The daily Alaskan., 1915-03-24
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Einmet Doolan, young man living in County Tipperary, ireland. WAS one. day walking OF the bank of the river Suir doing hard job of thinking. His eyes were on the ground before him, and so Intent was he on the subject that he did not even hear a bird chirp- I ing in a tree above his head, Sudden Iy he was stopped both in his progress and his reyerie by girl who stood di- rectly before him and was looking at him with . merry face.
 What are you thinking about Elm met, that you can't see yard before you?"
 4 change came over the young mans face at sight of the cheery maiden be fore him. His own lighted up with momentary pleasure.
 'I'm goin' to America, Eileen" he said, "and, considerin' that haven't a penny to me name, was wonderin' how was goin to get there" It was now the girls turn to look so- Der The twinkle left her eye, and the smile left her lips,
 And what are you goin' to America for, Emmett" she asked in tremu- lous voice. a
 "To make me fortune"
 And leave your poor old fatherf"
 "Yes."
 And your mether-what will she do without the boy she loves So weH:"
 "Yes, I must leave both father and mother. I'm doin 'em no good here, and once in America, where they say there's plenty of work for all, may be able to send 'em enough to make lem comfortable"
 They walked to the bank of the river and sat down on the turf under tree. Eileen had spoken one word for Elm 1 nets parents and two for herself. The two had grown up together, and, though they had not been aware of It. this intention of Emmet to put 5000 miles of ocean between them had re vealed 1t to Eileen and had given a glimmer of it to Emmet The mind of man full of plans for conquest does not so readily settle upon the send- mental features of life as the woman whose inactive sphere gives her more opportunity. Eileen sat mute and de- | jected.
 You don't approve of my plan?' said Emmet "Will you tell me-whyE
 To this there was no answer
 You're thinkin' maybe that it's fool ish for a man. to talk about goin' to a foreign country when he has no money to pay his way"
 Still there was no reply Eileen sat looking down ou the gently flowing river beneath them, apparently as much wrapped in feeling as Emmet had been in thought when they met
 'If it's leavin' father and mother you're thinkin' of believe l can do em more service goin' where I'll get plenty Of work and good pay than stayin' here. where there's little work and poor pay"
 Even this suggestion failed to elicit
 
 any word from Eileen. Emmet was looking down upon her and saw tbat her eyes were wet Tell me. Eileen" he said softly, why you oppose my goin' to America"
 She looked up at him, and at last he received his answer '.I don't want sou to go."
 The few words, spoken almost in a whisper, revealed to the man not only that the girl loved him, but revealed to him that she was as much to him as he was to her. It was the only proposition ever made between them that their lives should be linked, and, singularly enough, 1t came from the girl. But it sufiiced for these two low Iy creatures, and 1t enabled Emmet to | c-,rsk mora pIainlY-tO tell her that he