The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-23
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
TWO WIVES
STARTS ON PAGE ONE
T,h. hlstory Of one case reads Ilke

AffE hNtt9tl VI VIZ 49, 49,
novel.
In 1887 i7.year-oid Anna Boriiia-
roHy-cheeked. elear-eyed. married
John Borllla In the little provinces OF
Wian. Finland. Poverty was their
lot, but love laughed Mt poverty.
That ia. until tho children came,
After tho birth Of the second child
the eyes OF tho parents turned
toward Amsrica. the land OF promise
"A land where freedom and plenty
could be found for their growing
babich. For months they planned
and schomsd 10 find a way In which
they could go TO tho United States.
Az last with the faith OF youth they
decided 20 borrow enough money IN
send John. Anna would walt until
he had earned enough 10 send money
for tho fare OF herself and tho little
ones.
Came q day whom John sailed
happily for the distant shores OF
America. Anna. with tears
streaming down her face stood
and watched the ship move away
from tihe pier. Tiny baby fingers
waved % the father who stood
on tho deck of the outgoing
steamer.
With unboundsd faith IN her heart
Anna went back 10 her daily toll
She piowed the fields. worked with
the cattle, sowed the grain. and car
ried on tho work on the little farm
that previous 90 her husbands de-
psrture had been done by both.
Daily she saved tho few pennies that
came her way. These were needed TO
pay the interest on the money they
| had borrowed for Johns fare to
America
Months later she received letter
from John from Pennsylvania. Hap
piness shone from her terrified
eyes. She went about her work sing.
ing. She kissed her children and
told them OF the little home their f's,
Their was preparing In far-awsy
America
Tho letters grew fewer and fewer.
A. last they stopped entirely. Anna
worried a great deal. but her faith In
her husband never dimmed.
Years passed--still no word
from John. Anna decided to
come 20 America and find him.
But that took money, and first
she must pay back the money Dor.
rowed when John sailed away.
| Ten years OF heart-breaiting
work served 10 pay off the loan.
The children grew To be n help.
and Anna never forgot 20 have
them pray for their missing fa-
thcr ere they went 10 sleep at
night.
Then came the struggle n earn
the fare TO the United States II
took ten more years Of the hard
ct Kind of manual labor TO earn
the necessary amount. but ANN
persisted, and at last, broken in
body. her beauty gone, but an
abiding faith I'm her heart. she
set sail for the husband she had
never ceased 10 love.
Thru an error In estimating the
cost Of transportation. Anna found
herself stranded In Minnesota. and
unable TO continue her journey tow
ard Seattle. Again she worked In
tho fields. and at the roughest kinds
OF labor. TO earn the money she
needed 10 complete her journey. II
took her another year to earn this
| amount
All this time she was buoyed with
the hope that her search for her
missing husband would end satisfac-
toriiy. When sho finally traced him
10 his home In Rcnton, she was al
most FRUSTRATED to discover that he
had married again and had raised
another family.
Il don't want much" said Anna.
''ail I ask Is 1uft enough TO keep me
a little while until can find some
thing 20 do. don't think $1,000 Is
too much to ask"
The poor children, the poor cfril.
dren." she said. referring TO the SEQ
ond family.
Il don't want to cause trouble
sobbcd the broken-heartsd woman. In
court Friday. IAN I want 10 70 get
this thing settled IN the best way
for all concerned. n John would give
me money for the children I'd go
away and not trouble him any more"
Superior Judge J. T. Ronald took
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