The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-01-30

very figure.
Slowly, inexorahly. the fingers OF
Hugo Toubeune reached out and grasp
ed the mans wrists. Slowly, inexora.
bly,. he pressed the cold metal of the
automatic iron into the useless palm.
Slowly. lnexorably that weapon bear.
ing hand was lifted. lifted until II
pressed ugi,usj the hlnping lips Of the
thief. then siunprd Tunhcque's voice
wns surt. purylug Nnthlng.
Open the teeth. my old friend
open them or ~ knock them outi Put
the gun inside Nnur month, It's sim
pie only u Second then u longer trip
than you've ever taken before. Don't
tlght ITS useless ynu should know
that Surely vor won't resist and
make II hard fnr vpur muster. Just
thhk II ynn don't might be called
= murderer whlle-lf you follow In
Sirtciluus -it's--just-suicide"-
With every syllable he rendered the
wrists ~ the struggling man more fee
BILE. forced the steel muEzle of the gun
mor nud more harshly against the
tender gums. As he pronounced his
final Judgment. the Judgment he hoped
would prove that Of coroner, the
muilicd shot beat against the walls OF
the rnom Thompson writhed, then
st-nlghtcned. Loubeque held tightly
To the wrists until rgor mortis grip
ped them about the weapon.
rs Lucille stood In the doorway OF
Iouhcqur's room. her eyes always
krrny suspicious to the slightest trifie
whru about the man. observing that
as hr talked with her his eyes were
fastrued upon the gloyed hand. In
Siantly II had struck her as strange he
should wear a glove In his room. Then
rhc caught the reflection OF his eyes
rud saw the mirror nashing In that
palm the eyes OF the man watching
the curtains leading TO his bedcham.
het They swayed slightly. Then abe
u,ndc her adieus. for she knew Lou
h,qur WAS not alone.
,u her own room she paced the door
urrvously What did II mean: Some
nur Ind entered Loubeqre's room. was
>pyins upon him. and the surreputious
presence had been discovered. The
visitor WAS under surveillance. But
whn cutld that visitor be? What was
Lis motive:
ThnnGSon-Gibson: Glbson-Thomp-
S"u Ter sweetheart and the butler
thief h".h might have motives for such
au rntr, That Il related TO the stolen
papers she had no doubt Suppose they
were taken by some other just nt this
hist mumrnt; But the man behind the
curtains had little n any chance
nruin>i i.oubeque.
II was not curiosity merely that
made her place her head outside sfhe
window She heard the mocking voice
uf Luuhrlue. but dimly. Sull II was
his ruirr and surcharged with menace.
iiu' how could she gain an entrance.
huu see what was transpiring7
She quietly stepped TO the nre es'
,gpr Two high and wide lodges sep
arirrd her from the Ore escape outside
the Spy'S suit. She dared not look
dawn. dared not think. dared do moth
llI- NsANN oAhb VI "hNA
she found herself safe once more out.
side the spy's window. II had been
easy after all. She peeked within the
room. slpngling a little expression Of
rage aud shame rs Thompson's threat
came tu her ears. Breathlessly she
watched the men struggling upon the
floor unable to understand the hurried
retreat OF both from the room. She
opened The window and slipped inside.
her bosom heaving tumultuously at
tins opportunity TO search the mans
suit
The door slapped open just as she
was exploring the drawer of the table.
She felt herself seized by the wrists.
uttered cry OF protest and dlsmay
and pleading. only TO look Into strange.