Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-11
fellow passengers. The woman was particularly diffident and self-satisfed.

One morning Pat was walking alone on deck, approaching the second class. Her attention was attracted to par ticularly bright and winsome baby that a forlorn-looking little woman was holding on her lap.
 Pat very soon made the acquaint- ance of the mother and heard her pitt able story. The woman had been de- serted, after the man she loved had betrayed her, and she was now follow ing him to America, using the last of the fortune she once possessed to pro vide for her transportation.
 'He is on board this ship, travelling first class with the woman who is wearing pearls and diamonds, pur- chased with the money he induced me to give him when I believed in him." said the woman. And as she watched the passengers walking on the upper deck she pointed out to Pat the man and woman who were so unpopular with their fellow passengers.
 Phillips, John Phillips; that's the man." said the poor soul as her eyes flashed hatred. And then she told Pat her story, in full detail. When she had finished Pat pressed roll of bills into the woman's hand and said:
 "This is a part payment on what that man owes you. I'll collect the rest, and pay you after we get to America"
 It was decided between Pat and the woman that the baby and it's mother should be sure to remain out of sight, that Phillips might not know he was being watched and followed.
 On the night the steamship passed Nantucket lightship, with good assur- ance of landing in New York the next morning. Pat made her move.
 The deck was deserted when Pat stealthily approached the door of the Phillips stateroom. The night was hot and the door was fastened only with hook, to keep it partly open. Pat quietly unlocked the door and entered the room. She soon emerged, and as stealthily as she had entered, proceed ed to her own room.
 She had dressed in her Apache cos tune, to give freedom of movement. And when she threw off her cape, in her own room, she fished out of it's capacious pocket string of immense ly valuable pearls.
 At daylight many of the passengers were awake and moving to watch the pilot come aboard. There suddenly arose upon the quiet air the shrill screams of Mrs. Phillips, shouting that she had been robbed of her pearls.
 Officers of the steamship quieted the woman as soon as they could rush to her assistance.
 "We are not responsible for your loss, Mrs. Phillips" said the captain of the boat. But we will do all we can to help you find them"
 Turning to one of his officers, tic captain said:
 We have Sphinx Kelly, the famous detective on board, and it should be matter for him to look into tt once. Have him come to my cabin and will
 
 The Sphinx was among the first pas sengers to gain the upper deck, as the officers had prevented others from hur- rying to the scene when Mrs. Phillips first created the uproar. But word of explanation from Kelly got him quickly past the sentinel.
 '"The captain is looking for you, sir," said the mate. "He would like to see you in the cabin" And Kelly straight way accompanied the ships officer to the captains cabin.
 When matters were explained Kelly agreed to take up the case. There was still several hours in which he might operate before the steamship reached quarantine and still later be dOcked
 "I'll do what I can, captain" said the Sphinx when he finished his interview with the master of the ship. '"The woman was foolish to have so much valuable jewelry about her when there is safe place to deposit it with the purser."
 "That have already told her." said the captain. "And we employ you only because we want to do what we can for passenger in distress.
 The Sphinx had no doubt as to who had taken the pearls. But there was no proof, merely upon his own sus- picions, he was averse to proceeding. He watched Pat while she was at breakfast with her aunt and instruct ed his assistants to report her move ments immediately thereafter.
 When word came to him that Pat had gone down to the second cabin,