The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-05

Peter NrNhall Augusta. Ga. ficrs
q Alaska after hcing told by Ivan
fshnin Russian Ninllnist he had
drowned Paul Sarlchef lshmin.s
secretary fshmin and Peters wife,
Dorothy. had urged him 20 50 10
South America. re Joins Zig chris
Larson in response 40 a Distress
signal at sea. glVing Larson HE sea
Jacket. Their launch hits rocks, Lar
sons hodN a. buried as Nswhalrs
Peter rescued. finds injuries have
completely changed his appearance,
Dorothy and lshmin SO to Alaska
90 return Peters body They DO not
recognize Pctrr Ia the head guide
storm strands them al tho grave
a.''e mann, s.,i i,'sss :, \. '9 sron
Peter telling hcr 10 accept lshmins
marriage proposal They are mar
Rcd hy a native priest sarichef
appears Dorothy rfupuncCs the
marriage and calls ishmin her hus-
bands murdered
NOM go on WIN TnE sronN
The slant OF his smoky. shadowed
eyes seemed. In her imagination, &C.
centuatcd she felt that tho dread
spirit ~ sleeping passion that was
the soul ~ this stranre. farwestern
night had passed 60 him. and Was
coming 90 life within him. The cul-
tured gentleman. the distinguished,
gracious social favorite that she had
known tn the South had passed
b away, In the fierce passion 81 this
desperate hour. and only the Mongol
was left. the nyisher out Of Asia.
Il dare do anything IS my
right. he told her simply. no longer
careful 20 lower his voice. Dorothy.
you are my wife. You are mine. and
those kisses are mine. What I want
will take"
But l told you I renounced that
marriage"
Ivan smiled, as II In perfec, self
confidence. "You can't rcnouncc a.,
\ marriage lasts forever-from our
point OF view" She knew that he
was speaking not alone Of his par.
iicuar tribe and country. but OF the
whole East. ''You are my wife. Dc.
rally and definitely; and never for a
moment believe that this is West.
crr marriage. Please don't confuse
mo with a Westcrner. or think that
We will live by n Western code, I
fancy you viii find that we OF the
East look on womanhood a little
differently from the men 10 whom
you are accustomed. but you'l get
used 10 II in time. / pleaded with
you AZ first. which Is not in the
code but l don't intend 20 plead
with YOU any more. You are a Mon.
gol's wife. and that means you Will
give what Ne asks, think what he
says for you 10 think. and do what
nc says 70 10. In time you will learn
Il IS the best way-to let your hus.
band decide all these hard matters.
Don't let there be any more talk OF
rcnunciation-of what yoa viii do
aud what you viii not do" He paused
TO steady his vibrant. tremulous
voice. Dorothy. We OF the East do
not worship the beauty and the rap.
ture we get out OF womanhod. Such
is woman's placc--to give us that.
When a woman marries a man Of my
breed, he owns her-body and soulg'
A sudden, upward fIaring 81 the
camp fire showed the strange scene
IN vivid detail. II showed Ivan. his
thin. almost beautiful face strikingly
pale and drawn from the devasta.
ton OF his passions. his white hands
tremulous with restrained power,
standing beside tho fire confronting
the giri. II showed Dorothy. cover.
Ing from him. her beautiful hands
clasped at her breast. her red mouth
ugly and haEgard from the extremes
Of terror. ard every trace OF her
lovely. dull-red coloring wiped from
her face; it showed the dark forms
OF Sarichef. and the two packers at
the Swallowed mouth OF the dugout,
and pete. at his watch AZ the far