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Secretnrv V ESTS - .BEAN 'l’he harnessmade ”a. in advance CHAPTER IV. “To the boats!” T was on the eighth day out that the spy suddenly sprang to his feet. darting swiftly to the door of the stateroom. She stared at him in astonishment. amazed at the change which had come over him. His life must have made him more than unusually sensitive to impres- sions, for a full quarter hour elapsed after he had resumed his seat before a barely perceptible thudding sound came from beneath the deck. Perhaps it may have been the pre- monition of the silent man. perhaps foreboding of disaster on her own part that took her to the deck. The captain had quit the bridge and' stood at the door of the engine room. his face betraying the anxiety he tried to conceal from his passengers. Louder. louder grew the thudding sound. fol- lowed now by a retching like the rip- ping of a rotten cloth. “A boiler in the engine room.” Lou- heque said quietly. when she returned to his suit. Mingling with the horrid retching sonnd came a long hiss. The spy aprons: to his feet again and opened the door. Passengers were rushing wildly about the decks. their faces he- traying the abject terror they felt. At the rail stood the captain and second mute supervising the lowering of the lifebonts. A white faced steward banned agninst the door. thrusting his head inside. ‘mw'b'é fumeâ€"FE]. then. as though ashamed for the fear which had robbed mm of his voice. “It’s tire --to the boats”â€" She stared at the spy incredulously. Came another thought with that of helplessness. a thought of which she felt ashamed for the second. If worst came to the worst this man would at- tempt to save. to take with him his most priceless possession. If only she could find out where the stolen papers were concealed she would get them. It was not wrong to take advantage of the weakness of a physical invalid who possessed such giant mental strength. Lucille turned away. a sickening feeling clutching at her heart. Fire! Fire out here on the broad ocean and never a sight of land since Manila! What could she do? She suddenly was conscious of Hugo Loubeque's swift motions. The spy darted across the room and drew from the top drawer of his desk 3 package of papers which he hurriedly replaced as she turned. There was something on his counte- nance which told her the truth. told her that he had revealed the secret of the stolen papers. He slapped the drawer shut. reassuming his aspect of indifference as he brushed her away from the door. Quick as the spring of a cat she se- .-ured the papers while he Stepped to the deck. apparently to study the situ- 1. lion. When he returned she was mov- ing carelessly about the room. wearing so innocent an expression that he studied her SUSIliCiOUSly a second. Their eyes met. and he sprang to the desk. slapping open the drawer so vioâ€" lently its contents fell upon the tloor. As he whirled upon her she saw in his face that the trace was at an end. that he knew of his loss and would stop at nothing to regain his secret. Swiftly she sprang through the open door, losing herself in the mass of pas- sengers huddled against the rail. Be- low them sounded that horrible hissing sound. the sound of unbridled fire. Lucille felt an overmastering 1m- pulse within her to remain with this terror. anything save the great. threat- ening ocean that looked so monstrous now, waiting the tiny craft that creak- ed down from the davits. Then power- ful arms were about her. She felt herself being lifted and hurtled for- ward. huddling down in the crowded boat that was being lowered to the waves. A hand reached out and rested upon her shoulder. For a second she was unconscious of it. then something steadying, indomitable about the clutch of finger tips made her turn. Hugo Loubeque smiled into her eyes. smiled with the pitying expression of an in- vincible one who grieves tor the weak. ling that dashes against him. Her eyes upraised toward the boat, a mass of whitish smoke now through which leaped playful reddish flames. Now and then a figure would dart'to- ward the rail and lunge overboard, the bodies striking the water in great cir- cles that lost themselves in one an- other. And for a second the thought came to her that even that inferno of a ship was preferable to this man be- ‘side her. “Well played. Miss Love,” the spy murmured sllkily. “But I fear you must return the”â€" THE DURHAM c‘nnomcwf sax-Hay. a 31mm: mat :05: use]: 1:: me heavy crunching of wooden oars against wood. Came a horrid bumping that seemed more like the crunching of a wild beast upon bones than anything she had ever heard. Heat, intense. steaming. beat upon her cheeks. She looked