Show PROUD IN HER POVERTY young woman e brave aneser to in suiting landlord frank P sargent the united states commissioner of immigration said one day in washington there la fine stuff in ome of these poor people who come to bor shores I 1 beard recently of a young swedish braie witty and honorable she could bring splendid young americans into the world A short time after she ai rived among us her husband got out of work then the rent fell behind the land lord called for it one day in her bus band s absence he listened to the 5 oung woman s tale of misfortune re garding the while he yellow hair her clear blue eyes her red mouth and white teeth suddenly bending toward her he said give us a kiss she drew back and her blue eyes as cold as ice dwelt on him disdain fully no she said my husband and I 1 may be too poor to pay our rent but we are not so poor that we can t do our own kissing |