dents ~ here, ar" ih~ H'"nh parents ~
ii hAly IT. usilter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
HEADACHES VANISH
QUICKLY
When You Take celery Mist -
Get &c Package at ANY Store.

Your headaches will simply Hndo
away IN faw minu,es aftcr YOU take
"Celery-M list" Comfort md relief
come almost nL once. It - flne.
Thousands Of people say so. Costs
only Sc Il package M any Store. SH-
perior TO remedies that rosi iwir" rs
much. Safer and better in quality.
Contains no up!arr= ur narcotic
drugs. Try "C"l-ry-M!st" jus! ono"
You'll then prefer II 10 an! other
hcaduc!lr remedy A!su fine for
neuralgia. cold in head AMI grippe
aches and pains.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
WELLSBURG

WELi-SBURG. ". Va. March % ...
contractor j. 6. ". Davies has started
Work on the erecting of the par,iti"ne i'm
IN" room formerly "rcupi.i l,y fhr
! hiicd states pOStofficc in lni. CIV
building. The room ~ being G:yttrI
INT" offices Tor the city cnllrrt"r and
treasurer. The wafer boar, AMI The
MAYOR and council rhainhar Thr 81.
r"iirrtoT Will have tn" office nearest
me iT"hi entrance. til" water board The
middle office and tho mayors ocri,.,.
ard council "hnwh"r viii b.. in III. yra,
az tho building
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Midway IhEAIRk.

! Fr:day' H+-al m':5ic. Phantom Buecanccr'
irc,cit!n: Richard e.: Tr.vers and Gertrude Glcrer
! A THRILLING s;nry o. South American revolutior--n
'r;irtia which leads !. chase ACROSS and con
,lncn;s-A sIrS Gt;em ed assassination OF the 'dcu
be- 81 ad,rn:urcr the sSring Of the real ad,eu
turcr hy cunsp!rs;ors-:hr accusation o. the SRI ami
tie ''douhIe'--;hrir !iTcu- IN tho shadow Of the
Ga!iows--thelr rc.sat.5n Of love- picture for all.
: Also 4 gripping dTanEclnd II ~ roaring comedy.
Members Of the Ladies Aid Of ;h.
FRS, N. E. church are requested L"
rect in the basement this afternoon al
LAO o'clock. tu attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers.
MchSchen Briefs.
r. J.. kady. oF this city. Is in Balti-
more. Md. attending TO business mat
ters in tho interest Of the B. OF r. Z.
Lone Star Lodge No. 3, Pythian Sis
tors. will hold rs regular semi-monthly
business meeting this evening in the
lodge headquarters in the AcMechcn
Mrs. Margaret Heisenberg. who was
band. william aIciscnberg. WIS in a
critical cond!tioE at the Glendale hos
pital late last cv<ning. She rested easy
, throughout the day Yesterday, but her
condition rcma!;Ssed about the same AZ
operation perforracd Monday did not re-
move the pr"ssutt" from the spinal cord:
and the lower p.rt Of her body Is still
paralyzed.
Mr.. and Mrs, Chapman and nttie
daughter Miss E,ronicn- OF South Mar
shall street. lcavS shortly for Baltimore.
Md. where theyswill reside.
Mrs. George .harp and Miss Mona
Sharp were :he sgucsts OF wheeling
friends Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid OF the CHRISTIAN
church held It's S$"gular weekly aii-haN
business meeting, yesterday in the base
ment OF the church.
Marion CarrolH newly appointed post
master here. wills assume his new duties
tho first Of the Month.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
T~aCE Mae+

hn" senior and Junior classes o! in,.
local high school viii meet NJ Wrri.h.s
ted Friday, March 20, 80 hold u tract,
meet III" ilr$i event az thi& Kind ever
hcid b! III" nigh *rho"l THE following
interesting events arm"ar ou til" I,rn.
gram; 30 yard dash. 10" ,ari DASH. 20
!arI dash. $50 yard dash. shot nut.
discus throwing, baseball throw, rolc
vault. running hr"nI iGrnu. s.nndinc
broad jGn'r. high. iv;.i, an, u r"la.' race
~" ilrSt nGuih"r an tn" program -
scheduled to start a. ! 80 o'rlurk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Put OFF Boat Here.

