The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-16
CHAPTER VI.
Leubseue Wstenes . Tiny Flame

3Ql El9 LAC thrown ap fox him. nts eyes = = filed with . sonoer 1xnr Nos and toen they would shift rovaru the squatt1n& evu faced native in toe corner.
 Loubeques thoughts were upon the Gin LOdue. who had thwarted him % many times He was only just begin ming to realize that destiny vas work ing h ber behalf, protecting her from him, urging her on to the desperate chances she had already taken. giTtns hR courase and confidence to % even further than she had already.
 Was tt possible that hs could ean could be beaten by thts pretty slip of [ Efn. 10 more than out of her teens; be vho. judging nations to be DO stronger than the weakest individual, had brought about the wreck of nations; he who had worked through the civ Mzed and uncvttzed world to prepare himself for his great act of vengeance and always worked successfully. should finally deal the culminat1ns blow against his enemy only to find this fragile Lucille more than counteracuna his sturdiest e6ortst
 T shall regain the papesB from her. be told himself But howr At times fD pondering the question be would grow 60 enraged that he thought of taking them from her by sheer force But aiways there was her face the face of Der mother whom he had loved. st1lI loved tn memory. to rise up and deter him No. she must be trick ed into disclosure of the psecious docu ments berseit
 That she carried them upon per per son he knew The scheme ne hao worked out througt the evil e. cd ns dye be had picked up tn the 1uLgle and frightened into superst11ous awe and implicit obedience had shown him that much The uig snake working his sinister length through the thatch ed roof of her hut bad frightened na away 6 sufficiently tong time for him to make such 6 search aa permitted of DO hiding place fos them.
 His native had brought him word oi the way Lucille had saved the chiefs daughter from death ana N coEss quence been presented with tt1e sacred amulet of the country. He realized that the ignorant sava ces regarded her ss something in the nature of a deity. They would permit no harm to befali her co long as she remained with them
 Night had long since fallen when be stirred from bis motionless position. before the somber light was burned from his eyes by the kindling flame of action While DO visible symbol be- hayed exultation. there was . stealthy sureness to his stride that showed be reflection was past
 Get upr' he told his savage follower The native swiftly rose and waited bis commands. Fear still lay heavily upon him because of his two failures and he was willing to dare anything now. risk even the proclamation of the sacred amulet, rather than face again the flame of this mans wrath, this man he had stumbled across upon the beach and who. though helpless. tad 1 spat at him farther than his blow pipe could carry and shivered the spear ai he held 1t uplifted in his hand. ad vancing with murderous design upon the man. A small glittering thing o1 metal was the weapon of this man yet he had seen a giant lion drop dead 1 when his master raised it and threw srking voice of orange flame 1t
 I Ioubeque strode through the l ess of the jungle that hem