CLOVERDALE
VOL. 10.
CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 4, 1914
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.?> By MARGARET C. DEVEREAUX
Jean Stalireu and Elsa Vogan lived on
adjoining farms on the western coast
j f Norway. Neither had any brothers
:>r sisters; «anise.¡neatly they were con
stant playmates, for there were no oth
er children within a couple o f miles.
Since the country was rocky and not
very productive their parents were very
poor. Hat neither Jean nor Elsa had
ever known Injuries, and whut we do
not know of w« do not covet. Besides,
there is an un on eiousness o f depriva
tion in childhood, and so long as chil
dren have enough to eat. though o f the
plainest food, and enough clothing to
keep them warm they are content
But there came a time with Jean
when he began to think o f his future.
This was when he was seventeen years
old. One day. standing with Elsa on
a high ridge overlooking the Atlantic
oceun, he said to her:
“ Elsa, it will not satisfy me to re
main here with father and mother to
work this little farm. There is barely
enough for them to be made out o f it.
and I feel that I must go out into the
world to make something for myself.”
A frightened look came to Elsa’s
face. This was the first intimation she
had that she and Jean would not live
near each other always as they had
lived.
“ W here would you go, Jean?” she
asked.
“ If oue sails westward from here in
a few days he will reach some islands
called Britain. They have a king there,
as .we have heise. and nobles, but I un
derstand that the people are active,
and there are opportunities for poor
men to make a good llviug But i f one
continues on southwestwurd he will
come to a great continent called Am er
ica. The people there have no king,
no nobles. All are on the same level
so far as the law is coucerueil. To
that land people of small means from
all nations are flocking. There Is plen
ty o f land there which is very rich,
and great factories where ¡>eople work,
and those who are skilled receive
wages that aic unheard of here in
Norway. I am thinking of going to
America to Join in the battle for for
tune.”
“ But, Jean." cried the girl, "you are
not skilled at any work, and in no
country are farms given away. H av
ing no trade an 1 no money to buy a
farm, what will you do to earn a liv
ing? And where will you get money
to pay yoi.r way?"
“ I am now of a proper age to learn
a trade, and as to tin* means for the
Journey I shall wo i- my passage. I
•ball go a i «hip t-> Hamburg, for
which I h iv e the money. There, l un
derstand, there are great vessels sail
ing to America. They need many per
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sons to wait on ttie passengers, and it 0 0 0 9 0 '
will not bo difficult for me to secure
one o f these places.”
“ H ow did you learn all this?"
“ Lars Olsen told me; he has boon to
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Hamburg."
Elsa was looking out to the west
ward, and Jean saw tears gathering in
her eyes. II«> put his arms about her
nuu kissed her. The boundary between
childhood a lid youth had been passed.
From that moment they were lovers,
though they were still unconscious of
the change.
“ Don't cry. Elsa.” said Jean. “ When
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I have become a skilled workman I
will send for you to come over the sen
and be with me.”
“ H ow could I go over there and be
with you. Jean? That would not be
right.”
“ But l will then be a man and you
a woman; we can be married.”
This ingenuous proposal did not seem
to give comfort to Elsa. She said that
it would bo a long while before Jean
could «end for her. and even then she
could not leave her father anil mother,
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who were every day becoming more
dependent upon her. This made Jean
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feel ashamed, for he knew that he, too,
was. needed at home. But Jean look
ed further into the future than Elsa
and had more resolution to break the
barriers between him and success. Be
sides, lie looked forward to the day
when, having become a skilled hi 'or^g,
he could earn more than he needed for
himself and could send money to his
parents.
It was a sad day for all when Jean
departed. Elis mother begged him to
stay, but bis father approved o f bis
going. ^
“ ( ¡oodby, my son.” he said. “ I have
heard o f that great country beyond the
sea where the people are the govern
ment and where the workingman
must be educated for what lie does
the same as the lawyer, the doctor and
the priest.
And they toll me that
When he learns his trade he is protect
ed by the trade unions against the
competition o f those who are unskilled.
Go, and God grant that you may pros
per.”
Elsa went a part way ou the road
with Jean nnd when they parted sur
prised him by encouraging him instead
o f giving way to repining.
“ It will net seem long, dear Jean,
before you will be building bouses or
railroads or ships, and every day you
will earn more than you need, so that
you can -end money to your father and
mot tier to buy them comforts they
sorely need in their old age.'
“ But I shall not be satisfied, sweet
heart, tiii I have earned not only
enough for that, but to send for you
Several of our customers are people we do not know by sight
to come to me.”
though we have done business by mail with them for years. We
Nevertheless they had no sooner
passed away from each other than
believe we have given them satisfactory hanking service and can
Jean's eyes became moist, and Elsa
broke down and sobbed as though' her
give you the same satisfaction.
heart would break.
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An ocean liner came sailiug down
the coast uud. entering the lower buy
o f New York, made Its way up to
ward Ellis Island, where emigrants
must prove that they come within the
laws governing their admission to the
United States o f America. Among
those who were transferred from the
vessel to the Island was a young wo
man, who gave her name as Elsa Vo-
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