New Britain herald., 1924-06-20
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 At that instant he was whole worlds and centuries apart from her She saw him as the Mongol, his slanted eyes alight, devoured by his Oriental passion, lost in an alien ecstasy. She felt estranged, unspeak- ably terrified. Yet even now, as the music paled. she must stand beside him at this crude cross so white ir the dusk. She must go to him, like a maiden sacrifice to some unearthly heather god. It mystiied her, filled her with poignant sense of impon- derable prophecy, that the cross had marked the grave should be tho only whiteness left in the spreading dusk
 She was hardly aware when the music stopped. The wind and the softer noises of the sea and the night l continued its refrain. Ivan stepped | beside her, then they walked to- gether until they stood in the place where they would plight their vows, In that moment Paylof had be- come figure of unmistakable dignity. He was no longer merely a packer, de- generate descendant Of many crossed breeds. He was n Priest, the high ambassador of the Church. He stood erect, his voice low and full Of feel Ing. and it was plain that he con- sidorod this holy rite, sacred to his heathcn gods.
 Ivan had not been mistaken in thinking that the ceremony would be impressive. Here were the eternal realities-the sea and the sky and tho storm-swort shorc--and the weird tone and quality of the night added to 1t m effect of dignity. The wor- ship that throbbed in paylof's tone was real, even fl it were mistaken, even though he had long turned away from tho Light to bow before graven images. II was exactly the kind of marriage that Ivan. fin par ticular, would havo preferred. It appealed to his eternal sense of f1t- ness, the attribute Of his genius. and it lifted him out Of himself like the passion of his own great music.
 Very soon the VOWS were spoken, and Ignoring the presence of the priest and the two witnesses. Ivan took his bride in his arms. paylof shook hands with them both. himself carried away by eynltation, and For tune Joe came up clumsily to offer his good wishes.
 "wo owe a lot to you" Ivan told him happily 'The message to change the name that you brought through helped more than any other thing 10 make up Mrs. Ishmin's mind"
 Dorothy turned. hor heart lcaping. to receive potc's congratulations, but the head guide still loitcred in the dusk Tn the same instant he was almost carried away by half-mad impulse to take the girl in his arms for ono kiss that by an old custom al weddings he might rightly claim. lt would mean more to him than mere beauty and luyrllncss: if would be a memory to harbor in tho days to come and it would some way cxalt him in ways beyond his ken. Ii was not just @ wiim. q dnluaion: all his longing and his logs had some way ccntcred. for the instant. in this: and it was suddenly veritahie need. Some way that kiss would be an en- during token of what he had been aud what he had given. and il would help sustain him in the darkenine future. But hr rcpnllcd the impulse with an iron will, wondering, for tho instant. if even to dwell upon it sig- nifird the first wandering of insanity. Such an act would only pnt him io needless trial. open old wounds. She would know his lips of old and fael the love that poured through them: he might bg one selfish act, risk the intioiacy Of his discuisc. Even t might cost her her happiness.
 Aren't you going to wish US we'll. Pete 2" he heard the girl say in the dusk.
 Her trcmulous voice brought him to himself Tn just a minute" he answered as causaily as he could. Eve got to get the camp ready for you first After that. IT give you sll the good wishes that ! know"
 Hc turned. Eroping, into the gloom. and lifted his face 10 the doubtful mercy Of the wind. IL swept by him. chanting. into tHe fastucsses of the AilN it' htA daH "NIlfNHAtA HA IL ~DuEu not blow ott the van flame Of his own life. He had feeling that uB- lition was near: that somehow. be- cause Inc need Of him uas done. the curtain would soon fall ovcr his own existence. Surely tt was futile hence forth. the drama was concluded. the same was through and inc counters put away
 He felt that the will t0 fight on without Hhich be could not stlre5ve in this hostile land-had departed for good and aH Already be could glimpse this stormy shore without him. tI5e wind shrickinr by. unheard by human cars. the snow lying un- tracked. the storm ventiuE Itself in Nain fury on the desoIate hfusi1es. His four companions n0Bld sail away on ilie morrow. and there might bc time of waiting perhaps long yeafs. TsstSsifIy only Inonths--for tis final winH-up of his destiny. hut fhe aitiWa3n conquest of fhe raw powcrs Of fhe uiiJ Has certain as fhe rising snn Tha carp fire vofid lurn ouf. s1nnthered st Iaef bv fha far-spreed