River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-22
CHAPTER XIV.
Exit Hugo Lou beque

Exit Hugo Loubeque.
TERGEANT DAILY. plain clothes
man of the San Francisco po-
lice department. showed scarce
So ~ sign Of interest as he was
assigned to the mysterious case at the
St Francis.
Swiftly he took in the salient details
of the house detective, the discovery
Of a mans dead body in the suit of a
young woman who had registered there
under the name Of Lucille Love. Then
he went Immediately to the room and
examined the corpse
Thompson had not been touched. He
lay as he had been when Hugo Lou
beque looked back at him from the door
way, his body twisted bit from the
struggle with the spy, his right hand
tightly clinching the revolver in his
mouth. Daily bent over him. uttering
a little ejaculation Of surprise which
whetted the curiosity Of the manager
instantly After long interval he
rose to his feet, holding soiled linen
label in his hand.
Frank Thompson" he smiled quiet
ly. Here is the name of the tailor
who made the suit he wears. won
der how he ever came to go to Manila. >
"Manila?" Frankly curious was the
manager.
"Yes-Manila. No wonder that crook
hasn't been active in the states for
the last couple Of years. Wonder what
ever pulled Chicago Tom that far away
from State street"
Then he was a croOk?'
Its my turn to ask questions" the
sergeant interrupted sharply. You
say this suit was assigned to Lucille
Love-
"a young woman who was arrested
yesterday, sergeant, when she was
caught in Mr.. Loubeque's suit She
came here with Mr.. Loubeque and he
registered her. Her first night here
she created sensation by paying one
of the cabaret to allow her to dance
in her place. Yesterday a call came to
the office from Loubeque's suit that a
hotel sneak thief was in his apartment.
When the detectives arrived the place
was vacant, but the young woman was
caught on the fire escape and arrested
paroled in the custody of Mr.. Roller.
the big jeweler. 1t is a case Of suicide,
sergeant?"
DAILY shook his head.
Suicide! l should rather guess not.
Look at the mans gums. The gun was
forced into his mouth and the gums
badly bruised in the doing of it. Where
can l find this Lucille Love or Loube-
que?"
Before the manager could answer the
telephone bell tinkled. He turned to
the detective excitedly, his hand press
ed over the phone mouthpiece.
"A Lieutenant Gibson calling on Miss
Love-" he explained.
Tell him to wait"
Richard Gibson was little inclined for
cross examination when first the two
men approached him. Shamed of his
unreasoning jealousy of the girl he
loved, he had fought the battle out
with himself. coming to the conclusion
that there must be a reasonable eXpla-
nation for her conduct. Sergeant DAILY
regarded him steadily a moment. then
told him the reason for his wishing to
Snow everything. Gibson whirled upon
the manager. his face livid with rage
fists clinched.
And you had her arrested-you had
her. DAILY held the arm that was
about to strike, soothing him with
quieting words.
Gibson flung upon his heel and left
the hotel, black hatred. suspicion. fear
a thousand and one emotions in his
heart At the jewelers. his tale caused
the proprietor to almost have a stroke
of apoplexy.
"A murdered man in her suit while
she was in the station house" he
gasped. Then she WON'T He fairly