Arizona republican., 1914-08-14

to get under way. Under the flashing tongue of a boss five stevedores were rushing toward the bales behind which she concealed Lucille knew the time had come for her to act without any further figuring.
 In two swift, cat-like leaps she had reached the yawning side of the boat. For just second she hesitated before the terrible backness that met her eyes there blackness accentuated by the drowning cargo, twisting and writhing in more weird shapes than she had imagined pos sible for anything to do.I Then, with a little shrug, she stepped inside, ,rdarting about between piles of merchandise leaping furtheS and further away from the voices that reached but dimly to her now, hiding away at every slightest sound.
 Game the violent chugging of the engines, the quaking of every part of the great ocean leviathan, lesser sounds from above, the terrible creaking of the cargo the vibrations straight ened it into place. Then Lucille suddenly aware that they were under way, that she was alone here in the bowels of the boat, more alone than she had been In the heart of the jungle, alone for how many days she dared not think.
 Terrors beset her every side. Rats scaripered about, their paws making dreadful scraping sound like sandpaper being over smooth surface of boarding. Times she would feel their tiny feet upon her own. the squeals of terror that went up as they rushed on their way, it seemed to tell her of this strange in- truder to their fellows. The impulse to rush to the deck above almost overwhelming. She could feel her brain reelng, reelng with the horrors of such loneliness as this
 But always when her courage had fairly ebbed. would come another picture. It though her horror-popping eye-balls had forced poignantly home to her the vision of Manila, of her father, grieving himself to death at her ab sence, at the shipwreck; her sweetheart, impris- oned, with every hand turned against him, with the girl he loved away perhaps another who dis believed in his innocence
 Always would that thought bring her fight Ing spirit back Her sweetheart was prisoner and probably the angry General would not descend to tell him any news of her. What more likely that the surety that he had lost her love Was tOrmenting him quite as much as the charge of stealing and selling the papers. But she must bring them back, she must clear him. There was nothing else for her 10 dc, other part of her life could possibly much saving the honor of the she loved.
 Day and night-night and day-there was no difference between the two in this black hole. Seconds were days and hours became as frac- tions of seconds according to the trend in which her thoughts lav There was no diversion save trying to send her fancy flying back to the army post. Oftentimes. the scurrying rats weighted her mind with such terror that she was unable to do that
 It seemed to her that they must be near the end of their journey, judging by the torments she had been through, when swaying light directly over her head made her dart hastily back and strive to hide behind looming bale. The ex- clamatiOn of surprised increduitv which sounded
 
 In instinctve effort to hide, she struck against bale that had partially dislodged it. self, and sent 1t laundering against a second stack In moment the hold filling with pandemonium such might have accompanied the most violent earthquake. The hold was filled with tumbling boxes and bales, topping, reeling, thrashing, laundering in every direction. Lucille flung up her hands to her ears to shut out the sound, darting toward the face she now saw plainly above her, face that framed popping nr1I ysriIn +1O- LoI a111 through the heavy coat of tan, she could see from the lanterns light
 Swiftly she leaped upon box that had formed the foundation for pyramid. As though by instinct the sailor flung the lantern from him and reached down his hands. Lucille felt his fingers clutching at her wrists. Once he missed her She shuddered as louder crash than any that had gone before to the right of her. second time the mans swung out and his hands closed about her own.
 She felt the strain upon his muscles, the mighty heaving groan that issued from his lips. Then slowly, so slowly it seemed she would never succeed in getting through that trap, she lifted up, up to the deck where she lay panting and breathless, the beside her fairly whist ling from the exertion of once more breathing freely
 As he squatted there, staring at her, his eyes now whimsical with amusement, little laugh of relief trilled from her throat. She reached out her hand and allowed it to rest, X tiny hand, resting like the white petal of rose upon the brown earth, then slowly a smile spread over his weatherbeaten face he scanned the silken suit in which she arrayed. Lucille saw that she had made friend already and immediately pressed her advantage.
 Nobody must know you found me there," she began hurriedly, then, as he started to pro- test, mo, no. Please listen"
 Again the sailor shook his head, a troubled expression in his eyes Lucille knew that she had lost and, instead of pleading. took the next best course that seemed open to her.
 ''Then, if you must, bring the captain to me instead of paradng me before everyone. I would not ask you this but I have enemy aboard and-Oh," she broke off impatientv as, still, he remained dubious, there is chance for escape that I am discovered. It will do no harm to let me wait here. I can" she closed her lips quickly, as the hint of asgleam of avarice showed in the mans eyes. After a seconds thought he nodded briefly and moved hurredly away.
 Lucille had no time for regret at her dis covery She had felt all along that it was in- evitabIe but had refrained till now from figuring on what explanation she could make in such event. That expression the swift change on the sailors face as he thought her on the point of mentioning money verified her instnctive knowl- edge that she must keep her ownership of the magnificent ruby necklace secret She knew that kings ransom as the marvellous jewels repre- sented Likewise she felt it would be unwise under any circumstances to entrust anyone with