New Britain herald., 1924-06-18

CdrlDou as ne naStened 10 loln ner
 Evidently the hard trip had left him
 unscathed. He was slightly more
 brown, perhaps, not quite so well
 groomed if for no other reason than he had left his shaving kit in camp but there was no visible trace oi fatigue in his dark. handsome face;
 no change in his easy, graceful car riage.
 He held the girl close. and she felt
 the steel of his muscles. There was
 a world of rcassurance here. When
 she returned to her native city, Ivan
 at her side, when all the witchery of this savage land had psed into dreams. she had every chance to find
 full share of happiness in these
 strong arms.
 i Was the trip succoss?" she i asked, radiant from his kiss.
 Do you think I'd come back if it | weren't? l had the best kind of | luck. I didn't even get clear to the ! Pacific shore. A few miles this side ] ran into a squaw, laying out a trap
 line. I got her to go back to her cabin on the coast and get a load of ] fast as she can--hard bread and canned goods and things we can use
 on the trip. She may get here to- | night--she's certain to make it in by tomorrow morning. Then we can
 take the dory and start out-back 10 Gods country"
 "You started back as soon as you'd
 made arrangements with herr"
 "Yes. ThN was no use to 20 on.
 She could bring all the grub she could spare without my help. Be sides--t couldn't bear to be away from you any longer"
 They walked arm -in-arm down to the camp, and Pavof Elowed at his masters greeting You've been comfortable ?" he asked the girl.
 Perfectly. Pete has taken the best possible care Of me-"
 I'm glad to hear it. Wen add something fancy to his check when we pay him off," Hc followed Dorothy into her tent. and after she had told him Of Pete's accident he caught her yielding hands. Dear, I've come back successful, and now I've got something to ask. It's the biggest thing in the world, but it's for your happiness as well as mine"
 The girl tried to meet his vivid, magnetic eyes, By a supreme effort she shut from her mind the whisper Of fear and the last lingering doubt, and opened her heart 10 his pleading. 'T don't think I can refuse you any thing now" she told him.
 The slanting eyes glowed like great jewels in the eye sockets of A heather idol. "We'll be starting tomorrow" he went on. You and l and the two natives-Peto, I understand, is going 10 stay here and winter on tho mainland. Dear, VIC have long, difficult trip before us. We will be tied up at various places on account of bad weather. we will have to fight storms and rough seas--it will be cold, tough, severe experience the best we can do. Besides that, it's really 
 But why think of the danger? There isn't any other course open"
 That's just it--there isn't any other course. We cant stay here much longer; winter is likely to break any day. We cant wait any longer for the Warrior to return. But I've got a special reason for pointing out the dangers-dangers that only a fool would deny. It's wholly possible, Dorothy, that the trip will actually put an end to us. There will be constant danger Of sudden storms--of being wrecked and lost on the reefs. It's q perious trip, at best.
 ''1t's best, on trip like that, that should be able to look after you and be responsible for you in a much greater degree than I have on this trip. But the main thing is-that if we are to go down to onr deaths in the next few days. we want 10 find the greatest possible happiness first know a way that we can be sure of al least few hours Of perfect hap death can never cheat Us out or"
 "T'e merry" she quoted quietly. Tor tomorrow ye may die,"
 That is the philosophy-the only possible philosophy. Not only to be l merry, but 10 take all that life offers l and not let foolish conventionality | Or propricty stand in the way. l Dorothy. WIG love each other. We | belong to each other. And there is | no reason on earth why We should be | kept apart any more.
 ''Pavlof is native priest. as yoi | ilready know. The marriages he i performs are legal in all this end Of he world < marriage performed l when license is not procurable | itands forever just the same, and all | he legal end of if could be straight med up when we get to Seward. As or conventionaiities-it is much more 10 take that trip as my Tife. even taking into consideration hc character of the wedding service Ihd everything else, than 10 go un- with three men. Ordi- iarily ! would prefer to he married n old St. PauI's, as we have often alked of-with the flowers. and the music. and the beauty. and all that ,oes with it--yet you won't feel any ack of solemnity. The sea behind 'ou and the winter clouds above. and hose gray cliffs in front will thrin 'ou as much as any vaulted ceiling of cathedral. The sky and the sea nd the hills-ail ths cssentiais-and he cross over Peters Erave!"
 His face was stark white. Evi- Ientiy the idea of this marriage in ths wilderness had fired Ivan's imsrina- lon. IL appealed 10 some primitive ,art of him that she had never fully and to which she could lot reach.
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