4 tovbnpi suiu; un III" riv'" =, loon
yesterday %lupurd n Il point IN th'S
~ji" ~ III" rive: +H::" distance alloy"
tit" clifford c"nl mine and IIi, u man
or. "E"th'r H.. WAS put OF hy '"Ic':
- nol Known. e" Wall;",! Through Tia"
ilr!S to ii,. r:lilyn.ti tracks. going ~
tn. tracks a short distance. after which
he turned AND S~aik"d down Western
,tNrnna Into the city
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

1--WE well known r"pnrlcrs. mem o"Si
- III" Tn" Wheeling News staff. one
who sp"rin!.E"., n police court news and
iH'. other N" SCOOP artist a. the South
:,i,;'' district w"r" lat" arriving ut work
yesterday. |: happened when they
hr"r.,i u trolley car whirh YVES stand
.ug un a sizing at Elm Grove. and which
th"H lhuu.;ht wa& bound for Wheeling.
They probably would hay" been sitting
IA tn" dur this morning had not con-
ductU" "nt"rrri and aGviSeg them 10 taka
;ln"ih"r ear II they expected to go any
where
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Taylor Funeral Hold.

!'ur"rai services Ia: III" la" Mrs.
Ellen Taylor a&cd and h!gniy r"Sp,ri"!
resident 81 this city. who Succuinhcd
Tuesday Afternoon ~ tn" h";u" al her
$"r Nyli.. Taylor. Of TurliiuSUn ave-
mu". ~'.r,. held \. the place 81 death
yesterday morning y; ? O'clock. Rev.
g. =. Smith. pastor ui III" First NJ. L.
church. "rnC lated lutrr!icnt WIS in
'rANlnrS l.iNHt CrNC:nrN.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Body Taken 10 zuEh RIM

The 'f'ody Of Alfred Simmons. vino frl,
down The stairs n iIannah'S boarding
mousse Tu"%;!t|' at noon and died later in
The hospital in St"Uhemvilr. was re-
moved t" iinSty's undertake nE "siah-
hshncnt. whore i was prepared for
shipment /" tn" home OF his brother
Hugh Simmons. Al i;ush Run. where II
will hH inferred
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

Funeral. e.rl ir,. were h"!d yesterday
ilu"nin. ;t b. u'rl,,'h. -, n.r h"nl" IN
West Ai'NH!i'r for Mr.. Mary 'anC
pyar%u,.. I.,,. &. \ i::diI". pastor ri
ti.,. NIr%l .tj"Huu'."r i':"sh!i"riht
.u;..,r. "frt,in'"d aud in''rm"nt Wa "a
ih.. w. N.r,rrd"r "rmrta!E.
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Hearing 1s Continued.

The a"raiCaincn; al Ed carr. prului
nrrit farmer nt This county. and McSSrS.
Levy. EUuur and simmons. meat market
nrupri,.turS here. on charges ur iUmplr-:
SiaIghter-nuUS" refuse into stream.
was continued until -\pril >. the accused
d"Si ring time /" prrpar" thor defence.
The ciIu~E"S against them wore 20 have
been heard yesterday III JuStic" iHSEs
court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
MANY Gnrdnpc

l'"aTtI"aliy Every vacant Ini =. H'.l,s-
burg Will h" utilized f"r harden mis-
summer. Every lot known 80 hr avati-
able has been secured and preparations
are h"!nE mad" 10 haT" them IIuuvhrd
ana Gull waited Every lfnliS,.-owuer lha,
mas z vacant plot Of ground rNpecie Ia
plant i ~! h"il, rri,ir. the njrh COS,
OF living in this VA,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
200 Books for Library.

l>.ard o. tn" E'irst ". T.. "hErris. Il rc>o-
!utlnu Ms passed IL dv:I:,lr :" Ihc
public library here nearly ""V STANDARD
classics ami books -: ilc:lun wh'rh W.T."
IA possession OF IL" Sunday school
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

"apncity and III" entertainment IN: on
h. the members at In" local lodge 0t
i.IhS sui PASSED anything "i tn" Kind
..y..r !".i"rc ATTEMPTED h"r". IT," STOW
wHS Now from start :" iil,iHii. II Viii
L.. r..i,r cd mis- ,r,.,iuC
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

FORMER editor O! The Chris tian Standard
81 cincinnati. Ohio. Will deliver s"vrra
S"rmun# ~ n" First christian church
~ Elm Grow, from ncNt Tuesday until
H,Nt Saturday,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
rDr.D TSR HEARING

cuARLEsTON,.. v. Va. March 70
Dow Dempsey Is SEEING held here for a
h-nrIng bcrore u f'nited States comtnis,,
sI"nnr tor nil.EcdTerjnry: He IS charged
Etut-r dirtrict cthirt In the election
fraud casc OF Gsncnwny Hatfield. OF
Minro county. lag fall Dempsey il
from Omar. LoGs{s county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

