Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-03-07


 Well. just thought I'd tell you while had the opportunity" and the returning Mrs. Van Nuys terminated the conversation.
 Hardly had Kelly left the Van Nuys' mansion when, with the sudden ness of an unheralded storm, Mrs. Van Nuys was advised of a reverse in for tune that entirely upset her future plans. Like her pretty niece, Mrs. Van Nuys was charitably inclined and large ly devoted the surplus of her fortune to charitable deeds. In these plans she was eagerly and heartily seconded by Pat, and when messenger arrived with letter that told of financial re- verses, Mrs. Van Nuys was heart broken.
 The letter said that her investments badly that her resources would there after be limited, although her principal fortune was not endangered. The shock, very naturally, upset Mrs. Van Nuys, and she hastily sent Pats maid Eff to summon her mistress.
 Eff found Pat in the gardens, and told her Mrs. Van Nuys would like to see her immediately. Hurrying into the house, Pat found her aunt in the drawing room, greatly agitated, and holding in her limp hand the letter containing the bad news.
 Do !, ,x,o ,1;o nf for- tune. I'm afraid we must give up our charitie- limit our entertaining and live entirely within our means. See this from Jakobski," said Mrs. Van
 Nuys, handing Pat the letter.
 T am so sorry for you, auntie, dear,"
 said Pat, all tenderness. "But as long as you have no need to worry about
 the principal, we will find some way to
 supply money for the charities" Although the girl meant what she said, at the time, she found her prom
 ise difficult to fulfill later on. Mrs. Van
 Nuys accepted her niece's loving con.
 dolences, and said she would try and
 plan some way to care for the future
 without giving up all the luxury they
 had been used to, and would see that.
 in some manner, their charitable work
 was continued.
 Alone in her own room, Pat took
 mental stock of her attainments and tried to devise some plan whereby she could assist her aunt in emergency. For long time the girl reflected, turn ing over in her mind many different schemes.
 4 strange and unusual girl was Pa tricia Montez Brilliantly educated, the pet of her social set in the gayest of Parisian life, she was, nevertheless,
 an enigma to all who knew her. Her pranks were many and well remem- bered. High spirited and always light hearted, she had only one real purpose to which she was most devoted-and that was in furthering her aunt's char itable acts and assisting the needy whom she was constantly seeking out 1 in the poorer districts of the brilliant capital.
 To be deprived of the means to carry | on her benevolent mission was real shock to Patricia. The more she con- templated plans to relieve the situation 1 the more she was at sea. But con- stantly her mind reverted to her ad- venture of the evening previous; to Kel- l ly, the Sphinx, and to the strange fas-
 cination the very act of stealing the l jewels possessed.
 Earnestly the girl pondered, her 1 thoughts more and more concentrat- ing upon an idea that had come to her the instant she learned of her aunt's misfortune. Pats tender heart was beguiling her into strange actions. Her desire to help the poor and needy was leading her into adventures she had | never dreamed she would encounter An unusual incident led to final decision. As she lay upon the couch
 Pat imagined that she heard someone at the door of her boudoir, and to di- vert suspicion began pacing across the room, coming nearer to the door at each turn.
 Suddenly she threw the door open,
 and Jacques, who had been listening tumbled helplessly into her room and sprawled upon the floor. Pat shut the
 door with quick move and com
 manded Jacques to be seated.
 "There is work for you to do. Jac-
 ques, and unless you do as I command
 I will turn you over to the authorities.' Having said this, Pat remained silent
 looking Jacques keenly in the eye, as if to let her remark steep into his
 crafty brain.
 'T saw you steal the jewels last night I followed you to Chat Noir- | rod xr<,Ic