The Washington times., 1922-12-17

away, but the official was in
flexible in his duty again. and
he took the card very forcibly
from Flambeau. who. Of course.
made no fuss. He was only m
Immigrant" though no was an
American citizen with ten straight
generations Of Americans behind
him. dating from the "Mayflower."
The last two days Of the voyage
the sea was like glass.
Just as II the sky. had fell
down." said little Dolly Larsen.
one Of Flambeau's neighbors, who
is an American citizen. by birth,
her parents being so by natural
ization.
NANTUCKET LIGHT.
It seemed incredible that a sea
which had been SO frightfully
stormy could get calm like that 30
quickly. They passed Nantucket
light ship on balmy afternoon.
only a few rods away from the
dangerous shoals. And next morn
ing his Danish friend had Flam.
beau up at o'clock. because they
had landed in New York. That is.
they we're at quarantine. And
when Flambeau went up on deck,
1t was all dark. and Staten Island
lay on one side. and Brooklyn or
the other. Flambeau's companion
was very curious to know what
he would say to the Statue OF
Liberty.
Hello, old. girlr' Flambeau
joked. and his friend was properly
shocked. though impressed by
such temerity. She was lovely,
standing there in the morning
mist. green bronze, holding aloft
her torch. the Goddess Of Liberty.
Hail. Columbian that was real.
ly F1ambeau's comment.
Then he watched his fellow
travellers, arrived at last at the
gates Of q land as fascinating to
them a. the thought Of getting
into forbidden Russia had been to
F1ambeau. And far more serious
the matter was, for each one still
feared he might be barred out,
and have to return to the land he
had left. Two Polish girls were
30. for lice and boils in their
head" some one told F'lambeau.
And he felt q real pang. For
those poor Poles must save and
starve. to get on the Zip At all.
And somebody In America saves
and starves. too. In order to set
them there. They come by way
Of Danzig. the Polish port. and
then by small steamer to Copen..
hagen. and then cross by the
Scandinavian Line.
AT ELLIS ISLAND.
Nobody who wasn't an Amer,
lean citizen, in the steerage, could
land until Thursday. Two more
days they kept them aboard. be-
cause three other ships were
ahead OF them at Ellis Island.
The Hellig Olav. which should
have arrived on Sunday night.
was two days late. because Of the
heavy storms, though tho Danish
sailors had sailed her ~ fast -
they could in such fearful
weather.
So Fiambeau rot BY. after two
or three further inspections, and
walked down the sangpiank with
tho first class, while his fellow
steeraee passenges watched him
over the rail on their side. for
he was an American citisen. A
few others came out with him.
But the majority Of those splendid
people. tho new Americans Just
In the making, he had TO leave
behind him.
One touching thing married
their last few hours toeethe~. 1t
was when the American flA9 was
raised on the shtp. ana an the
steerASs clAppsA their hands.
F1Ambeau ala not hear any first
oiass hands osapping. But when
they really Ascked. and the
orchsstra plAysA ''rhe star Span.
gied Banner" nAts came of. and
al were seandfAG. first elass and
stssrass beth.
Jyugr AAGERIoANN
Al. but they lsvs America.
rhey aaors n. and ~. Who says
W have bssa getting the ~seum''
o. Nurepes We have haA the
crsami Ana that = wAy Amssssa
% what she - telAy. The ssAnAsst
ana most powerful ration. not
only Of cur swn tfmA. but ef al
history. Too grand and proud!
Al Tiambsau clipped into his
train FOR washiKston. he ~ IN
dream, Who were ali these
rich and prosperous people about
him, bent sA pleasure journeysf
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