La Junta tribune., 1912-03-02

tl,r .,cuMsr, hut The gitl DID not ~
ao,.v consciousness. until she had fsceu
worked over for mn hour by The ships
.urrron, Thcrv was not the slightest
doubt entertained by uny one that
without Ipr.,nis effort she would have
b~cn lost.
When Eileen returned 10 conscious
nc.s and found herself aboard the
ship she remembered Tint she hsd
been out alone on II boundlcss ocean
aud wondered how she had been saved
Dennis was brought to her. and when
she was told what lie had done she
took his hand In hers AMI looked into
his eyes, but said nothing with her
Hips
And then and there In her little
heart was born love that WIS des-
tined TO strengthen with the years,
though she did no, see him.
When the two families landed In
America they separated. the Mona.
hans going on to farm near New
York city. the Kclys going west. Den
mis- Monnhan was not fitted for farm
Ing. and his taste for machinery soon
led him to the metropolis. where great
manufacturers furnished employment
for 81 many skilled mechanics There
he became an engineer The kellys
settled In city, where the father en-
gagged IN merchandising and Eileen
entered n pnrochial school She was
good scholar. and when she came
10 lie sixteen years old she decided to
become teacher. So her father sent
her to n normal school. where at nine
teeu. she was graduated with honor.
But the seed that had been planted
In her heart for the boy whp had saved
her from the mercilcss ocean huddcd
with herse'f In her there was an un-
satisfied something what she could
not iell-,hnt never left her 4 few
letter. written at different times had
pas sed between the Monahnns and the
kellys. but these had ceased within n
few years pfter their landing In Amer
lea. and the families had lost all trace
OF each other
One winter Eileen. who had become
u NbThtb tt' siu'S
her health was giving way. her ia
ther decided that she must rest. with
a change of enc and climate. She
WIS 10 20 to n southern seaport and as
the warm weather came on proceed
northward to New York and thence
home. She started late In February.
remained n few weeks at sea beach
In Virginia. then proceeded through
Washington. where she spent a few
days. striking the metropolis In the
middle Of March.
The spring came early that year. and
New York skyscraIers and monu-
ments OF engineering skill glittered In
4 warm sunshine. Eileen stopped with
acQuaintances who told her that with
in a few days n celebration Of It. Pat
rick's day would take place for which
greater preparations had been made
than ever ic!ore and she must surely
see II.
Eileen was not only q good Catholic.
bot her father and mother had
brought her up with . keen reverence
for the patron saint Of her native land.
She was not nvcr~e to seeing him hon
ored by the loyal Irish Americans Of
q great city like New York. Her
friends rented = window under whtch
the parade would pass. and ON the
morning Of the xala day they all took
Possession Of II.
II is the waiting for something that
IL coming that sharI'ens the xest for
II when II arrives. The party remain
ed at the window mn hour before there
came faint sound Of drums aud mar.
tial music far up the street. suggest
In. n vision Of prnncinE hor~es. glitter.
Ing banners aud uniformed men march-
Ing In line Then came = platoon Of
policemen, followed by = brass hand.
behind which caracoied the fractious
horses Of the grand marshal and bis
stat
kociety aftcr society passed. each
bearing Its banner surmountesi BY the
sacred emblem of the cross. Then
there was one of tho~e halts that &C.
cur In parnde~. and right under the
window where Eileen aud her friends
were sitting the marshal of one u the
societies waited. soothing his horss.
which seemed impatient at the delay.
A. Eileen sat with her eyes hxed
upon this young man with . green
sash across his shoulders and 4 batou
in bis hand something strange grew
up within her. She seemed 10 have
been touched by = wand which had
eliminated yeara aud placed her hack
on the ship At the moment she had ~
gained consciouune~s sfter hes acci.
dent. And bstween the man On boese-
back and her there was something
akin 10 that which rassed betwsen hse
aad the boy who had saved hss.
AZ the moment some Que bsstde hee
saiA In reply to q question. That ~
ctety u the united Easissefs uaAss
Dennis Noushau."
A moment later the yosng marshal
L. - a.