Arizona republican., 1914-07-17

inaction here in this savage village with no out look for escape would be unbearable. h her pos session the documents which would clear the man she loved clear him in the eyes of all men, And he would suffer so under such charge Per- haps he even doubted her belief in him.
 She smiled away the thought. for the woman in her would not allow her to believe that the man of her choice could ever doubt. Not for an instant had she asAed for references from him. She had given her heart without and, from the instant of giving it, every doubt. every possible thing that might in the past or future be brought against Lieutenant Gibson was wi ped from her mind and soul though by some sooth- ing sponge
 But he suffering- That was the haras- sing feature of her confinement here. He suffering and she could clear him if oIy-- She sighed. There were so many little If onlys" be- fore her knowledge could be of any avail in the affair. But she must be strong. that she would be ready to reach and seize the first tiny opportunity that came her way She must be strong to combat this terrible man who pursued so relentlessly
 Look about her though she would she could see no further possible advantage to be derived through the friendship of the natives If they had never before seen white woman the chance exceedingly slim of anyones coming to her as- sstance while she among them. They had not a tradition of seeing human beings of her color before
 The only thing to do, since no opportunity for reaching Manila lay here, to turn in other direction. Thoughts of the hideous jungle with it's yellow fire balls of eyes, it's myriad sounds of menace meant nothing to her. She had given herself without reserve to the clearing of her sweetheart from the charge of having be- trayed his country's honor and assuredly there Supreme Being who would not permit such fidelity to fail.
 With one comforting thought, an unreason- ing selace which often seems so much more logi- cal than all mans direct line of vision upon n situation she fell asleep, the dark shadow of Hu- go Loubeque very far away as with maldeny confidence she consigned herself and her purpose to above him in power
 Some premoniton of evil wakened her. caused her to start bolt upright upon the rushes, her every sense alert her ears fairly peaked with the tenseness of her listening. No sound came to her save the mournfu wall of dog, afar off. She lay back more, tngling still with the psychic that told her not 10 slumber.
 Her heart was throbbing against it's cage as though it would burst through, while little ants nests of nerves gathered at the back of her neck. invisible warnin@s of danger. Her frs thought was for the little sack in which she carried the stolen papers and orders as well as the photo graph of her mother and the diary which Hugo Loubeque had secreted in the oiled belt. Hur- rediy she clutched the bag slipping to the floor and listening
 This time rusthng, rushing sound came from directly atOve her. So swift it that she had scarcely time to gather her nenses to- gether before a leering roof of syellowish flame Clowered at her from the place where the thatched roof had been For the fraction of a second she could not stir before the awful menace. Her feet seemed glued to the dirt floor while every nerve and muscle of her body urged her through the opening. Then. as a long tongue of flame reached out toward the wall and eIn- braced it. feeding there second before another flame joined it and, in seeming quarrel. reached at the same spot her brain dominated the stua- tion.
 With wild shriek for assistance she darted toward the opening feeling the hot breath of the flames nigh shrivelling her as she left it be- hind. Again and again she shrieked more as an outlet for her relief from the menace than for any other reason. From every hut poured the natives stopping to stare about them for sec ond before darting toward the hut, which had developed into cone-like burst of flame, roaring menacngly, furousy.
 Lucille was unconscious of everything for Q moment save that she had escaped the flames. Shen something caused her to turn. From be-