up and only the dark bulk or the Empress loomed above her. only a lurid flame illumined the heavens. She was conscious of her heavy clothing. sodden now with water; was conscious of the lack of support. Some- thing long and wooden tilted against her. and instinctively her fingers clutched the oar which had floated out to her from their boat. which .had been tossed and crushed against the burn- ing liner’s side. Again she looked up. And within her soul flickered the spark of combat which youth will not allow to die. Consciousness lapsed slightly and was followed by a state of dull apathy. Some instinct held Lucille’s arms upon the oar that had floated to her when the lifeboat smashed itself against the side of the burning Empress. Mountains of waves sifted along her path. hearing her gently to their crests and passing her through the trough of sea to the next wave in line. From watching the myriad stars blazing in the heavens she became interested in trifles. never thinking of the precious papers she had rescued at so great eifort from the international spy, for- getting even the ones at Manila on whose behalf she had taken such risks to get them back. Came a long inter- val of restfulness where everything grew dim and indistinct. and the wa- ter in which she was being tossed about seemed like a fostering mother upon which. in perfect confidence, she could rest her weary head and sleep. Little needles continually pricking at her flesh brought her from slumber so abruptly she straightened bolt up- right, staring about her incredulously. Every nerve and sinew of her body ached terribly. cramping her so she could barely look about the long ex- panse of beach that seemed to stretch interminably in every direction. Be- hind her she finally managed to clear her eyes enough to make out a lux- urious vegetation. obviously tropical. Securely hidden by the thick vegeta- tion. she settled down, taking a firm grip on herself and trying to reassem- ble the things that had happened to her in such fashion that she might know what was best to he done And always primarily did her thourhts re- vert to the paw-rs concealed in the bosom of her Ilf'“9.\'. the papere and the man Wh()~-Sllll'.'"'l tlwm The nnrww l'mlwvhrudlv there was something in mum whv-h would atl’ol‘d the clew. She stared atthe oiled belt .houghtfully, fighting down the instinct which repelled her touching the secrets :t’ another. Safety meant little to her. Her brain was in such a state that the providen- tial escape seemed natural. That she was alone upon an island in the Pa- cific seemed simple enough. Nothing mattered. Again she closed her eyes and gave herself over to slumber. which lasted until nightfall. The bulky enveIOpe from Washing- ton to her father which the butler had stolen from the safe was still unbro- ken. She placed the packet to one side, knowing that if the spy did not care to investigate the contents there tould be nothing in them which would assist her. The diary she investigated next Thoughtfully Lucille sat there, the diary in her lap. the picture of her mother in her hands. She knew the life of Hugo Loubeque now, knew the dominating hatred of his life. the love of his life. the gigantic efforts of the man. involving nations and humanity, the thousand tentacles of the man, stretching to every quarter of the globe. ~ But as she looked at the faded pic- ture the spy had cherished through all the years tears of pity filmed her eyes. pity for the man who could allow love to associate itself inseparably with hatred She realized now that destiny ltself was fighting in her behalf; that, giant intellect though he was, Hugo Lonbeque had more than herself to contend with because of the unnatural baseness of his motives. But it was a light, would be a fight to the bitter end. She must find out where she was. what nature of place this might be what chance for rescue there was. She must get back to Ma- nila, for the papers were no. better than rags here She must start imme- diately. A long shadow suddenly reached out before her. Motionless she stood and stared at it. From another direction came the crackling report of a broken twig. In every direction, as though the sound had been a signal, shadows flitted. The sounds were louder ,now. Impulsively she brushed through the women. stooping over the pallet of rushes where the patient lay. Even s with the emaciation which her illness hid cahééd.'de_§filte'théhlaze of '(‘iellr' turn in the widened eyes. the black splotches of fever In the cheeks, Lu- cille would have known the girl for the daughter of the old man. more frequent Then. witn a m-e’r; Lucille saw the shadows resolve them- selves into figures of men. She had but time to