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Show V THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY HORNING, APRIL 16, 1922. that such men never made a Qvtng by tarns Ing along tha big road and skylarking with Negroes fd!r fun. These men were seeking to get something out of him; so Uncle Nat shut his mouth Just tha minute they, opened theirs. Mr. Fatfaoe laughed so much that . a blind man could aee plumb through him. Evidently' he took g Negro for a fool, and tharaaftar yam tallow aaary doaolop-mo-at handed out his Jollies to put Nat In a good im this maaal at Intrigaa, miaatm humor to make him talk. The other wiry weasel with the toothbrush mustache tar, ami myatary. Bictara la yamnmlt , little and foxy Jaws did most of tha listening; a tang Handing fami katwaam aoutkarn nevertheless, old Nat correctly picked him familiaat tka woodland rand mamma at for the boss. Under normal conditions there could be ne hr faacinoting isaman with a hand hitch In starting Nat's conversation mill. mama agmaatriant a political rnpkamaal in His spsrker never failed to respond. The tar atf Salamanca, Cantral Am writ a biggest majority of reasons why Nat strolled ' ami yam, koaa aama idaa at tha pictmr down every day to lie beneath this oak was at Mti Dickaana because he loved to gossip with folks who magma background passed along the road. Gay young planters alary. always stopped to Inquire about Miss Bar Ha tkrQla, ar, ratkar , right DaapHa bars Stark, to send flowers and notes and such. By which philandering traffic Uncle along with tham, Mr, Dickaam kaa writ Nat managed to acquire something more to tka mam aariai im a light ami mo maim ahaaklaa ia aa fall aa at that it "Vthan news. log m Heknew that this pair of tightwad strang- la of aamaatiana. It aaUam itaalt with eta would never produce a dime or a cigar. Vital a a ramp. Yamftt anjay it, tram True, they wore stylish clothes and drove a lfata aponing aneamtora tatka grip, ,7, flee car. which was no earmark of quak trash now ity, as swarms of poor-whit- e ping climax, ami yaaiU agraa that tka went gallivanting around In automobiles. amtkar kaa aamai a plaaa among tha Furthermore, Mr. Tetface talked too nice Blum Ribbon noaaliata. to suit old Nat. entirely too nice. The - Baaidaa baing am amtkar, Mr. Diakaam Negro suspected them botlu "" Bo when Fat "face leaned out to sayt la a lawyar mmi a miaraarraapamdani. 1 beg your pardon, but would you mind Fifty-fam-e y aura aid, ha kaa mara than stepping hero a moment?" he clinched Nat's a daman baaka ta hia araiit andlnaddi. hunch that they were fixing to meddle with Ham namaraaa ahart atariaa ami apodal ( somebody's business. . articlaa. Tata at kla naaala arm Tka As Undo Nat began to rise every one of his seventy odd years seemed, to hit, him Black WaWa Brood an J m Tka Doha He limped up )from the" at DaaiMioyara.m Mia homo ia im 7 simultaneously. . ground Uks an aged pointer crippled with t . Vickabmrgt fiwa. rheumatism a disease which always timed Its attacks at a moment when crafty old Nat was preparing to assume the defensive. FIRST INSTALLMENT.. After adjusting onsdangUng gall us across t The his shoulder he shuffled toward their ear with )bi Hunt. . . a queer sort of duck legged gait, and a pair iha was ocary In th of loose trousers flapping about his shanks. THERE thatnothing particular automobile yet transparent yes met their gaae with sneaked up behind Uncle Nathaniel c His it childlike amiability, and bib Umil stood ' Stark with euch abruptness as to rive f front gats. The him the hunch of something unpleasant that - - broadly open as tha majors strangers congratulated themselves. Here was just about to happen. Before that car .was a slmple.nunded person and they would cqmewhlrBpr so rapidly around the curse ' , him try. at walker's store Uncle Nat had seemed to fiump I beg your pardon, began Mr. Fatfaee; . be the able proprietor of a east and vacant world. Not even a rabbit stirred In the dusty . but can you tell ms whoso residence road, nor did the raucous sole of a Jaybird 7 this is?" Suttlnly, suh, ruttlnly. Bis Is Bennlnton mock him from the tree tops through