Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-08-05
A FELLOWS LOVE.
By HENRY ", NESTLED.
CHAPTER yI.-lcontlnued.l
By HENRY ", NESTLED.


After some further conversation the |
man Luke ceased to take any further
notice OF the young man, beyond an |
occasional glance. as II he we're trying
to remember where he had seen his
face before. Baynes very shortly after
hut.
As one OF the men had informed
Luke. Mr.. Hall happened to 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. INDUCING in
drunken bout at Sulliyan's. the Bush
Inn" few miles off. the latter diver
sion being much to Mr.. Halls incon-
yenience and disgust.
Sullivan's lightning rum was not
only guaranteed to make men drunk,
but IL had the peculiar effect, after
few days steady drinking. OF sending
them raving mad. This was not to be
wondered at, as 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 Baynes' demeanor since
the arrival of Robert Luke upon the
station. He seemed to have relapsed
into his old moody manner. which he
had apparently got rid OF as he had be-
come used to the place.
| He was now never in the mems hut
| longer than was absolutely necessary
for the performance OF his duties, and
he shut himself up more than ever
away from them all
How precious fond OF that missus OF
/ his he must be-" said Luke one night.
Its queer no ones ever had sight
of her. Hasn't no one for certain ever
seen herr"
Not as ! knows on" returned one
OF his mates. What does It matter to
you II you see her or not? She's an
invalid. that's what she is. And he's
good mate, and provides good grub
all round"
"I'll try and get look at her, and
chance the ducks" retorted Bob
Luke. "wha, right has she to go and
shut herself up7 II puzzles my brains
where have seen that chap Baynes
before"
After this Luke was constantly pry-
ing about In the endeavor TO get a
peep into Baynes' hut. One night he
succeeded in creeping close up to it
without disturbing the inmates. There
was. however, no possible means OF
peeping in. so Luke lay down in the
shadow behind the chimney and list
ened. He 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 a woman walk out
into the open air. A shawl partly con-
cealed her features as she went down
the little garden path to the gate.
Then she stopped for some ten min
utP9 WITH ntT udNk toWdfuS TIE WAlCu-
err. looking out into the night.
Il shall see her better when she 1.
coming back" thought Luke.
But at that moment the lamp insid,
the hut WAS extinguished, and h,
could see nothing more than the shad
owy form of the woman as she turne,
round and re-entered the dwelling.
Robert Luke felt bafY,ed. and his Gu
riosity became keener than ever
! When he reached the hut in which h
slept. he found 1t empty. The mel
were still haggling over their greas.
! cards at euchre in the kitchen.
! Sitting down by the plank table
upon which stood the slush lamp
tin pannikin full OF sleeps fat wit
a rag for a wick-Luke pulled out a
old pocketbook. and drew from it
worn and dirty paper. Unfolding It, h
read the heading, "One Thousan
Pounds Reward" The rest OF tn
printed matter which he read throug
. carefully. contained the description c
Edward Bartlett and Anne Dodson.
well, 1t amt them at any rate" h
, grumbled. as he replaced the paper
, its cover, MAN with fair compile,
ION, gray eyes, shortish--' That won
do. Baynes has dark eyea-is Qui,
middiing height. Hair nigh, dye; b,
eyss-no, 1t amt him, Besides, l ga
/, them both In court when Bill w
tried. have it, he cried, springin
to his feet and bringing his fist dow
with a crash upon the table. THAT
where I saw the face like his. 1t WI
Anne Dodson's! Surprising he is
, brother of Anne Dodson's, and has h,
here in hidingG"
CHAPTER VII.
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