Arizona republican., 1914-09-04

5VON ba had oiyen up his life to assist
 Vs her. was obliterated from her mlnd as she dug tiny heels into the
 fanks of her mount and urged hilh
 Wy : The moon that had seemed so
 friendly but short while be1ore the stars that had seemed friendly Ca eanuIe ter rI.cad in their Celestial sockets to hght hel Ra,- had now become dread enemies, lighting up tbe course she was taking. Only the thick trop ical vegetation helped her at all, the siaht Oacs, ,he huge palms with their low hung fronos' .l!o shadows of the bushes and hedges casting lhys,l1 shapes here, there, and everywhere anu Do ering those who followed. 1s,
 Times above the ringing of her horses nools' she would hear the shouts of those Uenhu n.y. Nov and then a message of lead would whine us dreadful tale into her ears, but all these "eie orovvinp fainter less distinct with every leap oI fhe animal she bestrode. Remained now put 'n last line of pickets she knew Louoeque iat t posted about the ranch If only sne couiu E. mast that line then it would be desperate ui LII, dertaking for the one who met her OH neu'i"i ground. . ,,;5a her time Often she had felt the tenptaUoh to run away from this place, even though she knew heI chances for final success were nil, but a!"dys nu she conouered and waited for the rlpenlng oi op- portunty. ,,.oo.oa bore1ass when the long road was darkest love hau mno its seed within the heart of Loubeque lolloMe and urged him to the sacrifice of honor ana ilie to her escape Surely she could not fall a1ter the manner of her coming this far
 Came the tolling of bell from the ranca bouse. There was the unmstakabe message oi her escape in it's brazen tongue. She looked oack' frightened Rockets of varl-colored names wele criss-crossing the blue vault of nght mSilau au of man-made shooting stars reIailllg hei ns"' to every one of the band
 Desnerate though she knew they were. from these signs, a feeling of despair instead of con fidence grew steadily in her heart Desplte tiie speed of her mount, the limits oI houoe4uo great ranch had not yet been reached And al'er fbe ranch-if there was to be any "after"-what then?
 As though in answer to the unspoken ques- tiop simultaneously with the looml-g of the havonet fence before her, two men leaped from the shadows, springing at the horses Dit. ihe beast swerved violently, almost unseatlng her and tossing the man on his left into cactus' where he rolled. bowling in painful rage, as the needles pierced him. The second man had nrl1 Mold nnon inc horses head. Lucille saw he had causht the brute by the nostris with ms free hand and was smotherng him into docility. ln- stinctiveIU she leaned far over and snatched the revolver he wore from it's holster, tanning IL y;ciouslv m under his chin. The fellows head shot back jerkily, his eyes giaring glassliy lh,o hers then he staggered back, clutchlng futllely for the weapon she had seized.
 With hard, trickling, little laugh she clubbed the weapon and drew the sight roughly across her horses neck, scratching him so ferce- lv he fairly leaped over the distance that sePar- ated her from the broad gate beside which the two sentinels had stood. As he darted madly through the whine of bit of lead passed so. close she could feel the breath of it upon her cheek.
 Something primitive within her was reused, 8 wild, fierce joy of combat winch ane hao hetel felt before Leaning far forward upon the brltes neck she turned and fired squarely at tbe spurt f flame that leapng towards her cut of the night She saw the man leap into the fiarne his arr1s outstretched as broad Jumper throws himself at the tape, then dug her heeis once more into the dumb brutes Hanks and sped on through the night.
 Hours, it seemed, she rode, with never the slightest slackening of the mad pace to -Whicn she originally set her mount. lie was iathereo with foam but ste had no pity on him. Her brain was fercely chaotic, wild with the bloody memories. of the night, intoxicated with the mad ness which had made a primitive thlng out ol her femininity, obsessed by the delight or 1eei- ino herself able to be self-protecting among the most desperate of men,
 Before unconsciously, she had feared the potentialities of Hugo Loubeque's strength. The mental power of her beauty and innocence. Now' she knew these things to be but cloak with which she had masked woman, unrecognlzable even to herself. She feared him no more, feared his threats no more. An old saying she had heard a grizzed veteran of Ter fathers command once utter came back to her as she looked at the heavy weapon she still clung to Judge Colt made all men equal" She laughed triumph antly at the knowledge gained first hand o1 the truth of this saying. ,
 From now on she had every advantage. She was free and she knew where the stolen papers and documents were secreted in the mysterious house of inexplcabe disappearing rooms and stairs She had the diary of Hugo Loubeque Tn her possession. and she had the ruby necklace which was equivalent to vast wealth. She had the outward seeming of guilelessness was girl ish and delightfully."- effenlinatc, but she knew the power of the claws she had, and her eyes rested fondly on the revolver, even as she urged otarc
 Across the tractless plain she rode with only the moon and stars looking down upon her, g wild, eerie figure of bareheaded girl. Behinc the pursuit had died away and before there was nothing save a slender ribbon of water that tho moon buried it's face in contentedly..
 She heard voices, low pitched, yet carrying far in the silence of the night. Instantly sh' drew rein and flung herself to the ground listen ing intently. Creeping cautiously to slight rise she looked down upon an adobe shack, before which little squad of barefooted MeXcan loafed idly, their brown hands lazy supporting old-fashioned Springfield rifles, such as she re called the soldiers of Uncle Sam to have carried fin the old days.
 From where she watched she suddenly no ticed a stir among the men. From the interio of the shack stepped @ gaudily dressed ittl Mexican, evidently officer, from the awkward salutes accorded him by the tatterdemalion gathered before the house. For some reason sh could not analyze Lucille listened eagerly, he breath corning in quick, eager gasps as she over heard their daring plot to crosc the river an