Arizona republican., 1914-09-11

lW " her and. was still suspended mid
] wav of ceiling and basement floor
A~/ Then she looked at the outstretched
nolr of the man who stood, so
I w roollv smoking there in the door
NY way She clasped the packet OF
naners to her breast, her eyes dart
ing defiance to him, defiance whieh nc IL
fected to ignore entirely; -, -,o,sa.
Again that insistent, mildness of tone which she
knew there was successful resisting.
For the fleeing second She wondered what
would happen did she refuse, wondered ~n ho
diabolical thing might enter his brain when ne
found himself defied. glance at the roo"'
which had started to descend upon her drove
the thought away quickly as u proueh' q
shudder through her slender frame Slowly &c
luctantly. she held out the packet to him. watch
ing him furtively as, with the utmost cour'ess'
he bowed and placed it in his breast pocket.
Slowly he conducted her up the stairs. In
his private room, he motioned her TO a cnaii'
seating himself at the desk.
Il am not going to threaten you again ne
said quietly II wish you to know that thls ID
the last time you can interfere with my p'ans.
Also I wish to congratulate you on your pei
verance and cleverness in the arr OF olssuise.
You have" he added with smile. made IL
necessary for the servants to place the sign re-
garding agents and beggars over the PACK en-,
trance But. Miss Lucille. | stood and watched
you from this very window. hoping tha' you
would gain access to the house because | knew
exactly what has happened would inevitably oc-
rur did YOU succeed. Chilc. you not be MADE
to see what folly it is-this fight against me?
Mr. Loubeque" she said softly have you
never grieved that it is impossible for the finer
feelings YOU are continually suppressing to be re-
turned because you: ambitions are cruel ana
base? I do not like to wage this constant war
with YOU; I do not like to battle with the man
who has been kind to me. " his own way
that | could love him another father. But you
would take from me. for whom you were will
ing to give up life itself TO spare me one pang
Of physical anguish. everything that life hollis
Dear. You would ruin my father; you would
wreck nv sweethearts life. You would keep me
apart from perfect happiness, after have mere
" peeked through the door of that happiness
only to have it slammed shut in my face. Can't
rou see that it is You who must go down to de-
feat? Can't you see that Love such as supports
frai girl to battle with you I have done
will not be downed by the most powerful man?
Can't you see that l cannot stop even if ] do
sometimes grow very tired and sick at heart
and pray to this soul of mine to let me lie down
tor little while and rest? Rest-Rest-" She
broke off with sob of the most acute distress.
There is no such word rest for me. Always
It is go on-go on-constantly go on until it
leems ] must fall along the wayside. But ! do
aot fall. I have never fallen and. if you will
honestly retrace the path of or conflicts since
6rst they started, you will find. will see that
what I have said is true because-thcugh the
papers are in your possession now-I have Won
from Won constantly. l have always won and |
thall always continue to win. And you know it,
Mr.. Loubeque, fcs' I see it on your face
dow"
Like one inspired she the hating
ZONES of her plea changed to those of passionate
conviction. certainty that expressed itself in
words tumbling from the tongue with utter
ABANDON words that seemed to come from other
lips than her own. And Loubeque looked
back at the beautiful figure of the girl he
surprised to see that suddenly she seemed to
have changed. that the slip of child who had
tome board the Empress from the hydroplane
sf the army aviator and whom he had always
recalled as the veriest child, whom he dsliked
10 war with felt ridiculous allowing her to OBJ
trude upon his plans for one instant, had sud
denly become woman of such capacity for love
and hate as even he himself did not have. He
seed it in the gorgeousIy glowing eyes. the
nantling cheeks, the quivering lines of her
.ountenance well as her form.
As swiftly she changed, the mood melting
back to the one he had always associated with
the memory of her mother. the girl he had loved
Ind whom he still loved fondy N the old
laws of Filtration Walk at the Point from which
ae had been expelled. Swiftly she came to his
Dide. placing her hand upon his shoulder. her
foice low and tender again. like the signing of
IN April breeze through the greening baby
leaves
"You think you are working for Hate ano
III the time you working for the same rea
son that am--you working because of Love.
You cannot DENY it to yourself. You know
N. You working to revenge yourself upon
The one who won the woman you loved from you.
You know love and still you would take it out
If the heart Of the child of that woman. Can
you not see what a frightful wrong you do
ing Can YOU not see what a perversion of love
Is this thing you constantly seek to do? Can you
not"
Lucille could feel the mans shoulders tremb-
ling, could mark the tremendous effort he made
ut self control. She almost ready to plead
with him for q return of the papers. to give up
his entire life work and count it failure, con-
hdent that he was well along the road to doing
so, when rap sounded on the door.
For some reason which she could not define
shudder ran through her at the sotnd. She
seemed to recognize sinister presence close by
There was something individual about the light
tapping sound that she could almost identify
She glanced at Loubeque and her heart sank as
she saw the wave of emotion she had bred with
in him had passed. that he was again the icy
interchangeable international spy.
Some in," he called briskly.
5000 CHAPTER XXXXI
Lorbcque loses HIS Temper.
cvoWLY cautiously, vet with not the slightes,