Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-09

eyes were looking into his now, and
Endicott felt a strange swelling of
pride that he had had a hand in the
making of this young man.
""Well?".
II know from what you've taken
me- can eve be what you are!"
Therefore you won't try to be any
thing? Is that it?"
"Oh,- no! I'll try to be all thai 1
can, butt, don't belong with you.
I'm of another GLASS
"Oh. bosh!, Cutrthat out, son! Real
men don't talk like that. You're a
greed dudes I know Of, and as for
tatnts in the blood, 1 could tell you :
OF some Of the SONS of great men who
have taints as bad as any child of
the slur1s.s Young man, you car be
whatever you set put to be in this
world! Remember that"
Everyone docs not feel that way
said Michael with conviction, though
he was conscious OF great pleasure inS
Endicott's hearty words. ~ t@t
Who, for instance?" asked Endi-
colt. looking at him sharply
Michael vas silent. He could not
"Who?" asked the insistent voice
once more. lsfS4 ,s
"The worldr" ev,aded Michael.
"The world Is brainless.t You can
make the world think what you like,
son, remember that: Here we are.
Would you like to come aboard
But Michael stood back.
II think 1 will wait here" he said
gravely. 1t had come to him that
Mrs., Endicott would be there. He
must not intrude, not even to see
iESfQ r> q nYi0o Snnpo ks PnR{1ocs uhn hoI
made it a point of honor for him to
keep away from her daughter. He
had no choice but to obey.
Very WELL" said Endicott, "but see
you don't lose yourself again. l want
to. see you about something. I'll not
be. long. It must be nearly time for
starting" He hurried away and Mi
chael stood on the edge Of the throng
looking up at the great floating vil-
lage.
1t was his first view Of an OCEAN
everything about ut interested him.
He wished he might have gone aboard
n ~lookedfthe vessel over He would
like to know about the engines and
see the cabins, and especially the
Nsteerage about which he had read 80
much. But perhaps there would be
an opportunity again. Surely there
would be. He would 60 to Ellis
Island, too. and seeSthe enigrants as
they came into the, country, seeking a
new. home where they had been led to
iexpect to find comfort and plenty OF
work, ana finding none landing most
Of them, inevitably, in the slums of
the cities where the population was
already congested and where vice and
disease stood ready to prey upon
them. Michael had been spending
enough tifrA, In the alleys OF the met
ropolis to be already deeply interested
in the problem Of the city, and deep
~ panied by it's sorrows.
But his thoughts were not altoEeth-
fer Of the masses and, the classes ~
he stood in the bright sunlight and
gazed at the great vessel about to
plow its WY over the bright waters.
Re was realizing that somewhere
within those mAny little windowed
cabins Was bright faced girl. the on
~ one Of womAnktnd In Iii the earth
about whom his tender thoughts had
ever lowered. Would he catch "a
glimpse Of her nc once more before
i she went away for the winter? she
1 was going 10 school, her father had
said, How could they bear rs send her
across the water from them? "A whole
winter w q long time; and yet, II
q would pass: Thirteen ysarsshad pass.
b ed since he went away frOrr1 New
4 York and he wa back. It would not
be no long e that. She would return,
there and b rsady whsn he waS need.
The; ine lipsAsst An "a strong line
THAT was g0odato zee. There were TIT
Ipatiefsts fearless lines 4Of d soldier IN
,Slfhe boys face, and rugged strength In