Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-30

mitted finally. "But why didn't you come to me
in the first place; why didn't you want to come
to me when you were caught; what do you
pect is to be done with you?"
II didn't come to you because the man who
acted as interpreter is an enemy of mine who
would do anything earth to be rid of mel
mean Hugo Loubeque, the one who spoke with
the Chinese officer when they searched the boat.
They frightened me so I crept into the hold. I
don't want him to know l am on board-he
mustn't know" She looked up into his face with
such confidence in her big, melting eyes that
the embarrassed man fdgetted more nervously
than ever.
Il can pay for my passage when we land"
she added quickly $50 there need be no worry
about that"
Relatives, OH" The captain heaved a sigh
of relief and Lucille allowed his impression to
pass in silence. "But l have no cabin vacant,
young lady"
Couldn't do some work, be cabin boy or
something like that" she suggested vaguely, as
the ships master threw back his head and gave
vent to such laughter that tears rolled down his
weather beaten cheeks.
That's good one," he roared. "By George,
[ believe that would straghten the whole mess
out and make me the master of the first boat
that has had cabin boy since the old sailing
days. Young man." he added with mock gravity,
III take you to my cabin now, where your
enemy will have chance of seeing you. The
steward will be the only in our secret. He
can outfit you and pass his instructions regard
ing your duties at night"
eyes twin stars of delight at the perfect work
ing out of her difficulties She did not care that
the captain mocked her regarding Loubeques
enmity that he evidently thought her foolish,
tom-boy of a girl, adventure bent and addle-
pated Working at night there could be but
scant chance for Loubeque's recognizing her. if
he retained his secretive habits, and it was
usually at night time thatshe paced the deck and
left his cabin alone No position could more ade-
quately have given her an opportunity to search
the mans cabin for the stolen documents and
papers.
The thought of 1t fairly took away her
breath, was Still all-domnant in her mind while
she listened to the stewards instructions after
he had heard the story from the captain She
saw Immediately that her position aboard was
little more than jest of the ships master for
she had little to do save bit of dusting about
the saloons, keeping the main cabin in order,
re-arranging the smoking saloon after it was
vacated by passengers and, in the event of
storms keeping the captain the bridge for
protracted stretches, fetching him hot tea. She
laughed with him at her position was still
laughing when she showed herself before him
in natty white duck suit which made her
slender fragility apparent and more ap-
pealing than She noticed the tender, half
pitying expression that always rested behind the
twinkle in his laughing eyes when he regarded
her, noticed it and-for beneath her fair exterior
she probably desperate q woman with as
desperate, all-absorbing mission as any woman
hving-determined to play upon it continually.
That very evening she found the suite occu-
pied by the international spy. True to the habit
she had observed in him aboard the Empress,
Hugo Loubeque showed himself at night, not
long after the middle watch, his tall form
smothered in a long ulster, the upturned collar
of which concealed most of his features from
sight But, as Lucille instinctively crouched
away before the grim figure of her enemy, she
noticed the bulldog grip with which he held the
cigar between his teeth, it's glowing end reveal
ing the fame in his deep set eyes, She knew the
tension under which he labored was probably
due to the disquietng he had received at
the last moment regarding her escape from the
sick bed upon which he left her. But, despite her
fear, she cautiously followed him when he re-
turned to his stateroom, marking the exact loca-
tion so that she should not be mistaken.
Every night at exactly the same time he
came out upon the deck and, for two nights
Lucille tried to bolster up her courage sufficient
ly to enter the stateroom, but always the sound
of that ominous, steady step on the deck dis
suaded her. On the fourth night she felt herself
trembling with sub-conscious knowledge that to-
night was to be the time when she made her
attempt. Consciously she was positive she could
not force herself to do it but something from