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SUNDAY. APRIL 19. LUCILLE LOVE. AINTLY sweet the tantalizing per ) fume lingered In the room, and the rustle of Lucille Love's skirts seemed still to sound against the walls of the tiny room which Oft' eral Sumpter Love used ** private office; the echo of Lieuten ant Gibson’s pleading tones h:r. not departed when the door lead lug to the servants’ qua-ter* moved A cautious fraction of an Inch at a time, a sound no faint that nothing 1W between It and silence succeeded the departure of the General’* aide and the girl he loves, the (rirl he means to marry. As the butler’s fare framed Itself on the threshold, the door was opened that led to the ball room, a burst of music vibrated there, then all was silence. The butler closed the door swiftly behind him and glided across the floor, stooping before the safe, tils dexterous Ungers manipulating the knobs with a careless certainty that spoke of the master cracksman, his face against the cold ateel. Ms ears fairly peaked with the tensity of Ms listening for the click of falling tumblers. Bis expression betrayed no anxiety. He knew his worth, knew the pregnablllty of the safe In which his r aster placed so great confidence and to which he had consigned the papers and orders lie had Just received from Washington until the hall was over and he had time to study the in structions at his leisure. The cracksman heaved a sigh of relief as his sensitive finger tips told him the last tumbler had fallen. The great, iron door swung open to his tug. For a second he waited, listened to the scuffle of feet, the melody of the orchestra. Then hit hand disappeared, exploring the contents of the safe. He was swift: he was certain: he was wire Not a paper was disarranged. His fingers flut tered like little, white birds, drifting among the General’s papers with a certitude that bespoke great familiarity. With a sigh of relief he stared «t tha sealed packet he had just seen the army officer receive and place here. The butler thrust It in hie pocket, drawing oat a package of bank, notes and putting It in the tiny vault where the papers had been. The door closed softly, the knobs whirring under the man's touch. Again he waited, listening, listening. The vibrations of the dancers’ feet continued for a ■eeond, thy strains of music died. With the notaries* gßde of a panther the butler slipped •cross the floor and closed the door behind him Hot one motion had been wasted. For OKU (As he had served In bis menial capacity for till* one opportunity. For months to oom’e he would continue to serve In order that no suspic ion might rest upon him. QuteCly, as though nothing had happened, he stepped to the great kitchen where the little brown servants of the household were eetrrry+ng heedl«sly about, frightened at even the momentary absence of their master when the elaborate collation for the guests was still to be served. 'A word here, a hint there and the FlMplno* werb on their way to the General's dinbiir room with their burdens. All capability, all deft cer tainly, without wasting a word, a move, the btrtler brought his underlings hack to the state of perfection Into wMch he had trained them As unconscious of the stolen envelope in j,j, lireaot Docket as though such a thing as a bur glarized safe had never been, Thompson all.. Tommy the Dude, alias "Chi’’ Item and wanted for Just such jobs In many police deportments of the world went about his work, only heaving huge sigh of relief when General Love nodded curtly In token that the room where tha us., had been served might be cleared. minutes later the furtive exnr*a*frv» game back to his face, the Stealthy crouch tn hi* frame. Kodselesaly he glided out the rear of th* henna, poitrrylng across the moon-splashed parade ground and losing himself In devious windings Among the officers' homes upon the militarv Manila slept noisily, the droning horn <Jf the myriad Insect* rising and falling With the evsr-reenrring wave* of heat that ftoatad In from the ocean. Only the General’s mansion glowed with light, a gangling structure transformed by the eerie witchery of night Into • fsjry palace of gold, the windows huge dla iponds with each facet, catching In its heart a •Sots #f moon-beams. Thompson nodded to hlm gtlf as though very well satisfied, then slipped Bms« a narrow side street, lined with disrepnt aMe bouses that leaned at drunken angles to ward one another, the filthy window* winking Wearily to their neighbors. Before the largest Off these placer the hutler paused a second. Hl* hand ranched toward the bell-pull. From some distant part of the house came hack an echo Slowly, slowly the door swung open, swal towing up the figure of the thief-butler. CHAPTER n. Fffg Finger of Busploton. f+WWLAT BTVTTER LOVE. C. 8. A., smiled V - T tmhsnantly to himself as he overheard the low voices of his aide and Lucille coming from the Tittle case corner In which the young lieu tenant bad hidden hi* sweetheart away from the avid dancer* who would have taken her awav from him. The old man closed his eyes B mo rvent, the harsh lines which absolute dictator ship and war had sculped upon his fare *] 0 w] disappearing before the softened f vnrp- s i 0 I retrospection placed there, an expression sum moned up hy memories of the davs at the p o 'i » before ever a thought of oak leaves up or , v, shoulders dared Intrude Itself within his ra( j t mind, before Lucille was bom. before Lucille** mother had msde her choice. The General shook Ms hnlkv shoulders roes, moving toward hi* private office. Tt ar ’" seldom «neb memories enme to him and „.