which " Plantation, whar Major Kenneth Stark lives he glimpsed here and there a patch of empty at Bars his name on de mall box." It did not escape Uncle Nat that both the Everybody and everything seemed to be had read this' name, painted In. strangers' suited or which somewhere else, gone asleep, the old Negro, who craved solitude and peace T black letters on a whits box. Then why ware they asking him? Nat' pointed at tha mall for that after dinner meditation. He had not box and stood pat Mr. Foxyjaw bobbed his slept, hot a wink; hed swear to that on a head one time, same as a minnow nibbling at stack of Bibles. He only lay flat on his back ft cork r beside the road, contemplating the foliage Ah? Major Stark?" Mr. Fatfaee pro above him. In that hazy and delicious state tended that he was Just catching on. Then of mind that opens the portals to slumber that water must be lake Marmlon? And, if i land. I remember correctly, that big white house Then a ear shot around tha curve. Up went Nats tousled head, which might have ' on the far side, that should be tha Marmlon - plantation? - been mistaken bunch of grass mesa,-Like was to turn a suspicious mud turtle making ready Uncle for It Nat unnecessary to tumble ctr hli lof.Uhel Hal craned his- and look In the direction the Strangers Indi Interwhich neck and Squinted at the threat cated. Beyond the level cotton fields and , through a rift In thejrillows which fringed rupted his dose. No- - considerate perron would have water Nat well knew that they could see truded. Uncle Nat was attending to hla own - the whits columns of Mansion bouse on d western banks of the lake. affairs, drowsing beneath an oek g.htch flanks tha left poet of Major Starks plants There stood Marmlon house, say anything? tlon gate. At that time of the afternoon' 11 to show for Itself.'' The Negro fumbled his might appear that an automobile Journeying hat brim with both hands, and respectfully openly along the public road should not have Inclined his head, the very embodiment of at It circumstance. sinister constituted Plenty tentlon, while permitting them to gase at of autos rounded 'Walker's Bend, fetching Marmlon house until they got tired..as whits folks from as far south Vicksburg. " Bo thats where the Claytons live? " said And from the northern direction three young Fatfaee. Memphis men traveled regularly, but sepa- r Egzactly, suh; egzactly." rately, to visit Miss Barbara Stark. Do you know the family?" afraid of automobiles, wasnt Uncle Net Me? Know de Claytons? Suttlnly, suh, ' whether they bonked or whether they didnt suttlnly." honk.' This car never opened Its mouth, - - Know the Claytons? Who could possibly-knolike a dog on, noiseless and-swifthem better? . The memory of Uncle - j Altoto bite. means and that doesnt bark Nathaniel Stark loved to dwell upon a golden hunch that felt a disagreeable gather Nat era when the two families had been Intimate. thoss fellows la the ear were contriving to But now, after the political fight, the lawe business.-Unclmeddle with some of his suit, and the duel, no Clayton of Marmlon Nat believed In hunches, and they could ever be mentioned In the presence of. cam true. For Instance, not twenty mingrim old Major Stark. Which was further utes previously, from one single glance at reason for Nat to shut up stupidly swhen Mr, Major Starks woodpile, he had experienced Fatfaee began shooting so many questions a labor saving hunch that by subtracting ' at him. himmif from the proximity of her kitchen Hadnt Mr. 6tuart Clayton been absent Aunt Calline wpuld soon be yelling, Natl for years In Central America? " Hadnt he Nat!" and that when Nat showed up missing been seen the last few days on the plantathe would Aunt Calline conscript Seymour, tion? " Waa there any bypath along which chauffeur, to chop a turn of wood for supper. they coud approach Marittlon house without Events figured out precisely that way. using the" public road?" It appeared that While Nat was reposing languorously by tha roadside he grinned as he listened to - Mr. Fatfaee went sloshing around th coun- try with a hide stuffed full of questions Aunt Calllnes