Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-04
SIXTH EPISODE
The Queens Necklace.

| tinderlike SuperStructure of the air plane, before it had fairly landed in 1 the tree-top. The terrifying position | they were in, compelled the three pas sengers to act with extreme prompt ness to save their lives. Phil Kelly, who had been stunned by the blow that knocked him onto one of the wings of the machine just as it began it's ascent, was now regaining con- sciousness.
 Pat hauled the Sphinx from his re- cumbent position on the burning wing of the airplane. Then she clambered into the branches of the tree herself.
 The girl crawled down to the low est branches and jumped to the ground. Kelly followed her, and there imme- diately appeared upon the scene a group of excited and astonished farm CTS who had been attracted to the scene by the brilliantly burning air plane. Willing hands assisted the girl into a nearby house, while others carried the partly unconscious detec- tive into another farmers home.
 Pat soon recovered her composure and aside from few scratches that would soon be forgotten, discovered from terrible death. Then, rejoicing in her good fortune, the girl left the friendly shelter her good samaritans had provided and made her way, in the early dawn, to the hangar where her automobile was waiting
 When Kelly had collected his senses and started to investigate, he found, in the room where Pat had been shel- tered, only one sign that she had ever been there. On the sofa was purple mask.
 ''Fooled again, and by this slip of girl" Kelly said to himself as he started back toward Paris, walking to the nearest railroad station. That morning safely at home, Patricia re- galed her aunt with an incomplete version of her adventure
 But it was several weeks before Pat again entered a contest of wits with the Sphinx.
 However, unknown to the beautiful Patricia, there were certain conspir- ing elements at work that would soon bring her into activity-that would give her a chance to exercise her char itable instincts and do something in the interest of the oppressed. Pats fame had extended beyond the con fines of Paris. She was becoming known, among certain classes, through out Europe.
 In the principality of Dufrane there were certain conspiracies fomenting. King Fergus had aroused the enmity of his people, by appropriating for himself a necklace of great value that his queen, upon her death a few months before, had bequeathed to a fund she intended should be used to relieve the distress of the poor
 These were the outward conditions when there came one morning to Phil Kelly message from K1ng Fergus to appear at once at his palace. Taking with him his two most trusted assis- tants, the Sphinx set out immediately for Dufrane. King Fergus had de- tailed his son, Prince Angus, to meet the famous detective and have him brought at once to the council cham Der in the palace.
 'sI have come, sir, at your command" said Sphinx Kelly when he was ush- cred into thea presence of the king. "What are yOur further orders 2"
 The king fixed his steel-gray eyes upon the famous detective and said:
 "The life of my dynasty is threat ened. The people are conspiring against me, and I want you to fathom the plot and report to me your find- ings. Prince Angus, who has brought you here, will give you the full de- tails." Then the king indicated that the audience was at an end and Kelly, accompanied by Prince Angus, re- paired to another room in the pal ace.
 Prince Angus proceeded to impart the details of the plot against the king. He spoke rapidly. and was evidently i'll at ease.
 My mother died few months ago, and willed to the peasants a valuable necklace-the Jewels to be sold and the proceeds to be placed at the dis