C;tt,rg" VI. grow. aged lG. coal !uadrr.
employed at the l'9rr'S Ram mIG". who
Sustained Il badly Fractured skull! when
struck 10y 4 runaway car n the mine
las; Tuesday. j. improving 4, III: Glen
III, - hUSuital.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Comfy COur- MeatS-

The county court III Marshall county
will hold special session hero Monday
ut whica time general business VIII be-
transacted. Contemplated improve
mcnts 10 the \arruWs road between
her" and McMrch"u will !c given a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
literary SOc:cty

Til iiuwihu.n". Eurr$"n AID FIRES ST
ui.n suriri'.,:s ur III ',r!rd' lliilh district
nI:.i -,,i!,.uI will ,u,,' t'h's afternoon
several r,,rH d.i,@'''- iiid stories VIII
feature ia" r!rGrH:u.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
GriSsbee Appointed.

DAVID ''r!gShe". cry garha-" .o,...,,
tor. has been alro!t'cd policeman uHtiI
me ne" Chi"t j. "ir"'cd in April. Mayor
Lauck made the arpoinrmrnt, Wrdu.s.
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
To Attend Round Table.

Nearly all teachers III the schools Of
ia, Pike district will attend the sos
Sl"nS of Ihc ohio Valley Round Table
al Martins Ferry this afternoon and
evening and tomorrow. s. :. Jacob. IT,
superintendent OF III. Triad"lDhia dis
tr!rt schools. is president NJ III" Round
Table.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

ca, tcr patriotic meeting {" b" H"id
nr-.. som" time next week.. Til" SnS-
.cstiou that, = NuuG%Svl!." "!htiShUE%
dissertations hc UraHi.!:,G Nj! ais" b.
gwen considerations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

crnoon at ; o'ckck. will be held at tn.
First VI. l.. ckT:ch here this afternoon
NJ o'clock. key. Blair W. Roberts.
pastor Of tho ch'irch. will ofhciate In.
trrment will b. in McMechen GENE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
McRE METERS WANTED.

CHARLESTON ". Va. Mar. o.
Coal miners arc IN great demand IN
W..st Virginia. Scores Of letters are
hcGus received T. the department. OF
labor In which OPERATORS ASK tor assist
suc. In nndinE men IN work in ami
shout the mines. Glass workers also
mro needed IN large number in Fairmont
and Clnrksburs. luccording to reports
~sre,yad there. YARN hands. also are
ofrorc. good Wages.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Minstrel Rousing Success.

The initial. l"-forrnauc" ~ ia" ELS
minstrel. staged a. IN" Park theatre
here laSs evening. proved Il rnuSinE sUr-
cess. The theatre WAS packed 10 its
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Held lquet.

Tn. Nest Ai">au,"r hiG.' >"h"nl
Juniors vii ri,r :, .::rGI"; at tn" school
for IT," ,,'ui"iv Til: evening. y good
lInlr - ,Nrr-i"d.
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a Hrrat Lecture.

Rev. Roy MrrUsk"y. or III" Thomson
.hurch. Wheeling, delivered a most en-
;,rtainiuE and in$trurtiv" lecture at Tie
mems meeting Der" Sunday afternoon.
taking sor lis subject. "Th" Qualities
Of l Man Owing to tho fact that h"
ia an ola Cameron boy hn having boon
born and raised In tho country near 'hia
Mace. h. was greeted by n large aud! :
ence Mona OF whom were d:seppoin'Hd
IN the least Hn also flled IN" pulpit
NJ the u. z. church 1T the morning SER
vice thu Same day and all wer" delight
ID with E grand good sermon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
'MECHEN
Chalnpera yuneral, rodny

Wanted-Men, boys and girls for
light oIean, factory work. Wheeling
Can. Co., 47th and Eoff SITS.
Chalnbesa Yunetal, Today.
Tho lRei sud rtles for Ills late Mrn,
elizabeth Chambers. auad and most
highly respected Resident or thir city.
vii" died or oanou- Ut her late homo on
North baltimore sirvst Wednesday aft
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Pew. S. s. Lapuin breaches.

"s'r 49,. asked Ia r,n"rt ui the fire house
~ - ,I,..Li
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MoodRanle Practicing.

Til" Wo0dSdnt" baseball team started
1" iracrir" last evening. and several re-
crafts wCr" out lar practice. ard from
ali reports N" school will hay" one OF
"a" fnsf"St &rh"nl teams in tie VALLEY.
i'rh"tic" viii continue anti! the season
opens
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
Cameron Locals.

