The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-07-21
A FELON'S LOVE.
BY HENRY ". NESFIELD.

and no thought he would be able to
find hls way back TO the station. aud
return carly to the drays tho next
morning.
Mr. Hall became more and more per-
pcxGd about Luke's disappearance.
III he had boon drinking heavily"
he said to his wife. mo one would
feel In the least surprised. But the
man was sober enough. and showed
no signs Of eccontrlcity, so far as can
find out. 1t beats anything ever ex-
purlenced. Perhaps he will turn up In
the morning. and We shall ind a very
simple solution to the puzzle after all
Tho morning came and went. and
day after day passed by. but no Rob
ert Luke appeared.
The mounted police. with the black
crackers secured the country for over
thirty miles around. and left hardly
a rock or a patch Of scrub unsearched.
Every building on the station had
been examined md there only re-
malnod Tom Baynca' hut to visit
Baynes was the FIRST to suggest that Il
should be searched
There's been a lot OF talk, know.
SIR" he said. about my wlfc's shutting
herself mp so. Poor thing. she can't
help thnt-I wish nho could get about
so I should like the sergeant to satisfy
himself that Luke Isn't In hiding
I thorol"
Nobody would be foollah enough 70
suppose he was. Baynos." replied Mr..
Hall, smiling at the young mans anxl-
ETY.: "but We had better. as you say.
look everywhere while We are about
IT,"
Mr. Hall had really secret desire 10
behold this hidden treasure In the way
OF a wife. who was so porsistently shell
tered from the vulgar gaze. Accord
ingly he made one OF the party to ex-
amino the hut.
when the troopers knocked at the
door. It was standing little way open.
Come In" said a low voice.
Half-sllting, hhlf-reclining upon tho
bed which occupied one corner OF the
one room the hut possessed. dressed
in the ordinary printed calico gown
OF working-woman. a shawl over hei
feet, and some needlework on which
she was engaged upon her lap. wa
Mrs. Baynes. Her jet-blnck hair wa
/, neatly smoothed In front and BRAIDED
4 at the back, and her pale face an,
nervous manner denoted tho invalid
4 She wore colored spectaclcs.
! Very sorry to intrude. Mrs. Baynea
am sure" said Mr.. Hall. but W,
- are compelled to search everywhere fol
this lost man. Your husband has nj
q doubt told you about ~"
y Yes. yes" replied Mrs. Daynes. ~
z seems very strange that he SHOULD
Q have gone on like thatl"
a what n nice woman" thought Mr.
Hall. "and good-looklng one, too
a IT'S thousand ptlos that she should
!, be broken down. No wonder Baynes I,
careful OF her" Then no said aloud
4 III we were only certain that he hat
n gone on somewhere. II would be sat.
lsfactory, but We can find no traces Of
d him anywhere. Besides. a man does
not run on In the middle OF the might
n without his boot1, leaving two OF
h three months yayes behind him. un-
1 less he has very important reason
for doing So"
II There was very little for the sergeant
n to inspect In the hut--a deal table. two
l. rough benches the bed upon which
a Mrs. Baynes reclined. and which had
a ma hanglngs or drapery upon II that
n could conceal anything. and one or two
small boxes containing clothes These
N articles made up the entire furniture
! OF the apartment. The walls, which
+, were of roughly hawn slabs nailed 10
4. the frame OF the hut. were carefully
papered over with old sydney Morning
ueralds. while the two small window
=. frames we're covered with calico.
A hut which is built for the dual pur-
= nose OF cooking and sleeping in gem
= orally has large fireplace which en-
. tirely occupies one end OF H. Such a
one had this, and upon the hearth
: there blazed log-hre, beneath a ket-
tie which hung from an iron bar.
Altogether the visit to the hut did
\. not occupy above Ave minutes.
y The sergeant declared himself salts
fed and Mrs. Baynes. rising from the
bed begged Mr.. Hall to stay and ac-
? copt OF some tea
= 1.-THE kettle is already on the boil.
sir" she said,
pray do not disturb yourself. Mrs.
= Baynes." the squatter answered, as she
!, stood up. I'VE are too sorry for hay-
Ing had to come at ALL"
a when the search-party had with
a drawn. the sergeant remarked to Mt.
Hall
il That's the woman. suppose, I've
|. heard 80 much talk about-the one
n people said was mad and shut up
herel"
II 81 dare say" replied Mr.. Hall. "Peo-
A pie say all sorts OF things. She's the
cooks wife. and is hopeless Invalid.
3 but she is very good at her needle,
and my wife Is uneommonly glad TO
have her here. Poor thing. she looks
n very white and mr.
The disappearance OF Bob Luke re-
a malned complete enigma.
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