The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-07-23

syes, his rnn ngure never relaxing into
case, his black eyes hollow, as II his
soul had indeed stayed back there In
the snow and whiteness. close to ths
soul Of Lorinka.
Once he was gay-as - strip sailed
into the harbOr of New York and the
sun flashed its welcome from the to "
sring skyscrapers.
His slow. plodding soul hld the new
land fAed rs refuge. freedom. liberty
the peasants dream.
Thereafter and for many days he
abode as an exile, working on contract
down In Mulberry street. making Bus
sian cigarettes for Greek tirp.
He did wen and gave a blt OF his
! earnings to Olga.
He bore himself toward her with O
gentle good win. guarding her from any
chance Of harm. and the hase eyed
Olga, In her Russian blouse and with
| Q yellow kefchief outlining the oval of
her face. sold the red and bfae pris
matte embo deries that her busy fin
gers made.
Slowly, as al things came 10 him,
entered the spirit Of the new land, most
tuaEpesoss a. n op<Red sresa swscR
"a aasa = ~ anA husnaar sn1
sa q ~. rrvssa ~, 1hs
~ sdsesmy ~6bssca ~ iy as IA
n1Rs - o pannEhn ceaesA SqhGh q
q nlVhA WIKI Oh sequaHaSs Dois.
Gradually he learned DU yiisA. besd
ing over his books late into the Hight
He saved carefully. sending money
back to I>orinka
Days went by without the mercy OF
her letters: and Olga been me a song
bird fer Joy. but he seemed, as he had
said that night on the steppes. a body
| without soul.
Then word came that Lorinka had
| been sent 10 prison In Siberia for the
| vague reason Of aiding her husband to
escape, and during the ensuing fever
Olga tended him when his Lot, parct ed
lips called forth In delirium: "Lorinka!
Lorinka! Liubof moiar'
That was the only happiness that
Olga snatched to her breass-the de n.
ium OF sick man who saw her as the
| form Of his beloved-and she waited
and watched ever after with the mem
orr Of those hours.
She knew Michael Michaeiovitch
would be hers In the end.
A new gentleness wakened In Mkchae,
toward her. and Olga's eyes grew soft
But he brought his friend Alexan6 er
Alexandrovitch to her, and Olga fed
with her heart in her mouth.
The next day Michael greeted her
| with a rare smile. and her heart trem-
bled within her.
"Olga, Olgn, dorasoiar he called her.
-Lerinka has escaped She comes oy
the next steamer
Michael waited down In the big gov
ernment building mt Ellis island In the
room that has been called the -kissing
post" where bare walls and supporting
columns have been known to glimner
and sparkle
The minutes dragged and Lorinka
did not come.
Michael went from one Official TO an
other. He saw Mishka. II ON his old
village She had been on the boat
with him. She must be detained In
tho building somewhere.
He found her seated on a bench In
| q small room.
Her eyes stared before her. but she
looked up at the sound Of footballs.
Swiftly the soul swept passionatcly
into them and she lay In his arms.
knowing no world beyond their shelter.
her heart singing.
The doctor. a young man with white
hair and q sympathetic voice. put his
hand on Michaels shoulder.
Her eyes-trachoma." be said soft
ly. "She must go back. Perhaps
who can tellf-she may SOON be cured
and then come again"
Slowly the words sank into the deep
waters OF M.chael's soul.
His face was heavy. his straight
brows were drawn.
''She In my WIFE" He spoke hrusqie-
b. his deep voice fllled with still p;.s-
sion. IL am citizen. an Americ IN
eitizen"-
"Perhaps-in a year or six nonthf y.
The doVtors korb rrich7ed intpsiiep -
Micbael put his hdhd to hs head G,d
glanced round the room With the safns
Ann 0iancs With yhich he had nnod