The daily sentinel., 1914-07-22

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Loubeque with his servants treachery. She had
half risen to her feet, still fighting against the
Iudicrous impulse when the shFill hoot of an owl
reached from out the mighty distances of the
far reaching desert waves. She reseated herself
cold with a feeling of omnipresent evil Ii was
not alone her Impression of the butIer-thief but
there was something deadly and surcharged- with
violence in the artificial owls call.
And now the ye~ ~sconds Jagged Eyery
nerve, every muscle hexed for she knew not
what, Lucille waited. her ear against the wall
her eyes pools Of mirrored terror
After what seemed an interminable age came
again the sound. Unable, this time 10 endure the
long intermission she was charged to undergo,
she softly opened the door, peering out over the
sleeping city that the rebel chieftain had flung
up at a mere command Immediately before her
own abode she made out the less pretentious
shack of the international spy A dim light from
the partially opened door cut segment from
the darkness. Far more significant of slumbar
than complete darkness that light
tiny dronlng sound reached her ears By
main force piercing the thick veil of night
Lucille made out the shadoyy outlines of a lean
motor car, dimly silhouetted against q pile of
lava dust. Something shapeless and dark and
furti'e OF movement crept across the space tina,
intervened between IL and the nght-cleayare OF
Loubeque's quarters. Lucille could not resist tho
Impulse that forced her from the door into the
open.
Times she paused, fearful that her cha,tes-
ing teeth spell out a warning to the InaraudeT
TO whom she knew she should feel grateful vet
Tor whom nothing but hatred and fear would
enter her heart. So silently the man moved IL
seemed at times the earth must hapu opened and
swallowed him up. H.Hr
Something tugged n, her feet tairly draw.
ing her away from the scene. Than q strange
wave OF pity for the unsuspeotins ono susInst
whom this furtlve attack was being made urged
her forward. As the dark figure slipped through
the door, Lucille thrust her head cautiously with
In. Upon the cot lay tho long figure OF ths in
ternational spy, his face turned toward tho sill
ent, motionless figure that stood in the center
OF the room, staring at him. Ths eyes were
tightly closed but the girl knew that the man
merely feigned slumber.
Thompson turned toward tbe table upon
which the lamp dimly burned Lucillo allowed
her eyes TO wander for second in that direc,
tion, her heart thudding SO violently q, sight OF
she would be heard Alongsda Tho papers ita
facets sending out million flashes OF reddest
blood lay the strand OF rubes She marked the
involuntary fexing of the thiers hands as he
tptoed toward them,
Not sound disturbed the silence. But some
thing caused her TO dart swift glance at the
sleeper. Hs eyes were narrowed but open lights
OF amused malice In them she had never sus-
pected could show In mortal eyes lights so
malignant she shuddered even as she would have
sasG tbes rsw ssF oGs s 70 TO cry gsFRing M ns butler
hard to gain. His thiers fingers were OUT
stretched to grasp thu necklace when, With a
crash the lamp darted toward him. smashing
upon the floor and leaving utter hacknsss in It's
wake. ....- II
Upon thu heels of his startled alarm came a
ohnekling laugh from Loubeque, Aagh shas
matched the evil that had glowed from his eyes
so scant before. Came gurgled oath, the heavy
breathing Of strong men in combat
Lucille turned as though To run. Came Q
swift vision before her, one that made her step
swiftly within the wall OF mantled darkness Sha
could hear tho silent struggle of her enesniea
mingled with crashes OF sound. Some INSTINCT
held her silent, motionisss. The papers aud the
necklace had been upon the table. directly bofors
her - Llr-
Between her and that table ,hreshed the
two men. She dared not take the ohancal othes
chances had been AZ nothing compared TO this.
This was so deadly. SO full OF cool thought. She
could not-could not do ia rs-. -, -},5f
Eyes met her own eyes that seemed to
force their way through the dark interior and
cause her to forget every thing that had inter
vened. eyes that mirrored q message OF lova and
faith and hope to her she looked down FROM
the window of tho mysterious house In San
Francisco into the eyes of her lover, tho maj,
whose happiness could not bs insured without
those papers SO short space before her. -
With the thought she sprang Into thu room.
Her toe met something soft, soh and wrigsiing
and silent She bounded high. clearing the Bodice
the table Her hands groped even az she knew
her presence had penetrated the consciousness OF
the combatanta, lost they TO outside
ing. her hands encountered the cold rubies SIZE
thrust them swiftly into her bodice hss lefs hand
continuing the search Papers rustled under her
fingers. An iron hand was upon her shoulder but
she wrenohed herself loose and leaped back
Heavy breathing sounded heavy breAthins
nef eiusIVe nBuro AIong the Wall she moved
I'll her body encountered tho swAyins door 4
faint light trickied through AZ her Al IN that
flash Hhe made out tho tall figure OF Ioubequa
Even ss he sprang Al her. she slapped tho
door shut Came cry Of pain and rugs, tho
stumble of feet backwards
lucille hed through tbs night hsd towards
where she had fsesh, tbs motor car from which
Thompson had como q sAhis. place Il was .
chance no odds Whist i6sd>rs ths man had been
given ssis3s eefssSls tts
What commands II IA been given, She
stopped second. she hadt been warned 70 wais
for three hoots 81 the o~i and but two had been
given Impulse directing her, she lifted her hands
TO her mouth. First sound came. A second
time she made the attempt Feeble n was AZ
buried back this offender against restfulness
To her right came The purr Of the motor
From behind sounded shot She lungvd toward
the first sound. dark figure leaned from tho
seat and drew her beside him. Lucille chung TO
the man, sobbing from nervous reaction e-en az
the car shot through the night
The whine OF bullet sounded overhead-xn-
other and yet again another. She dared not
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