The daily sentinel., 1914-07-01
CHAPTER XVIII.
4 House Of Mysterious Entrances.

CHAPTER XVIII.
House of Mysterious EHtraHces.
~ ONETHING told Lucille as she
A IN stood at the ships rail that trou-
V N be awaited her once her feet were
\, ~ SET upon the wharf She had the
,3sAs captains reinsurance that every
M thing would be all right, knew
~ that be had sent wireless to the
II authorities in san Francisco but,
VI as She glanced to her right saw
w the siuistcrly meaniugful gesture
Of Hugo Loubeque, every word of
In came back 10 her, every word he had
rru IN his horribly playful mood, regarding
rang her under his finger, seeing to it that
D old do no more harm TO the working out
Is stl plans
lad her hand closed about the diary hidden
aa bosom of her dress. the diary she had
al 80 many times she knew il well-nigh by
aa The diary with its tule of gigantic power
n gl,suplI5UsneSs in the accomplishment of
pose, the destruction Of her father. What
aas id the honest simple minded captain
be What chance did the officers OF a mere
1pity have when they opposed themselves
rr rho oyerthrew nations and their rulers
! lifting OF his hand?
lifting OF hi, hand, just such lifting as
ha, be had just made 10 some unseen power
n ihr wharf q giant power probably, yet
g raal, TO do his Will She turned her eyes
Nia bIm, eyes That were filed with a mute
pal then turned them away again, sick at
li7 IS she caught the triumphant smile behind
Y 1nfi steel of his own. Still, strain though
mld toward that crowd upon the landing,
2 ola make out nothing suspicious She could
see the squad Of policemen marching to-
'g zoe crowd, officers of he law she knew
a' sent to protect her from any possible yio-
A,lsaring though the sight was, her steps
~ agsaFu as She marched down the plank
Immediately she felt a pressing forward
~ .o. o.e ranks OF the crowd a pressing for
- E A-' tended in her direction. She looked
= us' an0 found mans face staring into
! .t ''' every direction. There was no enmity
m NJ ACE. They were not brutal, not even
s.. --' ue'e was q fixed purposefulness about
80 s"" regard of her that told her in
- ~ 'Ntl were the minions of Hlro Lou
4, 'l' Nau marked that same expression on
-. l1'5 as many times. that set. iron de
n T''''l -, 10 work ont his purpose at anv and
1 ,r5,. ny .', 40, hand was laid upon her, not
tlJ brt sue tried TO force her way for
~. 1 ~. steady resistance met her. She at
~, 20 60 to the side. Again that impalpable
I, ,' Is' Aef iu the center of the crowd Tn
nj Y uesPalr She raised her eyes in nute
s~,. ,ne ran where she had last seen the
raN - would understand her distress
tht m. neF' But to- her dismay. she found
d ,o-, 5In was so close, the heads of the men
q Oh frD7, Ia ,l'' even sight of the vessel was
Ilas1 M. u''' 4heu. just as heavily veiled
fsl nsn,c, a'"aTa her, with eyes that gilt
sss ~ b.- matching poorly the affectlonate
. H. E El loFp' Lucille lifted her voice o,il,
P1ss 5f ~. appeal smutherrd by the fierce eu.
-aeals I'd ~ n'LAah' who continually referred To
Z, 's her poor sister" -" ~
L. o. 1 noi know how ii yyes ,vorl,ad Int
ai b.r.s1s" men opened readily for the escort
.olg heir ,., my opened but assisted them
',1d Open bsrSr, me aoor of great limousine
sa' agaips, ~ "TF' She drew away, tried to
elaH. onIy n, s-5 strength of the mysterious
1'i 90 am, ~ ma the arm that held hers With
1nis q .,I,i 4nce Of affection 10 be mada of
a. i1d bst, swiftly she was hustled into the
1G The c,. nef companion had closed tbe
lGJ -ol y, 'hot forward, gaining sneed In
''gths s,-+u, It thunder of planks ceased as tbr
ns tek the asphalt. 'f'ilIi
s hack aonins. IHIther resistance made her
~ sion of ~ the cushions, sick with an
.'eaally cl5sj,,. "as to come, a dull apathy
- eyes Af,ss T0'u' her and soothing her
= l0eque y,orI5 "u' she had known that Hugo
,iis soul5 I'1 De able TO do ns he ia .ho,
n 10 or. 'e no adequate assistarco -
q recallej an as knew nothing OF his plans
stare to r.,.,;. 'nat happened before in her
= sseinr h., sI'" possession of the stolen ,,,,,-
I srery snr...is,u DSnu Of guiding Providence IN
's had made fraua ,,u eifort and the many escapes
The ear al' rom what appeared certain death S
\ . .irset Of tbo .IAe living thing through
] l'ek' 10 tbat e''y and then doubled up5n
-ee y certain .i,o N.Y. sAe might have no chance TO
M ~, her ultima ana gain some idea thereby
80 .,,1 her eap,or destination was. Lucilia
-'g ashes ID from under oovor 80 -
n Tie heavv eouid see but little of The face
I! nsdt as, Mourning vcil swatbing ite - sac sbe
sied, nor, b tnat she appeared apat5etic diN 1he
l'7 had b.n ner portion of the work aes;on,,d n,,
!. Ia 'ierstic stii, carried through. II seemsd a n
"a they wers q',nae h. of all who worked s4 for tbs
''s 10 The Jns ,na eogs in vast machine re- re-
sster's touch. obe,iiert t,,t