Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 15, 1917, Page 7

vm CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY of THE CHALICE OF COURAGE” “THE ISLAND OF REGENERATION” ETC, AND CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY JR CIVIL ENGINEERR SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I—Bertram Meade is con-/ sulting engineer representing his father, the great Meade, who is the designer of the International bridge, the greatest can. tilever structure the world hes ever heard of. In the shadow of the uncompleted bridge young Meade receives Colonel Ill- ingworth, president of the Martlet Bridges company, the constructors, and the colon- el's daughter, Helen, whom he loves, CHAPTER II—At dinner the possible weakness of the compression members of the bridge is talked of and Meade defends bis father’s calculations, CHAPTER ITI—Meade and Helen go out upon the bridge in the moonlight and Helen narrowly escapes a fall to the river below. Meade tells his love and they go to the colonel, who approves their mar- riage when the bridge !s finished. CHAPTER IV—Abbott, the construction engineer, tells Meade there ts a deflection in member C-10-R, but makes light of it Meade, after vainly trying to stop the work, wires his father and follows the telegram to New York. CHAPTER V—At the great engineer's office father and son try to prevent dis- aster, but young Meade only reaches Col- one! fitingworth as a message comes that | the bridge, with 150 men, is in the river. | CHAPTER V1—Abbott goes on with the! work, ignoring Meade's prot but whi uneasity sapecting C-10-R lacin, enap under eyes and he goes into eter- | pay with the other men on the falling | Meade has Breed fiat Vil—Young poin' out to his father the possible weakness, but hts objections have been ruled. His father now prepares a statement showing his own fault and sends his secretary, Shurtliff, to the Ga- sette with ft CHAPTER ViIl—Young Meade, on his retern, meets Rodney, an old college friend, and other reporters at the door of his father’s office. He finds his father dead from heart failure. He assumes en- ure ility for the catastrophe. Shui who has not obeyed orders, but conceaied the papers the dead man had fiven him to make public, also accuses the younger Meade. CHAPTER IX—In her father’s presence | and over her protest Meade breaks his engagement with Helen. CHAPTER X—Out West, at a big irri- gation dam under construction, Meade be- gine life over again as a rodman under an assumed name. CHAPTER XI—Meade has gone to the ranch of Winters, a college friend, and there taken stock of himself and the ter- rile nsibility he has assumed to save his father’s name from dishonor. He; makes the new start as an unknown, CHAPTER XII-—Helen and Rodney con- syira to save Meade from his own false confession in spite of himself. Shurtliff has been employed by the colonel and Helen, thinking he knows the truth, sets out to win his confidence. { CHAPTER XIII—Meade gains the con- fidence of Vandeventer, his chief, though he refuses to tell his own story. He is pro CHAPTER XIV — Unexpected rains threaten the dam before the spillway is | in shupe to carry off surplus water. CHAPTER XV—Continued rains force Vandeventer and his men into an alrgost ruperhuman fight to prevent the flood wa ters from Ce tie Maing the dam. Dis. aster is imminent though every emergency means known to engineering skill fs used CHAPTER XVI—Helen gains Shurtliff's confidenee but is unable to get any admis- sion from him. Meade has dropped out of sight and the only remembrance she has-of him is the flowers that come to her daily from a sender unnamed CHAPTER XVII—A viaduct and bridge, just built by the colonel’s company, are in the flood's path if the dam breaks. The | colenel, with Helen and Rodney, and oth- er officials of the company, are there on & visit of inspection. CHAPTER XVIII—An attempt to force 3 Confession from Shurtliff is unsuccess- CHAPTER X1IX—Helen, Rodney and Winters watch from the mesa above the frantic efforts to save the dam. They see three men scrambling to a hogback that juts out into the reservoir, evidently to try some new scheme to save the dam. Helen finally recognizes one of them as Meade. CHAPTER XX—Meade blows up the hogback and saves the dam, but is al- most killed when the last charge of dyna- mite explodes. CHAPTER XXI—Meade is taken to the colonel's private car. Shurtliff confesses and gives up the papers he has held con- cealed, completely freeing Meade from all blame for the bridge disaster. Rodney gets the whole story on the wire while Meade is