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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
2
In a dramatic scene at the grave, Bertram Meade vows to leave behind his inheritance and orphaned life to pursue a fresh career. Shurtliff, acting as steward, assists yet urges caution as Meade contemplates a permanent departure and possible flight from current ties. Helen Slingworth confronts the cost to love.
Bertram Meade arrives as a rodman for the Picket Wire dam project under chief engineer Vandeventer. In a chance selection, he proves his skill with a balancing rod, earns a promotion path, and adopts the name Roberts after a lighthearted naming exchange.
In the wake of the bridge collapse and his father’s death Bertram Meade confronts despair and a choice between love and fame He plans to flee to the West to recover and rebuild his life seeking solace with friend Dick Winters while contemplating a future beyond engineering.
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