The evening world., 1912-09-23
LIBERTY NOT IN
WHEN CALLED ON
BY A LONE GIRL
Miss Ragowsky Came tc
America to Surprise
Her Brother.

Petronsla Ree0wsky, Q foSf-hossoA m
migrant girl. sxpsrisnosd the hapUdsse
moment Of hsr life THE morning. amer
. series Of thrilling events that osms
near resulting In her deportation from
the country.
The young woman. who hAAls from
Poland. worried very hard for several
Year, 10 accumulate enough money 70
bslnG her to America, that she might
surprise her brother. Napoleon. who
osms here ssvsn ysaes ESQ IN guest e
fortuna
When ne steamship Ono1anAM. "a
wAicn ehe was . passsngeN Asvs =
sight Of New York fivs aAys go Mo
RaG0wsky's 3oy know NJ bounda
How surprised Napoleon WIN b 10
- msr' she said to hsrsslf. smhiins.
what great giadnsss Il viii b for both
Of AZ, and on his birthday. eoor
A CLOUD ON HER DREAM o.
HAPPiNEeA
On came the big ship. and presently .
small boat bearing the immiSrsuon
authorities drew up alongside Of the
Cincinnati. Miss RaEowsky. an tnno-
cent peasant girl, was not aware that
she would meet with any obstacsss from
this source. America had always been
pictured to her a. . gloriously free
country. and II bad never ~ much ~
entered her head that she might not
bs permitted to land unless her brother
or some relative appeared to satisfy
the authorities that she would not BE-
come Q public charge. ConsVQuently.
she could not understand what It All
meant when the man In uniform ap-
preached and began to question her.
'Tsn't Il enough for me to tell you
my brother Is in American" she said TO
the immigration inspector. ALSO. that
expect to Join him forthwith
The inspector shook his head and told
Miss Ragowsky that she would have To
20 to Ellis Island before she could hope
to meet her brother.
But where Is Ellis Island7'' she asked
linnocently. MY brother In not there; he
docs not even know I am coming. He
lives In another place. and want to
surprise him on his birthday"
Miss Ragowsky produced a card which
gave her brothers address a. Hartford.
Conn.
| but you must flrst 70 to Bills fBland.
That IL the law"
Tears niied the young woman's syeA
After she had recovered her oomposufs.
she said:
| And you won't lot me 80 to Napoleon
to-dayf You won't let me 80 where I
please IN your free American"
Again, Miss. I'm sorry. but, you sec.
don't make the laws; ], am only one
Of many paid 70 enforce thsm."
NO ANSWER TO THE MESSAGE
TO HER BROTHER.
| Miss RAxowsky attracted immediate
attention 1t Ellis Island. and message
was dispatched to the address her
brother had given IN Hartford. Surely.
she thought. Napoleon would answer
Immediately. But, alas, no such luck!"
-Four days elapsed without any word
from the brother. and Uncle Sam could
not DO expected to extend his hospitality
| to tho young woman much Longer. A
few moro hours and she would have to
board another ship and return whence
she came.
please let me stay little while
llonEsr-just a day or two." she bekgsd
Of one Of the matrons. II shan't give
you any trouble"
Half an hour later . telegram was
lrscsived from Napoleon. announcing that
ne would come TO New York to-day.
When tho nows was communicated to
Miss Ragowsky she fairly wept from
Joy.
And the nrst boat to tho island this
morning carried Napoleon. A. soon al
no caught sight Of his sister he rushed
into her open arms. They wsrs both
!. crying from sheer gladnsss; not . word
/ passed between them for fully fivs min.