The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-26

he had placed the stolen papers.
Come" he said quietly, his tones
silky. yet dry and cold and hard,
come, young lady. or course you uns
dcrstand the. papers win be found. and
this Is merely delaying the inevitable"
lie did NOT wait for her TO speak,
merely touched her arm and assisted
Ncr to the platform. He stirred slight.
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
instinctiveiy before the mystery OF Il
all When she opened them once moro
! she was in the place she had left.
Everything was rs II had been save
FOR u broken window pane and the
presence OF LoubeQue.
lie 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 moment. then ringing bell
which was almost Immediately an
swered by the butler and tho woman
who had tlrst captured the girl.
llurriedly Thompson explained what
had 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 20 the house and
the throwing OF the spring that lower.
ed the girls room 10 the basement.
And he got out OF the way. chr
Loubeque frowned thoughtfully. then
laughed dry, barking laugh as he
turned TO the girl. And with all this
tuck working for you. Miss Lucille.
you see now how impossible It In TO
escape. Now shall leave you alone
to reflect upon the ndvisablllty OF no.
storing the packet 10 me. Until then
you will not be disturbed even BY a
servant You may recall. my child.
that thirst Is very unpleasant tor
ture."
lie closed the door behind him very
softly. Not sound came from with.
out Hunger. thirst. solitude-all three
IN this prison. this prison SO much un.
like prison that II was rendered only
the more hldeous thereby. And even
though outsiders knew she was being
detained here they could not dnd her.
could not even secure adequate evi.
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 a faint
tinkle against the window pane. Swift
ly 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.
Feverishly she ripped at the netting
which had been within the glass be-
fore she broke II. Carefully she drew
the glass inside and laid Il upon the
door. The netting gave slightly. She
tore her hands opening the space until
she could get her shoulders through
Slowly. round and round. she worked
enough She looked up. The captain
nodded briefly. then disappeared.
In moment be rcappeared. slowly
dangling a heavy rope fro,a which he
had made u iooped chair. Lucille
edged her way slowly through the
opening She stood upon the heavy
sill outside. hanging to the netting with
one hand the while she reached for the
rope with the other. The second time
her angers closed about II. Swiftly
she tucked II about her skirts. then
drew taut Her feet swung clear Of
the ledge. Then she felt herself being
slowly lifted. lifted In little spasmodic
Jerks.
Her finger tips brushed the roof.
Another pull nnd she had Arm hold
and was drawing herself over. Power.
ful hands closed about her wrists. when
from below came shout that told she
had been discovered.
With an oath the captain yanked her
TO the roof, Jerked her there 80 violent.
ly she toppled and fell against him.
Strengthened and caught his arm TO
support herself
From beneath them came sounds of
pursuit. hurrying footsteps upon stairs.
loud voices. Lucille seemed TO have
all the initiative now. She grasped
the mans arm and hurried him to-
ward the closest chimney just as sky.
light door Gung open where they had
stood
He drew a revolver and held Il stead
lily pointing toward the place. A chip
OF piaster cracked az their feet. Lu.
ellie looked down at a nattened lead
bullet Yet thsre had been no shot
fred. She stared incredulously at the
man.
"A sIIencer-Maxim silencer." be
whispered.
She nodded understanding. Together
they crept In the shadow OF the chin
ney toward the thin brick dividing
wall, the sanded roof scrntchlng their
hands terribly. Again that Hutter OF
chips. The captain turned and fairly
hurled shot from his revolver az the
figures SO cautiously approaching. A
cry OF pain followed the report and 10
the confusion. the pair made a short
rush.
The pursuit grew bold now. Rose the
voice OF Loubeque. cold. steady. terri
BILE.
Don't waste shots. Get the man
with lend. Catch the girl"
The captains grip frightened reas.
suringly on her wrist
III they get me-" he said quietly,
stake the gun and make them work."
In the excitement he became separ-
ated from Lucille She looked about,
then uttered cry Of warning. He
took step backward. then instructive,
ly lifted his elbow as though TO avert
a bullet. The movement oyerbalanced
him and he disappeared over the edge.
a cropping, tumbling thing.
From every direction came tho pur.