The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-05-11

Anse Granger held her
easily with one hand, while he saucily shook q
finger of the other as he said aughingly:
Now, ate. 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 I" she screamed. for she was really
more alarmed than her rude admirer thought
for.
'You Anse!"
Goodness Kate! If turn ye loose, you'll
fail, sure"
As he held her she chung to his extended
arm and her usually ruddy face grew pale
with anger aud fear Finally he pulled her
towards himself, half embracing her with one
arm. But when she felt that she was sale
again, she strurk him a singing blow on the
face then released herself with a supreme
effort and sank down, sObbing violently.
Though the blow must have hurt, he smiled
good naturally.
There, now" said he 'tit for tat, Kate.
You've paid me back. Now, want to know if
you really are tryin' TO serve me as ye DO the
rest of the boys You know how l love you,
Kate. I've heen a courtin' you mighty long
while, md I'm jest oblecged to have an an
aver"
The girl looked up with red eyes angrily
flaming.
Have youl" she exclaimed. "Well, then,
I'D 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 me! From this day on, l
want you TO keep to yourself nd leave me
alone. If the other boys wants to talk to me
it's nary business of yours Anse Granger"
She rose and confronted him, a breathing
statue of feminine resentment. As he slowly
comprehemded her real meaning, his smile
NAL taH inf m nf GYhn
That is all right Kate" said he " You can
let Oh jest As much you please, but | know
that you know how much Pve loved you md
waited on you, nd it you re a-goin' TO let little
foolishness change you in this way, I'll believe
what the boys say about yOu is true-you only
want to make FOOLS of us. But after this, you
can't have your way with Anse Granger
lie turned abruptly and strobe down the
trail lending TO the camp of lumbermen on the
river bank above Junaluska Gorge.
Kate Garden stood m0tIonless while the
flush of anger slowly receded before an after
rising palor at this unexpected result of her
words The lashng of the torrent below fell
shiveringIy upon her ear. like echo of com
ing trouble. Receding from Junaluska Basin
on every side rose The green and saffron mount
ain slopes until they kissed the heavens, appar-
eutly far above ail terrestrial care and passion.
Queen of hearts though she was among
these mountain wIds, she found herself baked
and tortured by the only man ont OF half n
score OF suitors whom she had ever owned to
herself that she cared for in the least. He
had accused her of cruel insincerity. ~iiad he
not spoken with some degree of truth Was
she nos. after all, cOguet?
But standing there, amid the beauty aud
turmoil Of that wild scene-questiOuing her
self closely-she began to feel that things were
not with her altogether as they had seemed TO
be. Nature was, somehow, reft of its usual
charm. Without the sense Of Grangers devo-
ton. on which she had leaned. even while she
quite cherries now.
An hour later found her busy over the RATS
mems dinner at the long, low log cabin,
planted centrally before the broadcast sweep of
the river above Junaiuska Gorge. Con Garden,
her father herde,f cattle in the Summer and
! logged on the Junaluska III Winter, while his
wife and daughter cooked for more or less of
tile hands.
The carly rains had supplemented the thaw-
ing OF tic SHOWS on the Dig " mountains, and
the three forks 0! the Janainska wore thunder
ing down the ravine with ever-increasng
power.
A boom was stretched across the river at
Jgnaluska Basin, against which thousands OF
logs were pushing, as their number was hourly
increased by the growing floods.
4 score or more of mOuutaineers were loung-
ing in to dinner from the woods and river.
Anse Granger was with them, but his CHEEKY
voice was strangely silent.
Well, Kate" said Alb Snidor, an oft-reiected
yet ever good -uatured sdmirer of the girls,