fretful voice, duly followed Like an artful dodger, old Nat ducked by the strokes of Seymour's ax. Presently before their du tile. fire. Exevery whlch-way the ax had hushed and toilsome clamors no cept for th warning hunch h might have longer vexed th calm of Bennington. The reeled off a rigmarole about how Major wood having been cut by proxy, Nat rolled Stark and General Clayton first got cross-way- s over for his second nap, but got Instead his STUART In politics, then fell out over their second hunch that additional trouble wad boundary line; then traveled back and forth being thrust upon him In the shape of an " " to th courthouse for yean, then fought a automobile. ' And yet on this placid slimmer No, suh. Yonderotan, boss, befo dat duel on th lake bank, where Major Stark got Yankee war old Miss writ dowfl de ' day, when southern winds blew softly and il stiff leg. of all her niggers In a book, an tuk dat green young cotton promised an abundant age Nat hadnt felt suspicious of these book wid her to Saint Louey; den sho lost ' It harvest, there seemed no external reason for Nats apprehension concerning the occupants , - strangers be would have turned himself loot It. Bats how com non o dess Beanlnton to brag his proudest brags about ths hoy of the oncoming auto. Neither was there an niggers aint got no age." -- .Internal reason for discontent -- JL hood .of Mr. Btuart CUyton. For hadn't It r. Foxyjaw glared ! Mr. Fatface. and He had Just succeeded In surrounding a been old Nat who taught the youngster how' , Mr. snickered, back at Mr. Foxyjaw; . Fatfaqg chink-- most competent dlnnerv fllUng every to ride and shoot? Hadnt the little fellow ft r.f ,, ft Uftft . , JJ. As ,rf ft&A C? . - eyaa. UUUf (IUUMV i.HI blip VHr delighted to run away from Marihion and such an Idiot? ft . ft., U. ft ftft ft ftft ft ft sion of Indigestible grudges. No grudge come to Bennington, eager to play with Then Mr. Foxyjaw got redder, and cam could flourish upon the hearty soil of BenUncle Nat? Didnt Nat remember Us won-- . to the bat again with another question, But . Star's. wide open doorways derment when little Stuart first discovered nington. Major youre an old man? " extended their welcome only to the gracious Miss Barbara, a wee, red, squirming baby In and out all of malice, life, shutting things .her cradle; and bow curiously he had prodded an Suttlnly, auh, suttlnly. . Nigh sebenty, right tolhle ols fer my sgs. closing In silence upon their one ancient antamong th swaddling clothes to investigate " And you 11 v In this vicinity? , moeity the Claytons across tha lake. what manner of creature it might be. When the auto first butted In upon hla Nat loved, to think about thoee happy days Live in dla slnnlty? No, auh, no auh, not serenity Uncle Nat blinked both eyes and before the lawsuit and the duel cam up, bema, I stays In dat whitewashed cabin Jes watched with growing suspicion as th thing fore General Clayton took his son and went behind d majors big house. See it yonder?" rolled nearer. Instinctively he mistrusted awky. Neither of the Claytons had ever re I mean do you Uv in this neighborthe fat man at' the wheel, and felt an even ' turned, but since last Thursday the Marmlon hood?" Jawed for little the foxy greater hostility tenants were saying that young Mr. Stuart Egzactly, auh; egxaetly." weasel who sat beside him. Both thg strong. was at home. These were things which old Mr. Foxyjaw bad the kind of meuth that not as sized were them er up white, but Nat and have but Nat told, shuts up tight, like a bear trap. Hs did plenty more,, ' being his kind of folks. It never pays for didnt.might tha snapping, while Mr. Fatfaee did tha aipil-Inof Negroes to mix up with the wrong-so- rt Do you think," Fatfaee persisted, "that Old Nata countenance went, even whits folks, so Nat would feign, to be asleep Mr. Clayton Is over there now?" blanker as Mr. Foxyjaw leaned clear out of and let the car pass by. It did not pass. It " Mebbe so, suh, mebhe so. Old Nat' the car and demanded: stopped. The fat faced man leaned out and cocked his bushy head to one side, and pon"Do all th ;.colored people down