Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-06-28
'E>2le Faith of
 Mari 4 Case oE Too Many
 Wires t;,, Ae.klE z pOnCAh
Ky AGNES G. BROGAN

| ti}t llpitn like tne eDDllfS tue anu HOWS l II, again in the evening. And all night l he WhirI goes on. but q different whirl. l tnnre is q glow of electric lights; the streets are full now not of workers, but | # pleasure seekers. They pour into l he lhcaters. into the hotels, into the l restaurant And then they pour out ,:;in
 Cap:iveS in the cage of the city jail, llpn moved about like bees in some | lnanmoth hive. and not unlike the b,,zzill. of bees came the continual hnnl of their low voiced conversation. Here rough faced men passed the anN- Uus hours. engaged boisterously ill Il .nrpe of cards while over there others ,nt lost in deep breeding drjection. P One figure alone seemed to stand a,r:rt different from them all. This difference might have been accounted f.r Ly the jaunty suit and cap and 'hr high white collar which the young mnn wore. but. after all. ii was a cer- tain infectious light of good humor
  ,;hle air of happiness. which di$tin .,lishel Peter Olaf from his compan ions in crime Once again he walked the length of the long room. keeping time to his step by q sllbdued though merry whistle; then he paused sorinblN at the side of q prisoner who .slowered up 1t him Peter spoke With q soft foreign accent.
 "That makes twelve times around. :e said The man addressed lumber ed to his feet. joining the youth in his walk.
 What chu here for:" he growled The boyish blue eyes wilcned while q dnll red rrrpt to the blond hair on Peters forehead "BigAny. he an- nouneed briefly The cider man stood still with d muttcred exclamation
 "Ri@nmy." he repeated and eXclaim ed again. "bi@amy. kid like you: What chu do it for:'
 Peter Olaf shook his head. "l didn't mean to-" he said slowly. "I--I don't know
 Tt just happened. Far away in Rus sia was Mari Before l came to this new country Mari and l were mar lied
 Some day would send her money: then she must come to me So l told ler we would be rich here and happy And Mari was glad At first l wrote 70 her long letters. and them Peter stopped ah"uptly W hen he spoke again his tone was harder. more con strained
 "Well in the house where l board. cd lived Blanca was lonely here in the strange country oh. very. very lonely
 Blanca was most kind and beautiful. Together we went to many places out upon the ferryboats iu the moon- light down to the sands of the sea And Mari seemed to fade away so far ] could scarce remember her face It grew dim like dream one has almost forgot.
 And so l did not scrd to Mari ;hc money May not one have a new wife in q now country when one shall nevcr return to the old: Blanca also had q lover who would have married tsar
 This she told me" The boy pass
 d his hand across his forehead "So what could do:" he asked "Could I lose Eianca?" And then that very day when we were married Mari comes along to this country Alone she had worked and saved, and uow she is here
 And Mari asks them to find me fo. her the officials and when they
 find me l am married again so yon SC" it is higamy That is what they tell me. and l must be held for trial" The boy rlUtched the prisoners sleeve fearfuliy "What will they do with me-" he cried
 The hardened man. whose own crime had brought sutfern" to many. stared diS"uStedly into the fri%htened face.
 Do with you," he answered iercely do with you: l don't know. but hope they will lock you up hope they make you work as Snc never thought of working that little Russian filing you deserted Chances are they won't do it. though That innocent (iabH face of yonr# will carry, you throu@h. Yon'll only be deported"
 "Deportcd:" questioned the boy ca gerly The man turned on his heel.
 Yes. ee answered grufllv-'Sent back where your kind bclonG"
 Peter Olaf stood considering He seemed to see again the little village t(ht had been his home the tiny school. house where he and Mari had gone so many years tng 'ther Then across his memory flashed l picture of Blanca Blanca of the crimson lips and laugh. ing eyes The grAat onkcn doors just beyond the heavy screen opened now and closed with mt ch grating of locks AS through Il mist h" saw the figures of An officer and d girl
 Forty five, ran" >nt the officers voice and the girls slender figure came Waverin"lv jndiStinctlq toward him