The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-01

ly Here Is the name or the tailor who made the suit he wears l won- der how he ever came to go to Manila"
 "Manila?" Frankly curious was the manager.
 "Yes-Manila. No wonder that crook hasn't been active in the states for the last couple of years. Wonder what ever pulled Chicago Tom that far away from State street"
 Then he was a crook?''
 Its my turn to ask questions" the sergeant interrupted sharply. You say this suit was assigned to Lucille Love-
 "A young woman who was arrested yesterday. sergeant. when she was caught in Mir. Loubeque's suit. She came here with MT. Loubeque and he registered her. Her first night here she created sensation by paying one of the cabaret to allow her to dance in her place. Yesterday call came to the office from Loubeques suit that hotel sneak thief was in his apartment. When the detectives arrived the place was vacant, but the young woman was caught on the fire escape and arrested. paroled in the custody of Mir Roller. the big jeweler. It is case of suicide, sergeant?"
 Daily shook his head.
 Suicide! 1 should rather guess not. Look at the mans gums. The gun was forced into his mouth and the gums badly bruised in the doing of it. Where can l find this Lucille Love or Loube- que?"
 Before the manager could answer the telephone bell tinkled. He turned to the detective excitedly. his hand press ed over the phone mouthpiece,
 "A Lieutenant Gibson calling on Miss Love-" he explained
 Tell him to wait
 Richard Gibson was little inclined for cross examination when first the two men approached him. Shamed of his unreasoning jealousy of the girl he loved. he had fought the battle out with himself. coming to the conclusion that there must be reasonable expla- nation for her conduct. Sergeant Daily regarded him steadily moment. then told him the reason for his wishing to know everything. Gibson whirled upon the manager his face livid with rage. fists clinched
 And you had her arrested-you had her Daily held the arm that was about to strike. soothing him with quieting words.
 Gibson flung upon his heel and left the hotel. black hatred. suspicion. fear. thousand and one emotions in his heart. At the jewellers his tale caused the proprietor to almost have a stroke of apopleXy.
 "A murdered man in her suit while she was in the station house.. he gasped. linen she wont"- He fairly wept in the depths of his emotions. ''Then the necklace l sold must have been stolen'' he finally cried, his eyes flashing vindictively.
 'Sold-this necklace sold-who bought it?'
 "A Hugo Loubeque-never heard of millionaire by such d name, but he had the two hundred thousand to buy it, and let it go'
 Hugo Loubeque!" Gibson grasped the amazed man by the shoulders and fairly shook answers from him.
 Dick Gibson rushed from the estab- lishment finally, an idea in his head which he cursed himself for not having thought of before-the house where he had last seen Lucille. Might not. was not. this mysterious Loubeque the one whose hand he had seen dragging Der from the window?
 Breathlessly he darted up to the door and. finding the lock still unrepaired. dastied inside and up the stairs.
 Suddenly he stopped, halted abruptly He could hear no sound, yet was posi- tive some one was close to him, that he was being watched
 You wished to see me, sir?"
 Silent and suave, his great, breeding eyes holding a light of melancholy and sorrow such as the young officer had never witnessed before, appearing as if by magic and now facing him, was Hugo. Loubeque.
 "LOubeque"- he stammered
 The international spy bowed gravely his eyes still fastened upon the young man before him.
 And as his eyes sought the carpet. away from the magnetic power of the man, all the rage returned to the young officer. This man was the one who had taken his sweetheart. His eyes roved the room, lighting upon a pair of broadswords crossed upon the wall. He caught the smile on the spy's face when he looked again at him and knew his thoughts had been read q,
 What have you done with Lucille Love-" he cried.
 . Miss Love-" murmured Loubeque, his voice taking on signing note that fairly tortured the listeners ears Miss Love is on warship bound for Washington, 1 believe" '''
 You know a man was murdered in her suit-that she was arrested as a