actath. looked straight at him with a far too Jovial know as Uttla aa you know?" derously considered. "Mebbe so. Ef be salutation: Some of em does; an den agin soma of aint at home, sub, den mebbe hes some Tbs top o the morning to you. am doesn't Je cordin to delr burning." place els. Bleeged to be one or tother, Some whits folks can set free and easy , From tha way that Mr. Foxyjaw spoke, cordin' to de way I Aggers It" with Negroes, and some dont know how. colored people" end down Both strangers listened Impatiently to th those words, By In tuition old Nat always parted the sheep ' south," old Nat felt aura that ha came from Negro's rambling answers, until Mr. FOxy-Jafrom tha goats, and never crocked his face some place up north and resented a foreign--eri- a got provoked and himself took charge of as hs answered these goats with appropriate the grilling. Imputation of hla Ignorance. It was How long have you lived here? " 1 quee necessary tor him to demonstrate the IntelGood evenin, suh. tioned curtly. ligence of his race and section. "Could I trouble you to step here a mo 1 "You are 70 years old?" Mr. Foxyjaw Since 1 was born. suh. ment?" Mr. Fatfaee smiled. y "What Is your age?" continued, with a sneer which riled th Me? Suttlnly, suh; suttlnly." , " Bless Gawd. suh. I aint got no aga." No matter how genially Mr. Fatfaee might Negro. "You have lived In this neighborhood for seventy years and can' give no la-Got no age? endeavor to conduct himself, Uncls Nat knew REATHLZSSLY yam gallop with , tAa Myatariaaa Haraammm tJU aphritai action at thia , Blma JUUmintM Thm Want mi Man,m by Harris Dickaam, and kraatkUctly rT) - 4 s. B v hre - lnthe Why-shoul- - but-rushe- t, K -- v , r. .:-M- I -- -- V m ft V- g. w 4 IS-- re - Interview between th whits men and Unde Nat When he saw that they were shout dens, be kept himself concealed and hurried north, along the edge of th road, then ateped to wait for ths car,. Well! " asserted Mr. Foxyjaw, folding the paper from which he had Just been reading. Thats the official description of Ciayton. He usually wears khaki riding breeches, light gray coat, and a broad brimmed panama Mr. Razllly stepped backward and sauntered to th house. When the postman came Jogging along In a Jumper, hla old gray mar kicking up the dust, he found Nat hs usual at the gat a to - meet him. " Hello, Undo Nat." he called out cheerily; hows everybody?" Fine, Mr. Edwards, fine." Herea the Majors papers, and the letter . hat" that Mrs. Raxillys looking for. So long. Shucka. Mister!" Old Nat broke out See you on my way back. Glttupl And his laughing aa he slapped his thigh. "Now flea bit mar went Jogging on. . yea's prankin wid me. I sho would love to This pleasant colloquy occurred twice each see Mister Stuart In dem does. Dat boy day, once Immediately after dinner on th up used to scamper roun dla place' In hla shirt trip, and again just before supper, when Mr. tail. Lordee, how chlllun does grow up." Edwarda returned aouth. Neither of them If he had so desired old Nat could have could Unger, for th carrier had his route to added a far more convincing detail to their and th Major kept shouting from hi a jagged scar on the Inside of cover, description gallery. " Hurry, Nat! Where the devil are young Claytons right forearm, three inches you gone with my papers! The only way to above the wrist For Nat well remembered get along with Major Stark was to hustle the morning on' a camp hunt when that when he hoUered, and Nats queer Uttl legs pestiferous little Arthur Morris boy had ehot like a bowlegged duck began waddling Mister Stuart with a rifle which had no busitowards bom. ness being loaded. Of course, Nat rememIt was two hundred yards from th main bered, but tbs excessive curiosity of these two strangers warned him that he waa ml-- ' road to Bennington house. - A broad, drive ' way curved among tbs pecan trees and . ready talking too much with his mouth. rounded up lazily at th steps of a low So -- ha shut. up . again,' aa Mr.