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nyirapi nfvyjp rmsmfoissbfa ssssrffc- trtmaday sbpwwmmft lit lftm the acton free press paom uuuuuuuuumu styr jtrrr glrebb linrt fttnra free from rust ernest u thurston 4h 0erry patterson walked bj the clanking pile driver dodffftd a fortyfoot poat that a derri vu swinging into poaltlan and crowed ft lth inner trembling n narropjank that formed the sole pmwago over the dark water or elmo creek the pleasant tongy scene of sunhcated timber filled hi nostrils hare when he paued a concrete mixer and caught the dank flat odor of wet cement the racket of construction machinery the amells the gangs of workmen the halffinished new highway crossing over stream and swamp stir red his blood strangely his head came up and hi brown eyes glowed near a group of men dominated by a tall rung sandyhaired individual with roughbrown weathered features he waited the man was charles hodgklna chief engineer of the new highway pro ject he appeared a dynamo of energy as he talked gesticulated and issued orders when abruptly he broke from th group and swung towards jerry the keen glance from his cold blue eyes seemed to the young fellow to xrayus very thoughts well he snapped in the tone or a man to whom minutes are precious be cause of so much to be dune jerry smiled in a friendly way that brought a twinkle into his eyes and quirked the corners of a firm mouth i suppose iw sold then s no opening for another young engintf r on your staff i was graduated from kent engtncpring college lost february ivt had four nam mer of fltld practice i wunt io rflt into harness air my foilur james k patureon wiu u civil englnitr and i guesti it in m blood i can show i 1cm u your father tnurrupted the chlrf a man who pot thlntrt done ho nccr spurcxt lilrow if a for a job whul would u ku uhwi i u ou u half diran nirn tvum with cmutldi rnult exptrlinct lnul npplhd to nu jusl ullliln tin lasl two dui i u t sir u kl j rry jils mjuic fnd lng jirr ui hu iroubhd you won l you look ovt r tin v ork w h hi ou m luri liiuiud iht chi f un odd qullni took in tits tjes tluuik ou hlr but 1 11 1m kui iiiiaw red ji rry hls lull nmirt ftutfiitlj droopliik jttv lurnrd muo und nun in ituviitcd tin plunk ovtr uir uuhr lit trumped u one noisy inuchlm after iui otlur without heodlutt und climbed into lib utui old runabout well old man lit uild to that an ctrnl rulucltup ia hi t out for town uuiti uut jtrr had uiorouhl njopd lita en gineering training and i xpericne now lit had uld hliiuu k over und ovtr he wnn deurminrd to beronx n lit id en glneer on construction work ah lit was needed at homt ou lug to hls father s pumlysts rtnultlng from un uccidtnt iu hud limited hi i hurts in rerun a pusi lion u projicia ullhlii ulsj honu crulsing nuitft fn his uutoiiiobili altluuihh oiknlnjc in ui hit lints hid txt 11 ollt rt tl tit id xlm m- lnul miintl t l mil it as 11 umih ji rn hud drifted alum setk liitf timl illiwtitt limit ll i bt unrtu llikh iliprtvhl with null 1 luurt oil tilt rlm i lowli mir lit fclifcllsh hln 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authorities and get in touch with the latest practices in my profession why wh 1 feel all jihnrpened up aside from the real plea sure of helping where hllp is needed well and good half laughed half growled jerry but that picayune busi ness would hardly apply to a civil en gineer margaret looked off over the fields for a lohg minute then her lips twitched mighc as well fire away laughed jerry i bee you re loaded building bridges a part of civil en gineering asked margaret about the most interesting the private driveway up to the lne farmhouse went an margaret crosses a wide brook one side of the little bridge has caved in 1 11 have to get out and walk mr ijine is away trying to llnd work thty haven t money to fix that brkltfe now tliat enough fair lady chuckled jerry your point pricks me nay prods me while you show cm how to make apple pic und tn nch pantries 1 11 fix that bridge i vt kirns bout bracing for small bridges muxguri t turned the subjoet thtj null on l lovijy lit ida and farm laugh iiik und jokliir dlflcusklng plans und pro p c tt and f x changing now und then ihi mort k rlous thoughts oh real frltndh do liuldintully jtrrj a txnerltnci with chief hodgklnn cann nut to that mur mifi t sttmckl hiirdk to glvt a thoutht wht 11 jtrr hi hmall brulgi hls