River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-24
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ter Lucille flies to a steamer to recover
the papers in order to clear the name OF
Lieutenant Gibson. whom she loves.
Loubeque, tampering with the wireless
on the steamer, is hurt Lucille nurses
him In an attempt to recover the papers
Lucille gets the papers, but the ship is
wrecked. She Is cast ashore on a Pacific
island and Is taken by a native chief to
his hut to nurse his sick child
The native child Is restored to health.
and the grateful natives idolize Lucille
LoubeQue. also cast ashore, tries various
plans to recover the papers. but in vain
Lucille falls into the hands of a tribe
Of ape men. whose leader drops a neck
lace of priceless rubies which she takes
She and Loubeque are rescued fpcrn the
island by yacht commanded bV Captain
Wetherell
The girl and Loubeque are set aArift H.
an open boat by Wetherell after she re
pulses the captains advances. and he
takes the papers
Saved by fishermen. Lucille and Lou
beque are in China. AS she passes a
house Loubeque's diary is thrown to heI
mysteriously. She tries to board a vessel
bound for America Loubeque RECEIVERS
the papers from Wetherel.
Lucille slows away, is caught and
dresses as a cabin boy with the aid of
the captain of the steamer in order to
search Loubeque's stateroom for the pa
pers- He catches her at work.
Loubeque takes the papers from Lucille
Landing at San Francisco she is kid
mapped by the spy and held prisoner in
LoubeQue's house by Thompson.
She throws a message from her window
to the captain of the boat, who passes
the house. and fight follows, which Lou
beque wins. He is hurt, and she takes
and hides the papers. Thompson tries to
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Continued from last Week.
The sergeant waited curiousIy
Knowing there was something between
the two men. seeming the atmosphere
of hatred. he waited.
mo use now, sergeant sighed
LUcille's friend,
SNaa st bag told Lucille az she stood
1T the ships rail that trouble awaited
her once her feet were set upon tn,
wharf. And her hand closed about
the diary hidden In the bosom Of her
dress, the diary she had read so many
times she knew 1t we'll nigh by heart
the diary with it's tale of gigantic
power and unscrupulousness in the az
complishment of one purpose the de
Struction of her father. What chance
did the honest. simple minded captain
have, what chance did the officers of
mere municipality have when they
opposed themselves to one who over
threw nations and their rulers by the
lifting of his hand?
Her steps were laggard as she march
ed down the plank. Almost imme
diately she felt pressing forward In
the fore ranks of the crowd, pressing
forward that tended in her direction.
She looked about her and found a
mans face staring into hers from ev-
cry direction. There was no enmity
on those faces. They were not brutal
not even evil. But there was a fixed
purposefulness about them, a grim re
gard of her that told her instinctively
they were the minions of Hugo Lou
beque. Yet not hand was laid upon
her, not voice lifted She tried to
force her way forward, but steady
resistance met her. Then just us a
heavily yelled woman pressed toward
her. with eyes that glittered a menace
matching poorly the affectionate pose
of her form, Lucille lifted her voice
only to have her appeal smothered by
the fierce embrace of the woman. who
continually referred to Lucille as "her
poor sister,"
She did not know how it was work
ed, but the crowd of men opened read
lily for the escort and herself-not only
opened. but assisted them along their
way. The door of a great limousine
stood open before her. Swiftly she
was hustled into the car, and before
her companion had closed the door the
car shot forward, gaining speed with
every rod.
The futility of further resistance
made her sink back against the cush-
ions. sick with apprehension of what
was to come, a dull apathy gradually
closing about her and soothing her
tired eyes. After all, she had known
that Hugo IOubeque would be able to
do as he said
The car leaped like a living thing
through the streets of the city and
then doubled upon its tracks so that
she might have no chance to place GER
tain sites and gain some idea thereby
what her ultimate destination was.
Lucille studied her captor from under
cover of her heavy lashes. She could
see but little of the face for the heavy
mourning veil swathing it. She only
made out that she appeared apathetic,
disinterested. now her portion of the
work assigned to her had been carried
through. 1t seemed characteristic
attitude of all who worked for the
man. They were but cogs in vast
machine, responsive to the masters
touch
Only at the end Of their drive. when
the chauffeur opened the door. did the