The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-27
eleventh EPISODE

GU naO pest SURRENDER, Sa1u fniI
Kelly as he kept the gun pointed at
the Purple Mask, as she sat in the
drivers seat of her stalled machine.
"All right, for this time" said Pa
tricia Montez, "but you would never
have caught me If my gasoline had
held out"
Dressed In her purple tights and
cape Pat descended to the ground and
removed her mask. Kelly stripped off
his overcoat and helped her into it, for
the air was chill and Pat was not quite
dressed for the circumstances in
which she found herself.
Lets seek shelter In this cottage"
Kelly suggested, pointing to small
shack that stood back from the road
q few rods.
"Whatever you say is law, until
l can get a chance to escape" said
the girl, as Kelly led the way toward
the cottage.
Repeated knocks upon the door
brought no response. Kelly turned the
knob and stepped into large living
room that occupied most Of the ground
floor of the shack.
Further investigation developed the
fact that tenants OF the cottage had
gone away.
''There will be someone driving
along the road shortly" said Kelly,
land I'll send note to the chief Of po-
lice. He'll send for us and save the
long walk back to town-it must be
good five miles to street car"
Kelly searched the table that stood
In the center of the room, and in one
Of Its drawers found stationery upon
which he wrote note. Upon the en-
velope he hurriedly scrawled the adj
dress of police headquarters and left
the message lying on the table.
When the Sphinx heard an automo-
bile approaching, he ran into the road
to head it off. While he was out OF
the room Pats brain was working fast.
Tearing open the original note Kelly
had carelessly left upon the. table, Pat
substituted another envelope on which
she had written an altogether different
address. She had barely time to COM
plete the substitution and to seal the
envelope when Kelly returned with the
chauffeur of a machine he had stopped
as 1t was passing the house.
Rush this envelope to the place 1t
Is addressed" said the Sphinx. And
the stranger took the note, pocketing
II along with the crisp bill Kelly gave
him as his pay.
Every time an automobile whizzed
down the road, after sufficient time
had elapsed for him to expect action
on his message, Kelly looked for a
load Of police to appear on the scene.
Pat, however, feigned little interest in
anything that was going on around
her.
She would occasionally look out Of
the window, and made several feints,
as If she would try to escape.
Finally Pat discovered, as she
looked expectantly from the window,
machine loaded with men rapidly APP
preaching from the direction of the
city. They were gowned in purple
cloaks with masking hoods drawn over
their heads.
Kelly heard the machine stop in
front of the cottage and rushed to the
door, expecting, of course, to see the
police coming in response to his sum-
mons. Almost before he could realize
in his surprise, the unexpected pres
ence of Pats Apaches, they had sur.
rounded him in the room.
Pat slipped out of Kelly's coat and
tossed it to him with a gay haunting
laugh.
Thanks for taking good care OF
me-" she said. I'm sorry l can't take
you back to town with me, but have
an important engagement at the Gar
den tonight, and you might be hind
rance to my plans"
In another instant she had fled tC
the waiting automobile, followed by
her men, and Kelly was left alone, t
make his way back to town as best ht
could.
Arriving at the House of Mystery