The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

did Do give any agu that be rccoE
hizcd Sarichef such action mlght
immcdiatel reveal his own identity.
To Dorothy tho sight OF that
startled faer that sho recognized IN.
siantiy a. that Of her husbands sup.
posed Victim WAC liko shattcrlng
fiat az her breast. Her throat frose
and she could not cry out. bat in.
stead OF dullncss aud insenslblity. a
white hsht Of super-oonsciousnes,
seemed TO poryHde tho scene. to her
also tho whole truth became ,ividly.
cruelty manifest, and she was acutely
sensitive, as In. a death By IRE. Of
All It's tragic phases. Her hands
elaspcd. her face was deathiy white.
ugly and haggard from unheaable
pain.
AZ tho same time her though,
moved with a cruel clarity. She
knew now Why Ivan had urged
Peters flight instead VI encouraging
him Ia his fret intention 20 stay and
fight tho murder charge thru the
courts. She saw now why Ivan had
directed HIM south. clearing the way
and arranging for his eoncealment
In the Brazilian Businesses. he had
know that sarichel had gone north
and he had wanted 20 guard against
"a possible meeting OF the two men.
she understood why he had been 20
moved ana stl-r4 m. . $50. -.
has Just come safely thru an unseen
danger when he had got the word
that Peter had died In the North
rather than the South. and why he
had opposed 90 bitterly and earn.
cstly her own venture into the North
IN search OF her husbands body. he
had feared that she might encounter
and Identify sarichei. over and
above the fact % this present meet.
ing. u was justifiable fear. The
North has but comparatively small
white population. aud they all cross
trails sooner or later. partiehrly In
this great barren end Of Alaska that
was such a refuge Tor missing men.
He likely knew that sanches was
located somewhere Ia this immediate
vicinity probably on the other side
OF tho Peninsula and therefore no
had insisted on going himself on the
expedition after supplies. rather
than send one OF the guides who
might. not guessing tho truth. On.
counter Sarichef. enlist his aid in hia
employers behalf. and bring him
back as ono Of the rescue party TO the
camp.
Her husband had been wrongod
and. she believed. lndireaily done 20
DEATH lie had been the victim OF "a
wicked. deliberate plot Of which she
herself had been an unsuspcctlng IN.
s,rument Her rcmorc had been
poignant before. but now Il swept
over her like the sea. The cruel ~.
tulity Of Il all. the tarturing sense Of
bcotless loss seemed more than she
could bear.
ivan's expression hardly changed,
His face tWitched once; and Il might
have been that mirthless. ironic
half-smiic hpyered FOR an instant ut
his closely pressed lips lie walked
more fuzzy into the freight. uttered
one grim. suhdued oath. then lccrcd
at his late secretary in contempt II
was not that he failed 20 recognize
what this sudden coming meant 20
him and his He knew that. except
by Doruthy's loyalty 90 him. he could
never 20 hack 10 the civilized world
again. He had rlsked everything.
and nc was done for. III the truth
ever came out: he had gone on record
in the Georgia courts as saying that
he had seen Peter NewhaIl throw
this man into tho river and that no
had seen him so down for the third
time. He would be ruined socially
and professionally. and in all prob
ability the law itself would seize
him. Fortunately Dorothy was his
wife. Surely he would have vital
need OF her loyalty.
Himself. Dorothy. and sarichef
were now grouped about tho fire;
and Pete stolidly piled on fresh fuel
The fame mounted higher. crack.
ling. and the head guide retired into
the shadows just without tho circle
Of weird. rudy freight. Then he
stood waiting. forgotten and unseen.
You foolr' Ivan began contemp.
tuously 10 sarichef. what are you
doing here7 Blackmall. I suppose"
The mans blank face showed he
was utterly baffled He seemed TO
he fearing blow. II don't know
/ can't explain
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