The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-12
BRADY and CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY, II.
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she had never prayed before. sought to
support the unconscious mans head.
The Italian gathered up the tools and
went ahead to open up the path. Rod
ney followed after.
Their progress was slow Of neces-
sity. They had to handle Meade with
great care. Winters and Rodney, after
the brief inspection they had made,
could not see chance on earth for
him. Neither could Helen IllIngworth.
They went along without conversation,
naturally, except for an outburst of ad-
miration from Winters.
II tell you" he said. ut was mag
nificent thing for him to do. He risked
bis life a hundred times in that mad
rush with the dynamite In his hands
and the detonators In his pocket. Yet
IL he had only stayed back he would
have been safe."
1T was his anxiety for the dam and
the people that brought him down."
said Helen IlllngwOrth. "He can't die"
she murmured. "GOd surely will not
let him die. love him so. And yet II
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"
It was a work Of great difficulty to
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 60 for doctor at
once" said Rodney, "and 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"
None Of them could.
ats all dOwn-grade and there's a
good rOadhed and was some Splinter
In my college days." said Rodney.
"And there was never greater need
Of hnste than now" said Winters. II
wish had horse here"
Don't give up. Miss Hlingworth."
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 a. 1t drove the car at great
speed up the heavy grnde.
| wait" said the conductor. 1--WE can
send the engine down for the doctor.
1'hat'll be the cOlOnel's car"
In few minutes the cur stopped on
the siding. Out Of II came Colonel
lllingworth, 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
cur and climbed aboard.
1.-THE dams going" he shouted. 'The
bridge and the town will be flooded.
We got word an hour ago by Il messen-
ger gulloping down. The telephone
wires are down. run the car up here
rs the quickest why 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 cur WAS filed with men.
You need not worry about the dam"
said Rodney.
what do you mennf"
"A man blew up the hog-bnck. made
a spillway. the water rushed out
through 1t into the ravine, you Gun
see 1t below there. relieving the pres.
sure on the dam at once. Since II has
held up till now 1t will hold for good"
THANK God!" cried the colonel, sink.
Ing down Into a chair and wiping the
swcat on his brow. 1.-The bridge will
be safe then. BY George" he gaspcd.
'the Martlet company could hardly
have stood another loss like that.
Who's the man who blew 1t up?'
His name Is Meade" said Rodney
quietly.
"Not-T
"Yes."
There was a long pause. Every
mnn there knew OF the failure OF the
international and In what estimation
the old colonel held the name OF Meade
because OF that.
swell, II WIS fine thing" said the
colonel; ut makes up for his blundcr-
Ing work on the bridge"
BEG pardon, sir" said Shurtlifr. who
had stood wldc-cyed and white and suf'
fering in silence ever since the engi.
nccr had been brought to the cur, ut
was not hls blundcr.'
"Why, you said so yourself" cried
the colonel.
II lied" admitted the secretary.
Quick as Il flash Rodney had his
notebook out. Here was the proof II,
last
"why7"
'"ro save the reputation OF the man
I loved"
"And how do know you are no,
lying for this man nowf' asked the
colonel hurshly.
These will prove IT," said Shurtllff,
extending some papers he drew out OF
his pocket. where he had placed them
that morning half intending to tell
Helen Hliuyworth the truth ut Inst.