The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-13
to the little Drew was able to c, ntrib

This is all f1cut ous. Jackyon IL
alive. He has done this as part OF
some scheme" And In proof Of his
conclusions, Kelly was able within the
hour to exhibit proof that Jackson had
never left the country.
'He is hiding out as we say" said
Kelly. you tell Miss MacLean not to
take possession of what Is not hers"
And the story Elliott had to tell
Drew was not pleasing to that worthy
For Drew had hoped to marry Miss
MacLean and thus get his hands on
the Jackson millions
Mary MacLean, for a girl who had
seen fortune swept away as unex-
pectedly as it had arrived, took mat
tiers rather complacently. After the
first shock of surprise she recovered
her composure rapidly.
THE Golden Cup at the Speedway
begins to interest me again." she said
Il had entered car for the race,
expecting to exploit the Jackson mo-
tors, but when uncle died, the
flippancy of the remark made her halt
abruptly.
'You can go on with your idea now"
said Elliott, to whom she had been
speaking.
"Yes, that's what 1 intend to do !;
but l couldn't-otherwise.
The next few days were times Of
much excitement around the Jackson
Motor factosy. Miss MacLean was
watching progress on the equipment
Of her car.
Drew was likewise interested In
Miss NacLean's car, and Pat, sus-
piciops of every move that Drew or
Jackson made, aimed to be as close
as she could to the scene when Drew
was near the racer.
Kelly also concerned himself in
passing events. He was instructed by
Elliott to prevent Pat from inter-
fering in any way with the machine.
Pat closely watching her OppOrtun-
ity, was within hearing distance when,
the day before the race, Drew ap-
preached the men who were putting
the finishing touches on the car.
''I'll make it worth your while to
see that this car doesn't win the race"
Pat heard Drew say to the men. But
try as she might to catch the rest Of
the conversation she failed.
Awaiting her opportunity, which ar
rived shortly after, Pat engaged in
conversation the men at work upon
their antagonism and their own ac-
tons confirmed Pats suspicious that
they had entered into an agreement to
put the car out of commission.
While Pat could not fathom the
cause, the facts were that Drew and
Elliott were prompted by malice, be-
cause of the disappointments that had
resulted from the outcome Of Jack
sons death"
Elliott had. Informed Kelly that he
believed one Of the mechanics in the
employ Of the firm was plotting against
the organization.
The disguised and active Pat was,
Of course, the workman designated as
Elliott's suspicious character" and
Kelly, on the day of the race, set him
self to the task Of watching the girl
closely in all her movements. When
Pat left the factory Kelly and his men
followed her.
When she entered her house Kelly
and his men decided to investigate.
Finding an open window leading into
the cellar the three detectives crawled
in.
In the dim light that was afforded
by two small windows the detectives
crawled cautiously around the room
in which they found themselves. Pass
ing through a door that communicated
with another room they had taken but
few steps when they were suddenly
confronted by an iron wall that had,
the ceiling and halted their progress.
When they turned about with the in
tention of retracing their steps a
similar wall, or partition, dropped
and terminated their progress. The
three men thus found themselves prls-
OnerS III long narrow compartment
total darkness and deathly stiffness
surrounding them.
Suddenly above their heads, sound
ing as though coming from some dis
lance, Kelly heard voice he recog-
nized as that of his tormentor The
Purple Mask girl.
"If they remain there" she was say
ing, they must combat both water
and the fumes of deadly gas. l did
not order you to do this-neither will
l order their release, until am ready
Pats voice ceased, and the men were
left alone.
She hurried to the garage where
Miss MacLean's racing machine was
presumably being tuned up for the
race, having signaled to the Apache,
scattered among the other workmen tC
follow. When Pat reached the car iii,
men who were trying to block Mis-,
MacLeans plans had just started tC
wreck the machine.
Before they could do serious dam
age, Pats Apaches had disposed Of
them in short and decisive strife