The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
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thrill 81 your lifs
lie showed her The high Elittsring
faNlof NolCsnn. ana her towering sia-
tor peak. one of the most symmeiri.
cal mountains la tire world
She felt increasingly glad that
Bradford had selected him for tho
head guide sho saN with pleasure
that he was personally Immaculate
his blond beard trimmed until q
was almost MISUNDERSTANDING. his
rough garb well kept and clean she
had a feeling TINT. should one " the
rolling waves rise up and over, helm
The boat, his would be strong arm
20 rescue her. AZ present. however,
the seas were comparatively placid.
easily rolling. the sky blue overhead.
the warm late September sun pour.
ing gcnially down ON the deck.
Il believe we're swing 20 have the
best Of weather. she told him.
Pete hcsitated II don't like the
way the clouds lie ON the hills, 4" he
told her soherly, Were bound 20
have good weather Ter a day or two.
/ should say-lkely time Ia plenty
10 set where we're going. OF course
no one can tell IN these uproarious
waters, AFTER a few days there's 20,
ing to be change Ia weather. and
what Il means, no one knows
II was Pete who. later. brought
fruit 20 her siateroom. opened a
iammed window. and with the finest
courtesy put himself NJ her service.
Tho Warrior rounded the PENN.
sula. then turned northeast along the
sopth shore q Derlug Sea. For the
FIRST three days the good weather pre-.
vailed without break. but the morn.
ing OF the fourth brought n sharper
wind a more restless movement OF
the whiiecans on the dark waves
Tho NTH morning found tho sky
overcast and lowering. aud a decid.
cdly keen edge 20 the wind. The va.
ter had darkeucd in hue. the tall
cliffs frowncd from tho shore. But
tho Warrior progressed steadily. aud
at the dawn of the sixth dssy dropped
her anchor out from the reefs whore
the Jupiter and the vitsen had gone
down
Tho landing party was soon ready
10 dsembark. Dorothy, deeply
moved by the belief that this was
the site Of her husbands death. her
brunei beauty Rccentuatcd BY the
wind on her cheeks. and tho seas
blue deepening her violet eyes: Ivan.
thrilled BY the savage beauty OF the
land. dressed warmly In smart rid.
ing trousers. rubberand- leather
boots. and sheep.ilncd coat. and
the three guides outwardly stolti
and businessiike. climbed into one Of
tho ships boats into which Pete had
already parkcd "A large part OF his
winter supplies and such duffle as
Dorothy and Ivan hnd brought: and
the word vas given TO lower away.
zone thing more Dorothy directed.
as the crew stood at tho dayiss.
ivan. want sou 10 bring your VIC
| lin"
"Of course" Ono Of The crew i'm.
rne.iately brought the precious in.
strument TO his side. not tho brilliant
stradlsarious. bat a beautiful Horn
STEINER Of wonderful, mellow tone.
The boat was lowered. and the
three AlaAkaus took the oars. They
headed straight toward the gate be.
tween tho reefs where the dory Of
tho Dolly Belts had rowed 10 rescue
the battered. bleeding Remittance
Man almost two years before.
Nearer view did not in the least al.
leyiatc the deep feeling that this land
invoked in Dorothy. As she pushed
thru the deep moss. up the wind.
swept hill. the haunting spirit OF the
waste places went home TO her an
never before.
Pete paused on tho hill. then be.
gan a detailed study Of the beach
below thru tho binoculars. And al.
most at once he saw the weather.
beaten white cross that marked the
grave
Dorothy. watching him. saw a
queer look Of strain steal Into hla
honeiy countcnancc: and tho glass
trcrnbied In bis hand. But he spoke
slowly. perfectly casually. when he
turned.
"f've found II already" lie said.
''The cross7" Ivan asked quickly.
Yes. Not 800 yards from the
camp. We would have seen II from
here II that big. gray boulder hadn't
been in the way"
The thrc OF them walked quietly
down to tho grave. The cross was
Il simple one Of white board. yet the
crew OF the Norwood had done we'll
By the man who slept below. They
had printed simply:
PETER EEWIIALL
November -. 1920
n. I. r.
The dignity Of the simple inscrip-
ton brought n soft luster TO Doro-
thy's eyes. but Petc stared down