- - Foxyjaw chuckled: rambling resldenoe, If Uncle Nat had actually been Sensitive te(he trouble hunch he '7 We havent knowtrClayton quite so long must have recognized th signs From afar as you have: but wo are old palo, and thought off he could aee them sitting side by side we'd drop in to aee how hes getting on." upon the top ftep, with, bright eye eager for Egzactly, - suh- :- egsaetly.'t The negre war letters pretsy brewn Barbara gtark an tuntod and pototed.-- 'Jes hit' dat big road her house guest, th even browner Adelaide an toiler U roun do lako. Tain't more'n five Xwesuch women, working together, " RaiUly.. mtleote Maralon;"''w''",,'' were hound ta brew'trouble. But wo mint be eure to' catch him at Mr. RasUly mixture of French and Spanhom." Mr. Fatfaee tried afl hla blandishi ments. Couldn't you allp over there anti - ish blood she wa a trub creole bad given - her an oriental underflow which molderet And out tortus? 7 j .7.71 " 'beneath th rich dark olive 0 alluring In A gleam of confirmed distrust brightened f. In Nats eye. Every negro was familiar with Jreole glrla. But It was wind and tun and . door activities which tanned ths tha constables trick of sending a stool pigeon Cheek of Barbara. For whera Barbara's an ahead to spotT their quarry beflir they sleeves were rolled up, and where her shirt showed themselves. Warily on guard. Uncle , waist opened at the throat, there showed th Nat wore an even more guileless smile of fairer ekin. smooth end whit as an egg the!!. innocence as he gazed up and replied: She perched upon Jth top step, tike a trim i Suttlnly, suh,- - eutttnly. I could manage and alert thrush, with two bar arms; com--wi- d to hobble over dere. But Lordee, mister, j dls rheumatls o mins, yo' car kin jnakt potent to take care of herself, and a lithe slim body which tingled with all th dancing It to Marmlon an' back agtii whilst I'ny devils of delight. Adelaide waa demurs sad studyln 'bout Axin' to git ready to start," See this? Foxyjaw flashed a five dollar different and delldous.- - ft ft -- t bill. Hsv you eeen Stuart Ciayton within - Even ftad old Nat been Keeper of the . ' the last two Or thres days? " Grand Zombi the sacred voodoo serpent It Uncls Nat liked th looks of that five dollar .would have strained his prophetic clalrvoy bill, but didnt Uks ths looks of the face ancy to connect this pair of trouble makers behind it on Starks front steps with a certain "I I seed Mister Stuart Clayton? You 7 pairMajor of nipper which he had seen on th mean seed him my own self? Lemma study, back seat of Mr. Foxyjaws automobile. But suh; emmy ponder." Nat scratched his head ' Nat wasnt studying about nippers as he and deliberated, then spoke very slowly: waddled toward tbs house with his mall. He "80ms niggers contend dat he done rived was wondering how Mr. Florlan Razllly had some back home; an den agin niggers epute got back from tbs road so quickly, for he c ' dat bs aint. .Nobody cant place no pend-easaw ths creole now pacing the majors gal- in what n nigger says, . ' ! lery Vary wsU," ordered Mr. Foxyjaw. "Go Huh! Mr. Hassle sho did hustle back la and see whos right. Heres five dollars In a hurry." 7 advance. Well pay you ton more when you Th new and old rdglmee la southern life return with our tipi were typified by thro men on th gallery"' - That word " tip " sounded powerful Uke a ' Majbr Kenneth Stark himself, stout and ' constable, although the flvo dollar bill crinshort end rotund, with a Blsmarcklan mui- -' kled mighty pleasantly in Nats hand. Ha tache; and ths taller, thinner Doctor Humph felt It over and over with lovtnf care, while With' a grtaled beard: nk Robert E. ' Mr. Foxyjaw to! J hlm What to do.' Lee. Both wore their coats In deference to Meet us at dark under that big tree. ladles. Not even their age, nor the relaxa Ee lt 7 Mr. Foxyjaw pointed to the spread- tlon ef home, could lessen this long Ingrained ing magnolia which overhung a corner' of Major Starks alfalfa pateh,- - And get They sat conversing quietly, tha ty dollars more." Mr. Foxyjaw doubled hi major holding Ala stiff leg straight before bribe, and old Nat placed on foot on th him, while on hand tested upon the knob of a heavy can. Every detail of their simple running board and began to take notice. For a dens appearing