Meade's New Life as Roberts on the Picket Wire Dam
After a bridge collapse and his father’s disgrace Meade hides under the name Roberts to work on a large irrigation dam in the Southwest. Helen Wingworth and Rodney plot to clear his name and recover a secret letter from Shurtliff while Meade proves his engineering prowess and earns trust by mastering a transit instrument.
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Bertram Meade
New York
Ile
Roberts
Helen Wingworth
Meade
Rodney
Shurtliff
Tather
Jove
Q Man Uke Shurtliff
Bert Meade
Africa
South America
Madison Avenue
Spanish Mesa
Vandeventer
Cambridge
Packer
Stafford
Harvard
Dam Engineer Faces Sudden Heavy Rain Threat in Wilderness Project
Vandeventer leads a disciplined crew as the dam nears completion. A record spillway edge and unexpected rainfall trigger urgent precautions. Meade, his capable aide, weighs secrets while the resident engineer investigates a mysterious lantern sighting near the dam at night.
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Vandeventer
Working Up in Chapter Xill and Bertram’s Skill
Autumn faded into a mild southern winter as Meade overlooked Bertram’s ordinary engineering talent and the narrative hints at his latent capacity. The excerpt centers on an unnamed engineer and the slow recognition of Bertram’s abilities.
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Meade
Lalf
Bertram
Young Roberts the Engineer Faces A Reckoning
The text hints at a gifted engineer named Roberts using his talents to benefit others. In the upcoming installment he gains a chance to wipe away disgrace real or imagined. The story centers on his actions and their moral implications.
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Roberts
Alexandria's Past and Present Contend for Attention
The piece notes Alexandria's rich historical legacy yet laments modernization covering relics. It contrasts erudite locals who see deep history with others focused on cotton prices and harbor dredging projects.
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Alexandria
Ring Gift Brings Joy Then Mirthful Finger Shuffle
Marion receives a beautiful ring on Christmas Eve and spends the evening moving it among her fingers. The next morning her mother urges a fixed finger to avoid loss. Marion hesitates, saying she does not want to be mean and pities the other fingers when the ring stays only on one.
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Marion
Marlon
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr
Fleming H. Revell
Samily
Helen Yllingworth
Baldwin's Knob
Abbott
the International
Great Deep
Pleketa Vire
Picket Wire
Kicking Horse
Old Lawrence Scientific School
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