New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
WOMAN GAVE UP HOPE.

So the winter grew but no word came out from
Candle Creek, and only the vast white silence
answered the wordless questions that were asked
The woman was brave and faithful and trusting
but the strain told severely as the season passed
without sign. There were those all about her
whose tongues were busy-other women who had
waited. too for other men in that land of the
many lost ones, waited for men who never came
and these having lost their faith in all men, took
savage satisfaction in making place among their
own forlorn and forsaken ranks for her WHO had
seemed so rich In all they lacked
At last she gave way-spring came. and still no
word and. when the first boat sailed south from
Nome the woman, the malamute, and the little
money she had left with IL Truth to tell she
left her heart behind though the bitterness OF the
cruel country and her sad fate held her in its
spell. Her pride outraged. her love she felt
was scorned. but the faithful dog knew OF scalding
tears shed on his shaggy coat and Of q sobbing
voice that told story The Sad face looked
into his liquid eyes which spoke in return Of love
stfll ioyai TO the man in the north-the who
had deserted them.
The man in the north knew his own bitterness.
Up al Candle Creek there was camp Of half
starved haggard men. their quest failure, their
numbers far too many for the food supply, no
money 10 rav the price Of anything should a
miracle bring Il their way To them arrived a
miracle indeed. like 10 that OF the loaves and
the hshes-to them a man out OF the south
with sleds loaded with TIE food they lacked. and
than that with 6 mans heaTl IN MS breast
for divided with them freely and without price
Then with q heavy heart he down to write
20 the loved woman waiting there below. and he
told her ell this pitifui stOTyhow the fellows were
starving and penniless when he arrived. and of
course he fed tfenl-but they good fellows
and when they struck il in the spring there would
be psy and profit for him sure. Meanwhile she
must be patient and try blame him, and he
would surely make good yet; and he sent her
his dear love, and she must net let the dog, who
was h. hoped. faithful. forget his name
He found man brave enough start with
this and other letters the world below. one vLo
would see that needed supplies were started for
the creek The mail carrier outftted With
team and provisions and started of the bitter
iourney: half way down he and mis- dogs froze 10
Death TIC snow covered them, and only the north
zvind Leard these messages sent by loyal heats.
couple OF summers the skeletons, the sledges
and the 1n5iIbag were found. and very rich man
who heard Of il gave $500 for single letter from
that mail pouch-the letter that meant much
once
s. this was Why word from Candle Creek
reached the woman waiting at Nome This vas
the reason cf broken heart, Of courage hat
failed Of marriage cancelled by TIE court
because Of a womaa's outraged pride, and thls was
why q iorsely woman working, gear sitter,
N Northwestern city for her living and for tire
fex bones she won for her only companion. ST.
berian nnalamute.
The man in the north. unaware Of the fate Of
the mail carrier, awaited The opening Of sp~Ing
hest he could; then with scant outfit for the jo6r-
rey he made his way hack % Nome, pennlless and
with everything gone but The dear hope Of q vel
COM And al the last. he found the bitterness Of
desola,ion-Nelcome. wife. home. money-drcams
only an4 the only real thing the taun;s Of his
Of his uife's deSerIion