Arizona republican., 1914-07-17

nosefnness about the great international spy that seemed to his follower thing loaned from some thing tremendously evil.
 Rut Ioubeuue's thoughts were upon the girl, Iucille who had thwarted him so many times he was only just beginning to realize that Destlhy was working in her behalf, protecting her rom him. urging her on to the desperate chances sne had already taken giving her courage ana conn dence 10 % even further than she had already
 Was it possible that he could fall, could pc beaten by this pretty slip of girl, no more than out of her teens; he, who, judging nations 10 pc no stronger than the weakest ihaiNluual' a nao brought about the wreck of nations; he, who hau worked through the civilized and unciylzed world to prepare himself for his great act of vengeance and always worked successfully, should finally deal the eliminating blow against his enemy ohly .o find this fragile Lucille more 1hali coui'ei"e''ns his sturdiest efforts?
 Swiftly he reviewed the successor of events which had followed the placing of the papers and orders of her father in hls hands oy the tnie'- ing butler-accomplice. Aboard the Empress ne had been justified in thinking himself clear of any possibility of failure when Lucille appeared to confront him. conquering the distance oetWeeh the liner and the shore by the aeropiane WHICH was being used at ths post for army maneuVers. His destTuction of the wireless outfit had re- acted against himself, hurlng its flaming hnser apainst him and rendering him helpless And III this state out of this helpessness, had grown situation which made it possible for the girl, lu- cille to nurse him and eventually discover tne location of the missing papers When the migny liner took fire and recourse was had to the iiie boats only his marvellous ner7e and purpoSei"i- ness had made it possible for him to find place beside the erl and with his hands practically uuon the papers once more. Nature mad s!eppeo in and crushed the boat against the burning vessel bearing her from out his reach An atom unon that world of endless water, what superior being had decreed that she be saved from death' what power had guided friendly native rect to- ward her and saved her from the cruel piach iuppe? Was it not strength greater than III" Ia chn own that looked over her lie SHOOK ms '"Iai ,''a ders irrtably, ashamed for the weakness that had made him admit of such question rising In his brain. III :. what he would-appeared upon her s9e, U cod,a ha not always be wakeful in her behalf But he-he' Hugo Loubeque, had been wakeful thirty-nlne wears. his eye never off the man he hated ana the revenge he sought Though Nature conspred III her behalf, he, by his own lndomtaDie Wni' nau fought down the ocean, had discovered the girl, and was SC close to the papers he only had put to reach out his hands to gain them.
 But how-how was the question that per plexed and annoyed him? Times, in ponderine i'' he would grow so enraged that he thoughtpf tax ing them from her by sheer force. But always there was her face, the face of her mother whom he had loved still loved in memory, to rise up and deter him. Mo- she must be trlcked lhto ois- closure of the precious documents herself.
 That she carried them upon her person ne knew The scheme he had worked out through the evi-eyed- native he had pckeo up Ill 'Ae iunple and frightened into SuperStltlous awe anu ;nnlicit obedience had shown him that mucl' The big snake working his sinister length through fhe matched roof of her hut had frightened ner away a sufficiently long time for him to maKe sucb search as permitted of no hiding place for them The papers were upon her person. the n.ners and the diary of his life which he desred prI.ss And there was small time to spare:
 Yes he must move swiftly. He must strike ro,v while she was taking stock or her aesperace situation. while she nourished the belief that ms two preceding failures would be foiowea oy .ull. a respite. The papers were upon her per son-that much he knew His whole nature re voted at the idea of searching her for them She herself, must be forced to give them af and the only possible way of doing this ne Knew was to frighten her by some such immediate peri as woud dwarf. them before the nstlhcti'e thought of self-preseryation.
 Long he pondered the situation, ms grea i,ody bnlking in its shadow across the nut, nf face stern, imperturbable, betraying none of tnt emotions dominating his very heart and soul, hls l.y.s great pools of inky blackness staring always iierore him, unwinkng and fathomless before th' concentration he had placed upon himself
 ,.His native had brought him word of the way ;,i,ilie had saved the Chiefs daughter from deati ara in c0nsequence been presented with th' eacred amulet of the country He realized tha the ignorant savages regarded her as something fin the nature of deity. Had it not been for tha <he papers would be his. This was another shinp he must take into consideration while weav ing his, plot. They would permit no harm to be fall her so long as she remained with them
 Night had long since fallen when he stirred from his motionless position, before the sombr