River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-01
SYNOPSIS

valuable governmental papers are Stolet
by Thompson, follower Of Loubeque IN.
ternational spy, from General Love. whom
Ieoubeque hates. in Manila Loves daugh
ter Lucille flies to a steamer to recover
the papers In order to clear the name Of
Lieutenant Gibson whom she loves.
Loubeque, tampering with the wireless
on the steamer, is hurt Lucille nurses
him in an attempt to recover the papers
Lucille gets the papers, but the ship is
wrecked She is cast ashore on a Pacific
island and is taken by a native chief to
his hut to nurse his sick child.
The native child is restored to health
and the grateful natives idolize Lucille
Loubsque also cast ashore, tries various
plans to recover the papers. but in vain.
Lucille falls into the hands of a trib.
Of ape men. whose leader drops neck
lace OF priceless rubes. which SHE takes
She and Loubeque are rescued fBom the
island by yacht commanded by Captan.
Wetherell.
The girl aad Loubeque are set adrift il
an open boat by Wetherell after she re
pulses the captains advances, and ht
takes the papers
Saved by fishermen Lucille and Lou
beque are in China AS she passes d
house Loubeques diary is thrown to hei
mysterously She tries to board vessel
bound for America. Loubeque RECEIVERS
the papers from Wetherell.
Lucille slows away. is caught and
dresses as a cabin boy with the aid OF
the captain Of the steamer in order to
search Loubeque's stateroom for the pa
peFs. He catches her at work
Loubeque takes the papers from Lucille
Landing at San Francisco she is kid
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LouDeque's house by Thompson.
She throws a message from her window
to the captain of the boat, who passes
the house. and fight follows which Lou
beque wins He Is hurt and she takes
and hides the papers: Thompson tries to
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At Loubeque's ranch in Mexico. to
which Loubeque takes Lucille. the girl is
befriended by mysterious Mexican. who
helps her to escape after she strikes dow
Thompson.
Lucille fees across the border and
meets Lieutenant Carmody. an arm!
friend He puts her on a train for San
Francisco. On the train is Thompson
watching her.
Thompson steals the necklace from Lu
ellie, and Loubeque takes the papers from
her after she enters his house to recover
being a traitor to him.
Loubeque chokes Thompson into sub
mission He takes the girl again to Mex
ico but she fees again with the aid OF
her mysterious friend, taking with her the
papers and the rubies
Continued from last Week.
me morse hesitated at the bank Of
the stream. but Lucille boldly urged
him forward.
''Hurrah. We're across" she said
TO herself. as. dripping and disheveled
she stood upon the right side Of the
Rio" Up and down the bank she
looked for signs of the border patrol
but none was in sight But in the dis
lance she could make out a tiny Speck
The chances were it was one of the
MeXicans But something must be
done if the ranchman was to be saved
from the plot she had overheard
Fiercely she urged her mount toward
the speck in the distance until her
heart sank as she recognized the man
for one of the plotters.
Hours it seemed to her she pursued
the sinking figure until it joined with
two others. Gradually. after a few
miles journeying, a great blaze shot
high in the air, a blaze punctuated by
shots and wild cries.
The three men cruelty dashed their
spurs into the sides of their horses.