Mrs. Hannah Hicks and sor. HA.t
left Monday morning for Columbus. o.
where they will spend .he summer with
friends.
Tho baptist Sunday school was 'hr"o
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

Mrs. William cox. "i Wnudla wi. en-
'ariHiu.d IL" WO"dlHwn Eridc" c(uD
yrsicrdry afternoon nj hcr home. Re-
rr"Shm"I!tS were served. after WHICH
,Ic members were entertained AT bridge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30
FnrciEnrr Arrested.

\ 'ur'Isn"r WII!I an UMrrGnuUm"Hah I"
name Was arrested yesterday att"rn"";:
N Elm GROW" on IN" Chlra" "f dis
"rd"ri, ""nd3'H hy l.. -. N"ruiilIl"H.
,!.uuI, sheriff. !lr =. c"iv"i :, McurirC
before SPUR" S..!b"r;. al Finn 'iT"rc.
IT,, o,"!iug and was i""h 81 and costs.
Elm Grove Council.
Til" Elm Grove C0Un"ii met lH,i ov"a-
ing in ihc town uaN Eog!im" business
was brought h"rur,. cnuucii.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

Tn, WOOGShulr SCHOOL Ia sKef hA +
team will play tho T"ind"iphia team III
n gamo Of outside Basketball. The game
il something now ami il is expected
that i will create coraiderahl" interest
among Tho pupils. The baskets aTriE-
81 vest erday arf they will he ready 10y
he Arst of til" week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

Tic tuition voll:niccr bremen VI! or
.WuiHn & baseball tnRm next Tuesday
,vcn.nE. md NIL ,hos" wishing 10 Try
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-30

Tho millinery owned by Miss Agnes
Slender al Edgwood viii hr moved
Nri! - 70 rs North lark street, E.dE
wood. Miss Slender will have an up
: o-ia." rnrlor.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-05-31
CHAPTER XII.
Marshalino the Evidence,