^ a * ♦hsy left the pain of realizing them to be n ib Ing more than memories provided plt|f,,i " n ' r.nsntlou. He *lgh«d henrilv ns he realized"?. •■*ood on the threshold of another change *>, ♦ •ho enurtsMn of his aid* hod finally been - e eeesful and another household would soon b. --Med in Officers’ Bow. leaving him a lon* la •Ms great house. TT# wondered ft all fethers felt tht. -ordered If h» could gladlr give M* daughter to another w.u nud n» rsnnv watching that e*h«r remould h«r world. And the time w -i* so .-hort. TVs* rerv hoe* In the hsrbor now might hear the Senate’s confirmation of voung Gibson’s rropiotlou to the rank and par of rnnt s | n iq,,, I’ve men had soreed that the marriage should -alt on the* and the Gecrnl had to admit that ‘he atde had Mr.d no to his word. But then Gib 'on slwnvs did that. Again the General shook his shoulders strld '"<* hriaklv to his nrivate office. Only In work * .--old he get relief from these fits of depression. 1 -d there wa» alwav* work to he done, for the ' : ‘*Te hrowu neor’c loved their fighting, were -/-vev satisfied with neare and oulet. For a sec -"d he s+ood st *h. window staring at the great ’ -st In the harbor. «♦ *he dannllng waters, rest ♦ row .eve »o- the faintest movernent when - -oe* *rn»tosT br»»*“ moved caressingly across I-* **,„* boat rulobt bring word of his aide’s • **—isf’l— tt„ «„rood and nrossed the .cnnnneia lor on hi* desk, curtly commanding tbs soldier By the “MA.STE/R TEW” Caovriaht 1914- A/I moving picture righti reserved by tho Univoreal Film Manufacturing Company, F ' who aro now oahibiting this production In loading t heat ere. Infringe manta will ba vigorously prosecuted. * “ r THE AWE IS JEALOUS OE THE AU/ATOM who responded to send Lieutenant Gibson to him. General Leva permitted a smile to play about the corners of hie stern mouth as tha rustle of a woman's skirt reached his ears simul taneously with the click of his aide's boots. Came a brief, whispered conversation outside the door, then the aide stood upon the threshold at attention, Lucille hiding behind him in an atti tude of mock timidity. The old man bit hi# moustache viciously, then smiled broadly. “Well?” he demanded, fumbling among the papers that littered his desk. “What hava you got to say for yourself, young woman?” Luaille slipped across the floor, twining a pair of white arms about her father’s neck, the soft velvet of her cheek smoothing his brown, leathery one. It was the way the had coaxed him when a child, the way she had never out grown or known to fail. "It’s about Dick’s promotion, Dad,” she whispered. “It hnsn’t como on the Empress and that means wait at least another month. If there was any chance of the Herate’a falling to con firm it, we wouldn’t bother you, but a month It such a long time and —and Dick has some money now " “Yes—yes—yes.” the Genera! retorted gruff ly. a twinkle in hi* eye that belied the tone. “But from what I’ve seen tonight and the last week since Harley started his aeroplane inaDeu vres, I thought there might be some change In your plane.” Lucille flushed prettily, her eye* flashing a mocking smile at the stalwart young officer la .he doorway. “Mr. Harley’s a very nice man," she de fended, “even If Dick doe* get Jealous. Beside* a girl has to he amused somehow when busy old generals keep their officers working all day and night." The General straightened in hi* chair, brought hack to the work he had planned for the evening by her words. Lucille sighed as she caught the difference, knew there would be no us* teasing longer when his mind turned to the arduous duties which never ceased to pile upon him “I'll think it over* dear." he said kindly, THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. “Immediately I get through with the orders that came tonight. Lieu tenant,” he said briskly, “you put the order* and papers from Wash ington in the safe as I told you? Will you get them for me?” Ths aide flushed a bit, his fingers playing at the gold strap at hie side. “Why —why. General," he stam mered, “I left the combination mem orandum in my room. Luoille was wait ing and " "Get it,” snapped the old man. Tha slightest infraction of military system touched hi* heart on tha raw. He studied Ms aide curiously when he returned and began fumbling with the knobs of the safe, Gibson was atlll embarrassed at hi* blunder, realised his superior was thinking that since Lucllls entered into his Ilfs these blunder* had shown a decided tendency to pile up. The door opened and the Lieutenant'* band automatically reached Inside to ward the place where he had put the packet. An expremdoa of incredulous dismay waa upon hi* face as he drew eut a bundle of bank notes. “Why, I don’t remember these,’’ ha cried, then, with an expression of re lief, “you have already baen here, air?" “No.” General Love’s tone was per emptory, crackling. He did not relish j delay of any *ori “Gome, come! The papers I gave