Arizona republican., 1914-07-31

of Hugo Loubeque and his crafty manner.
 No fear I don't understand" :" Her voice quavered.
 T mean he understands who is master of this boat now. He attempts to give me orders, to bribe to force you to give up papers, to threaten me" Wetheren broke off with laugh, coming bit closer to her as she retreated before him. "As though anyone could force me to harm you,'' he leered.
 What do you waHsS- wen she spoke thrill of conscious triumph surcharged her as she realized the trembe had left her voice and with it's departure had come again that strange feeling of self-assurance.
 Wethere halted uncertainty held back by her change Then the helpessness of the small tense figure crouching in the shadows, her eyes dark pools of defiance set in a face of pallid determination gave him courage and again he moved closer. His voice was hoarse now, his great hands clasping and unclasping.
 "Want?" he repeated then with short, barking laugh, II want the papers and I want you.''
 He ~.-1't understand-' though her voice was steady, her expression showed his meaning to be clearer to her than anything else in the world.
 He leaped forward, clasping her about the waist with his great arms, the right hand nov ing toward her mouth, closing over the delicate lips and smOthering her cry of wild alarm.
 "Want you,' he cried. "I want you and I want the papers. Joubeque knows it, but he's out of the way now. Give the papers and will keep them away from him. Give me the papers,"
 He sprang back with a low-toned oath of surprised incrcdulity even her brittle laugh echoed through the cabin. Slowly, step at time. inch by inch, Lucille forced the man to- ward the door. Tn smothering her screams he had freed her right and her tiny fist, fight ing against his beating at his body had tered his revolver which she deftly abstracted and had pressed against his chest
 ''Fhe papers quite safe where they are" she murmured sweetly, the glint in her eyes belying the tones. Come, captain don't try to take this gun away from That would be foolish. Remember I accustomed to firearms and that you have placed in position where l should not hesitate to use a bullet Come cap tain, lets see how the men you have bulied like the sight of you now"
 Wetherell opened his lips to curse but there was an expression of icy determination the girls face, in the tense lines of her figure in the tremorless feel of the gun against him that made him do her bidding He told himself that it was all a joke, preposterous thing. but the feel of the weapon continually brought him back to the stern reality of the predcament his carelessness had brought him into. Only when he felt the cabin threshold beneath his feet and knew an- other step would bring him in sight of the crew did he halt, the maXillary muscles swelling def- antly Lucille laughed again. the same mirthless, brittle laugh, emphasizing it with a sharp nudge of the gun sight.
 It was scant fifteen seconds the man and girl stood there, their eyes challenging But the eyes of Lucille were steady determined; those of the captain were truculent defiant. Then Weth- ere finched and dropped his murderous express sion. Quickly he looked up once more and for instant Lucille feared she had gone too far. Then, with surly shrug. Captain WetherelI marched across the threshold and upon the deck, before his men, while Lucille felt the joy of such a triumph as she had never known before. Her plans were formulated for the next move, had been prepared from the instant she drew the mans own gun upon him. Risky it was and with slight chance for success, but-there was a chance. It was sufficient
 Wethere suenlY moved before her.