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

4As3 the weather At midnight, when he
u turned in, it had been cold enough even
~ for Northern Michigan late in November;
E@y5ZE. hu, during the early morning as the
- t~aightcr Macuma steamed on north, 1t
r.. .....-. still colder. Alogrdge, getting up, saw
...- IS. wifi. had felt the drop in temperature: she
-..f been ,ip and put an extra blanket over INN.
u. could see her dimly by the moonlight as she lay
.r-. up in her bunk on the other side OF the CABIN.
IN. stood and gazcd down at her. Any man IN the
world well might have been proud OF such woman as
r.. wife. Indeed. many men much more OF the world
..r the CAPTAIN of the Macuma had ardently desired
and ,ndcavored to win Louise Melvi She was one OF
those exceedingly people who from plain
.tparcnts are somehow born with heWonder OF beauty
1,i.c, and charm Of face, with 1.-THE, happy symmetry
Y. limb and with sweet, deep sources OF feeling When
She was little girl in the village the straits she mad
i..n marked and admired by the rich summer visitors
az the big country homes and hotels AT trst the women
delighted in her; then came the years When Ihe young
men from the cities paid her court and offered lci"
sclvc, and their chances of inherances and careers
NIogridpc met these men sometimes, when the old
AIgon0,in upOn which he sailed under old man Mel
will made the home port in summer. with BOD Noah
likewise on the Algonquin Mogrdge made common
cause of hate Of the sleek, rich summer VStors' p",
always when the winter that roze over the straits "u
driven AWAY the last Of the of the cities and mad
brongh. home the Captains and crews from the boats
,i-, was there and her heart was loyal Inc winter
,ir,apc WAS her world-thc village OF the OLD homes
Of The farmers and lakcmcn, homes that opened ana
entertained and bazcd with merry brightness ana
warmth when the hotels and the great, tashiohaoe
.,rnrrv homes were cold and dark And the men who
came home from the ships to await the gong out Vi
the ice in the spring remained her people
60 Fred AIogridgc and Bob Nolan ceased to make
- lr,,,o7 cause Each knew that he or the other,
would be Louiscs choice and while she was choosing
the two men worked, ate slept side by SIDE on the SNIP
each learning hate desire disaster tor the ohcT'
~ only those can who have been friends Favor, APP
Darcnt1y. fell TO Nolan; then, swiftly and suddenly,
came the disgrace that put him away. Still IN Mog-
ridges mind Nolan disputed with him possession OIL
Louise. The husband read thought OF his riva when
She uttered words not clearly explained
She was stirring at this moment and, awakening
sat up. "Going out, Fred;
yes"
ITS getting terribly cold. II this keeps up inc lOe
will be over the straits.
aYou'rc thinking Nolan will be losing trip
She made no reply; but shivcrcd and lay down again
Mogridgc, more certain Of his cause for jealousy
stamped out to the pilothousc. lie found that
winter was surely come with the clear, fresh cold OF
tb northern gale which slapped up spray high over the
forecastle Of the sixthousandton frcighcr and had
already frozen the anchors and rails sheatmng
Of ice inches thick which giscned hard and gasslike
under the failing moon
The yellow light from the west, aided by the cold
clint Of dawn showed him the shores on both sides as
Tho, drew together toward the straits Ice gstcncd
along both bcachcS,-ice mounting each moment ana
reaching out and forming foes to pack and jam and
soon boDccssv stopper the strait and lay up ships TIL
sDring Loss of a late season voyage would make no
d;gcr,.nce 10 CAPTAIN Mogridge. He served but as
slipper on pay by the year. hired navigator OF the
chin So his wife could feel no concern Tor him over
early closing of the straits,
The case was different with Nolan Ihs year ne
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