Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-16
SEVENTH INSTAIIMENr.
STUART CLAYTON UNDER ARRu

STUAkT CLAfTON UNDER ARRESI.
~ URING his Jealous excitamant Raxliy
had forgotten. but now remembered.
- that he meant to give Information
which would secure the apprehension Of
Clayton, and he cunninsly rsasonsd that b.
kssptng tho woman In sight hs might also
So the man.
For q vhfls Raxilly nw nothing sxcept
that bundle Of obstinacy under the wistarta.
Had he lifted . single glance to the left, he
must have caught q glimpse Of Uncle Nat
hmrying home along the driveway. full Of
hb great news, that the President Of tho
United States had come all tho way from
Warrington city and grabbed Mister Stuart
Clayton." Already he had selected Dr.. Hum
phreys q nrst limo of communication. and
vas calculating the exact spot nom which
hs would shout, shout loudly enough for Nr.
Razflly to hear and quickly enough to fore
stall hostilities. Three steps fazther and Nat
had begun unlimberins his mouth to horsr.
when he stopped and stuck up his head. lihs
Q nud turtle, At something tha. be spisd In
the pasture.
Tho cherokee hedge does not grow resu-
larry and continuously like well trimmed
privet hedge, but In a succession Of billowy
mounds, similar to line Of low. green hay.
stacks Between two Of these mounds old
Nat bad glimpsed wide brimnaed hat The
man beneath the hat was standing near his
broken panel
.Lawd, Gawd.' he sroaned .Dere's Ms
ter Stuart, done 'scaped away from de con-
stables" Sending one swift glance toward
Dr. Humphreys, who gave no sign Of atten-
ton, old Nat plunged through tho hedge.
when Clayton heard the rending Of bushes
and whiried to meet his enemy.
20! It's you! Natr' he exclaimed guard.
sd1y. did you bring my ansver!.
The terrified go-between made no reply. but
rushed up ana 1erked at Clayton's sleeve
Fer Gawd's sake git away from dis plan
t.tion! Git awayr
mo" Tho whtts man stood fast. -Dad
you dsltver my note7"
.Nsvsr got nary chanc& -seape avaI
Bcspe away.
c1ayton was not to b chased o3. but trisd
10 reassure the Negro. II an leaving soon.
perhaps tonight"
sBstter leave right now. Mr.. Razle's sons
% anktin' 'spicious. Don't yoa Try 70 speak
vid dit lady. II you's bleegsd 10 Do some
arats yo'sef from dis plantation- An. Mls-
tar Stuart, look out fer dam constahles-
Dey'n Be- ct do magnolia trce In 3es about .
mint"
Mats tongue never stopped, neather did his
iegs: hs kept talking - b rushed along
behind the hedge, and scrambled over .
tsncs into the stable lot. where he stopped
70 listen for the drewurks
Quality folks have such peculiar fash
ION Of settling their squabbles without max
ing fuss that Uncle Nat stretched both
ears and never heard 30 much as the pop
ping Of . cap. Tho silence made him
ndgetty.
He couldn't figure how any man could b
rambling around loose after the President
Of the United States had grabbed him Had
Mister Stuart escaped away from the consta.
BILE. or had he and tho President patched up
= gentleman's agreement! OF cosrss. when
the President needed man, he reached down
from Washington City and grabbed him;
then the man had to come. On the other
hand old Nat didn't believe that anybody
would care grab Clayton until Mr.. Josh
Walker mentioned that It vas the President
himself Which made the transaction prop
er and regular. But Why did the President
s< him %, omeial laxity put spoke in