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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1917
Page
6
Bertram Meade tears away from his former life to seek a fresh career in distant lands. Helen Illingworth pleads that wrecking someone’s life for love is wrong, while she vows to find him and support their bond as he confesses his heart and departs.
Bertram Meade, after the failed bridge, resumes work by hiring to fill a rodman position at the Picket Wire dam construction. A witty exchange with chief engineer Vandeventer leads to Roberts choosing a family name and earning a job. The dam promises irrigation for hundreds of thousands of acres and spurs Coronado’s growth.
After the fatal bridge collapse and his father’s death, Bertram Meade contemplates suicide but is kept alive by love for a woman. He abandons ambitions, plans to hide in America near friend Dick Winters in the West, and seeks a future away from engineering as he searches for worthiness.
A capable Meade man seized an opportunity and begins a fresh career chapter. The next installment will detail this young engineer's new start and environment.
A local theater audience note describes a house fly on a pretty girl's back spotted under a strong spotlight. A child remarking loud enough to be heard prompts motherly hush as the crowd reacts with amused whispers about the fly appearing to think it sits on a marshmallow.
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