Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-05-16
TWELFTH EPISODE
The Sunken Vault.

Aware of Phil Kelly's approach to the House of Mystery, Pat was fully prepared to give him reception that furnished him with the surprise of his life.
 When Kelly arrived he investigated every available entrance and decided to adopt the expedient of climbing a tree that stood beside the house and grew tall enough to give him access ito an open window.
 One man remained under the tree as lookout, while the other two climbed to the window. After they had entered the room through the window, they stopped to investigate.
 The room they were In was perfect one door providing entrance and egress was the only interesting feature of the place. Kelly jerked open the door and found a second room, exactly like the one they had first entered inviting fur ther investigation.
 Opposite was door leading into still another room. And when Kelly turned the knob, his surprise party made a speedy beginning.
 Pat was sitting in one corner of the room, in large armchair. Other than this one piece of furniture the room was empty
 Kelly made move to approach the elusive girl whom he was now deter mined to capture. Pat pressed push button in the arm of her chair. In a twinkling two swiftly-moving parti- HOns were run out from the wall con- ling together in such manner that they shut Pat behind their shelter as completely as though she were locked tn an entirely separate room.
 Kelly and his man stood dumbfound- led, for a second, and then tried to leave the room the way they had en- tered. The door was locked.
 Suddenly the floor dropped from un- der them. They landed in a great wooden box that had been placed un- der the trap-door through which they had fallen.
 Before they could make a move, some of Pats men rushed forward and slammed down the cover of the box securely imprisoning the detectives. Then strong hands pushed the wooden case toward an opening in the wall. Down a chute the sleuths proceeded, riding in their moving prison. The box and contents presently emerged through an opening in the outer wall of the building.
 There was motor truck waiting to receive 1t, and immediately the box shot through the wall and landed on the truck. The driver started his en- zine and drove away. An hour later, with Kelly and his assistant still in- side, the box was showed off the truck, landing in ditch.
 When the Sphinx and his man had kicked their way out of the box, sometime later they found themselves far out in the country, near an infre- quently used trail that led across the fields.
 "Tm not going back to the chief to report this flzzle," said Kelly. And then the two men started to walk back home.
 
 There was period of quiet, lasting ia month, after Kelly's adventure.
 "I must start something pretty Isoon," Pat said to her chief lieutenant one morning when he had called to learn if she had any instructions for the Apaches. "This peace and quiet is getting monotonous."
 The Apache had called while the girl was at breakfast. As she talked to him, slipping her coffee, she occa- Isionally glanced at the headlines in the morning paper.
 She finally discovered an item that fixed her attention. It referred to an immensely wealthy man who had con- |trived vault that he believed would be absolutely burglar-proof
 Here's something want investi- gated" said Pat to her lieutenant. We Imay be able to start little excitement If we can find out how this man gets |so much money. If he doesn't get it honestly, I may decide that he is a good subject for your attention. Learn all you can about him, how he makes his money, and report as soon as you can confirm your facts"