negro, old Nat personalities harmonised with maghotfai end pretty nearly got th hang of what they myrtles, with generous galleries, with th 7 wanted. By adding " tip and pal and squar white pillar and open hallways of ' catch" to hie previous hunch, ho figured . Bennington house. They belonged precisely that these strangers were not distributing . where they were, and Mr, Florlan Razllly did five dollar bills for lh sport of pMying a not. Yheeo two were old. time planters, and frlbndly jobs on Mr. Stuart Clayton. This a city easy going; Razllly was noUou simmered in Nats mind whlls ho . man, young and restless. listened to their additional Instructions hs had' cost his aside Ia bis flung Razllly must hurry at one to Marmlon return to shirt sleeves, a sUk of ultra strip and th magnolia tree with the tip it Btuart pinkish hue wearing white flannel trousers Clayton were at home, then Nat would guide and. pipe clay ahoee, Mr. Florlan Razllly th stronger to the beck door of Marmlon, ' smoked hla cigarette and paced th gallery. ' ' and surprise It master. At turn or so he paused and listened to eVery "Above all," Insisted Mr. Foxyjaw, keep whet the girls were saying, for Razllly lmag a still tongue." ined that they chatted more freely when be "Egzactly, suh. Dont let on to nobody , was out of turns and hearing. At then Den X gits twenty dollars mo? " pause Adelaide glanced up to catch her hus"Ye. Twenty." band's mood, as she lived In dread ef his Having one broken th ice. Old Nat promfluctuating temperament" But that waa not ised plentifully, and th car began to roll. th only reason why she kept glancing up, At dark. Under the magnolia," Mr. Fat-fatfor Razzlly had guessed right th two girls emphasized the final injunction, and , did have something hid between them, pres- turned an his gas. Then, as the- - car passed ently th keen ftced and sharp eyed Razllly by him, old Nat batted both eyes at somestepped within the hallway, whera be began on seat. rear saw th ha For tb thing to Joint up his fishing rod. of Uprobe had fallen, and there lay a pair , . .After Florlan had removed hla chitling surebiny handcuffs veillance the chatter on the steps broke out, Aa their automobile disappeared around th curve, old 'Nat stood gaging after th lowering Into confidential whispers, then r!e Ing happily in tha effervescence of their comInquisitive strangers, and mumbling to himmon girlhood. No less pretty, Adelaide, the self.wife, seemed even Younger end far more of Huh! Got nippers, same as constable. a child than Barbara: tor th lovely creole An dem whit men tho does Itch to (It holt wee married from a convent which one short o MlsUr Stuart" It baing a matter for deep consideration year ro had marked the frontiers of her - . tha negro eat down again to ponder, sad to world, liow she waa nibbling at the edges of wait for .tha postman who constituted his - life, and tasting, and fearing. , CLAYT0N. excuse fer banging around, the gat. Bark AS old Net cams in sight h added an ft, ' ran Sad back his thoughts persistently to the eztra dido to hi shuffle for th benefit of th formation about Etuart Clayton. I font be little boy who had grown up. and gone away, ladles. Both girls Sprang up and raced , llev you know him." and was now returned to Marmlon. Despite ths gravel walk toward him, clamoring: along " Me? " Th old man bristled UP- - " Huh! th litigation and tb family feud, Nat's memfor ui, Uncle Nat? Got a lot-- , I knows dat boy same I know my own ory had remained loyal throughout ths silent ter Anything for me?" , to b reed chlllun. Me an his pa .used years at Bennington. Nobody and nothing ' mad a bluff Miss Adelaide," Nat Dunno, could shake his faith In that buoyant child friends, spselal good friends." at reading tho addresses. " Mebbe dlens fer- Bol. Youre an- - Intimate acquaintance of who ued lo lov hurirThen why were . you. 1 cant make out oech hen jcratchy the family?", . these men with the nlppero ac eager to deep Wrltin WiduUl iu pecka." . , ...fc-f- t, , ft. ft . v - y.ftft-- ft cea wt .t Aft ... 