Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
CHAPTER YI.-lConlInnedl

After some further conversation the
man Luke ceased To ,ake any further
notice OF the young man. beyond an
occasional glance. ~ II he were trying
10 remember where he had seen his
face before. Baynes very shortly after
wards got up and went of home TO his
hut.
As one OF the mon had Informed
Luke. Mr.. Hall happened 20 be short OF
hands Just then. and upon applying to
him the next morning he got taken on.
Things went on for some time very
much as usual. There were cattle
brandIngs. breaking In OF horses, and
Sunday kangaroo-hunts. indulgIng In a
drunken bout ~ Sullivan. the Bush
Inn" Il few miles off, the latter diver
sion being much 20 Mr.. Halls incon-
venIonce and disgust.
Sulliyan's lightning" rum was not
only guaranteed 20 make men drunk.
but IL had the peculiar effect. after a
few days steady drinking, OF sending
them rayIng mad. This was not 10 be
wondered ~. MS Mr.. Hall frequently
told his men on the station, for the
chief components were spirits OF wine,
brown sugar and tobacco.
A noticeable alteration had taken
place In Tom Bayncs' demcauor since
tho arrival OF Robert Luke upon tho
station. lie seemed TO have rolnpscd
into hIs old moody manner. which he
had apparently got rid of rs he had be-
come used 20 the place.
lie was now mover In the mems hut
longer than was absolutely necessary
for tho performance OF his duties. and
ho shut himself mp more than ever
away from them all.
"How precious fond Of hat mlssus Of
his he must be-" said Luke one night.
TITS queer no ones ever had n sight
of her. Hasn't no one for certain ever
seen herr
Not NJ | knows on" returned ono
Of h!a mates. What docs II matter To
you II You see her or not? She's an
invalid. that's what she H. And he's
u good mate, ana provides good grub
all round"
I'll try and get look at hcr. and
chance the ducks. retorted Bob
Luke. What right has she To 30 and
shut herself up? 1t puzzles my brains
where have seen that chap Baynes
before"
After this Luke was constantly pry-
Ing about IN the endeayor to get n
peep into Bayncs' hut. One night he
succeeded In creeping close up to II
without disturbing the inmates. There
was, however. no possible means OF
pceping In. so Luke lay down In the
shadow behind the chimney and list
ened. lie could not catch a single
word. II the inmates of the hut were
talking they must have been doing so
In very low tones. By-and-by, how
ever. the door opened. and In the
stream OF light that came from with
in. Luke beheld woman walk out
into the open air. \ shawl partly con-
cealed her features IA she went down
the little garden path to the gate.
Then she stopped for some ten min
utes with her back towards the watch
,er. looking out into the night.
Il shall see her better when she Is
coming back" thought Luke.
But ut that moment the lamp inside
the hut was extinguished, and he
could see nothing more than the shad-
owy form OF the woman rs she turned
round and re-entered the dwelling.
Robert Luke felt banied, and his GU
lriosity became keener than ever.
When he reached the hut in which he
slept, he found 1t empty The men
were still haggling over their greasy
cards at euchre In the kitchen.
; Sitting down by the plank table.
upon which stood the slush Tampa
tin pannikin full of Sleeps fat With
rag for wick-Luke pulled out an
old pocketbook, and drew from II a
worn and dirty paper. Unfolding II. he
read the heading, "One Thousand
Pounds Reward" The rest of the
printed matter. which he read through |
carefully, contained the description of
Edward Bartlett and Anne Dodson.
We'll, 1t amt them at any rate" he |
grumbled. as he replaced the paper In
its cover. MAN with fair complex
ion. gray eyes. shortlsh-' That won't |
do. Baypes has dark eyes-ls quite |
middling height. Hair might dye: but |
eyes--no. IL amt him. Besides. I saw |
them both In court when Bill was |
tried. have it!' he cried. sprlrging
to his feet and bringing his fist GOWN |
with n crash upon the table. That's |
where | saw the face like his. 1t was |
Anne Dodson's! Surprising he Is n |
brother OF Anne Dodsons, and has her |
here in hiding?"
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