tyti spurkud 1u studied it 1u1 m it r t if i rui tmirrow un u u uu u it w hplki s 1 hort und luiln und tin to n ui imast 1 11 llx thut to hold un itph mi ht dttlurid 1 tjin rut ilm hi r ui tlmt wtmhllot onl ii ulu livkt t nu ii ui rt tliruutu urt i w m i tx ublt u llnlsli um1u ii in i luivt nil du unit jou mid iuukihs muikuril iii do lhltikv at tlu hotiat und kivt tlmt mimll duughlcr lh rtat hlu uuds witn tht lu lp of myron uim 11 oimirtit tif hftetn ytars jt rr secured uu iilpniut lu nqtilretl and tht two set ui work thty worked hurd iuall opt two or three of the old tlmbt rs ana support had rutted out j r- wi nt ovlt tht lltik brldt ni vrt1nlish plert h pit ti n piui ing th ttt tlve tlnibt nt and tkvtrh tirutliik tin wholt stmcuin wlillt hi wockid hi midduil dlncovcnd lu wus whlsilltig chttrlly fumnttutik hi lnul not doni in uit lunt uiret months ah dusk wiui tallinn ht drovt his car ovir tht nntwtd hhdke and up tht road- wu pi tlu itoiuii fiht s rtadj aiid nt i 1 do wi it hi ihuikled ius murgiln 1 nun utuiliik ul hi u bold up ii t 11 tt ii itu k hii uo si trtti l ut oiwt i tit 1 in 11 him iiwhid tin brlilkt martini muk hiin lop sin ituslstiti tn 1111k i n s dt spit tlii fullltik dusk mu iliudt in 1 imp un tn 1 xiiluit h v tht hid in 1 uik ioik 111 urnln lit quick 1 1 d rsliiiidliit nut ippi mil nuuli it rr lilnik or worthwhile knowledge ni promlm to keep from under foot and all right snapped hodgklna turning away oo ahead a bit disturbed by the mans eurtness jerry moved to the far end of the con struction area and spent the morning matching one process after another now and then when he could do so without interfering with the mens duties he asked questions on points that troubled ilm thereafter he reported frequently and spent long hours on the job the force appeared rather puraled as to just what his position was he gathered from a chance remark that he was taken for some sorv of state inspector dally his questions became keener and his delving into his books more thorougn once ho tven dared to ask the chief a question that puzrled him greatly the chltf answered him clearly and to the point and then turned abruptly and walked away only once in weeks did jerry really help in the work that instance occur red when he was watching the pile driver at the final span of the creek crossing an enormous timber had been raised high in air and swung around the working plat form when its fastening slipped down crashed the great plkr hitting the edge of the platform and whirling around towards the gang of workers one man attempted to block it and i was tonsed to one side like a straw jerry it aped forward grasped a crowbar stuck j it upright in tht flooring in the path of the whirling log and leaped overboard to i avoid the spinning timber that threat- j tned every man near by the great log crashed against the metal bar half over rode li and then settled back stopped in its tracks f quick thought anasflulck action young man said chief hodgkins who had been near mouth to note the occurrence jerr felt wtll repaid by that yet it out fanned the flame of desire he had t7i ought weeks ibefon that he wnnted n staff position now he riallzcd that he wiui ttl to be in 1 iikumh ring an w hi r hi di ottd more lime to ton rwitloii tuid tt study jil not nil his time mnr kiirtt hud set n to that with out migw s it in nftr unothtr iu to whin si hi lpinn hand wus nt etied a f i w 1 vt nliik bitt r murk in i ullt 1 1 to li ii him of m iht r ties- d und dun u add ihi inm woudi rf u ilim liu mint tt nu l r i in t b du li hun tl rht coin 1 j hikspilul n1 11 hit in r hum u disunc mir 1 int rlulriitl h uiiiy despl hi loiikliij 1l s irn 1 witiiin him f tr hls vt n j a 1t rhuph iu mir t kiisstd t wt nt 011 imi kn u thut sink holi thu tltviltipi 1 m tlu hlkliwit projtti i u but li w do oii dt inuntlivl jt itv mrs i in m sis uim needi d nrivr1 in u hurr tons or it und mar at luind tlit iunis buvi 11 krnvti pit enlim s rami up iud limki d it over and whin this found jour brldgt would hold their kreut lrurkh uu contrutsd for tht unm 1 gtmd work jtrry rhut wils llki murgurt t ji ry thought to diet r a f t llow up st vt rul duytt lattr following n two du hishon gait jfry wmt down u tht 1 retk crohalllg u sts how liu 1 nglneers wtn proli tliik tin rtuistnittitin agidiim tin txtru hikh viikliik tldt for elmo crek wits u tldiu ft turn 1 iom