The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09
FOURTH EPISODE
Facing Death.

"BehOld the new but uncrowned
Queen of the Underworld" said Phil
Kelly, the famous detective, as he
stripped from the girlish figure, seat
ed in the big arm chair, the cloak that
covered her head and shoulders.
Kelly's assistants looked on in adj
miratiOn.
Loosely bound blond curls covered
the girls head, and a purple mask hid
the upper part Of her face when Kelly
threw aside the cloak. Under the
mask the girls mouth was radiant in
broad smile. She sat quite still and
INTERESTINGLY permitted Kelly to strip
the disguise from her face.
."Fooled-and by a woman!" Kelly
exclaimed at the face smiling at him.
"Who are you? Tell me your manner"
demanded the Sphinx In angry tones.
I'm the Queen of the Sewer" said
the girl as she burst into outright
laughter. Kelly stood for a moment
contemplating the highly amused
young woman and then opened the
door.
"You may go-and go quickly" he
commanded.
Meanwhile Patricia, safely home
from her adventure at the Cafe Chat
ENoir, was consulting with jacques, in
her boudoir. Her chief assistant was
all interest and attention.
1--WE must act fast, as Kelly now
suspects me OF almost everything. The
picture must be disposed Of, and we
must plan some more raids. TOmOr-
row will 60 to old Jakobski and get
the lay of the land, and then you will
take the Mona Lisa to him and make
the sale.'
She was one Of a dozen young men
and women who waited for an inter-
view with Jakobski, early the next af
ternOon.
Jakobski drove many crooked deal
in his sumptuously furnished Offices.
Beside trafiicking in stocks and bonds,
making investments or buying mort
cages, he made great profit In purchas-
ing the works Of art students, marking
them with fraudulent signatures and
selling the counterfeit canvases to
art collectors for fabulous sums.
While Pat waited in the reception
room, one young man emerged from
Jakobski's Office who especially at
tracted Pats sympathetic interest. He
was gazing dejectedly upon a few
francs Jakobski had put In his hand
as payment for painting he had bar
gained for.
"You seem to be disappointed" Pat
ventured to say to the young artist.
disappointed, miss? Why, that
don't half express it. This old miser
makes million per cent profit out OF
the work we poor devils are compelled
to sell him, and treats us ike dogs
besides"
Perhaps can help you, IL you will
confide In me-" said the girl In her
sweetest tones.
For some time they chatted freely In
Jakobski's reception room.
Here have only a few francs for
my hard work-and 1 need money to
fulfill my ambition. want to paint q
picture for the Academy Of Arts, and
have no money to buy materials, let
alone pay for the services Of a model"
"Don't be so discouraged, my boy"
Pat said consolingly. II believe can
furnish the money to buy the mate
rails for your painting, perhaps can
advance your expenses and-well, we
shall see about the model"
Pats interview with Jakobski was
brief, while the old rogue was afrabil-
ity personifed.
II am sorry that must foreclose on
the Orphan Asylum your aunt Is so
interested in," said Jakobski, during
his brief conversation with Pat, "but
am in need Of funds, and must real
lie on my mortgage and must sell the
property"
Having terminated her call upon
Jakobski, and before giving herself
time to reconsider her sudden deter
ninatiOn, Pat hailed cab and was
driven at once to the studio of the
.oung artist who had so strongly i'm
pressed her with his necessity for aid
lnd-a model.
Paul Duvelle's Joy knew no bound