make Out their brown color. fear blinding . her. She closed her eyes fearfully, knowing she was surrounded. A hand touched her forearm timidly. Something in the touch was reassuring. She looked about upon a solid ring of scantily clad natives, who stared at her in bewil- dered amazement. Again the hand touched her arm. The native stood beside her. evident. ly much bolder than his fellows. Lucille could scarcely repress a smile as she caught the incredulity on the man’s face as he looked at his hand, evi- dently expecting the white of her flesh to rub off. They had never before seen a White woman. And the girl was thinking how she might use this thing which must appear a miracle to them. Lucille stayed close to the chief; the one who had touched her arm. An old man he was from the heavy wrinkles that crisscrossed his face, but his torso was magnificently muscu- lar, his carriage that of a- man to whom obedience always comes. . There was something very splendid about his steady black eyesâ€"narrowed a bit as though to hint of Mongolian originâ€" about the thin nostrilled nose. the full lips. Fire halls they might have been. so steady and silent were the animals who watched the procession. but the pat of stealthy feet. the crunch of broken twigs. an occasional growl or cry told her what they were. was attracted by the rapid conversa- tion he held with the chief. noticing the perturbation which showed so strongly on the old man’s face when he turned away and redoubled his pace. It was well nigh impossible for her to keep up now. Worn out by ex- posure and this tramp through the jungle there seemed times when she could not drag herself along, when the tired muscles kinked and refused to work. CHAPTER V. A Chief’s Daughter. LL through the night the march continued. Lucille shuddered as. from the black fastnesses of the semijungle that hedged them in. the glow of yellow eyes gleamed. ' Then quite unexpectedly through a wall of vegetation the party emerged into a great clearing upon which the sun beat fiercely. A few old men squat- ted before the openings to the hundred or more huts that filled the open space set down here in the midst of the jun- gle. Many children played about dress- ed only in the garments of their birth. It was well into the day when their party was met by a native coming from the opposite direction. Lucille From a but many times the size of any other and set at the extreme head of the clearing facing down the double row as would an officer scan his files of men came a droning sound. the low pitched wailing of many women's voices. never varying in its dreary monotone. A terrible sound it wasâ€" sorrowful. dirgelike. lnstinctively Lu- cille lifted her eyes to those of the chief, her finger tips brushing against his bare forearm sympathetically. ' Day and night Lucille administered to the girl. now encouraged at a dimi- nution of the fever. now downcast at discouraging symptoms. All she had to work with were the natural weapons which nature leaves to the hands of the sensible nurse. Where the patient had been fed meat, Lucille made a broth; where witch doctors had stimu- lated a weakened heart and system, she soothed. And so much depended upon the little brown girl. If she re- covered then Lucille knew she would have made no mean friend in the grim chiet who called daily to watch his daughter for a few moments, then. without a word. would disappear. And friends meant so much to her now. It was such a task she had laid out for herself, the way was so stormy and A swift gleam crossed his stern face. At a few sharp wurds the party dis- banded. disappearing in the huts. “Come with me." said the chief. And, although she did not understand the Words. she followed his swift stride toward the great but from which the sound came. By signs she made it clear to the old man that the but must be cleared be. fore anything could be done to assist his daughter. Gradually it dawned upon her that the crowding of the hut was a custom of his people. which re- quired vast faith to go against. She watched him eagerly, her very heart crying out for the sick child. whose last chance for recovery was being stolen by this crowd of women using up all the oxygen in the room when it was the most necessary thing for her recovery. The chief made his decision quickly. He overruled the women’s protests and drove them from the hut, leaving the opening Wide. The interior of the but was crowded with women. the. atmosphere so close as to fairly drive her back toward the tiny door through whivh she had en- tered. And to the ears of the girl. (humiliating the dirxelike wail. came a simple note~the crying of a child. 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