Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-10
The Silver Horde By R. Re- Beach
By Rex Beach

she had seen but rarely-and his man
ner had lost the restraint and ooolne4p
which recently had disturbed their ~
lations. OF necessity their orampsd en-
vironment had thrown them much to-
gether, ard their companionship IA
been most pleasant. She and Boyd
had spent long hours together. during
which his light-heertedness had
rivalled that of Alton Clyde-hcurn
wherein she had-eomss 70 know hin
more Intimately and 90 feel that h
was growing to a truer understanding
Of herself. She realized beyond all
doubt that for him there was but
woman IN all the world. yet the merp
pleasure OF being near him was an
anodyne for her secret distress
Womanlike. she took what was offered
her and strove increasingly for more.
Two days after sighting the Juliet
they raised another ship. one Of the
sailing feet which they NEW to be
lowering In the offing, and then on the
fifth Of the month the caprictous cur
rent opened a way for them. Slowly
at first they pushed on between the
foes into a vast area of siush-ics,
thence to a stretch as open and placid
as a country mill-pond. The lookout
pointed a path out of this, into which
they steamed, coming at length 70
clear water, with the low shores OF
the mainland twenty miles away.
At shutdown they anchored In the
wide estuary of the KaIvik river, the
noisy rumble Of their chains breaking
the silence that for months had lain
Ike a. smother upon the port. The In
dian village CAV signs of life only In
thin, azure wisps of smoke that rose
from the dirt roofs; the cannery build
ings stood as naked and uninvlting as
when Boyd had last seen them. The
Greek cross browning the little white
church was gilded by the evening sun.
Through the glasses Cherry spied 3
figure in the door of her house which
she declared was Constantine, but with
commendable caution the big breed
forebore to Join the fleet of kyaks now
rapidly mastering. Taking Clyde with
them, she and Boyd were soon on
their way to land. leaving George Go
begin discharging his cargo The long
voyage that had maddened the fisher
men was at last at an end, and they
were eager to begin their tasks.
A three-mile pull brought the ships
boat to Cherry's landing. where Con-
stantine and Chakawana met them,
the latter hysterical with joy, the
former showing. his delight in a rare
display of white teeth and a flow or
unintelligible English. Even the
sledge-dogs, now fat from idlenesE.
greeted their mistress with a herce
clamor that dismayed Alton Clyde, 10
whom all was utterly new and strange.
GLORY bei' he exclaimed. They're
nothing but wolves. Won't they bite
And the house-ain't il a hiti Why. IL
looks like a stage setting! Oh. Eags
I'm for this! I'm getting rough and
primitive and brutal Already
When they passed from the store,
with its shelves sadly naked row.. to
the cozy living quarters behind. his en-
thusiasm knew no bounds. Leaving
Chakawana and her mistress to chatter
and clack in their patois, he inspected
the premises inside and out, peerine
into all sorts of corners, collecting
souvenirs, and making friends with fhe
saturnine breed.
Cherry would not return to the ship.
but Emerson and Clyde reenbarka8
and We're rowed down TO the n
site, abreast of which lay The Bedford
Castle. where they fingered until tbs
creeping twilight forced them to the
boat again. When they reached the
ship the cool Arctic night had de-
seconded, but its quiet was broken ~
the hating rumble Of steam winchet.
the creak If tackle, the cries of rner
and the sounds of a great activity
Barring his head to the breeze, Boyd
| filled his lungs full OF the bracing air.
sweet with the flavor Of snrinE. Foz9-
ing secretly that no music that he had
ever heard was the equal Of this. He
turned his face to the southwark ana
smiled, while his thoughts sped a meg
sage of love and hope into the dark
cre, Ne csnssnuea nsonaay1