The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-01-16
hands as he tipweo toward them.

but something caused her to dart n
SWIFT glance at the sleeper His eyes
were narrowed, but open; lights OF
amused malice In them she had never
suspected could show IN mortal eyes,
lights 90 malignant she shuddered even
as she would have opened her lips to
cry a warning. The butler.thicf drew
closer 20 the prize he had worked no
hard 70 gain His thlers fingers were
outstretched TO grasp the necklace,
when. with n crash, the lamp darted
toward him. smashing upon the door
and leaving utter blackness in its
wake.
Upon the heels OF his startled alarm
came a chuckling laugh from Lou
beque, a laugh that matched the evil
that had glowed from his eyes 30
scnnt before. Came gurglcd oath,
the heavy breathing OF strong men in
combat.
Lucille turned as though TO run
There came swift vision before her
one that made her step swiftly within
the wall OF mantled darkness. Eyes
met her own eyes. eyes that seemed to
force their way through the dark In
terror and cause her TO forget every
ming that hau ih'erVencu' cyos 'na'
mirroreu tnesshke v. NV """ ,"''"
and hope 20 her ms she looked down
from tue w'noow " '"o ".s'o',Uus ~,
house 10 san rraneisco in'o .no eycn
of her lover, the mnn whose happiness
couiu no, DC Nnsurcu wiuno"' 'no'o p"'
pers 10 snort sphce peloro he,'
WIN tue thougnt sne sprung ih'o .ne
room Sne oouhue" n'sn' e'u"''ns ."u
pouies OF tue t"o men """ "nu'ns
sQuareiy as"'hst tho '"p'e' oiep'ns'
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ih'o her pooiee' ner 'e'' n"n" on
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car from which Thomson hnd come
IN this plnce. n wns chance. no
odds what orders tho man had been
given.
What commands had he been glvenf
She etopned n second. She had been
warmed IN waIt for three boots OF the
owl. and but two had been given. I'm.
puIse directing her. she lifted her
hands 10 her mouth. First no sound
came A second time she mude the nj.
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hark mi. offender nrninst restfulncss,
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led with her. And nlrcndy she knew
iugo Loubeqnc was working To over
AXE her
Low In the seat beside the driver
rouehed Lucille with the precious pa
'ern and rubies In the waiting auto
mobile the butler Ind arranged for
imself
suddenly she leaned forward, beat
nR ter htile lists 'osether' urging the
dexicnn rhnunenr TO accelerate his
nff1i. Ile tnun smiled down nj her. |