Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16

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path, the outlaw a step or two In adj
vance of his friend. They reached the
horses and were untying them when
the thicket suddenly disgorged the
three men; each held a cooked pistol;
two of these pistols covered Murreii
and the third was leveled at Ware.
"Hues!" cried Murrell in astonish-
ment, for the man confronting him
was the Clans messenger who should
have been speeding across the state.
Toss up your hands. Murrell," said
I1ues quietly.
One of the other men spoke.
you are under arrest!"
eArrest!"
you are wanted for nigger7steal-
ing" said the man. Still Murrell did
not seem to comprehend. He looked
at Hues in dull wonder.
what are you doing here7' he
asked.
waiting to arrest you-ain't that
pIain?" said Hues. with a grim smile.
The outlaws hands dropped at his
side, limp and helpless. With some
idea that he might attempt to draw
a weapon one OF the men took hold
of him, but Murrell was nerveless to
his touch; his face had gone a ghast-
ly white and was streaked with the
markings of terror.
Well, by thunder!" cried the man
In utter amazement.
Murrell looked into Hues' face.
'sYou-you--" and the words thick
ened on his tongue, becoming an In
i~articulate murmur.
Its all up, john" said Hues.
moi" said Murreli, recovering him
self. You may as we'll turn me loose
YOU can't arrest mel"
@T'ye done 1t" answered Hues. "f've
been ON your track for six months"
How about this fellow" asked the
mar whose pistol still covered Ware.
Hues glanced toward the planter and
shook his head.
Where are you going to take me7"
asked Murrell quickly. Again Hues
laughed.
you'll find that out in plenty of
time, and then your friends a pass
the ~c-a around If they like; now
you'll come with me-"
Ware neither moved nor spoke as
Hues and his prisoner passed back
along the path, Hues with his hand
on Murrell's shouler, and one Of his
companions close at his heels, while
the third man led off the outlaws
horse.
Presently the distant clatter OF
hoofs was borne to Wares ears-only
that; the miracle of courage and dar-
ing he had half expected had not hap
pened. Murrell, for all his wild boast
ing, was like other men, like himself.
His %bloedshot yes slid around In
their sockets. There across the sun
lit stretch of water was Betty-the
thought of her brought him to quick
choking terrors. The whole fabric of
crime by which he had been benefited
in the past or had expected to profit
in the future seemed topping in upon
him, but his mind ciutched one I'M
portant fact. Hues, il he knew OF
Betty's disappearance, did not con-
meet Murrell with 1t. Ware sucked In
comfort between his twitching lips.
Stealing niggers! No one would be-
lieve that he, a planter, had a hand in
that, and for a brief instant he con-
sidered signaling Bess to return. Sios-
son must be told of MurrelIs arrest;
but he was sick with apprehension,
some trap might have been prepared
for him, he could not know; and the
impulse to act forsook him.
He smote his hands together in a
hopeless. beaten gesture. And Muir
rell had gone weak-with his own
eyes he had seen Naturalization
he believed without fear! He felt that
he had been gr~ievously betrayed In
his trust and a hot rage poured
through him. At last he climbed in
to the saddle, and, swaying like a
drunken man, galloped OF.
When he reached the river road
he paused and scanned its dusty sur
face. Hues and his party had turned
south when they issued from the wood
path. No doubt Murrell was being
taken to Memphis. Ware laughed
hsrshly. The outlaw would be free
before another dawn broke.
He had halted near where Jim had
his team the previous night
after Betty and Hannibal had left the
carriage; the marks OF the wheels
were as plainly distinguishabIe as the
more recent trail left by the four men,
and as he grasped the significance OF
that wide half circle his sense of in
Jury overwhelmed him again. he
hoped to live to see Murreli hanged
He was so completely lost In his
bitter refiectfons@t that he had been I'M
aware Of q mounted man who was
coming toward him at a swift gallop,
but now he heard the steady pounding
Of hoofs and. startled by the sound,
up. A moment later the horse
drew rein at his side.
"WareI" he cried.