The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-07-20
A JAM AT JUNALUSKA.

A tall young mountaineer, with
flowing hair tossed roughly back, was
playfullly holding a struggling girl
over Tie verge of a precipice that
lowered above whirl of waters
surging through a dismal gorge far
below. The girl was robust and
muscular, yet Anss Granger held her
easily with one hand, while he sauci-
ly shook finger of the other as he
said laughingR: @
"Now, Kate, if you low to fool me
as you have some of the other boys
in the Bend you've gone and freed
the wrong COON" ),
Turn me loose, Anse Granger
turn me loose, say!" she screamed,
for she was really more alarmed than
her rude admirer thought for.
.- AS he held her she chung to his
extended arm, and her usually rudy
face grew pale with anger and fear.
Finally he pulled her toward himself,
half embracing her with one arm.
But when she felt that she was safe
again, she struck him singing
blow on the face, then released her.
self with supreme effort, and sank
down. sobbing violently. Though
the blow must have hurt, he smiled
good-naturedly.
There. now" he said, .'tit for tat,
Kate. You've paid me back. Now
want to know il. you are really tryin'
to serve me as you do the rest of the
boys. You know I love you, Kate.
I've been courtin' you a mighty
long while, md I'm jest obleeged to
have an answer"
The girl looked up with red eyes
angrily flaming.
"Have you!'' she exclaimed. *Well,
then, lid see you in your grave
afore I'd marry you. after the way
you've treated me this very day.
why, Kate"
Don't talk to mo! From this day
On, I want you to keep to yourself
md leave me alone. If the other
boys want to talk to me It's nary
business of yours, Anse Granger"
He turned abruptly and strobe
down the trail leading to tho camp Of
Junaluska Gorge,
Kate Garden stood motionless,
while the flush of anger slowly re-
coded before an after rising pallor at
this unexpected result of her words.
An hour later found her busy over
=. the raftsmen's dinner at the long,
low, log cabin, planted centrally be-
fore the broadest sweep of the river
above Junaluska Gorge. Con Garden,
her father, herded cattle in the sum-
mer and logged on the Junaluska in
winter, while his wife and daughter
cooked for more or less of the hands
The early rains had supplemented
the thawing of the SHOWS on the
"big" mountains, and the three forks
OF the Junaluska were laundering
down the ravine with ever-increasing
power.
A boom was stretched across the
river at Jausluska Basin, against
which thousands of logs were push
ing, as their number was hourly in
creased by the growing floods.
A score or more of mountaineers
we're longing in to dinner from the
woods and river. Anse Granger was
with them, but his CHEEKY voice was
strangely silent.
well, Kate" said Alb Snider, ,sn
oft-rejected, yet ever good-natured
admirer of the girls, ''what was you
a-doin' up about the cliff this
mornin'; nd what's the matter with
Anse, anyhow?'
The men were eating, and Kate
set down plate of cooked greens
before Snider with thump, saying
There's what was a-doin'. If
didn't project around, here and
yonder, it's precious little billed poke
md mustard as you-alls would get
AS for Anse, if you're so curious tt
know what ails him, you'd better ask
him. I'm not mindin' Anse Granger's
business, myself"
Anse said nothing, though hi
!, brow contracted, while Kate gloried
in her independence of speech, a
the expense of an additional heart
ache, as she noted his increasing
gloom.
After dinner the men lounged be
fore the door for while. Owe
Junaluska Basin the sky was clear
yet afar off the great mountains still
wore the gray garb Of mist AM
storm. The thunder of the risin!
river echoed oln1nously to the prac
ticed ear of the lumbermen.
That thar roarin' means NOR
fallin' weather." remarked one 81
fraish are a good thing, but too muc]
puddin' wOuld make dog sick. In
afraid, boys, that boom III go to
night" H.. ~ H.. .. a-...
,.'1f them t'under-heads busts u
yander," said Con Garden, ..there'l
be a jam in Junaluska Gorge befor
long shore. y
The men went to their work O
letting the logs, one by one, through
the boom. Anse fingered behin
long enough to catch Kate by th
arm in the passage between the din
ing-room and the kitchen.
Kate" said he, II hate to sta,
mad with YOU, after all as has passe,
between us. Let's make friends.''
GLANDS off, Anse Granger!" ex
claimed she releasing herself will