to un bit hi foupd men bracing temporary structures and protecting with brush mattresaes cement work that might easily be under mined by the inrush of waters as the tide reached its height finally he crossed the falsework on which the main channel span was to be built beyond he found several men under a subforeman gltllng out bags and small timber for use at other points in the work lok there shrieked a workman pointing towards the bay entrance jerry stared and gasped one barge of a string that hod anchored offshore had broken loose and was coming up the creek channel the falsework yelped the foreman jerry realtsetthtiat the empty boat rid ing high would crash right through the temporary framework across the channel ht saw a commotion down the line fom a group the chief broke loose an ran toward htm but the boat was coming caster ufwcrlng high oct back shrieked jerry to the dazed men near him crash crackle crackle crash straight through the falsework the barge plowed tumblers hurtled through tbc nlr and shot acmns the spot where the men had been standing the barge swept on unstn am for a hundred yards then swerved and wedged across the channel backing up tht water still higher and forming ugls swirls jerry and the returning workmen saw mmi thing tlso the barge had carried away the cement seating of ine approach to the channel span already water wns seething in beginning its work of undi r mining j rry looked about the little group of mtn on his side were clearly leader- it ss for the sub fort man was making no irove simply starlnk across tht wide gap of churning wiit rs help could not j come nor would orders carry jerry saw that llodk hud swuntf about and that hls lonn legs w ert bearing him swiftly towards an automobile to get around 1 by the road would take thi man the bttut part of an hour jin wondind what ht should do in u nu llu muttt r wits altsoltltt ly nont f hls msim ss but it iix un tnurgemy hlh nu rkt n hi mlht not do tin ihi tliliiv but iu wius t u onh one who could dirt 1 st tin lhln lit swuiik nbout ot t t ils v 1 hi snuppt d hustle l v ii vi ih vi t llllstllvi 1m f irt ou tw nil t ik w lb unit smd und m tvtl 1 in rfktf v li tin ui s uu of thtl llmbii v t r hi l 1 1 m kt u fr mu vt ork t lip ivtr 1 t hn ik und tk jn tlu filled b ls q m k fw n uisumt hit nun spi tik t vt irk tt his 0111 m iml il s iki s toils upn 11 1 rl ii bv in u k ii iml no i ltn to m ilmirt mtiiruuh hls t s j tdked his vol 1 mluppi d i mmutids lls hanrls helped hi tlie bib r as soon nu thi first sect m if f uim r- wiu rnulv he wtnt down utr llu sidt diik hls ues tntt cniln- l11 tht brokt n nmint work und with wnur ti ktrtntr ulnuihl l hls shtuld rs lu ljx d place it mom 1 ns like in urs pusssd in strugrli tihlvirltik soaked to uu kln ji rry worktd on tin lust section wits uit worst for the tide pulled more ik roelj then and ll was liurder for him to secure pnit ftmllng once or twice ht ban 1 tscapci tw ing swept auai all at on e unoihi r hgurt dropped in sidi him and tht frunuwork shpped into plun hulh work fillows kusmx1 ji rrj rliiikbiiik out ton did iubh iii tell your ehlef how he stopped staring for chief hodgkins dripping wet stood beside him your fathers oon jerry ha satd quietly i id no business to interfere sir faltered jerry only only i sort or felt i had to save it exactly laughed the chief tow take my car over there and go around and pick aip yours then get home and get dry 111 make it right with you for tills work l don t want that objected jerry i wont to work under you no matter about a stall position arty position just as workman or foreman junt a trial there has been one for you for some time laughed chler hodgkins hod you pressed when you first saw me you might have had a trial but you made a negative approach as if you expected nothing you got it now you re show ing yorrself a determined man there s another reason too he paused smiling whcn went on the chler engineer a man as a klndncin minds n fnrm bridge in a way to hold up an eightton truck he attracts attention the bracing of that bridge showed headwork report to me the first of the week i can get dry oer in the tool house laughed jerry why not let mo stay and eee this job through jerry stopped at the first public pay station on his way home that night to telephone margaret the good news im 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