The daily sentinel., 1914-07-29

manner bending Welding and IN ,r,s -, -
heF that he was looking at her from a u,,,
angie one which frankly surprised him +lp,
I-uclle had become gorgeousy wonderful yyor.
an 10 him and not merely the pretty Jnuph-,,
OF the woman he had loved in the Long AGO
She was playing part she had never dreamed
OF playing until she caught sight OF her beauts.
tul reflection mirrored back al her from the long
gas IN her apartment; was playing part yhigE-
she would not characterize even TO herself ,y7s
paElng 1t as though born to just such a rol a
And great shame was upon her even a her
growing seit-disgust divided itself between shau,
at seeing the great Loubegue falling into +b. ,,at
she was deftly weaving for him. The crraruins
champagne had no effect upon her She vas
astonshed TO see how it worked upon the sr,p
nor realizing his mood was one of seIf-relaxation
Mulie net s was grounding upon one all-ohsesSinQ
Idea She watched him narrowly MARKING the
constantly growing boldnesS Of his frank admira-
ton.
y rather pretty girl ,yhirled into the ,.r,.,
OF the big dining-room and without waiting for
lhe rant murnur Of applause that greeted her
%PpsIi" i"St 70 subslde. began to dance Luci'le
"ot4eed mat Loubeque had so far given himself
over to the spirit Of revery that his dishes won't
untouched as he watched the Indifferent dancing
Inspiration came TO Lucille, daring thought
mat fired her eyes, that made her cheeks 1rsh
so hotly she lifted her glass to conceal il from
her escort, Before this she had acted on a yar,Is
impulse without seeing any definite result thai
con4d come from her endeayors She saw ,br
weak spot In Hugo Loubeque's well-nigh perfect
armor' thought she saw a method OF reaching n
Quietiy, she excused herself and left the room,
guised admiration bestowed upon her.
Once al the end OF the room her manner
tnnngeo- swiftly she turned, taking the direo-
non she had seen the dancer leave and coming
INTO a small room where tia entertain.rs -
FoI just second she paused not knowing ex.
ay aSeiy now 10 do what she had started now thar
she actually confronted the situation Takfn,, her
ing her 70 one side So "'""
III I pay you we'll" she whispered eagerly
would you let me dance In your place the nayy,
he -nNa
cously. P'-
l.. Five hundred dollarsm wondermeut glinted
In the eyes upon her. What do you want~to
get a chance at cabaret worlx?'
Mono. / can dance, but I merely wish to
do 1t once. There Is a reason l cannot explain
now But 1t means everything to me Please
piease-" Tears glistened In eyes filed To over
moving with such honest pleading that the girl
Lets you work." she demanded. .sWhn,
line, Afiss?- TT
Lucille slowly recalled un old Spanish dance
she had learned years before, she had danced
IN private theatricals. The cabaret dancer whis-
Pered to n young man in the corner who took
ms guitar from its case and thrummed lightly
until Lucille nodded. Five minutes later a bit
flushed but perfectly confident she has aquitted
herself well, she halted at u sharp word from tn.
woman she sought to suppant
You'll do" the girl said quickly, them with
unge of envy In her voice and eyes, dead sure
you amt after me job?~
Lucille pressed the money upon her, warmly
assuring her over and over again that such was
All right then You're due In half an hour
II nN IL with the manager and put the orchestra
leader leader wise to the game. That dress amt quits
Lucille nodded gayly. Half an hour could bs
oinPle lme Tor her TO make change Hur-
rlediy she scribhed a note to L.oubeque reassur-,
ing h'n as to her delay and begging him to
wait short time until she came Then she
darted to her suite, fairly tearing her gown from
her in her haste. She did not know what odd
hAF To tbn 1E,t tI~
coquettish huf OF dancing gown that fitted ths
part she intended playing perfectly.
bit breathless she returned to the cabaret
room barely in time to make her entrance She
turned bit cold as she waited, frightened of her
own temertty. The girl gave her shove forward
and she found herself standing In the big roor
heard, as from long ways off, the strnged or
ehestra brilliantly playing La Paloma playing
SO irresistibly that even with all her fear, bss
toes tapped in time TO the music.
G'wan! Beat 1t 7" 1t was the voice of the
cabaret dancer
Lucille knew then that she must go through
with what she had started Taking long breath
her body swayed to the strains SLOWLY. grace-
fully she glided into the room her face par
TALLY concealed by the mantia. A gasp OF srir-'
PRISE Followed her appearance men and women
leaned forward, forgetful of their dinner lured by
her infectious grace and charm. But she, hnd cyes
for but one man, the international spy, who. {.
surprised, puzzled expression on hi- face, leaned
far forward In hs chair watchins, this woman
who danced so wonderfully with such Innocent
abandon and charm, who hud eyes FOR no one
thought OF nothing her work.
Then suddenly the music changed Lucille
flashed q glance at Lopbrque and from thas
moment danced to him and him alone. IL wus pcr.
tect!y obvious to everyone in the room The spy
sunk bnck in his chulr, u bit embarrassed bml
quite aglow with delight. The music was growin,
slower, slower, and, with tricking laugh Of imr-
ish merrimeut, Lucille flung wide her mantIis
and bowed mocllingly, yet with the pleading -
preston OF child seeking applause 10 the arch
spy .-5
b. For Just second his splendid mouth gaped,
then, with eyes that shot strange fires al her
his palms cIHckled vigorously together MS he led
OH the whtrlwnd OF applause that set the glasses
and cutlery dancing. The orchestra leader Maved
his baton toward Lucille FOR an encore and frou
her chair opposite Loubeque into which she hxA
sunk, she half to respond with a bow.
my God"
"Afy Godl"
The voice was hoarse, terrifying in IT'S bIttss.
ness its scorn. Lucille turned. startled then in
Voluntarily, her hands reached out toward tho
man who was standing, tense, Mortified express
sion of disgust and unbeief upon his countenanca.
"Dict,H she quavered.