1. ft f y -- eft4ift bad avon old Tne waylaid afty 7-girls i, home? straightened up with pride in bis aristowhen Major Stark got tb feet from house, Persa on shore thing," be decided. cratic eonnsetimis. up and hobbled to the steps, impatient for hla Mr, Foxyjaw asgligantly twirled a wateh "Fat bleeged to tot dls new atralght to Vicksburg , Herald; yet ha retrained from Mister Stuart. Suddenly he rose, and stood, ' charm as if tbs matter eut no Ice with him the negro until Nat should give all e nd listened, pricking up both ear Uks a - calling and inquired: " But new you might not e Then- a pink shirt attention to- this young man if yeu saw hint" wary rabbit. and striped flannels flashed past him, down Dat car don stopped agin? How come?" Ms? Huhl I bin shut befs eyes an pick th steps, and Razllly took charge of the As en born to th trad of woodcraft, old dst eelt eut of a pasture full." mail. stole from th road drew and bead Nst men away their twe th whit Then put "Mine didnt come," he spoke fretfully, beside it the which ' cloe together over-Mr. noiselessly underbrush, through paper, or jruu, Adsla-de- , or leaf a a without rustling crackling twig. Foxyjaw produced from hi pocket, and rnd: take the rest." Here, Nat, was turn th car first ths Beyond standing Stuaid Clayton, age about thlrtywoe?" Had RSzilly been a different sort of man - etUI. and Nat gave a start to see Mr. Florlan .Barbara Old Nat nodded bis bushy head. might have supposed that be wat Razllly whispering with th strangers, Black eyas and hair? Swarthy commeddling just to teaae them. But there Iluh! " he grunted. - Pears like Mr, Hasplexion? Slight mustache and goatee? A seemed a peevish spirit behind it, and per sle's teUln m whet to do." bads ever six feet? Height about on hunhaps Bara bars did him an injustice. She fell . Nor was the fyiegro very far wrong; nedred end elzty." her face growing hot and her muscles tight groes rarely make mistake In sensing th At each turn the negro kept nodding, but-momen. enlng In resentment against a man who as whit Mr. of attitude and his RazlUy and. b when th toward doubtfully sumed to censor bis wifes correspondence tome had wife from beautiful New Stuyoung Mebbe up mebb ee, Mister replied: sub; art Jo den grewed up dat much. But when " Orlean to visit th 8tarks on the very day While she ached toa slap his face she on!) turned aside with shrug to signify how after Stuart Clayton had reappeared at I fust knowed film he vrarnt gne high to n ' shed handle a spying husband. Nobody thought of connecting th hopper grate." Slight aa was her gesture, Razllly saw tm two events. So far as Nat knew Mr. Razllly So Intent they were that neither th strangput his shrewd Interpretation on it that the had ns bualncas in Bennington except to go ers nor Uncls Nat suspected another pair of eye spying upon them. A hundred feat girls were concealing something from him-O- n fishing and to lie all day long in' a hammock. woman is difficult to watch; but the team But th negro remembered it now he had northward, just whore the road curved, Mr. He won work of two become invincible. twic seen Mr. Razllly talking with tenants Florlan Razllly, th young ereol guest ef dered why they took such long rides to from Marmlon plantation. Major Stark, was crouching behind n clump I got to sklwer bout dla," he said, and ef sassafras bushes, watching and listengether. Why were they forever whlsperln apart? And why their sudden silence wher ing. Plainly hp did not belong to these began creeping nearer the automobile, when he drew near? In a womans life there coult he heard the postman whistle, while Major woods, being fastidiously dressed In light be. but a single object, and Razllly suspected flsnnois, n pink silk shirt, and nsektl of Stark's veto called from the front gallery. a man at the bottom of this, , Hers, Natl You N,atl Get the papers." many colors. Although beyond bearing of To be continued. The postmans approach had also wsrned what passed. It was evident that Mr. Razllly net only know but fait deep concern ia this ) Mr. Foxyjaw to move ahead with bis car, as ICoryrifhU IS'.'?,! BJ Harris -- 5 f j t ,. a . - c - y. , . ro-ogniz- tha-Jadle- -- a , re Mar-mie- n. , a I X WJI |