Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-11
SEVENTH EPISODE
The Elusive Pearls.

steel-cOld gaze directed with a piercing look into Patricias great blue eyes. The girl permitted one of her most be- witching smiles to play like gints of sunshine over her pretty face.
 I've do meet quite often. it seems" was her reply, spoken in sarcastic tones that brought Il quick flush of an- ger to Kelly's cheeks.
 The Sphinx made q step toward the girl extended her own dainty hand to meet the detectives advance, instead of taking it. he slipped one of a pair of handcuffs over her wrist and said:
 II must decorate you for stealing the kings necklace" Then he snapped the second handcuff over the girls left wrist and she was helpless.
 If you mean the peoples necklace" said Pat, defiantly, "it will do you no good to take me now. The Peoples League has the money and my work in Dufrane is accomplished" Her smile of triumph was not lost on the great detective.
 The king, who had been a spectator to the proceedings, metioned to Kelly, directing him to go, with his prisoner, into an adjoining room. When the king was alone Duke Hestor entered and said:
 T come from the people, who would acclaim you for your good deed in giv- ing them the funds raised by selling the queens jewels"
 Let them enter" said the king.
 And then, while the king accepted their homage, peasants to the number of a dozen or more, representing the Peoples League, acclaimed him as their benefactor in speeches expressing their gratitude.
 Shouts of the populace, surrounding the palace, added to the noisy greeting that was being personally extended to the king. Phil Kelly and his prisoner, in the room adjoining the kings recep- tion room, heard the shouts and real ized that they were nothing less than intruders, now that the king and his people were reconciled.
 "We will see if the king you worked for will help you now that you may need him." was Pats taunting remark to the great detective.
 ''He will help me and you. too, or I shall know the reason," Phil replied. And then the detective called one of his assistants to watch over the girl while he returned to the presence of the king.
 Pat took the measure of the man whom Kelly had left to watch over her, and began at once to ply her winsome arts upon the near-detectiye.
 She chatted with Kellys assistant and soon had him engaged in friendly conversation.
 These handcuffs are hurting my wrists-won't you unlock them, like good fellow?' The girl spoke in her most engaging tones. You are big, strong man, capable nf watching me without having me q. ned helpless"
 It did not require much urging from Pat to make the man forget his instruc- tions. 'I'll take them off, if you prom ise not to try to escape" he finally said, as he suited the action to the words.
 Barely had the near-detective re- moved the handcuffs from Pats wrists when Duke Hestor entered the room with a few men from the Peoples League delegation that he had quietly called from the presence of the king, and before Kelly's assistant realized what was going on he found himself handcuffed to the chair where Pat had just been sitting. He was alone in the room.
 Kelly, meanwhile, was before the king expressing himself in no uncer- tain terms. The Sphinx was thor oughly aroused by the turn of events.
 ..If l had known when you sent for me that you wanted me to rob these poor people of what was justly theirs, 1 would never have taken the commits sion," said Kelly. But when I got here it was too late
 You forget that you are addressing the king said his majesty as he made a signal to the guard who stood~at the a door.
 "Call the full guard, commanded the king, and have this person iinpris-