The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-26


Peter New haiL Augusta, Ca, ices
T. Alaska. after being told hy Ivan
1shtuin Russian Nlohnist. he had
drowned Paul SariChcG ishmin =
secretary tshmin aud Peters wife.
Dorothy. hsd urged him "a flee 90
south America ne ioins lis chris
Larson in Response 90 distress
siEnal az sea swing larson ais SEA
Jacket Their launch hits rocks
farsou's body ia buried a. New
hafTa Peter. rescued finds injuries
have completely changed his aP-
pcsrguce.
porosey, ana lss ,m,, - s., 9 Alaska,
rscngnise Peter. who 10 chosen head
guide. a storm strands them ~ the
grave. lshmin urses Dorothy 20
marry him but she would first ask
the spirit % her husband. whom shc
believes dead, They hold a seknce
with one ~ the guides az medium.
she receives the message Change
namr and believes a means 10
marry isamin.
NOW co ON wrrn the STORY
you want mccall Paul sari.
ohefg'
Yes
why. Dorothy ivan whispered
tensely, lie would have no mes
sagc Tor you
II want him 20 try just the same. 3"
the girl replied. Can you cali him.
Joe
The native was already calling;
and an OF the men knew that psychic
energy expended In that summons
was beyond their Wit 90 grasp. For.
tune Joe seemed emersed in a ter.
rife struggle that wouldl seemingly
rcnd the spirit from the body. Tie
come" the witch-doctor muttered az
last. -He no want ,o--he here
soon-
The muttered words grew intel.
ligible. then ceased, Tho circle waited
for Paul Sarichef-Ncwhalrs victim
% months before-to speak 70 them
from beyond the grave.
Hasn't he anything 10 say 20
usrr Dorothy asked, after n long
period OF waiting. Word OF sari.
chefs forgiveness was an urgent
need with her.
But as they waited. Joe himself
emerged into their familiar world.
He was white and drawn; and he
seemed more like n man drowsy with
slumbcr than one who had pierced
the greatest o. all mysteries, The
chain was broken. and he got up,
"Me no try any more tonight" he
said simply. Maybe some other
time.
The girl gave him a smile OF heart.
felt gratitude Thank you for what
you've given me-" she told him
earnestly you've answered my
greatest question: really don't need
20 know any more"
Ivan. at the door OF the tent. read
the truth in her radiant face. lie
reached her hands, Ivan drew her
slowly toward him. -Do you know
now" no asked. holding her and
pecring down into her luminous eyes.
II know now" she told him trem.
ulously "Ivan--you can have my
promise. now know that It's Peters
wish as wen as my own. lie wouldn't
advise me wrong. :
Then I've won you az iastTH
"Ycs. When VIC come home
again"
lie would not urge her. tonight.
for anything more. His plan OF i'm.
mediate marriage. the RuSsian prizes,
officiating. could be discussed at an.
other hour. He kissed gently. tri-
umphantiy. her soft. yielding lips
From the door OF his hut Pete saw
their forms in tho dusk. the girls
white blouse and the mans oncir.
cling arms. He guessed the truth.
that this WIS the first kiss Of their
definite betrothal. Despair swept
over him like great wave OF tho
sea he had once battlcd. but the
madness. the haunting and torturing
jealousy. was spared him now. lie
had conquered that: and no must
never let it sweep him into hell
again.
CHAPTER XIII
False Standards
A T the appointed time Ivan packed
n his supplies for his Journey
across the narrow. rugged Peninsula