The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-04


ny slow degrees william Luke re-
covered from his Illness no far that he
could get out and walk about a little
with the aid OF stick. Nothing would
now induce him TO touch spirits; and
Sullivan grumbled nightly at having
a lodger who. he declared. not only
occupied his best bedroom" but hard
ly spent enough to pay for his tucker"
stlll Sullivan had one consolation, and
that was that. as the story OF the new
arrival was circulated people were
curious to see this william Luke who
had been condemned for murder and
pardoned
Luke'a one desire was to get strong
enough to 20 ON TO Rodmount and
search for some traces OF his brother.
HE amt there" replied Sullivan, as
he listened to his customers repetition
Of the old story for about the nftleth
time. Didn't Mr. Hall tell you for
certain that the Baynescs couldn't be
the ones you are aftor7 Didn't he zee
Baynes wlfo9 And didn't the trooper
and other people see her and him7 And
aren't they all certain you are on the
wrong track"
, But what made them go on 10 sud
, denly" said Luke. stlll unconyinced
/ "the very day I came up7"
q "Bless the man." cried sullivan. got
ting Weary OF arguing with him
H. 'hasnt Mr.. Han to,n you o~sr AN
Is over again that the chap got a icttel
} saying his sister was III In Sydney7
10 YOU will make a mystery OF overythln
connected with them, why, you will
y that's all I've got to say"
y. But the more Luke thought. and IN
l. more he read and re-road his brother
A. letter. the more certain he felt tina
SO there was something about IN
Is Bayneses which no one as yet sua
poctod,
d" Did not his brother say that on tina
very night OF the 25th OF May he In
A; tended to visit their hutg
as 81 mean to sec her tonight, whothe
AZ or no Baynea Is away fetching som
10 stores. aud won't be home until morn
ing. so now's my chancel"
u" These were the words which william
Luke read az he sat beneath tho shad
,u OF gum tree on the creek side. an
nd racked his brains to work the puzzl
On out.
one day-about n month after hi
L" arrival at sulllyan's, and wheh he Ia
become tolerably conyaleacent-Luk
TO- made M his mind that he would 90
ho Redmount; 30. borrowing a horse, h
he started on.
ar upon reaching the station. he wa
received with every Kindness by th
- hands. who felt a rough sympathy 70
,he man who had come so far 10 Sc
M his brother and had not found him.
In Mr.. Hall, too. had got over the firi
va feeling OF disgust he had entertaine
w for "the gentleman who had bee
drlnklng and had had ATS" and aske
~ MIN IN his klndliest manner TO com
nm with him to the house and talk ma
tiers over
30 81 wish to ssk you several question
az sir" ENld Luke. about things that hay
a. been on my mind"
80 ASK away" replied the sQuatter.
"First Of all. must tell you som'
,oo thing Of my own history" began LUX
neryously.
va THAT is unnecessary. am sure
~, said Mr.. Hall gently. ut cannot POI
al slbly bear upon this present question
mo. sir; perhaps not, but btill
,e- think I'd rather"
Go on, then-I am listening"
on ''Well, sir, entered service earl
lly and was In many a good situation; bl
latterly could not keep my place
ID. The curse OF my life, as II has bee
d. the curse OF many another one, was u
drink. The place where l lived befo
nut I went TO Mr.. Hughes-who. you kno'
was murdered-I left on that aecoun
I checked the master, and he said
had stolen his wine. That was tru
ng However made up my mind on 3
,el ing 10 my new situation to turn oy
lr- a new leaf"
"And you did not succeedf"
mo. sir. l went on very well for
abort time; but, II II ia not wicked
NJ sneak 80 OF the dead, he was a mo
all provoking old gentleman. Frequent