The daily sentinel., 1914-06-10
CHAPTER XXX.
The Mysterious other Passenger.

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ASTER, faster, In ever shortening
"A III n circles the creamy foam of savage
LS;NA / waters drew the frail cataInaran
IsEMs toward the ugly, black rock that
NssagS | rose from out it's center, leering
sMs upon the helplessness of the deli
N sxA J cate morsel being brought him
And Lucille, the useless, broken
tAI paddle in her hands, fought des-
wv porately against her fate, though
knowing the bit OF wood could do
boling in calm water much less against this
beething whirlpool.
Instead Of dulhng her brain. the very use
|lesAae.s of her efforts quickened every faculty,
tuned up her natural instinct for life. Quite
sbrlply sdden calm visited her, calm that
letsl spon her spirit Ike q soothing BALM
qui.ling aud easing without being soporiAc. She
desis.ed from her efforts. drawing the paddle
handle from the water with an effort. Her eyes
Mer. alert. burning in their intensity as she
pookod before her staring at the rock that
sesnea % iHa'iiably for her gravestone without
the slightest perturbation.
Bound sid round In the circles OF waters
The fTail cIa, sped Tho nose of the catamaran
spurast ths graspRg whirlpool aside, seeming to
leap iyousg At this opportunity for mag
nifcoai humiliation against the rock instead of
being slowly rent TO bits by the water II had
arsH conquered. For brief fraction of sec
ond tho circular progress was halted, the canoe
o'hs held steady, quvering another force
ssliod y ard tried to fight against the whirl-
po'4 Lucille held her breath. measuring the
slg:h u tins u new hope arrived in hours in
sled OF the seconds 1t really Then the
s'sli aaoi out Of the current and continued upon
It's sA chase toward the rock
II Wa now matter OF but two revolutions
| a. zeal before The end. Lucille Kaw this with
sss- lAi hinched not, yet that refused to hold
sy eIsAd Half way round the circle some in
'Na0' from within caused her TO lift the paddle
~, AFlAlng 1t out even rs she closed her eyes
ssNa'. me contact with the rock that seemed
ue'@oa The stout wood splintered in her
Ahl- Is II crushed against the monster rock,
=. "A'sS II from her grasp with such force that
~. 1'ouh'aFy cry issued simultaneously from
she erouched back a-shudder, her eyes closed
go seeing the end, her lips opening and clos
",nonl mo blessed relief of words. Once
80 80 sne current that had withheld the craft
- on' and fought against the whirlpool.
-Sns knew II was useless, but even this brief
ee''e seemed worth while Something slashed
-. - Re' cheek and her hands instinotively
Ic W eut"hinE' grasping. clinging to the
orsi, "IsS "i creepers let down from the en-
N. a' -4e canoe whirled out from under her while
s.aug there, the savage water leaning. snap
f-s 81 her ieet Came crunchinv 10 her ears
up,. a, ~ta' made her hold tighter upon the
h n. ~ DoSed up, reaching at a higher point
u, 'aHgIe. place where the suction of
"a'aF might be avoided.
sesr.5 - S', 'odned her strength. Times II
b, o,. sue % could not draw herself another inch,
ir,.i au. .ooA AZ the white whirlpool beneath gave
AN n ~ 70 her arms. Reason came to her
war i. le 'a" her progres, was taking her to-
ora ''u q. well as in the air For lust a sec
c.uAg--, "~'eu' then brnvely reached out and
.ar,b t % A'ong the thick vine until she saw the
upop IN. "' then dropped and lay painting
II. we ground, shaking with n nervous chill as
~' ''eton seIzed her
,el, ~ ,uges uI wakened her from the state of
IN III, which followed the chill. She looked
H.. L'ly' now that the dense fnstn.,,es encir
sasn, "ere really pregnable. fearing a new
ava moment before .h, IN ber Io,.,,ness
thin, would have .acrificed almost anv-
she kns 'sI me sight of human being Now that
que w. Hi'' ana men who spoke her own tom
sack afraid nearing distance she shrank
uskind th.a oeen 80 kind to her and man so
pl'ab,orsi' sne realized her chief danger sim.
h@ 10 v9.-s s"n the recollection of what she
thrin.n- she clntched at the little sack.
io1sh; So b,,5 rustic of the papers she had
Meant 10 NJ, 70 gam, AT thought of what they
'od her tho. S~eetheart in Manila The diary
men workiTc =. uuso Loubeque had thousands of
wary Of VIZ " 40 his will. She must be very
~ tL'ioeque again. ''er 'ne jungle
drove AVA N protesting creak of oar locks
wild alarm "sr n, tear suppanting It with one of
ieaviug her ai He men We're going away. were
Iangle wbers -IDne nt mere. She had chosen this
ppret''enee to 'e Knew Hugo Loubeque to be in
VI the minioraa ia'rly certain chance of escape.
NHTld she tbiri. o' inhabitants OF the globe why
every man a worker Of the spy !;