Arizona republican., 1914-08-14

mitted finally "But why didn't you come to me in the first place: why didn't you want to come to me when you were caught; what do you ex- pect is to be done with you?"
 q didn't come to you because the man who acted as Interpreter is enemy of mine who would do anything earth to be rid of me-l mean Hugo Loubeque, the one who spoke with the Chinese officer when they searched the boat: They frightened me so l crep4 into the hold. | don't want him to know I am on board-he mustn't know" She looked up into his face with such confidence in her 'big. melting eyes that the embarrassed man idgetted more nervously than ever.
 q can pay for my passage when we land' she added quickly. "So there need be no worry about that"
 Relatives, ohr' The captain heaved sigh of relief and Lucille allowed his impression to pass in silence But I have no cabin vacant, young lady"
 Couldn't do some work be cabin boy or something like that she suggested vaguely, as the ships master threw back his head and gave vent to such laughter that tears rolled down his weather beaten cheeks.
 That's good one" he roared "By George, I believe that would straighten the whole mess out and make the master of the first boat that has had cabin boy since the old sailing days Young man." he added with mock gravity, "Ill take you to my cabin now, where your enemy will have chance of seeing you. The steward will be the only one in secret He can outfit you and pass his instructions regard ing your duties at night'
 Lucille casped her hands deightedly, her eyes twin stars of delight at the perfect work ing out of her difficulties. She did not care that the captain mocked her regarding Loubeque's enmity. that he evidently thought her foolixh, tom-bOy of a girl adventure-bent and adde- pated. Working at night there could be but scant chance for Loubeque.s recognizing her, if he retained his secretive habits, and it was usually at ght time that he paced the deck and left his cabin alone. No position could more ade- quately have given her an opportunity to search the mans cabin for the stolen documents and papers.
 The thought of it fairly took away her breath. still all-dominant in her mind while she listened to the stewards instructions, after he had heard the story from the captain. She saw immediately that her position aboard was little more than jest of the ships master, for she had little to do bit of dusting about the saloons, keeping the main cabin in order, re-arranging the smoking saloon after 1t was vacated by passengers and, in the event or storms keeping the captain on the bridge for protracted stretches, fetching him hot tea. She laughed with him at her position. was still laughing when she showed herself before him in natty white duck suit, which made her slender fragility more apparent and more ap- pealing than ever. She noticed the tender, half pitying expression that always rested behind tho twinkle in his laughing eyes when he regarded her, noticed it and-for beneath her fair exterior she probably desperate woman with as desperate. all-absoHoing mission any woman living-determined to play upon it continually.
 That very evening she found the suite occu- pied by the international spy. True to the habit she had observed in him aboard the Empress, Hugo Loubeque showed himself at night, not long after the middle watch, his tall form smothered in a long ulster, the upturned collar of which concealed most of his features from sight But, Lucille instinctively crouched away before the grim figure of her enemy, she noticed the bulldog grip with which he held the cigar between his teeth, its glowing end reveal ing the flame in his deep set eyes. She knew the tension under which he laoored was probably due to the disquieting news he had received at the last moment regarding Ter escape from the sick bed upon which he left her. But, despite her fear, she cautiously followed him when he re- turned to his stateroom, marking the exact loca- tion so that she should not be mistaken.
 Every night at exactly the same time be came out upon the deck and, for two nights Lucille tried to bolster up her courage sufficient ly to enter the stateroom, but always the sound of that ominous, steady step the deck dis suaded her. On the fourth night she felt herself trembling with sub-conscous knowledge that to- night was to be the time when she made her attempt. Consciously, she positive she could not force herself to do it but something from