The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-22
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{ She broke off with a sob of the most acute distress. 'gThere is no such word as rest for me. Always it is go on, go on, constantly go on, until it seems I must fall along the wayside. But do not fall have won from you con stantly; I have always won, and shall always continue to win. And you know it, MT. Loubeque, for can see it on your face-nows'' Like one inspired she was, as the halting tones of her plea changed to those of passionate conviction, a cer- tainty that expressed itself in words tumbling from the tongue with utter abandon, words that seemed to come from other lips than her own. And as LoubeQue looked back at the beauti- fu1 figure of the girl he was surprised to see that suddenly she seemed to have changed, that the slip of 8 child who had come on board the Empress from the hydroaeroplane had suddenly become woman of such capacity for love and hate as even he himself did not have.
 Came back to him the girl he had loved and whom he still loved as fond Iy as in the old days of Filtration walk at the Point, from which he had been expelled. Swiftly she came to his side, placing her hand upon his shoul- der, her voice low and tender again like the signing of an April breeze through the greening baby leaves. You think you are working for hate, l and all the time you are working for 1 the same reason that I am4you are working because of love. Can you not see what q perversion of love is this thing you constantly seek to do? I Can you Ilot''-
 Lucille could feel the mans shoul- ders trembling, could mark the fre- I mendous effort he made st self con l troll She was almost ready to plead with him for a return of the papers, l to give up his entire life work and count it failure, confident that he was well along the road to doing so, when rap sounded oh the door.
 For some reason which she could not define a shudder ran through her at l the sound. She seemed to recognize g sinister presence close by. She glanced at Loubeque, and her heart sank as | she saw the wave of emotion she had bred within him had passed. that he was again the fey. indefatigable inter- national spy.
 Come in'' he called brislzly. Slowly, cautiously. yet with not the I slightest uncertainty, the door pushed open. Before the visitor appeared on the threshold Lucille knew who 1t would be.
 For q moment she was taken aback l by Thompson's perfect aplomb. She knew he had been the one who robbed l her of her necklace, that he had spray I ed her with ether and taken it from about her throat while she slept. And yet not so much as by the uuiver of an eyelash did he show any sign of sur l prise or fear.
 I q was delayed, sir,'' the butler be l gan apoIogetically, when Loubeque lifted his hand imperativeIy.
 .sYou were delayed, 7, coIdly repeated the spy, separating every syllable and netting it out as though it were death I Judgment It is perhaps better that you were delayed. Thompson. have l just received letter from a man with whom you are acquainted, In this letter, Thompson, he informs me he intends turning traitor to my interests, I that he intends assisting Miss Love to make her escape.
 .Quite so, sir,'' murmured the butler thief
 q am informed by him that he spied upon you while you cut through the bars of Miss Loves window"
 Thompson did not stir, but Lucille saw the scar go sicSfy white sHEhe man lied, sir.'
 a'Men do not lie at such moments"
 For just a moment Thompson was si- lent. The hush upon the room was so i profound as to make the ticking of Loubequefs watch strike upon the ears like maIlet strokes. Slowly the buffers index finger moved to the scar upon his cheek.
 saThe man you speak of evidently did the work in the hope of releasing Miss Love I gained this scar while trying to prevent the flight, sir.''
 eIt's net'' Lucille burst forth pas sionateIy. 4'That man tried to rob me here in this very house That was
 why insisted upon a maid to serve
 me when took the drug you put in
 the drink"
 "why did you not mention it at that
 timer" The spy's tones were dubious
 Because did not wish you to know
 I had anything of such value about
 me-
 .value7 You had no money wher
 you left Manila.''
 "No, but I obtained possession of 2
 wonderful ruby necklace in the cavern
 of the jungle just before I was res
 cued by the hlibuster. Three night:
 ago when boarded the train for here
 that man drugged me while I slep
 and stole the necklace from about ms
 throat. Then he dropped out of th'
 window of his compartment. That il
 why he was detained"