New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

Superior Colder the forecast warned; and the first
foes driven down by the wind, buffeted the bows OF
the struggling steamers while ice sheathed the sides
and decks Out into the open lake from WmtenSh
Bav the feghtcrs raced west and north to pass the
sharp point Of Kewecnaw before steering west and
little south again for Duluth.
Steadily the storm signals flew. They futtercd their
alarm at Duluth as Nolan brought his ship to the docks
20 receive its six thousand tons OF iron ore. But still
the storm was only gathering and while 1t waited the
wind over Lake Superior went down But the cold IN
creased the bitter terrible cold that roze foot OF
ice over calm water in couple Of beow-zcro nights and
sunit days without thaw The lakes. Of course, were
still open and the straits kept channel; but few
more days OF such weather and ships could not get
through
WIHEN the AIacuma came to the ore docks three
" hours after the Kinross the loading was going
on desperately Nolan the pier saw Alogrdges
wife come from the Nlacuma. He had not seen her TO
speak to in years, he had spent the last winter
in Chicago where the Kinross building He watched
her with dumb torture Of heart as she came toward
him. The surge Of his stifcd passion startled him. he
scarcely controlled it as he stepped to meet her.
She seemed to him little older than the girl he had
constantly carried in his heart. The blue OF her eyes
as they looked to his only little deeper; her ialr
hair was tre darker but as abundant, and her skin
her clothes look ike the suits of city people she
keeps herself up as if she hadn't married her man,
ncighbor half admired, half complained. shes never
borne a child vet who'd know she going on thirty
.vc?"
Nolan pulled of his heavy mitten and seized her
slender gloved hand. As his fingers crushed hers he
saw tears in her eyes He dropped her hand with a
cry Of guilt but he knew it not the physical pam
that had troubled her. She smiled.
Bob you've a beautiful ship. I'm proud that youhave
it, | wanted To- tell YOU that myself. I'm proud Of YOU
Thanks thanks-Louise,' he stammered like a
big boy, and tried to think Of some compliment to
return. You lool, fne-Louise.'
Put on your mitton Bob" she reminded him OF the
cold
Her little hand went back into her muf, and they
stood speaking Of the loading, Of iron and the ice
Mogridge watched them closely from the Macuma.
While his tongue about the weather, Nolan
mind said I'll break his head if he insults her for this
Then he ecolectcd that he could not learn what Aog
ridge would say or do to her. He could not ask: she
would not tell him.
Therefore, 10 spare her difficulty, Nolan soon made
excuse to leave I've got 70 to the trimming Of
my ore"
THE next morning the storm, long threatened and
forcwarncd, arrived Binding snow dry and pow
derry and driven horizontal by the gale, shut out the
lake shut the city back Of the docks and halt hid,
in its whrlng haze vessel from the next loading
a length away At Nolan up the city
a bit OF business, and in department store he hap
pencd across Louise AIogrdge.
"Goodbv Bob, she gave him her hand, anG this
time like him. she barred il