For all her sweetness and light
Helen lllingworth was lowered with
Intense energy and n powerful will.
What she began she finished, and she
was not deferred from beginning things
by fears of consequences. She was con-
WINGED that Meade had not told the
truth In that famous declaration in his
fathers office. She respected him for
his desire to shield his fathers name
and fame even ut the expense of his
voracIty, albeit she would not have
been woman II she had not resented
the fact that in so doing he had sacri-
feed her happiness ms well as his own.
The question whether Meade, Jr,
was the more responsible or even re-
spunsihlc ut all was more or less
academic TO Colonel lllingworth. He
would have had nothing further to do
with either Of them II both were lisIng
and certainly not with the younger sur.
yivor. lie tried to believe that II II
had come to final choice the daugh-
ter. In spite OF the fact that such Is
the habit Of women In the experience
Of life, would not hay. given up age
and her father for youth and her lover.
Indeed she was too genuinely devoted
To her father Ia do That except rs II
last resort.
She cherished the hope first, that
Mend" could rr-rstuhlish himsclf-shc
had too sweeping II confidence In his
character md capacity 10 doubt that
and second. that II could be- shown
that h" had not been responsible for
the failure of the bridge. She was
more aud more convinced that his ms.
sumption of the blame had been die
tntcd by the highest of motives and
instead ~ being n 1T subject for cen
sure and condemnation, he mcritcd nd.
mlru,lon and applause. She hoped with
her womAn's Wit TO prove this event
ually. perhaps In spite of her lover.
and 10 this end she applied herself AS
siiuuusly to solve the problem.
To her. NJ her request, came Rod.
upy. Now the reporters had dealt very
gently with Helen lllingworth. They
had mudr No announcement ~ the on.
gaEomcnt or ~ It's breaking n, her Ia
Tiers earnest request There was no
necessity Of bringing her Into the
bridge story, although II would have
INDEED dramatic touch To their mar
ratlvcs. Her inclination mad been Ia
n,ow II. Hut upon reflection she saw
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to tell us the exact truth at any rate"
Winters passed the letter over to
Mende without comment. The en-
gineer read 1t with passionate eager
ness. He was hungry for any news OF
Helen Illingworth. Rodney was call
Ing upon her. A sharp pang Of Jealousy
shot through him at that, although he
knew there was no reason. Dear old
Rodney. He could see his grave face,
his disappearing manner. his air OF I'M
belief, as he had taken down Meade's
words in the office that tragic day.
OF course. Helen Illingworth was not
q recluse as he was. She mingled In
society. She took up life with It's de-
mands. She entered into Its pleasures
and fulfilled its duties. He was jea-
lOus of everyone who might come In
contact with her. but he knew the
names Of none except Rodney.
And they were suspicious OF his
avowal! That was balm to his soul.
or course Helen Illingworth was sus-
picious. but why should Rodney doubt
his assumption Of the blame? And
they were working to establish his in
nocence. The thought disquicted him
lest they should discover the truth in
some way. And II gave him JOY also.
They would work despite any rcmons-
trance from him. He thought OF thnt
protest to his father always with I'M
cnsincss. II he could only have found
II and destroyed 1t himself he would
have been happier. Could II be In cN-
lstence some~here1 Would 1t turn up ?
Would they uncnrth Il? Well, he had
done his best for his father. yet he was
glad those two dIsbelicvcd and were
working for him.
Mcadc had been the most brilliant,
Winters the most Indifferent, Rodney
the most pcrscvcrlng. OF the trio ut col
lcgc. He remembered that well. His
first thought was to forbid Rodney To
do anything further. although how far
his friend would respect his wishes he
could not tell. Anyway, he did not
have To decide that matter, because he
have allowed Winters to write would
have betrayed his whereabouts. lie
was living with Winters under nm MS
sumcd name of course. He had had
his hair cut differently and had grown
beard and mustnch.. He thought IL
would have taken keen eye Indeed TO
hive recognized him with these
changes.
In the end he handed the letter back
to Winters. only charging him that II
he wrote to Rodney h. must not bctrny
IN" fact that Meade was with him. lie
had plenty OF time to think over the
situation. lie decided finally that SO
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1t would have annoyed her father be-
yond expression, 1t would not have
helped Meade any and 1t might ham
per her in her work. Shs realized
that she had Rodney to thank for this
omission and after she had time to col
lect herself she asked him to call upon
her. He was very glad to come.
II sent for you, Mr. Rodney, on &C
count Of Mr.. Bertram Meade" she be-
gan, after thanking him for his cour-
tesy toward her the day the older
Meade died and thereafter. II want
you to help me-"
II shall be delighted to do so for
your own sake. know how deeply
interested you are In Meades rehabill-
tatiOn."
Mr.. Rodney" returned the woman,
flushing little, you know Of course
that we were engaged. He considers
the engagement broken"
Il suppose so. That would be like
him." said Rodney gravely. Indeed
as man Of honor he could do no less"
you are all alike" said the wom-
an little bitterly. "Your notions are
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1t waS very humble program, not
ut all promising or heroic or romantic,
Just a beginning. He would work on
and wait. They say that nll things
come to him who waits. That Is only
half true. Some things come to him
who waits sometimes. That Is more
nearly accurate. Well, he could think
OF no better plan. So he babe Win
tiers good-by, swearing him again to
secrecy until he should LIT the ban
against speech, and rode away. When
he got to the little village on the
Picket Wire below the dam he
stopped long time gazing at the long
bridge, or vaduct, OF steel that was re-
placing the old wooden trestle and
carrying the railroad from the hills
to the eastward over the river.
1t was not such an undertaking as
the lost International, still it was in
teresting engineering construction. 1t
was work that would be intensely con-
genial, to which he was drawn almost
irresistlbly, yet he managed to hold
himself aloof. The Mnrtlet people were
building this steel bridge and they had
Just finished the arch up under the
mesa. A well-known construction com
pany was building the great earth dam
across the Picket Wire in the valley.
Meade's engineering life had been
spent mainly out Of the United States.
He had never been connected with the
Martlet and Its employees until he had
been associated with his father on the
International. He could have gone
among them with little danger Of i'm
mediate discovery, since most Of the
men he had known had gone down with
the bridge. but he decided not to do
20. The work on the dam would be
simpler and he would have less oppor-
tunity to bctray himself and 1t would
give him more chance to work up in a
plausible and reasonable way. Besides,
II Colonel Illingworth came on to in
spect the bridge. as he would probably
do, Meade would have to leave before
his arrival. The dam would be safer.
No one would ever think Of looking for
him there. And no one would ever
recognize In the rough bearded work
man the Clcar-cut, smooth faced young
engineer OF other days
The dam was twenty miles up the
valley. Yes, he would be less apt to be
observed working there than on the
bridge. Yet as he recalled that pri-
vnte chr and that It might come there,
he realized that she might be on It.
His heart lcapcd even ms 1t had leaped
ut the sight OF the viaduct then build
ing, ms 1t had quivcred to the familiar
rat-tat-tat of the pneump FOX riveters
and the clang and the c 81 Of the
structural steel. But what was the
use? He would not dare trust himself
to look mt her even from II distance.
No, II was the dam that best suited his
purpose. so he turned away from the
bridge aud rode up the valley. There
he WIS fortunate In falling into Il po-
sition. rs has been set forth.