Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1913-1914, 1914-12-03

up at her. and simultaneously she
flliped the round missile toward him
watched him eagerly as he stopped to
pick it up and then thrust 1t hurriedly
in his pocket passing on. She saw
Thompson. the butler. slip hurriedly
out of the door and take after him
Then slight king. as of rusty
hinges. and she stared about her In
mute horror. She was moving down
and walls were advancing forward.
She was moving down and the room
was moving with her
Came a little groan, tremor run
ming through the walls of the room.
walls passing into place where the
room she was in had been Merely a
cage-an elevator had been the bOu-
DOR where she was captive The
machinery stopped working abruptly
She peered over the edge of the room.
for she was merely standing on a tlat
surface so far as one side was CON
cerned. To her ears came the insist.
ent ringing of bell hnddled, black
mass showed almost beneath her.
Crouching upon the floor she leaned
over and gingerly CROPPED at 1t with
her fingers. drawing them sharply back
as they encountered human flesh.
For just a second she faltered before
investigating her discovery. LoubeQue
must have come from her room in this
fashion. 1t might be that in some way
Loubeque had fallen and injured the
machinery. To stop down. take the
papers from his pocket and hide them
between the crack of the door of the
room and the bottom of the elevator
was the work of an instant.
As the room glided gently into place
without so much as tremor she leap
ed down and lifted the groaning mans
head to her lap She had come barely
in time, for the spy was struggling
feebly to get to his feet He smiled
ruefully as he lighted match and
scanned the features of his companion.
For a second he appeared dazed. then
swift CONSERVATION crossed his face as
his hand shot toward the place where
he had placed the stolen papers.
Come" he said quietly. his tones
silky, yet dry and cold and hard,
come, young lady. OF course you I'M
derstand the papers will be found. and
this is merely delaying the inevitable"
He did not wait for her to speak,
merely touched her arm and assisted
MI 10 Stir ls<wI.@
ly. Came the whir of machinery, al
most Immediately shut out. Once
more the room was in motion, going
upward this time. She closed her eyes
instinctively before the mystery of 1t
all When she opened them once more
she was in the place she had left.
Everything was as 1t had been save
for a broken window pane and the
presence of L0ubeque
He regarded her narrowly, still
smoking silently. He opened his lips
as though to speak. then closed them
sharply and stepped to the door, listen
ing a moment. then ringing a bell.
which was almost Immediately an
swered by the butler and the woman
who had first captured the girl.
Hurriedly Thompson explained what
mad happened-the pebble wrapped
strip of white paper which the man
outside had picked up. the manner in
which he had mysteriously disappear
ed. eluding the buffers pursuit, the ad-
mission OF policemen to the house and
the throwing of the spring that lower
ed the girls room to the basement.
And he got out of the way, ehY'
Loubeque frowned thoughtfulIy, then
laughed dry. barking laugh as be
turned to the girl. And with all this
luck working for you, Miss Lucille,
you see now how impossible 1t is to
escape Now l shall leave you alone
20 reflect upon the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
storing the packet to me. Until then
you win not be disturbed even by a
servant You may recall, my child,
that thirst is a very unpleasant tor
ture."
He closed the door behind him very
softly. Not a sound came from with
out. Hunger thirst, solitude-all three
IN this prison, this prison SO much I'M
like prison that 1t was rendered only
the more hideous thereby. And even
though outsiders knew she was being
detained here they could not find her.
could not even secure adequate evil
dence that she was here did they make
an examination She flung herself
upon the bed, burying her face in her
hands and giving way to sobs.
She Strengthened startled by q faint
tnkle against the window pane. Swift
" she approached the window. Upon
the street no one was in sight. She
looked up and espied the face OF the
captain peering cautiously from over
the brick wall above her
FeverishIy she ripped at the netting
which had been within the glass be-
fore she broke it. Carefully she drew
the glass inside ana laid It upon the