Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-09-26

any way by which she might procure
admission into the United States with
out having any visible means of sup
port.
For some reason unknown to her
Mary received no reply to this letter.
Whether John had moved from where
he had last written or whether his
letter in answer to hers had miscar-
ried she did not know. She had
raised the money 10 take her, and a
friend of hers. whom we will call
Charlotte. was about TO start for New
York. She persuaded Mary to go with
her. trusting to luck for some way of
overcoming the immigration ~restric-
tons. Mary. fearing that If she re-
manned in Wales the money she had
for her passage would dwindle and
she could get no more. decided to take
the chances.
When the two friends reached New
York and were transferred with other
immigrants to Ellis island Mary found
that what she feared was true. Not
having any means with which to sup
port herself and no one to guarantee
that she would not be a burden on
the country. she was told that she
would be sent back to England.
- am strong and ready to work."
she said to the matron in charge of the
women immigrants. and | am sure |
shall find work to do"
~ am sorry for you" replied the
matron. but your case does not come
within the law"
rs there no way by which 1t can be
brought within the law?" asked Char
lotte.
The only way is for some one to
marry her."
This vas cold comfort. for there was
but one man In America Mary knew.
and she had failed ever to reach him
by mail. Among a hundred million
people she WIS not likely to find him
and If she did certainly would not pro-
pose marriage to him.
Mary was given II reasonable time to
find Il way to prove that she would be
self supporting. and her friend Char
lotte would not leave her till she had
done so or had sailed back to Europe.
Several days passed. and. no solution
of the problem appearing. Mary was
notified that she would be deported on
a steamer that was to sail the next
day. In the morning Mary and Char
lotte were standing on the dock. dis
consulate, waiting for the tender to
take the former to the ship in which
she was to return.
"If you only had time.' said Char
lotte. Il am SURE you could find a hus-
band. I wish I were a man. | would
marry you myself. I'm going to ask
the next man who comes along If he
won't marry you"
A young German passed. and Char
lotte asked him in the Welsh language
If be wouldn't help a poor girl to get
into the country by marrying her.
"Nieht versteh." replied the man.
A man appeared who looked into the
face of every n he passed as If seek
ing some one. Charlotte called to him:
"a oes cisian gwriag arnoch chwi?"
lDo you want n wifen
The la In the same language re-
piled. TIN looking f0f@a Welsh girl
from Aberaeron."
I'VE are from Aberaeron."
When John left Wales he was twenty
years old and was now twenty-eight.
He had not changed SO much but that
Mary could recognize him In the
stranger, and she did.
81 know you.' she said. "You are
John. ! am Mary. But have grown
since yon saw me-"
John took her in his arms.
ssE~.. -.- 4A4-i- 49, tnIJ - he casd
"but your friend asked me If | wanted
a wife. ! do"
Mary blushed and gently disengaged
herself.
"Why did you not answer my letter.
she asked.
Because I went west to do some
work and did not return till a week
ago. | have been to every steamer on
which you would have beer likely to
come since then. I have been too busy
to come to try this week till now. [
sent "A man in my place. but he is a
stupid fellow and failed to find you.
Only half an hour g | learned from
the matron that you were here and
were to be deported this morning.
And now the question before us is.
How am | 10 get you through? ! have
looked into several ways. but 1t seems
to me that yonr friend has suggested
the simplest way
He looked admiringly on the fresh
young girl with cheeks of pink and
white. and she dropped her eyes,. Char
lotte sauntered away TO a different
part of the dock.
"Often when lonely in my new
home" said John. land when dream
ing of my old one in Wales l have
thought of the little girl who put her
arms around my neck and kissed me
when l came away. And every year
l have remembered that she had grown
a year older. Then | began to think