Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-27

| tSit 80 "ScuiHulau0ne n -
after a long embrace, tbsv ~
Mike keeping up his coursee : sa''st
ing resolutions to work hard az "ss
what he made, Kathleen bua-.s ~
what st. Patrick had told hsr = y
dream. "
On reaching Queenstown ME-.
that stokers were needed for III ~. .,.,'a
for this was a very hard berth ~
was dificult to find men yho - !
heave coal down in the hot S.e
room. Fortunately for Mike h 80
a chance to work his PASSAGE I. .''-lf
Of the large liners that msss
voyage across the Atlantic a.
days. On reaching New Yort h. ~ ~
no difficulty in passing the inrs-
ton commissioners since they ~
objection to strong and hesltbv =.
The only use Mike ever made ~ !.
money Kathleen had given hin,
to show 1t to the officials who sr..
ined him as evidence that he was :.
vided with funds. ~
Mike had promised Kathleen ts..l
would spend the first few year. !, :,
new country in learning a traas
he hired himself as a helper IA .
penter, working for almost nothing 4,
awhile, but getting advanced = !.
learned the work. His boss baesn..
contractor, which threw Mix g..
other branches Of mechanical wrs
and, being quick to learn. he hec,r.
familiar with many of the other 4.
partments of building. The resul. ~.
that after serving his apprenticesbin !.
worked as mason, plasterer. decor,,o,
and knew good deal about plumb,Dv
Six years after reaching Amerie, 4.
began to think about setting binss,,
up as a contractor.
Mike had come over to Amere,
when some of the great railroad az,
TENS were being reorganized. One d,r
while working on a house owned by
wealthy gentleman Mike told him a,
the money Kathleen had given him
and asked him how he might invest Il
The gentleman told him to buy few
shares Of certain railroad stock tia,
was selling at very low price. Mia
invested the money as advised ana
five years later the stock be .hid
bought was paying per cent diFidena.
This made the shares Mike had bought
worth eight or nine hundred dollars.
Mike wrote TO Kathleen that he could
now support a wife and had saved ths
funds to enable her to come over and
marry him. He also wrote her OF The
fortunate investment he had made foi
her. Kathleen wrote back that all this
good fortune had come through s.
Patrick, who would never have sd
vised Mikes going to America II he
hadn't intended to help him. Kathleen
received her lovers letter at the begin
ming of the year and prepared to leaTs
for America in the spring Mike sent
her what money she needed for the
journey and enough besides to provide
her with a suitable outfit as bride.
1t was the 9th day of March when
Kathleen sailed for New York. The
voyage was expected TO require eight
days, but the weather proved stormy,
and the vessel did not reach Ellis IS
land, where the Immigrants have TO
pass the commissioners of immigration,
till the tenth day after sailing, and
even then it was late in the afternoon
when the steerage passengers were
to the station. Kathleen
on reaching the deck was suddenly
clasped in pair of strong arms ana
recognized her lover.
why, Mike she said, ''how biz and
strong you are grown
And how beautiful" replied Mike
you are, Your complexion is like the
.ose and your hair the color Of gold.
They went together to the emigraM
office. where Mike introduced halR
cen to the commissioner, stating tnD
she would not be a burden on the gov
ernment since he proposed to mari
Ter at once.
VERY WE'LL said the commissioner
you can do that before you leave iae
slapd"
"Diyil a bit.' Mike protested. ~
'ou suppose we'd be married out Of
hurch?"
Mike persuaded the comnhssio
hat he was in earnest and would Os
for the new arr1Sai.
he couple went to New York. ana,
like having spoken TO priest anu
tated the necessities of the case tns,
rere married without publication
be banns. Then Mike took bis elus
, his home. which was much 10 hs'
king.
Kathleen had arrived on Maren ~
nd the first day she spent in Anefisa'
lie first of her married life. was
atrick's day. She had not COUNT
/ this when she sailed and attripS.
| it not TO coincidence. but 70
atrick, who had in dream ad'ls.
ar to tell Mike TO 90 TO Ameho
ike had been expected to join III y.
accession that was to take place ".
Id excused himself. knowing tnat
ould be newly married. He nao
ded a place for Kathleen ana ni
see the paraders. and after aue
z early mass the pair occurie0
) the paraders passed kathleeh 50
her husband:
'St. Patrick has been at the uv'
all our prosperity"