The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-05

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tneo aueanesu 'o"s.s s ~ rns,c,.
"s no 'eae"ss ous ,aN.,.a 40 hs
ns ,ass "a T,n.,,, A. aes.
s'areu p'ahA'y y. ne. .s ~, s,,,,
peratioh sue neu ou' Wy ..ss ~
he turnsu wv, a1s 49, ..,a.,,an
fingers, his e!es wv aay 80 Ia
when ne h'teu 'neih inv ., .,oss ~ ~
met hers, nouuins "s sne no'es
ward the pa'nnuun auu s.eppss an, an
side, secretlns herseu uhoer 'nu sna
robes ana purrowins W o"e s0Ae'
while the owner entered
Her thoughts ran no, uuIins unas
trip. Where had the uiary OF tne spy
como fromf surely NOT Loupvvue, ~
no one but Loubeque was tami'iar WIN
her name. Possibly It's ponsessor hso
been prisoner. prisoner
Wetherell or some one or his crew.
They had possession OF the uihry anu
precious papors. but why oonnneo.
What could II all meanr she raSAss
her brain for an answer, was 30 no
sorbed In the puzzle thht sue uiu ny.
notice the palanquin had haIteu, uu
not notice until she hearu tani,,as
voice chatting with the owner IN Cni
nese. But she would nave recosni.eu
that voice In any quarter OF tne s'ooe,
would have known II anywhere ior
was the voice OF Hugo i'oupepue' ih''''
His tones We're light, happy' ne w,
peareu satisheu Win h'n'S.h s"u ",s We
hfe. sue iookeu ou. !" n.u 1870.
upon quay e'ea. oV", ,,s
There, its hoiu ou'ns n'''u
steVeuoes. Anu s'eppnns w ~ s
plank, oroad siniie upon "'' '"'''
moved HUGO i"uDegue
i.ucIle thri'ieu' nusv A'ouest.e -
smiled, ne was happy. .ne spy W.
happy IL was peoause nc nau s.sues s
the papers once uore wv s'eppNe
upon TINS g"h' ooa. ~ was oee
the papers were 'n nus possess'o" .
they We're III MS p"s'c's'o" '"eA '"S
would ioiioW'
nu' tue uii, - 80. -
her hhgers to'u ner ."a. ."' WI.
no pnan.asy' no "tmen. " ~ oss
wrought prain. sne no'u .,o u.s' a
hugo Louoeque was ooa.ans '"e o.as
II ne ooaiueu 'ne ooa' was ,
ne Was ho. 'e' ""s'e ~.
Whicne.er was s.s "a' .o
hn' sno must w "'0"'S '"e "'
""e" :" s"'ee
Through the Gays wuen ,ouoeVae
watched Lucille hoNerihs auout tns
black borueriahu OF ueatn IN u'e nouss
to which ne had been recommehoea py
bis subordinate. the governor OF tne
province TO whicn tne nsning snhcA
that rescued them pore tneul. nus prnin
had fed upon one Thought Inc papers
In the possession or captain "ethereh
must DO FOUND. but howf
The day before ne saw Lucille was
out OF danger, the problem was an
swcred for him by call from the gov
ernor OF the province. In whom no
recognized man he had been instru.
mental In aiding. aud one who feared
him greatly.
instantly II was all clear to him.
Here was one be need fear making no
confession to He had found out
aboard the boat, exactly where tho
shipment OF arms was 10 be made.
He knew Wethereil might 20 hun.
dreds OF miles out Of his course be-
fore the vengeful man OF war. but he
also knew that the goods must be
landed at the designated place before
he received his pay.
Leaving sum OF money with the
nurse Loubeque decided that when Lu-
ellie recovered she would be sufficient
~ well provided for 10 get word TO her
people and escape from this. the last
OF her adventures. He led company
OF picked soldiers aboard the fighting
craft provided Tor their transport and
sailed toward the spot where the de-
livery was 10 be made.
There In tiny lslet he arrived barely |
a day before the yacht put In with Its |
Illicit cargo. The skirmish with the
landing crew lasted a scant hour. but
already the spy had discovered that
the man he wanted. was not
with the OUTFIT and he began laying
plans for taking the yacht.
Captain Wetherell, impatientiy wait
ing for his men to return for a second
oad, had hnaily tired ana was bring.
Ing II ashore himself. From the shore
suddenly shot out the boat his mate
lad taken In. but Instead OF the crew
he knew 30 weil the oars were now
being manned by Chinese soldiers. In
minute he found the side OF his
'oat battering against that OF the
'ther, With soldiers piiing recklessly
ipon his small crew.
He caught a dash OF Loubeque lay
ng about MIN, saw tnat resistance was
itterIy useless. switty MS hand
Ought fu0 DreciOu8 bag In which were |