What is a short summary of the story, The White Road, from the collection, White Cat, Black Dog: Stories?

In The White Road, a group of travelers, mostly actors, journey between Philadelphia and Hot Springs during an indistinct time. They provide services, perform plays, and deliver letters to rural communities. Disappointment arises when the doctor leaves the group, but the remaining travelers, including the narrator, Alice Palace, and Laurent Godejohn, continue their journey. They encounter a rainstorm in Chattanooga, where some fall ill from consuming wild mushrooms. As they continue, they arrive in the deserted town of Bremen, where they hold a mock funeral to deceive the mysterious "white road." The narrator discovers Alice Palace's childhood trauma and the imperfections of the white road. They encounter distorted apparitions and, in a moment of panic, the narrator inadvertently takes the life of Henry, creating a real corpse and scaring away the white road. Returning to the group, they travel to Nashville, where the narrator recovers from tetanus, Alice Palace and Laurent settle down together, and they inform Henry's uncle about his death. The story concludes with uncertainty but hints at a glimmer of hope.