Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-24
"JIST IN TINE. -

The sun was slowly lifting a rosy
crown from the head of the tan king
mountain" III eastern Kentucky. Twl-
light was slowly creeping up the valley,
leaving black throated tunnels yawning
beneath the trees that crowded each side
Of tho creek- With quiet chatter the
chickens were gathering beneath the
trees In the front of old Bill Copfeld's
log cabin. giaEeing about here and there.
seeking the best bCughs in which TO rest
through tbs coming night. y whip
poorwin was lifting its weird, monoto-
nous shrieks cat on the mountain side at
the rear OF the house. Beyond the yard
secce in front, on large oak. sat
young man and young girl The lat
ter was Nellie Copfeld. the prettiest
girl in all the country round" The
former was her big, rawboned. but
withai handsome lover. TIN Holbrook.
The two had been quarreling. but now
q short truce OF silence had intervened.
The young giant sat with his head ben:
over, vigorously, but unconsciously,
whiting on q pine shingle. The girl
sat twisting her fingers, making the
joints crack. and ever and anon flash
ing q detecting glance at her lover. DC
easi0nally her sharp look would en-
counter his. and then two chins would
suddenly drop toward two breasts
Finally tho young man, with u sudden
impulse. arose from tho log, brushed
away the shSvings that chung TO his
clothes. ard said:
WAL. guess it's time fer me ter be
gittin outer this"
Ths girl glanced up. and with sug-
gcstion of sarcasm in her tones said:
I'm surprised at ye wantin to go so
sudding. l thought ye was havin an
awful nice timer
Now thar amt no use in We tryin ter
take Up that AT quarrel agin- / don't
feel Ike it. got up ter tell ye goodby.' =
''Thar's plenty o time yit ter tell me
that. The moon amt hardly up yit. Ye
don't want ter 20 off in the dark. Ye
generally stay nearly al night. What's
yer hurry now?' The girls tones were
full OF affected pleasantly, and her eyes
glowed with soft radiance through the
gathering darkness. At the beauty of
that EyturIed face MS joints weakened,
and down be sat again beside her.
lie turned 10 tho girl and said with
some desperation:
II love you. Nell, and We know it"
90 course do returned the girl,
laughing.
II cant hep Iovin ye."
81 know you can't"
81 loved ye the fust time I ever seed
ye.-
sYes. you did THAR
That's jis' why ye treat me like a
dog.
IL DOME trsa. ye Ike dog. Tim
eye don't
"No. sun. I don't"
I'D like ter know Why
because Tn alters good an pleasant
20 ray dog
Herr the girl laughed aloud, but Tim.
exsspers5ed beyond any further endur-
ance. leaped Up. mado a rush for his
mule. mounted it and dashed furiously
away.
As the echoes Of the mules hoofs died
cut IN the night remcrse spraug up in
the hesrt of this little mountain coquette.
"Oh. goodness she cried. wonder
what gCs inter hun ter treat me that
away Jns jumped Up ga rln of an never
sed nothin. He's mad about somethin-I
know be ia What could it be- never
seed such Z fellow in my life. iis' flies all
Or pieces. an a body never kin tell what
its erbout. Well. I recSin il wud BE- all
for the lest If be stays ulad-if be Is
nad. Anybody that scks The fool that
AMY why they'd Be- no lviu with EN-
srssr they'5msrTiei % EN- never viii
speak u hin agin- Lorsiy goodness.
know I never done nothin- Wonder II
D. was certain mad and won't never try
- make mp with me no uloref And the
poor. injured little maiden smashed two
biz tears an ha~ -ret--. ulu1nn cheeks