Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-07-14

When Larry Donovan was promoted
from foOtman to coachman and moved
from room over the stables to trim
cottage with fine view of the Hem.
stead's lawn he felt as II the summit
of his ambition had been reached. II
genius is a capacity for hard work Lar
~ could we'll lay claim TO II. for he
tOlled early and late with pertinaclty
which set him high Ia the estimation of
his employer and enabled him To put
10y Il snug sum by the time he had
been Ia America three years.
There was only one thing wanting
to make Iarry's happiness complete,
and that was the presence OF Ellen
OAIeara. who was already on her way
from the old country \ month ago
Larry had sent the money for her
Transportation.
Ellen WAS tile belle of BallymOrau,
and his winning her was 10 he viewed
in the light of Il great triumph For
awhile il had been nip and tuck rs To
whether she would marry him or Tim
kearny But Ellen had chosen Larry
and Ia the letters she wrote him from
time tu time there was no mention Of
Tin kearny
"Shurc. her hearts all mine. said
Larry to himself and as the day of
Ellen's landing approached his JOY be
came more and more apparent
Indeed. the whole Ilemstcad house
hold took nm Interest ia Ellcus home
coming The servants knew her age 10
a dot. that her eyes we're rs blue as the
lakes of Killarney aud her hair Ike
FURNISHED copper
The morning Of his wedding dawned
clearly and Larry was IN jubilant splr
its as he took the Long Island train for
New York How Ellen would delight
in their little cottage ana eXult in the
surprise that her husband was not
groom, but full hedged coachman
Larry boarded the Immigrant ferry
boat. and il was not till he had reached
the immigration building on Ellis Is
land that hr found that the Cedric. the
steamer on which Ellen was coming.
was q day late
4 whole twenty four hours TO spend
without Ellen. Larry wandered dis
consolately through the long bare halls
~ the building. stopping 10 look AT the
newly landed Immigrants in their cage
Ike compartments and thinking Of the
time when he bad been Ike them In
one OF the halls girl was talking To a
blue coated official and hitih her lips
10 keep from crying She WAS Young
and slender with deep gray eyes.
I'm sorry III" official was saying
kindly. but we haven't been able 10
get any word Of the aunt who WAS TO
meet you. and you're too young a girl
to work alone in the city It's against
the law If your aunt doesn't come for
sou. you'll have To "a back to Ireland
to your own people
But they re all dead" said the girl.
"Shurr. there's no one belonging to me
NJ all except this aunt III New York
whom I've ulver seen An II she
doesn't come for me The girl broke
OF with a sudden sob. 50 childish. so
piteous. that Larry. IN spite OF his hap
piness. felt his heart ache for her.
ITS shame II is he said to him
self. a poor young bit OF thing like
that, Faith, II my Ellen was only here
we might think of something 10 do for
the girl" And OH his way back 10 New
York Larry determined TO speak 10 FL
len about the matter NOmen's wits
were much better than mems In such
cases
Next morning he WIS early nj the
island and instead Of waiting IN the
Immigration building tramped up aud
down outside that he might catch the
FIRST glimpse OF the boat that was
bringing Ellen to him Presently he
deserted IL. and his blood raced AZ the
sight
He stood as near as lie could TO the
gangplank and anXiously scanned the
faces OF the immigrants crowded on the
deck but Ellen's was not among them.
Larry was filed with an anguish Of
apprehension Then his heart leaped.
He had seen the CLINT Of Ellen's red
gold hair For an instant she faced
him, their eyes met. aud then she turn
ed aud spoke TO man beside her. He
laughed and pushed back his cap. AS
he ulu 50 LARRY FtfD-HlNfu Hila. -
was Tim Kearny. They We're coming
down the gangplank now. and Ellen
10 steady herself PUT a bare red hand
on the railing ON her fourth finger
CLEANED plain gold wedding ring.
Larry was too stunned to speak
Dazed. he turned toward the immigra-
ton building He knew not what TO
do Or where 10 go. The mockery OF II
all swept over hlm-the fruitless years
Of planning aud working. the little
house that he had meant TO be so hap
py ln Worse than all the shame OF
returning alone smOte him To the
quick Rut as he stumbled on there
tia shed through his mind the memory
OF the gray eyed girl he had seen the
day before She had hecn 81 helpless
yet so lovely Ia her grief. Somehow
the recollection OF her loneliness seem
ed 10 draw him toward her rs II 10y an
invisible bond.
''Shure. misery loves company" he
eafI Ia himself "aud II the Girl could