Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-03
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0xO0Xn INC W6VeE.
CHAPTER XVII
During the following day the ship ar
rived In Bergen, and Hulda had the
rood tuck to catch tho Hull steamer rust
a. it was weighing anchor. She had no
regrets now, and no doubts distressed
her mind or obscured her Judgment. She
would find the man whom she loved,
wherever he might be. She would marry
him and then defy the world. When
ever she thought Of him land she thought
OF little else), q bcneflcent warmth per-
vaded her being. and glimpses Of deliri-
ous happiness flashed past her vision, re-
minding her Of those swift, strange,
radiantly emerald glimpses Of eternity
which az q child she had seen in tho
dawn. It was Is il heaven had broken
through the sky inadvertently, and she
strained her ears to catch the chant Of
the angel choir.
The passage across tho North sea was
trying, as it always is, but she had the
second cabin all to herself. and tho
stewardess was kind and efficient. In
Hull, where she arrived after q voyage
Of nearly two days, she tarricd only q
few hours, but fastened on to Southamp-
ton. where she narrowly missed the
Hamburg-American steamer. She had
then barely money enough to buy a
steerage passage to New York. She new
or knew that II she had come but a min
ute later ale would have been prevented
from sailing by the police, who had just
received o telegram from Bergen request
higher detention.
To the young girl who had always
spent her life In q peaceful home, where
order and cleanliness refgned. the noise,
the filth and the bad air Of tho steerago
were uncomfortable. She therefore passed
the entire day and often much Of the
night On deck. and only descended into
the i'll smelling purgatory when the
weather absolutely compelled her. She
perceived TINT she was regarded with
curiosity by her fellow passengers and
the officers Of the ship, but 10 long as
she volunteered no condolences NO one
ventured to question her. Tint force Of
personality which had given her q COM
manding position at home sulaced also
here to prOteot her from impertinence
or molestation. Her manner, though il
forbade familiarity, was by no means
repellank There was. on the contrary.
in her behavior toward her poorer fellow
passengers that kindly affability and
consideration which always mark the
peafoct lady. She had = suspicion that
romances were being spun about her.
The interest which her beauty and he1
silent self snlhciency aroused in certain
masculine hearts required stern meas.
ures to be ~repressed. She was. indeed,
subject to some annoyances, excusable
only on tho plea Of excessive admira.
tion, and she took them placidly and
with q cool self possession which dis.
Outraged further advances A callow
Dane. with q downy mustache, who re
fused to be discouraged, had to be blunt.
" snubbed. He had been prosecuting
her with gallantry and vapid remarks
about the weather. and she had at frs
shown him forbearance on account Of
his youth, because she knew that tn.
steerage was not governed by the Ell
| quette Of the first cabin. But when On,
evening he planted himself at her sid,
in spite Of the chilly reception she &C
: corded him and observed, Its rathea
late, isn't it?'' she could not resist tn,
temptation to reply. Eyes, too late to
little dogs to be out Of their kennels"
During the first week in March tn
steamer arrived in New York after
passage Of II days. Bartholdi' 3 Liberty
with her diadem Of electric light, raise.
her huge torch above the river fog, an,
the eager immigrants climbed into tn,
rigging and stood gazing with eye
ablaze with hope at the vast expanse O
roofs from which here and there O dom,
or . tower doomed up against tho noe
turnal blue. Hulda, dreading the terror
Of the steeragos BY night more than b.
day. sat on the top Of q pile OF trunk
awaiting the morning, and her hear
swelled with Joy at the thought tina
now her hardships were at an end an,
her reunion with her lover was close a
hand. Now and then her head draopet
from WEAKNESS, and In spite Of the nois
about her she fell asleep. When sh
awoke, abe was still in every Joint, an,
she found IL for awhile impossible L
move. She presently Uncovered. whel
she had succeeded In adjusting her min,
70 the situation, that some charitable
\ person had thrown = tarpaulin over he
to prevent her from catching cold. Whel
finally shc had regAined' the use Of he
limbs and crawled out from under he
covering. she perceived that the steaine
had inst been boarded by the q~uarantin
officers who ~pcrfnnctorily glanced a
the emigrants as they passed in singh
file before them. The ahip was glidinI
slowly up toward the pier. and Huldl
was among the first to be- transferred :
the ting which was TO takc the steerag
~paGsehgers 70 Castle Garden. She coul
then no longer stave OF tie solution Q
the problem which hai caused her mucI
haraskmens during the voyage. She ha