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

| don't think he hal tine 10 argue the .
ease. the shock was 81 swift ana sud
den. but a. soon rs ne did see the stu
alton ne discovered that You We're lost |
anyway. except Of the charity of your /.
affection. which ne could uur accept. .
and thar he could save his father. This
may all be- the widest speculation. hIr
This l. The way it presents itself 70
nr"
And 10 mo-" said Helen. "hut before
S., - any further let me SLY ! SHOULD
rather b." his wife than enjoy amy Other
fortune"
THAT j. the Kind Of affection h.~
qualities merit and would evoke iu
rA" u,aI Of discerning woman"
"Tlau, You VIII you 70 on. now
"Uf course You know that what W.
hay" said j. not evidence. It is all as
sumption. Perhaps presumption"
It's - true as gospel" said the cir
earnestly.
ITO You and To me. YES. Well" he
continued, Il remember that Meade
and l wrr" talking just before he went
To- Burma tire" years ago about new
book 10y a German ualoI Schmidt
CHrmn.'Z in which certain methods of
calculations Were PROPOSED for the de-
sign of laciu-S You know II was the
Iacin@S of one Of the compression
members of the can'ilevrr that gave
way"
We'll Meade and got into hor dis
cu~>ion over some uf Schmid'-C hem
urz'S formulas I maintained thar they
We're Wrou-. He took the uppu>,t"
view. He was right. He was :" in
r,re>trd in the matter that after We
separated hr wrote me- letter about
r.. adding some new arguments to re
p enforce his contention. The other day
made careful search among my pa
: p"r> and by happy chance | found the
letter. | was half-cnnvinced 10y his
reasoning then. although the matter
, was dropped. am altogether CON
= WINGED now. His argument i very
, clear. | have examined since then the
plan and sketches for that bridge. The
> calculations did not agree with those
Of Schmidt-Chemnitz. His methods
We're not used. Meade could not have
forgotten the matter. | am morally
B.. certain thar he made a protest To his
. father. probably in writing. then al
o lowed himself to be persuaded by his
, fathers reasoning. As Il matter OF
fact. suppose that Bertram Meade
: Sr.. was greater authority on SteeI
>. bridge designing than even Schmidt
, ChemnitZ. Well. sometimes, the small
|. ar man is right. We know now. anC
, Bertram Meade. ST., would admit il il
; he were alive. that Schmidt hemnitl
= was right. and we can make a goot
- GUESS that young Meade did not let i
. pass without a protest"
p. Mr. Rodney. its wonderful"
q well. that's not all. There was no
$ little bit of hesitation in Meade!
q assumption of the blame not person
= who heard it doubted ii. APPARENT.
4 But was the first man To see the Olde
Meade except his son and Shurtlif
n. "Oh. Shurtliff."
n We'll come tn him presently. |
N was obvious that the older Meade hat
L been writing. | don't know whethe
the others noticed il, but it i my buSi
n ness To take in even incOnSderable de
H. tails. The pen was still between hi
u fingers. His hand was CONSTRUCTED AN
re the pen had not dropped out-in fac
n | myself took it out and laid it o
III the desk"
ii His last conscious act was to writ
V. something. therefore?'
at YES: for confirmation I ascertaine
a. that there were ink-stains on his iii
ul gers
o. What did he write and to whom:
~ II don't know. | can only guess.
What do YOU guess"
m THE assumption of entire reSpons
rs bility and the exculpation of his sol
probably to some paper"
We From the same motives til;
he prompted Bert?'
ed NO. because it was true. But III;
or is ONLY an assumption. although not a
IN together without further evidence"
and what is that?" asked the wor
or an eagerly.
She had sat down opposite Rodn'
TO M the table and was leaning tOwal
n him. Her color came and went. h
If breathing was rapid and strained u
wv der the wild beating of her heart.
The blOtter on the desk. | eXaI
inpd il ut my leisure. 1t had bee
| used some time. | went over il with
macnifying glass. Meade, ST.. had e'
IDENTITY written n letter. | found q
words fault is mine | have The bio
ter in my desk. The word fault
barely decipherable. is can be ma
out with difficulty. but mine is qui
plain. | am familiar with the old
Mcade'S handwriting. and though II
h i weaker and feebler and more irree
u lar than was his custOm-ordinari
III he wrote Il bold. free hand-thiS is u
n mistakenly his. OF course no one G
] ); J, ! p y