The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-16

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This Is q good time to laugh, NJ
Pat" the Sphinx remarked, as he turn
ed from the girl and abruptly ended
the conversation.
HE is just as rude ~ ever" Pat
said to herself as she stood where Ael-
~ had 80 ungallantIy left her.
Pats eyes flashed with resolution.
She went to low French window that |
looked out upon the Crosby grounds
and signaled to see II tho Apaches
were assembled and ready to take or
ders. The response quickly assured
her.
The Crosby guests were assembling
round monster punch bowl, on = ~
BILE In the center Of the drawing room,
when Pat turned from the window.
As she started toward the table there
was an ominous crash. Of . bursting
bomb, as 1t fell In the grounds near
the mansion.
Women screamed. with terror. and |
the male guests rushed out upon the
lawn, with excited shouts that an air
raid upon Paris was In progress. The
guests surged In and out OF DOORS
rushing from one room to the other
while Pat waited patiently behind the
window portieres for her chance to
act.
The jewels had just been brought In
to the drawing room to be admired BY
the guests when the crashing OF the
bomb turned the scene into bediam
and everyone began to rush aimlessly
about. Even Kelly, usually cool and
unexcitable, was thrown OF his guard.
He rushed out Of doors with the other
men and gazed wonderingly upward.
Far above them an airplane circled
over head, the whirr Of Its engine be-
| ing plainly heard.
The time Kelly had consumed upon
the lawn was enough for Pat to &C
complish, by quick action, what the
| Sphinx had been hired to prevent She
fed from her cover behind the por-
there's, ran to the punch bowl table at
moment the drawing room W4s desert
ed and there, where she had but to
reach out her hand and take them,
cleaned the Crosby gems In plain
view.
Pat snatched the jewels from the
box containing them. and quickly dis
appeared from the scene. She had
gone to another room, when the men
returned from watching the airplane.
Kelly ran straight to the table-and
found only the empty Jewel box. Az
he turned for moment to hastily SUR
vey the room, the Sphinx saw q trim
slight figure, dressed in Apache cos
tune, disappear through the low
French window.
Pat had gone into an adjoining
room and hurriedly Invested hersef OF
the evening gown she had put on over
her Apache costume. Watching her
opportunity, she slipped through the
window and was fleeing Inward her
automobile when Kelly bounded from
the Crosby mansion in hot pursuit.
Straight to the airplane hangar Pat
was driven by her faithful chauffeur.
As close behind as he could speed his
. machine came Kelly in eager chase.
II was going to give this package to
YOU" Pat shouted as she reached the
: hangar and was met by De Saint, "but
. am too closely pursued to get away
: myself So you'll have to take me
, with you In the air and land me at q
safe place-then l can make my way
! home"
In the brief moment Pat had taker
to explain, Kelly had reached the
3 hangar and was hurrying into the
yard De Saint signaled to the Apaches
l who were there to protect their lead
= err, and the Sphinx was surprised by
the opposition that confronted. ant
0 quickly started to overpower him while
0 he dashed toward Pat and De Sain
4 as they were preparing to go aloft il
: the airplane.
K There was sharp stiff fight, will
e Kelly Out-matched in strength by tn
e numbers who assailed him. Just a
the airplane began it's short run OF
e the ground in preparation to ascend
n one Of the Apaches landed a stunnin
y blow on Kellys chin, and he fell un
Il conscious into the machines structure
De Saint and his fair passenge
g started to rise from the ground. TIL
q machine was acting queer and d
Saint shouted to Pat that there wa
x something wrong. The girl turned /
II her seat, by partly unloosening tn
straps that bound her, and beheld
X sight that unnerved her for the me
l. ment, and fully explained the caus
d Of the trouble.
The limp form Of man rested 0
1T one Of the airplane's wings, and pu
n the machine out of balance.
Half dazed by terror, and almos
50 paralyzed by the surprise OF her df
l. covery, Pat managed to shout to .
h Saint that the cause of his troubl
had been disclosed.
~ "There Is a man lying senseless o
IN one of the wings" she screamed In e
Of Saints ear.
TRY and haul him In here" a
It swered the aviator, recognizing Il
at Sphinx's body.
It. But as Pat turned to obey instru
Ill lions the airplane suddenly swerve
;" De Saint worked desperately at Il