The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
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srrrutary. ishmin and Peters wife.
Dorothy, had urged him 40 50 ID
Soath America. Ito Joins iiig chris
larson IN response 10 distress
siEnsi AZ sea, SWING Larson his sea
tacket Their launch hits rocks, Lar
sons body is buried a. New hal Il.
l'eteG rescued. finds iniurlos have
completely chan ged his appearance.
Dorothy aud lshmin So 90 Alaska
fn return Peters body. They Do not
recognize Peter IA taeir head guido.
\ storm strands them az the grave
"IhAugo name" message from a
seAncs. Dorothy believes 10 be from
Peter, telling her 10 accept ishmlh' :
marriage proposal, Upon ishmin' 4
return from q 4rlp FOR supplies, ho
aud Dorothy are married BY a ma
tive priest Peter goes 20 give them
Now GO on WITH THE STORY
The girl spoke sharply IN the a,
iencC. Peter Ncwhall. my dead
husband" she answered In oviden,
awe.
THAT word came from beyond the
grave" Pete went In soiemnly. lie
was partly acting on inspiration now
--an urge that he did not know
and partly IN a deliberate attempt 20
take advantage ~ Iyan's Asiatic
supers,itions Peter Newhail that
was your husband rs dead. but his
ghost has been here all tho time
both OF you know a." The girls
eyes filmed with tears. and she
nodded. Ivan. the ghost OF Peter
Newhall Is guarding this girl sim.
IL will guard her clear 20 the ond--
I'm not medium. as Joe X, Yet l
know that as well as know any.
thing. You can take my word FOR Cos.
pei Worship her and thank God FOR
her and be Kind 10 her-and your
soul Will be saved. But az the first
wickedneSs Of which you are 10 easily
capable ghost % Peter Ncwhall
viii hound you 20 your destruction
Ivan stared Ike stricken man.
Pete took along drawn breath, then
turned 10 Dorothy. II want You 10
remember. too" he told her gently.
his eyes fixed on hers. ''The ghost
OF your husband IL watching over
you-belleye me. because It's trucl II
you ever need him. no win be there
20 help you. II you over need me
your guide that Is more than a guide
II will come. no matter how many
seas I have 90 cross. All you have
70 do Is To send for me"
To Dorothy Il was like an un.
earthly dream. She knew. with n
sure knowledge. that this man meant
exactly what he said: and she had TX.
perienced a new sense OF security
and peace that could never wholly
PISS away Already this seer WIS
turning TO go. His trembling hand
was al the flap Of the tent
He seemed 10 be listening. As she
watched. fascinated. she saw the
rapt look leave his face. and a look
OF common earthly interest take lis
place. He bent hts head. straining;
then turned 10 Ivan.
sits the squaw. / guess" he said.
She's already come with the sup.
plies
They heard dragging steps; then
the crackle OF dead twigs that were
strewn about the camp fire. Some
one with a heavy load halted just
outside the flap OF the tent.
Pete drew aside the flap. and tho
candle light stTeamed out into the
gloom. II was not an Indian squaw
who had brought this back.Ioad OF
supplies from across the Peninsula.
The biack.bearded. stnlwart man
who stood without was Paul sari.
chef. whom Peter Newhall had sup.
posedly drowned in the Savannah
river years before.
CHAPTER XVIII
sarichef Appears
THERE ~lld not be the least
J. doubt OF sarichef's identity. All
three actors In the drama knew him
at the first glance. with certain rec
osuition not TO be mistaken. His
clothes were rough and worn. but
physically he was unchanged since
Pete had last seen him on the launch
on the Savannah. That fatal night
The thought was infinitely ironical.
Here. In tho flesh, stood the man OF
whose murder nc had believed him.
self guilty and for which he had so
dearly paid.
There was one instant OF Devil.
dered cropping In the dark. and then
Peter knew the truth. He had sim.
ply been the victim OF cruel, reient.
less, criminal mind. Ivan 3shmin
loving Dorothy with his Oriental ar.
dor, had schemed TO win her away
from her husband: and he had
known no law but his own. That
he should have neither scruples nor
mercy was wholly in character: he
was strong. profound. relentless
man, who had never been one to
be swayed from his purpose. He
had crayed Dorothy with an unholy
fire, his genius demanded 20 prey
upon her. and when drunken quar-
rel aboard the launch on the Savan.
noh river had given him his op.
portunity, he had been remOrseless
in taking advantage Of II. Sarichcf
had been told TO disappear: Ivan
had contriyed the wicked lie that had
been Peters downfall When Peter
had awakened from drunken dumber
he had been easy TO convince that ho
had actually committed tho crime
that Ivan swore he had seen. pete'g
only amazement was that this re.
rnorseless man had stopped where
he did; that sarichef had not actually
been slain 10 add plausibility TO his
story, or he himseif-by cunning, dc.
liberate, carefully covered murder
wiped from his rivals path.
The flood Of vengcfui rage that
might have been expected did not at
once sweep over Pete, partly because
the drama OF the moment carried him
above II, party from sheer amaze.
ment at this incredible. unexpected
visitation. lie felt oddly cool. capable
Of deliberate thought. Tho moment
was Unfortunately vivid. rather than
dreamy. his realities still endured