Arizona republican., 1914-08-07

open, he was gone and she was conscious of be- ing in a strange place, black figure rising from the corner, then slumber again.
 Instinct forced her finally from the lethargic slumber, the instinct common to all higher forms of animals of protecting ones treasure Her hands groped at her neck where a slight tug had walk ened her. Something brushed across her hand when she forced her eyes open, the figure she re- membered to have seen in the corner was still squatting there, figure that might have been in- animate for the burning eyes fastened upon her. Nervously she fumbed at her neck, the feel of the ruby necklace meeting her fingers and puzzing her for moment, before it started chaotic chain of recolections that finally mar shalled themselves in semblance of order.
 Out of the delrium of fever she fought re- membrance of all that had happened since Hugo Loubeque dragged her back in the boat, recalled wildly from the subconscious brain that had at taned ascendancy during that narrowing period his tender nursing of her, his denial, his stern self-mastery when the blazing sun, the thirst, the hopeIessness would otherwise have compelled him to give up the fight. And then the fishing boat, the blessed relief of water, the breaking of the fever and consequent repairing of burned out tissues, the arrival his house and the spys leave taking
 A cat and mouse game she played for two days with the silent Chinese woman nursing her. two days wherein she could feel the thrill of quickened blood strengthening her. The woman had discovered the necklace and Lucille knew she constantly after it. Short periods of time there when the nurse would sleep Justify and then Lucille walked warlly up and down the floor, gradually regaining perfect power of locomotion. She able to sleep with eye open, the saying has it. That neck lace meant everything to her in this strange country. It meant the ability to travel. to do anything she pleased in her fight to regain the precious papers that meant honor and liberty to her falsely accused sweetheart.
 And with the return of strength came a ter rible uneasiness a great fear. Hugo Loubeque, tender though his care of her had been, had left e1a his motive to seek the papers that Captain WethereIl had stolen.
 It was dawn of the third day that the nurse slipped from the room, slipped out with stealthiness that somehow sent chill through the girl and made her straighten bolt upright in bed. then, as the door closed, spring toward the chair beside the door. For a full minute she listened, her every sense concentrating and lend- ing itself to her hearing And then the soft pat ter of slippered feet upon the floor without made her stiffen with resolution, as she hid herself so that the opened door would her from sight. She waited, her heart humping so Vlo- lently she feared it might be overheard by the whispering pair in the hallway. Then the door opened an inch at time silently cautiously, while the woman slipped inside the room, looked at the blanket upon the couch where Lucille should have been, then beckoned to slender, yellow-robed young Chinaman, who entered even more noseesslv than the nurse had done The girl in hiding shuddered at sight of the vicious knife the young Chinama.. passed the woman shuddered for the fate that would have been hers save for the premontion of impending dis aster that had been hers short time before The muttered guttural deep in his throat as he crouched his long. yellow fingers closing and unclosing the while he crouched, watching the woman. Evidently the revolver he carried bothered him for he placed it upon the chair Lucille's fingers darted out closing upon the welcome butt just the woman leaped across the distance that separated her from the couch, upon which the blanket bulged deceptively. drlv- ing the ugly knife down with a force that sent her off her balance The leaped forward with shr cry that immediately mingled with the enraged argon of the nurse as she found she had been fooled. Lucille knew she could hide no longer and stepped from behind the door, the revolver levelled upon the pair her voice shaking despite herself.
 The man cringed, crouched away from her but the sight of the girl there seemed to enrage the completely. Brandishing the knlte wildly she leaped forward, then halted, stone still. ridiculous expression of palned surprise on her face as she urched from side to slde simultaneously with the discharge of the gun' then slipped to the floor in ridiculous heap The man crouched still further away and Lucille advanced upon him. ,
 Somehow she felt compuncton now 1elC fear, only felt tbe necessity for lmmeoiate haste in getting away. Sue signailed u me Ter low that he should ger out Of his robes lnStan'ly' Sounds of activity from every dlrection'