The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21

Did any break out Of the PADDOCK"
mo, sir; It was Baynes." replied one
4 the hands "He rode up in the
light"
"Bayues1 What ala he como back
ir9"
lie said they were all drunk and
shting down at sulllyan's. and he
ould find no place to sleep In. 80 he
hde home"
lie must 80 back at once then;
ant have those pack horses hanging
Bout down there for days together"
lie has gone. sir. lie started OF at
ayllght."
That's all right, then" said Mr.
lall
When the men who slept in Bob
luke's hut got up that morning. they
iotlced that he had already gone out,
i wonder what made Luke turn out
% early?" one Of them remarked; but
20 further notice was taken OF his alb
sence until breakfaat time.
What's become OF Luke9" asked
t'oekman, as there was no sign Of him
When that meal was nearly finished.
You had better put that stew on the
NE TO keep hot for him. Maybe he Is
out after some Of the horses"
Dlnner-ilmc came, but no Luke; and
shortly afterwards Mr.. Hall happened
to want him.
No one has seen him this morning.
Sir" was the answer he received. 1--WE
can't think what's become OF him"
No one has seen hlm7" repeated
Mr.. Hall. What DO you meant lie
slept on the station last night. sup
posel"
"Ho slept In my hut" replied tho
man, "and turned In as usual last
night / noticed that In particular. be-
cause he was the last In bed. and had
TO put out the light When we awokC
this morning. he was already up and
out, but We didn't take much notice oil
that"
Had his bed been slept lng''
II suppose so. sir. never looked
He went TO bed. am sure. as l la
awake for a good ton minutes after
turned in. and never heard him G.
out"
Come with mo TO the hut and sho,
me bis bunk" continued Mr.. Hall.
The bunk that Luke was in the hab
Of sleeping in had evidently been uses
but the blankets had not been turno
ioWp.
There ia his hat" cried a man, "an
there are his boots on the ground
That's odd anyhow"
Perhaps no put on another pair
suggested the squatter.
mo. sir. Bob Luke had only tn
one pair, which. as you see. are preti
we'll worn through. He was sayir
only the other day that he wished Il
drays would hurry up. as he wanted
new pair"
ut certainly is very singular mus,
Mr.. Hall. "He hadn't been drlnkln
had her"
mo, sir. He's never had n drop
anything since he's been on the static
that | know Of"
did he ever seem queer In his he,
or strange In any way"
Never. bit. cir, Rather the 9TH
way on. There's nothing wrong vii
Bob. He's no more ehanky than
am"
We'll. some OF the men had bett
70 out at once and have n look I,
him. II we do not find him by SUI
down, will send over to Mount Clip
and inform the polce-sergeant The
are black crackers there who will soc
trace him"
Men were accordingly sent out
every direction. and the country WI
toured for several miles around: b.
no sign OF Bob Luke could be disco
cred.
Mr.. Hall began to feel uneasy, VOL
dering what could have become OF Il
man, and. when evening approache
Jack Hall started of to inform n
police at Mount Gipps. some forty mil,
away.
Towards nightfali the pack.hors
arrived with Tom Baynes from sull
vans publlc-house. Mr.. Hall met the
a. they pulled up at the store.
This is a very strange affair abo
Bob Luke. Isn't It. Tom?" he r
marked.
"Yea. sir" replied Baynes. busylr
himself in taking off some OF Il
packs. II heard OF It down at Sull
vans-from one OF the chaps. VOL
der whore be can have got tor"
You came back to the station in II
night. ! suppose you saw nothing
him7"
mo. sir; but didn't look about n
much. as II was all | could do to 81
the track"
You galloped fast enough up pa
The huts. / heard you from the nous
ana thought II was horse broke
loose from the paddock"
Yes, sir; the old mare started q
With me when she got near home. al
couldn't hold her in"
And you saw nothing OF Luke2" h
muster again asked.
No, sir-nothingl"
What made you come back fro
Sulllyan's?"
Mr.. Hall had already been told Il
reason. and Baynes' reply was simp