The evening world., 1913-04-24
Chicago Sculptor Gets Mes.
sage From England and In an
= Hour Is on His Way. n
LAST TO BOARD LINER.
Goes to Marry the Girl Who's:
Favor His Younger Brother
Once Won.

The gong had sounded ali hands
ashore on the. steamer Adrtauc Of IN
White star line to-day and The raj
was crowded with passsngsrs waving
their soodbys to friends on the dock
The sanspiank stated 10 20 up into
the air. whom there came GUSHING
through the crowd . young man with q
nushed race carrying . suitcase HI
eprans on to the rising saasplaak
When half way across Il hs turusd.
Fred! Fred!" no shouted. The mon.
ey and the tiokstsi 0uioli quiokw
Another man. slightly younger. ran Ut
the plank and handed him Q roll Of bill
and . ticket. There was q hasty hand.
clasp and the man with the suitcase ran
to the end Of the plank and jumped
down to the Adriatie's deck. His name
Was Ernest Avery knd he was bound
for Sunderland. England. to marry the
girl Of his heart.
YsaD ago avery. his brothers Fred
and Lawrence lived In Sunderland. A
pretty neighbor was Miss Edith Chap.
man. Ernest loved the girl and 20 did
Lawrsnce-the youngest Of the three
brothers. The elder man gave way Ia
the boy and never told of his love 10 the
girl. Lawrence and Edith became On.
gagged.
Eight years ago all three came &c
this country. Ernest was . sculptor
lie went to Chicago. Lawrence oh.
tained employment In the Governmen,
service. Fred lives at No. ~ GARRISON
street. Manhattan. The letters .oi
Lawrence to his sweetheart began to
cool In their ardor. Lawrsn:s had be.
come interested In American girls. and
when Miss Chapman came here . yea,
ago. she soon learned how things were
The engagement was cancsli and
Misc Chapman returned to England.
During her stay In NS0 York the
sculptor had cone mere to visit her
She made him Q coufidant In the break.
Ing Of her love AFFAIR With the younger
brother. Ernest had the tAet Dot q
attempt to press his own suit ct such Z
time, bot they parted very warm friends
II 10 presumed that they hsvs been cor
responding ever sinca-
Three days ago Ernest came here and
went to Do JonSs Hotel In Hoboksn
which 70 kept BY his aunt Before lssv.
ing Chicago he had written Miss Chap
man that he was going to mako hii
permanent homo N New YORK.. and
gave her Nrsd's address ~ his own
What else he wrote In the letter onl,
he and The lady know. But there VA
something warmer than . notice OF Z
change OF address.
He was at his brothers home when
At II o'clock this morning. there arrived
q cabissram for him. 1t was from Mist
Chapman. and II read:
"If you want me. come"
Not q moment did this ardent suitol
lose. He wrote q check and told Fred
a. ret II cashed for him and meet hin
~ tn Hoboken pier with the moneI
ana his ticket. Then he made for d.
Jonr's Hotel to throw some clothint
ana linen Into . suitcase and sail fol
England.
FRED waited quite awhile at the pier
He saw the last man OF the Adriatle
and there was no Ernest. He turne,
away, and did not see his brother das
madiy by and 20 UP the plank. But q
heard HE name called. and qulckl
turned and followed Ernest up the gano
plank. Everything turned out brightly
and both brothers we're happy. Ernea
waved Q fond sdisu. end Fred toio n
iittio love romance to the waiting shi
news reporters.