The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-18

IOWA1tD IdF Off1N bEA
edy of circumstances. She was an Aus
TRAN and an orphan. Her father had
been a Viennese surgeon.
And after he died, year ago." she
had told Colford, leaning over the bull
wark, her gray eyes dreamily watching
the long. swelling waves sweep back
from the steamers sides, I'VE lived at
Brazza, on the coast-mother and l. 1t
was her old home, and there was moth
ing else to do"
"And then said Colford as she
paused.
'"Then, month ago, she left me also.
She told, me to come to America. /
have an uncle, my fathers brother.
who will meet me in New York He Is
the only relative have in the world"
Are you sure he will meet your
II cabled him was coming. He is
physician Also" she said gravely.
HE loved my father dearly. know be
will meet me-"
"And If he does not?"
She glanced up with troubled eyes.
But he will. There is no one else in
all the world who would help me-"
Zone other"
Colford spoke quietly, but trifle un-
steadily, as he looked down into her
serious, childlike eyes,
You must not say there is no one
else. l, too, am alone in the world.
Does not our mutual loneliness give us
claim on each other? Surely you will
let me help your
A faint color rose slowly to her
cheeks. She looked back at the sea.
81 think l should, perhaps"
When the steamer swung from the
Hudson into its slip on West street,
Colford sought her for the last time.
The rest of the passengers crowded the
bow of the boat, half crazy with Joy,
as they recognized friends and rela-
tives on the pier, but the girl in black
stood aft, looking back at the sunllt
river back toward the open sea and
Austria
Are you sorry it is over?"
"Europe?" She spoke wIstfully.
mo; the voyage" He went on as
she did not answer HAS it been
nothing at all to your Do you care,
Helene?
The purser came hurriedly from the
cabin, a telegram In his hand.
Helene Vorga7"
She opened 1t slowly. The message
was brief Colford caught the paper
as 1t futtered from her hand. 1t was
from a city hospital and merely stated
that Josef Vorga, physician. had died
six months previously.
There is no one else" she said help
lessly. ---
Colford led her to the cabin.
''Tbere is one other-you forget" he
told her. Let me be the one. Helene"
She waited where he left her, tear
less, helpless, yet with the quaint dig
nifty that seemed to infold her like a
magic cloak Of separation from the
world. 1t was half an hour before Col
ford returned. There was a new look
on his face as he bent over her, a look
of protection and determination.
Dear heart, this glorious land of the
free refuses to let little foreign maid
en- all forlorn on its shores. You are
walf, sweetheart, friendless, penni-
less walf, according to the officials
downstairs, and as such they propose
in friendly, courteous way 10 ship
you over to Ellis island as an unwel-
come immigrant and deport you to
Austria on the first steamer sailing"
She smiled for the first time, faint
ghost of smile, though her eyes were
filed with tears
ut is terrible, know" she said.
He took her hands in his. 1.-THE land
of the free is willing to allow girl i'm
migrant to enter provided some one
marries her. Helene, it's Ellis island
or me. Can you choose, sweetheart
The steward came up the stairs. saw