unconscious. CHAPTER XXTI—Meade recovers and makes a last try to save his dead fathe fame, but finds that everything is know Rodney goes away to fight his battle with a hopeless love and Helen and Meade are alone together. CHAPTER XXII. At Last to the Stars. All the men except Curtiss and Win- ters had discreetly withdrawn frow the car and had gone over to the mesa to look at the lake and the outlet, In- deed the water was roaring down be- neath the steel arch bridge, filling for the first time in generations the chan- nel of the Kicking Horse. Fortunate- ly it could flow that way without dan- ger to the town or the viaduct below. The colonel led his daughter to a, chair and then turned to Winters. “You were there?” he began. “Tell me about it.” | Graphically the big cattle rancher | told the story of Meade’s mad rush} over the rocks with his two compan- ions, of the desperate assault on the hog-back, of the success that had met) thelr efforts to open the improvised | spillway, and then the final disaster. The recital lost nothing in his graphic relation, “It was fine, it was magnificent,” said the colonel, patting his daughter's shoulder, “Where are the two who went with him?” “They're outside there,” said Win- ters. The old colonel went to the door of the car and called the two men into the ea v , aro breathed a@ similar pray | time. COPYRIGHT BY FLEMING H.REVELL COMPANY “In the bank down in Coronade tbere’s a thousand dollars of mine for each of you,” he said promptly “We didn’t do it for money sor,” said the big Irishman, “although ‘twill be welcome enough, but how is Mr. Roberts?” back?" b> Signore, a greata man he ees,” sald the little Italian. “I wish I could say he was all right, but there's a doctor with him and we have sent for the best physician in He's horribly hurt.” town, Virgin an’ the S: Presaurve him,” said the Irishman. mak- ing the sign of the cross. And fn his own language little Fun- and with his grimy, toil-staineé hand he made the same gesture. Murphy,” shouted a voice from the pines on the side of the hill between the car and the mesa. “That'll be Mr. Vandeventer, the resident engineer,” sald Murphy. Colonel Illingworth turned to the door again. “Where's Roberts?” cried Vundeven- ter, stumbling down the hill. heggard and worn and weary to the point of exhaustion, but as soon as he had been assured of the safety of the dam—and before he left the water was visibly receding—he had started out to seek the engineer whom he had, in his mind in the excitement of the moment, accused of desertion. “He's here in my car, sir,” said Colo- nel Illingworth, : “And who are you, may I ask?" said | Vandeventer, crossing the track and Swinging himself upon the platform of the car, “T am Colonel Illingworth, president of the Martlet Bridge company.” “But Roberts?” “His name {fs not Meade.” “What? The International man?” “Yes.” “I knew he was an engineer. he’s made up for his failure there.” Roberts. It’s ell, “He did not fafl there any more than | he failed here,” said the colonel. “Where is he?” “It's a long story.” “It can wait,” said Vandeventer brusquely. “I want to thank him for saving the dam and the lives of the men on it, and the town, aud the rail- | road, and the bridge.” “I don’t know whether you can thank hin or not,” said the colonel. “You don’t mean—" “He was terribly hurt by the lastex- plosion and they brought him here.” ‘an I see him?” For answer Colonel pointed to the door, This is my daughter. Vandeventer, Is it not? the engine who is building the dam. He has come to ask ufter his man.” “ve done everything I can for him,” said Severence, coming out of stateroom, followed by the porter, as Vandeventer shook hands with the girl. “He's still unconscious, but seems to breathe a little easier.” Mingworth Your nume is Into the little room the woman and ter, the four men crowded. Vandey accompanied by Murphy and Fung followed the colonel. Nelther of the workmen would be left out. There lay the engineer, his face as white as the linen of the pillow or the bandage which had been deftly tied around his head. One hand, still grimy and mud- stained, lay on the sheet. Helen Il- lingworth knelt down and kissed it and laid her head on the bed. “He Is to be my husband if he lives,” she said simply. “A man and an engineer he is, pered Vandeventer. misjudged you, Meade, softly, speaking as if the un- us man could hear. “I con- you. I wish to heaven you could hear me make amends now.” “Begob,” whispered Murphy, “you'd ought to seen him run wid the dinna- tite.’ The voice of the Italian murmured words which they knew were prayers and though they came from humble lips they brought relief to all, They entered deeply into Helen Iilingworth’s heart and mingled with her own peti- tions, frantic, fervent, imperative, al- though she offered them to Almighty God as from a woman broken, Pres- ently they all filed out of the room, leaving Helen Illingworth alone with what was left of life in the crushed body of the man she had never loved go much before. In the observation room Vandeventer told them of the fight for the dam and how they had reached their maximum power of resistance aud more, and that the relief came in the very. nick of Meanwhile the engine driver had burned up the track going and cot ing and in less than an hour he was back with two s ons and u t ; Was it their skill and care ane whis- demuned nurse. | s watehfulness that finally, b zht Meade back to consciousness, or was ti the passionate, consuming intensity of will and purpose of 1 woman who loyed him, who could s be driv- from hy : su mean that man who blew up|} ints | He was | Helen, this is | the | ained | nm, after many days he passed again. He was conscious of Helen's pres-| stid Rodney. | ence and lay quietly enveloped in her} This is the last fight I've got to make. Winters watched him from the steps | #8Xfously as he spoke. of the car as he disappeared in the | love before he could talk coherently or | | question. Indeed, with Rodney and/ Winters, and old Shurtliff, who swore | to himself that he would nevér forgiv himself if Meade did not recover, a the colonel, and Vandeventer, and all | | the men of the force, who used to stroll | | Over after hours and just sit on the side of the track and stare at the car | where the man who had saved them wus fighting for his life as desperately | as they had fought to save the dam, Meade was surrounded by such an at- mosphere of udmiration and devotion as mighr have d the hand of death itself. There he a day when the Physician said he could talk a little. “T saw you.” Helen whispered. “1 “I Saw You,” Helen Whispered. was standing on the high hill watch- ing, looking dewn upon you just bes) fore—" “But I shall look up to you ull the rest of my life,” said the mun, as the woman knelt, us wus her wont, by the side of the bed. She kissed his hand, thin, wasted, but white and clean now. , I to you,” she murmured, as she pressed her lips to his fingers, “Look up a little higher, then,” whis- pered Meade with some of the old bu- | mor. | “You mean?” The voiceless movement of his ips told her the story, She raised herself and kissed them lightly. ; “I baven't dared to ask that before, , Said the man, closing his eyes. | Wasn't strong enough to stand that.” i “But you're going to get strong; you | must. I'd like to kiss you forever,” sald the woman with pitying tender- | ness and great joy. “It's heavenly now, but I shall have to | go uway again when I am able and—” “We ure never going to be parted again.” “I cannot let you marry a discredited | man, 4 failure.” “Don't you know,” said the woman, | rising, “that the whole United States rings with your exploit, that the splen- did suving of the dam has caught the | fancy of the people as it deserves and | you are a hero everywhere and to eve} erybody ? “But the International bridge and its | | failure?” ! Unbeknown to the two the colonel | had stood in the doorway. } “We know the truth now, my boy, | said the old man, coming into the roow. “It was your futher's fault, not yours.” | It was characteristic of Meude’s tem- per and temperament that his white | | lips closed in @ straight line at this. | “Where's Shurtliff?” he asked, after | a silent communing with himself. | The old man had come in and out of the room like a ghost during his slow | | | | { recovery. Colonel Illingworth turned away and summoned the secretary. Rodney and Winters came, too. hurtiify,” said Meade faintly but firmly, “tell them again who is re- sponsible for the failure of the Inter- | national.” “Forgive me, Mr. Meade,” said Shurt- liff, “but it was your brave old father’s fault.” “You see,” said the colonel. “We knew It ail the time,” said Rod- ney. “But Mr. Shurtliff bravely gave us the final proof,” said Winters, “Those papers?” said Mende, | Shurtlit! nodded. “And your father’s own letter that he wrote the papers before his heart | broke,” said Rodney; “I'll read it to you presently.” “Why did you do it, Shurtliff?” right a great wrong, sir. I sew iat we were mistaken to try to spare the dead at the expense of the living, to wreck your life and the future, and the happiness of Miss Mlingworth. God bless her for her kindness to a lonely old