you. Lieutenant.” The aide fumbled through the pap ers In the safe, the expression of con fidence on bl* face changing to one of blank Incredulity, then utter dismay a* a second thorough ransacking failed to reveal the big envelop*. He drew a long breath as hs straightened to attention, his face very whit* and draws, his voice no more than a whisper. “General, they are—not—there.” “Not there!” Like th# crackling of fire in dry twig* was the old man’s voice. “Not there, sir! Then perhaps they too may be in yooir room.” “No, sir. I distinctly recall placing them In the order box. There was no money there at the time.” The human body surcharges a room with electricity at times of greatest stress. Rigidly the two men stared into each other's eyes, doubt, changing to suspicion, suspicion to accusation on their’ faces. But two men hod aeons* to that *afe but two men knew of the arrival of the orders and papers. General Love suddenly rose, th* chair scraping raeplmrly upon the tense silence. “Lieutenant Gibson ” he began Ms voles rivaling the sound of the scraping chair, 'Lucille mentioned a moment ago that you had suddenly acquired sufficient money to justify an immediate marriage." “Ye*. Mr A legacy General ’Love snorted hi* disbelief. “Leaving the combination of thia safe, with secrets which are Invaluable to the United State*; with secret* that would he of untold value to the enemies of the United Rtates; with eeeret* that might mean the sacrifice of not territory alone hut counties* live*—doe* that not strike von as strange, not to «nv suspicion* that, such a precious thing should be left in your room. Lieu tenant?” The tone* of the General’* voice bad risen, n sneer vibrating through overy syllable. His aide did not answer, nis lip* opened to speak then, with one look at, the startled, fright ened face of hie eweetheart, they enapped shut again His grey eyes were hard and cold a* steel, hi* mouth'but a thin line, a sewed-np gaeh across hi* face under the dilating nostrils. Hl* silence eepmed to anger the commanding officer. Hla heavy fist slammed down upon the desk. "The papers. Lieutenant Gibson—immediately. Tbi* is your last chance.” “I placed them in the safe and they are not there now, sir.” The tones were quiet, eold. de termined. The General stepped swiftly forward. Ms fists clenched as for a blow. With an effort he com manded himself, then turned and preseed the an nunciator. “Yoti will go to yonr quarters, h ,f sr.d con sider yourself under arrest. Th- humiliation of an escort will be spared von. However, there will be a guard about the place/' A faint, little cry of protest sounded clear and distinct against the dead silcncs. The young The Girl of Muslery man's hand fell from salute nn he Ktepned swiftly toward his sweetheart. General Love’s arm reach ed out and drew the Robbing girl to him, his left hand outstretched a* though the mere touch of hia aide would be defiling. Gibson halted In his tracks. Again hi* arm rose stiffly in «alute then, without a word, he turned, bis step* falling fainter upon the ears of the pair who listened with leaden hearts. CHAPTER 111. A Han With Hut One Thought. LOUBEQUE turned the packet of pnperi and order* over and over in lit* hnnri, a brooding expression In hi* eye* that told his thoughts were very far away from the butler cracksman who had just brought them to him. A massive figure of a man, he seemed to fill the room with his presence, the chair In which he snt seemed to have been built about him, the room Itself with it* magnificent furnishing* wu* dwarfed by It* oecupant. Greatest of interna tional spy*, the rl*e and fall of many nations might have been placed at hi# door, river* of blood had hurst their barrier* nt the touch of those powerful finger*. A* the mmdefan play* from the organ loft upon th# sweet-toned chime# in the church steeple far above, *o did Hugo Loubeque play upon human emotions, buying. Bell ing, defying, commanding nation* to do hi* will through bl* superhuman Insight Into the domin ating characteristic# which mustered the ruler* of those nations. A thousand wire* there were throughout the world that responded to the mus ter touch of this dark musician whose Instru ment. was humanity, a thousand wire* and yet again a thousand, nnd nil *ll were directed to ward* revenge against one man. toward the de struction of General Love. What hideous mem ories that name of Love evoked. It »ent hi* thought* hack to the horrible event of his life, to the military college, the scene of hi* disgrace where he had been exposed to the scorn of his fellow classmen. The proof* of his dishonorable plotting end treason work, had been furnished by Cadet Humpter Love, hla sncces*ful rlvnl for the love of a beautiful girl. The conclusive ard uncontrovertible proof* of hi* guilt had resulted In hi* dlsmleanl from the service and disenfran chisement a* a citizen of hi* native country. Bitter and still more malignant grew this feeling of hatred against this fellow cadet, of hi* early manhood day*, this man now General Sump ter Love, a* hi* mind swept hack to t.h<- day* of a never to be forgotten pari, the days of hi* down fall and disgrace. Over and over he turned the stolen papers. Only another link It wa* In the chain he was drawing about the old army