Arizona republican., 1914-09-25

10 play mans part, and unscrupuous mans III III this warfare She took the revolver from it's hiding place and examined it carefal!v Yes sha would shoot to kill if necessary Loubeope Inrst hot win As though to test her courage sle stepped into the pig liyirg room. \ portrait n ols of the owner of the house looked down from the walls at ker. Steadily, re!rutlossly ,yitho.t 6 q1'lIn, she lifted 1he utorlatic and fired If,. can' as ripped squafely across the face ana Lucille turned silently and continued her rs- animation of tAe house.
 Laggard time fer c:Icc few while she waited the long interval that eiapse before tse aiiFal Cf the SPY. Lucille found once .4ore the tui4AtI through which she had been led found mysterious i.assaees and explored them etudie., o4 ine position she would he in when she com Fieted ht- work with the eLe:ny who was 70 cu.ne.
 step sou1aed oyvrhead. slow. measured nietAcdic~l. She pressed close against the switch board |" tue mouse of mystegs, 'he el..anation of the mysteries. Her liaEe4s t.toled slightly The feet rio'ed up the a,ails. She waited 1pccrs oItstrc:cEed toward lttie ivory button The cool surface kissed tne i-gger pad 1,o pad uL0n which depended the honor of father and sweet heAr1. which spelt home. life love to her
 Somewhere clock vas ticking No it was ner heart Poc.,ding pounding until she thought the s0and would Geafen her. Still sae waited from Gtute-sl'euce.
 CHAPTER NNNXXII.
 fhc Koar ApDotateG.
 HUGO LOUEEQC2 moved slowly to his private
 office on the second floor. 1e shivc-cd slight iy a. he went up the stairs Chests were iu the house. ghos;~memories that he Y as abon1 to slav fl'aiIy and forever. And al! the ghosts were those ot Hate, had always been those of Hate. until this slip of girl had come ner-
 He srated himself at his desk to wait. wan ceFlnz CT ln day dream o1 pcasantcr memor- jes Lrcilie-hoH fer very presence here had made t5e place bsarabc What had the witch doue to him that she could ertice away all the grim visions of blood and carnage and evil N lpn lls .f ;r l.; re'ensr: t4e took the precious packet of stolen papers froin his pocket
 The sWec, he had ongod fer was his new and yet It was not sweet. No. all the sweetness Of his life had been since first he looked towa;7l The heavens and the giant made bird brought into his life Lucille And this greater sweetness he was a5oGt 10 turn 70 gall and wormwood that Ee might cling to aged memory
 lie slapped lis fist heavily upon the table cur@ing himself for fool that such thoughts should cypress him. ForciU:v he recalled the days at West Point, the theft If his sweetheart by aumpter Love, his disgrace and expulsion ard the hard, barren life that followed. Hate was king, had always been king and would be crowned this night-this very minute
 What aiied the Ensign that he did not come 1t was past the time appoiated. That was most nEnSna!. lie strcde nerNousy up and down the Ioor. Nerves frightened within him Could it be-Was 1t possible that. after clI-Phhaw. Away with such child's thoughts. fe was a man. had always played more than mans work in the game Of life.
 Alone Always had he been alone. Servents. Yes, there were still servants but they must be held in aolect fear, must sometimes he killed as Tholnlson mad been killed Thoulpson--
 The beginning ot the papers had been with Thompson, and how very close the end had teen the buffers tnish. The icy terror on that face at which he had glanced back etched itself upon his brain ard ha shrank away from it. He flung out his hants in wide gesture Of de efance and simultaneously the floor gave way violently 4OkVU N,i-b 1i0h+pi bringing mp upon the basemer. floor with such Violence that eHerv.hing in the was over turned. while he himself lay half stunned against the tahle
 He staggered away finding himself so weak and dazed he vas obliged to clutch the table edge 10 keep rom topnng over. Something cool and soft brushcd aguin>; his hand then the s0ftness grew iron and hs fingers were oosened from their clutch. He staggered back bck against the basement wall He heard Lucille's voice, ut tering a little cry of delight lis hands en- corntered the light swi ch instnctively pressing The a food of yellow light in the center of which. slowly retreating toward the tunnel exit from the house. revcs 1T pointed steadily at him with eyes sighting behind the re- volyer that were harder e,En than the giant of metal stood Lucille Love. the precious packet of papers in her hand, the fingers of which clutched them in death-defying grip.
 Slowly, without word she disappeared iron, view departed abruptly. Gs unexpectedly as she had appeared, making use of the spys in-
 
 greatest hour For moment he could not think do anything tlen he darted toward the tun- nell. staggering back a white hot iron scared his brow even as orange spurt of flame leaped out the darkness at him.
 He could not charge that way. He dashed to the stairs, rushing into the open. hatiess wild, Gisheyelled. An automobile stood before the door He directed it wildly toward the tunnel entrance crrivng there barely in time to see Lucille step :'Se another motor car and dart forward like living thing.
 Helpless, hopeless yet fighting on with bull do: f"rocity. Iorbeque continued the chase. Times !" warl;! lose her only to pick the up again a +:ic iHost unexpected place. Then. for full iira minutes, along the water front, she disap- nea-oi.
 \ husky iratc chauffeur stepped before lis Griver and slammed open the door,
 Hey, youse,f he bamled anery, "whatta yuh chasin' loidy like dato"
 Loubeque dd not answer. Instead he P,t a question, snappiny it in tone of authority that made even the cringe.
 Where did she go?'
 The driver passed him grimv card. The in. ternational spy turned 1t in his hand read ing the address upon it and marking that 1t was not a block away. On the obveIsc side he read Ensign Howes name The chauffeur was point ing out upon the hartor Loubequc looked, marked the slim figure of Lucille standing upright in the brskly manned cutter approaching the big ship. A speck of white futercd in her hands. It dropped. The hands themselves flung out fare well 10 him and, the big ship slowly disap- peered. leaving in its wake but whirl of rush. ing water, he turned away.
 His shoulders s med to have slumped in tho I~o1f ah.