Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-08-19

Eyes, SIR"
"Oh, that's . nuisance! did not
know you had friends out there. Tom"
"A sister, sir, lately out from home.
She Is very ill-indeed, il expected TO
die"
well. the coach will be going down
IN few days"
I'm afraid sir, I cannot wait; I
must 60 tonight"
Tonight? Nonsense, man! How do
you propose to go?"
"On horseback, sir; have two
horses Of my own"
you would get there much faster by
the mall
IL am going to take my wife along
with me-" said Baynes. in a faltering
tone.
Your wife? What next? Surely
she is not in a fit condition for six
hundred-miles ride!"
I'VE might catch the coach at Menin-
der, sir" said Baynes. That would
only be a hundred miles to ride; and
think she can manage that"
Mr.. Hall looked very much surprised.
Baynes, however, remained firm In his
intention Of leaving, and SO at last the
| squatter reluctantly gave his consent
to his departure
TITS the maddest thing l ever heard
Of" be grumbled. Taking his wife too.
above all things; and fiattered myself
We were all comfortably settled and ev-
erything was going on nicely! Well.
it's always the way"
Having. paid Baynes his wages and
wished him good luck, Mr.. Hall sug-
gested the advisability Of his leaving
his wife in Sydney in some lodgings.
and coming back as soon as he had set
tied his business
81 suppose you will be OF at day.
light" he said.
Eyes, SIR replied Baynes.
HE is an energetic fellow, at any
rate" thought Mr.. Hall, "and ought to
get on out there. Plenty of pluck and
energy, with little common sense
those are the true elements Of sue
cess"
The men at the station were by no
| EltduS tidAtd AHG hCWe VI DAY ACo
departure. He had made himself
pleasant TO all. and his good cooking
had added to his popularity.
However, when the sun shone down
upon Baynes' hut the next morning it
was deserted. The door stood wide
open, and, beyond the still smoking
logs upon the hearth, there was no
signs OF its recent inmates.
In the course of the morning a man
: came up from Suliivan's, and said he
wished to speak to Mr.. Hall.
well, what do you want?" asked
the squatter sharply, as he eyed him
with considerable disfavor, knowing
: the fellow 10 be lazy loafer of tho
lowest type.
"If you please, sir. there's a gentle
man who came up by the coach last
: night down at Sullivan's. He's had a
: fit"
"A gentleman down at Sullivan's
who has had fit, eh7"
Eyes, sir; he'd been drinking, and
last night he was seized with fit"
, "a very unusual occurrence at Sulli-
vans I've no doubt. Well. and what
! about the gentleman who has been
1 drinking and has had fit?"
. "He told me to tell you, sir. that his
: name is Luke, and that he is brother
of Bob Luke-him who disappeared
4 and that he wishes to see you"
"Oh, does he? That alters the case
4 You can tell him / will ride down in
S the course of the day and see him
When did he have this fit?"
ut came on soon after he had hi:
I supper, sir" replied the man; "and hi
u had several more during the night
We had an awful time of it with him
sir. holding him down; and Sullivan
: was nearly frightened out of his life. :
s "A good job IL he and the rest Of
you loafers had been quite frightened
e out OF your lives" growled MFR. Hall Il
a himself. well, tell the man I'll lool
n in at him. He'll not die. drink doesnr
t kill people so easily-worse luck."
e Ito be Continued.)