The daily sentinel., 1914-06-24

mitted finally. "But why didn't you to me
in the first place; why didn't YOU want to come
to me when you were caught; what do you ex-
pect Is to be done with you?"
81 didn't come to you because the man who
acted interpreter Is enemy of mine who
would do anything earth TO be rid of mel
mean Hugo Loubeque, the one who spoke with
the Chinese officer when they searched the boat.
They frightened me SO / crept into the hold. 1
don't want him to know l on board-he
mustn't know" She looked up into his face with
such confidence In her big, melting eyes that
the embarrassed fdgetted neryously
than ever
81 can pay for my passage when we land"
she added quickly $50 there need be no worry
about that"
Relatives, OH" The captain heaved a sigh
Of relief and Lucille allowed his impression to
pass In silence. "But I have cabin vacant,
young lady"
Couldn't do some work, be a cabin boy or
something like that" she sugFested vaguely,
the ships master threw back his head and gave
vent to such laughter that tears rolled down his
weather beaten cheeks
That's good one" he roared "By George,
l believe that would straighten the whole mess
out and make the master Of the first boat
that has had a cabin boy since the old sailing
days. Young man." he added with mock gravity,
I'll take you to my cabin now, where your
enemy will have chance of seeing you The
steward will be the only in secret. He
outfit you and pass his instructions regard
ing your duties at night"
Lucille casped her hands delightedly her
ing out of her difficulties She did not that
the captain Knocked her regarding Loubeque'u
enmity. that he evidently thought her foolish,
tom-boy OF girl, adventure-bent and addle-
pated. WORKING at night there could be but
scant chance for Ioubeque,s recognizing her. II
he retained his secretive habits, and 1t
usually at night time that he paced the deck and
left his cabin alone. No position could more ade-
quately have given her an opportunity to search
the mans cabin for the stolen documents and
papers.
breath, was stil all-dominant iD her mind while
she listened to the stewards instructions after
he had heard the rtory from the captain She
saw Immediately that her position aboard was
little more than jest of the ships master, for
she had little to do n bit Of busting about
the saloons, keeping the main cabin In order,
re-arranging the smoking saloon after II was
vacated by passengers and, In the event OF
storms keeping the captain on the bridge for
protracted stretches, fetching him hot tea She
laughed with him at her position. still
laughing when she showed herself before him
in natty white duck suit which made her
slender fraRility apparent and more ap-
pealing than ever. She noticed the tender, half
pitying expression that always rested behind the
twinkle in his laughing eyes when he regarded
her. noticed 1t and-for beneath her fair exterior
she was probably as desperate a woman with IA
desperate all-absorong mission any woman
ivinR-determined to play upon IT continually.
That very evening she found the suite Occur
pied by the international spy. True to the habit
she had observed in him aboard the Empress,
long after the middle watch. Ms tall form
smothered In long ulster, the upturned collar
Of which concealed most of his features from
sight But. Lucille instinctivey crouched
away before the grim figure of her enemy, she
noticed the bulldog grip with which he held the
cigar between his teeth, its glowing end reveal
ing the flame in his deep set eyes, She knew the
tension under which he labored probably
due to the disquieting news he had received at
the last moment regarding her escape from the
sick bed upon which he left her. But, despite her
fear, she cautiously followed him when he re-
turned to his stateroom, marking the exact loca-
ton 20 that she should not be mistaken.
Every night at exactly the same time he
came out upon the deck and, for two nights
Lucille tried to bolster up her courage sufficient
ly to enter the stateroom, but always the sound
of that ominous steady step the deck dis
suaded her. On the fourth night she felt herself
trembling with sub-consciow knowledge that to-
night was to be the time when she made her
attempt. Consciously, she was positive she could
not force herself = do 1t but something from