The daily sentinel., 1914-07-15
CHAPTER XXXVIu.
The Koen Eyes Of Lono eque.

1ho heeh Eyes OF Lonbeque.
HUGO LoUBEoUE cursed profoundly to him.
:, seh as he paced up and down the floor Of
his San Francisco house. From below came the
sounds of his servants, searching into every
nook and Granny of the mysterious house for
the packet of papers and documents he knew
Lucille had hidden here Already they had been
through the place twice and as vet no So I'd
come TO light of their resting place.
lie frowned heavily as he went to the IN.
dow and looked down upon the street deserted
now save Tor the old woman who trudged toward
tine place. She carried q basket of fruit over
her arm and Loubeque smiled grimly as she dis.
appeared from his sight, then reappeared after
oelng turned away from the door by the servant.
They had been bothered a great deal the
last two days by all sorts of women, venders and
peddlers and agents, bothered until he had
dered an explicit sign the entrance, barring
them. But now, as he idly studied the woman,
something about her caught and held his atten-
ton. She moved slowly but there was an affecta-
ton about that slowness which had kin with
decrepitude.
Came ring at the door bell as the post
man stepped up the little walk. But Loubeque
dld not heed him. His eyes fastened, like
those of hawk now, upon the old woman. She
had stopped beside the alarm box on the corner
lamp post. Suddenly the bent form Strengthened
and he read the impulsive resolve of Youth in
every movement of the lily attired old
her hand groped upon the ground He her
pick up stone and smash the fire alarm He
waited, his eyes still fastened undeviatingly upon
her figure
the street in black cloud of smoke, engines,
they always seemed, of destruction that could
have nothing to do with saving lives property.
Loubeque watched the woman. She dashed TO-
ward the captain he darted up in his light
buggy, pointing eagerly toward the house of the
spy, her eyes glowing with excitement. Then
Loubeque smiled as he pressed a bell and or
dered the search TO stop Immediately.
Before the rush of fremen with their hose
the door opened. Their heavy feet slumped upon
tho stairs, throughout the house. But Loubeque
did not move. He watched Lucille she tossed
aside the habilinents she had worn her girl
fsh clothes. She looked swiftly about to make
certain no one was In sight. Then she swiftly
approached the extra truck upon which the
sslickers and hats of the fremen were laid Once
more she looked about her then flung herself
into long rubber coat and jammed helmet
over her head
Loubeque smiled more. broader smile
tins time, as she darted up the walk and into
his house. Swiftly he peered the stairs
without an instant's hesitation Lucille had sped
to the basement He tiptoed to the room that
had been assigned her when he held her captive
here Pressing button, wall of the room
opened. He peered below, watching her as, be-
low, she searched feverishy for the papers.
Loubeque quietly moved back to his own
room. Slowly his fingers reached out. Came
slight clink of machinery. Then the spy stepped
below and received the assurance of the fire cap
tain that everything well. His smile was
that of man quite positive that everything was
more than well.