man. And so when you were brought here dead I told them the truth and gave them the papers.” “Gentlemen,” said Meade, making a lest try, “it is useless to deny it now, but for the sake of my father’s fame you won't let anyone know?” } “Old man,” said Rodney, “it was on the wires an hour afterward and the whole United States knows It nov. Your father made the mistake; his | | letter ndmitted it bravely. The world | honors ht! it honors you.” ! . dine said Meade, “I wish you hadn't done it.” } “It was for Miss Tilingworth’s ha | ness and yours that { did it,” said Ror ney. “And how much that he added, the confession being wrung from him, “noe one enn ever know.” He turned and left the recom. Winter i | cost me, followed death into life and came back! comprehension. n full of “Let me go out “Tll be pine trees en route to t it out under the open sky alone. others left the room x Shurtiiff. “You forgive me, Me through hell itself,” sa “in these last six month “Freel, And Shurtliff went lighter heart than he many # long day, The two lovers wer “You see,” said He! ing can keep us apart ro thing, thank God, man, “But Lam sorry that this way. I'm sorry n | of your suffering, but f —Rodney for one. H It was not necessary yourself almost killed mean, for wherever willy-nilly.” “And is it true tha had grown to care?” he asked, putting by the academic discussion. The woman nodded, “I'm very sorry. were always THE CASPER DAILY alone, old aid Meade. and found you I was resolved to my I can't help it. together, sympathy and | YU," She said. “And he couldn't help it, either,” said Meade. “Somehow I believe he was the better man for you to have taken.” But he looked at her wistfully and headgear. man,” back presently. | current. {| “I won't argue with you,” said the ght | Sirl, bending close to him, “Ill only he | SA¥ that I know I have the best man in all the world, but if he were the worst, I would rej the same.” i he mesa to fi und gradus cone. ulso, last of all don the cone, Anion eae | (THE END.) |opened, the operator wraps a clote 1s." a == eee ee ees hay eone win its sxeniy Spb ; | ited covering of fur, removes the cone PROCESS OF MAKING HATS and slips oft. thie first form of the hat analy, witha oor It uppears to be a conical, wet and dei- had borne for) Elaborate Machinery and Much Hu-| jcate object; but is quiekly fmamerset man Labor Necessary for the |in warm water, which inereases (he lone again. Manufacture of Headgear. | holding quality of the fer so that the e's noth- — The manufacture of hats is one of " whispered the | the most Interesting of manufacturing processes and few weurers of this 1m portant part of the male wardrobe |p. would re snize in the t bal rabbit, hare, muskrat, otter and other skins that the Danbury fur factories the material from which their (fur) felt made, The skins und by far the largest portion are imported and arrive in great bales con- ; “bodies” can be through the successive shrinking tc now.” it all came out jot only because or other reasons neck come to e—it’s too bad! for you to get me, I human nost to win hats a best whe Page Seven The fur is fed into an G& closed machine in which is a revolviag, copper cone, perforated and wet, de neath which is a rapidly revolving gac- tion fan which creates a downward air The result is that the hight weight fur is swirled about until i appears like a miniature snow storm ly and evenly settles on the When all the fur for one hat & ve to have him just | thus fed into the former and is depee the machine %& safely taining from 2,000 to 4,000 skins. Many Ss are gone through in the fur y before the fur is ready for the bat manufacturer, who, after putting | it through blowers, which clean the fur from foreign substances and hai the actual making of a hat by ing out just eneugh fur to make a given size and weight of soft or stiff t poor old Rod We , talking about Republic Petroleum Corporation Phi FINANCIAL HEADQUARTERS—Rooms 765-768 Gas & Electric Bldg., Denver, Colorado OPERATING HEADQUARTERS—Daly Building, Casper, Wyoming. The following was a copy of a letter addressed by the under- signed to a large number of stockholders in Casper and vicinity, who are well wishers and coadjutors of the above Company, to-wit: May 1}, 1917. REPUBLIC PETROLEUM CORPORATION STOCK SALES. My dear Sir: have The response from Casper has been remarkably good. It could not been better under the circumstances. Something near 135,000 shares have been disposed of through the good offices of, the Corona Development Company associates and friends. 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