The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-07-27

4 I ret % tired OF black and white.s she
went on quickly to prevent him from
mission.
~Hang the Clothes" said the man,
radiant once more In that admission,
"since you will allow II, I will come
with what I can rake MP. But you'll
have to tell me which fork to use. I
have almost forgotten out here In the
wilderness"
at isn't six months since you were
at our house"
"SIx monthsi It's q thousand years."
he went on. ''and I'm going to take you
out ON the bridge after dinner. It's
great at any time. It's the most mag.
nif1cent sight on earth even now, but
In the moonlight-there It II now" he
pointed as the little group walked past
the station which had hid the view
! and the great structure suddenly was
revealed to them.
The four men ahead had stopped
and stood silent There was something
awe-inspiring and tremendous about
the great, black, outreaching, far
extending arms Of steel. The nrst sight
Of 1t always gave the beholder little
shock. II was 10 huge. 20 massive, so
grandly majestic. and withal 20 airy.
seen against the impressive background
Of deep gorge and pallsaded wall and
far-on mountains. So ether-borne was
1t In its perfect proportion that even
dull and stupid people-and none of
these were that-felt Its overpowering
presence. Meade and the girl stopped
too. After one glance ut the bridge.
she looked ut him. And that was typ
ical. For the nrst time he was not at
the moment aware of. or Immediately
responsive to. her glance. And that,
too. was typical. She noted this with
a ang Of Jealousy.
"You love the bridge" she said
softly.
He Strengthened up and threw his
head back and looked at her.
II thought So" he said simply-"un-
til today. but now"-he stopped again.
"But now7" she asked.
II have just learned what love really
is and the lesson has not been taught
me by bridge" he answered directly.
Yet Bertram Meade. the younger. did
truly love the bridge which he had
seen grow from the placing Of the first
shoe-the great steel base on top Of
the pier which carries the whole struc-
ture-t0 the completion OF the soaring
cantilever reaching out to meet its
companion on the other side-the great
international. which was to be the tie
that bound, with web Of steel, two
great countries which lay breast to
breast; already in touch save for the
mighty river that flowed between them.
By no means would Meade, the
younger. have been charged with the
great responsibilities Of the bridge had
1t not been for his exhaustive prepare
ton and wide experience. To thor
ough technical training at Harvard. In
the Lawrence Scientific school. had
been added a substantial record Of
achievement. A fine bridge which he
had erected In faraway Burma, trium-
phantly achieving the design despite
all sorts Of difficulties. had attracted
the attention Of old Colonel Hing
worth, the president of the Martlet
Bridge company. .-.
He had kent tho vounp man nnder
h,s owe for n long fine When no com.
missioned his father Her+ram Meade
Sr. to nrepare the Mans for the great
International. the most-soupbt-for and
fnmoua Of bridges. he had noted with
SATISFACTION that tbe older man Who
stood f,rst among bridge engineers m
tbe continent had associated with him.
self his son. Meade. Jr.. had recently
returned from south America whera
he had again shown b,a me+t,o Tho
two worked together in the nrenarat,on
of the designs for what was 70 no the
crown and triumph Of the older mans
life, the most stupendots of all the
contiloror hr,dpoa In tho 1yor,d