officer. Many more there would be before hi* work was finished and, already, hi* brooding eye* were Righted along the Future —planning- planning plotting. The but ler coughed nervously and hi* master looked up, waving him away without a word of praise. Tha oimu bad but dou* hit duty. Hugo ex LOl/BEQUE. THE INTERNATIONAL SET FOLLOWED BY LUCILLE * YOU AJSE l/NDER ARREST ‘ ’ " ELEVEN pected that. The telephone rang and the spy stiffened In his chair, nn more the dreamer. Lou heque was at work, fim frjug this detail la bis scheme of revenge. CnAPTKft IV. “For the Honor of a i/an* |N a world of mental and physical IneqiV'H*'** such as this there would he hut scant chV." 10 * for flic wrakllng were it not for a kind Deatilfff Inking the cards In his own hands ami stacking them to make the gums more equal. With the ruins of every hope smashing about her. without e thought save the need for a confidant and friend in time of distress, she took up the tele phone to speak with her cliuni, the wife of a young officer who had only just reached the post e month before. On such slight things do hinge great conse quences; on such trifles- may he derided the wrecking of the most running plot of the master mind that dominates nations. For a second, sensi tized by suffering though her mind wns, she did not catch tha significance of the orders being given hy the man whose wire had crossed her own. Then a frt-ling of faintness caused her to reel at the power and strength she caught In the tones. She listened, conquering her fear in one triumphant throb of loie for the imprisoned of ficer. Ilarlcy snatches could she get: “General Love’s orders and papers are In my possession now. For Shanghai on the Empress tonight. ITn»> the launch ready." And then the buzzing of the Instrument told her that she could henr no more. It seemed too cmel, *oo Impossible that her hopes should be raised so high only to be shattered. The General’# orders and papers—'The Empress for Shanghai immediately. She rushed to the window, hey heart sinking at sight of the smoke curls spew ing from the big liner’s funnel*. The Empress was ready—ready- and her sweetheart was arrested. Resolution so vague as to be Indefinable urged her across the floor nnd out the dWor. Sha did not stop to analyze the impulse which urges her feet across the parade ground, down the streets of Manila toward the dock. Her bosom was rising and falling tempestuously wttb the ef fort and a mad despair possessed her as *“• caught the sign* of readiness from the Empress and aaw there was no boat to take tier out W» the ship which carried the precious order*. She bent her tiny fists fiercely together. Ther* must lie a way. There must be. Faintly to he* ears came a humming sound from the boat. ■* reminded her of another sound she had heart! recently, n sound she identified with the solutlo* of her problem—Harley and his aeroplane. It was fire miles, but her horse could do th» distance In short time. Fnater even than she had reached the dock did she get to the stable*. In amnzement the groom looked nt her as he fol lowed her orders. Rhe leaped Into the saddle and through the moonlight she dashed, the little mar* accepting this new freak of his mistress with de light. The aviator had only lust, returned from the dance when she flung herself from the mare and grasped him fiercely hr the shonlilers. shaking him In the vehemence of her oommnnd. He stored at her unbelievingly as he made out what she desired, but. there was something in the entreat ing eyes, the drawn face, that told her deadly earnestness, nis lips opened for a protest when she commanded herself and, placing her hnnde upon his shoulders, looked deep in the man's eye* "It means the honor of the man T love." Harley turned away, turned toward the giant plane. Lucille was pleading for the honor of the man she loved —pleading ns only a woman can plead. There at the water’s edge a soul stirring tragedy was enacted. The aviator —a mac among inen. was being asked by the girl he Jovei'ft o risk her life, and his own. to save the cam# of his strongest rival. Torn between conflicting emo tions. he Stared at her, half unbelievingly, a" with appealing Intensity she pointed wildly out across the bright blue water to where the majestic liner was steaming rnpidlv towards the horizon. Lu cille hung breathlessly on the avintor's every ac tion. His lips opened for protest, hut there was something In the entreating eyes he oould not resist. Tlreathlessly she watehed him. awaiting his decision. There wa* a curiously twisted smils upon his lips when he faced her again. "Get in.” he motioned. She bad won her appeal. Hugo Lotlbeque leaned ngnlnst the liner's rail, pencil poised over the open page of the diary which was headed —Loubeque’s Account with Love. Items upon thn* pape had heen cnncelled. more remained clear. The hard stnrted to draw through one of these last when, faintly to his ears reached down a drumming sound from the heavens. As his eyes wandered up, the great bird In mid heaven grew more and more distinct, the figures of a man and woman emerging. A prim smile crossed the spyj/i fncp ns he put the diary and pencil back in his pocket. For nugo Lou brque was thorough, and the Item might not be cancelled yet. {Continued Nest Sunday.),