Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-03-14

Kelly's sentinels passed the sign along that something unusual was on the way. Down the street dashed cab at reckless speed and halted abruptly at the entrance of the Chat Noir.
 Kelly's quick eyes saw a slight fig ure descend from the cab. The form was dressed jauntily in high boots and tights, that encased limb so shapely that Kelly was certain that the new ar rival was not man. Over the shOul- ders of the figure swung cape that was caught in front by dainty white hands-and across the top of the face mask of purple silk.
 "The Queen of the Underworld" Kelly exclaimed under his breath. "We shall be in at the coronation" With out halting to speak to anyone, the figure in the long cloak and purple mask entered the cafe.
 Immediately the chatter and tumult was hushed. For an instant perfect silence reigned within the cafe, and then great shout, as though the dense throng of Apaches were acclaiming in one voice, turned the cafe into bed lam of rejoicing.
 Hail Queen of the Underworld" they shouted.
 Suddenly at the main entrance, Sphinx Kelly appeared backed by a group of fellow detectives and gen. darmes.
 Hands up! Everybody" was his loud-shouted command.
 The sound of his voice had not pene- trated far into the jangle of noise, but on the instant the lights went out and Cafe Chat Noir was so dark that the keenest eyes could only discern the outline of scurrying forms. There was a creaking noise as, at the back of the cafe, door swung open and in rushing, struggling streams the Apaches began to pour through in speedy exit from the cafe. Kelly knew full well that this was what the crowd would do. He urged his men along in pursuit. The Apaches knew the dark pas sages almost as well as they knew the streets far above their heads. Along the sides of the sewers ran planked or concrete runways over which work men passed in keeping the sewer sys- tenn of the great city in perfect order.
 There were cross sections of these
 streets where sewer led into sewer,
 in perfect labyrinth of grimy and slippery passages.
 Kelly ran with his best speed to get as close to the fleeing Apaches as he possibly could. He caught sight of a cloaked figure running like a wild deer.
 He was sure he could not be mis- taken in his man." He kept the flee ing figure in sight, and began, final l ly, to overtake the person he believed
 he had seen descend from the cab at | the door of the Chat Noir. One of the gendarmes, just ahead of the | Sphinx, made squirt as if to capture
 the cloaked figure, but shout from
 Kelly made him alter his purpose. Kelly wanted this person for his own
 captive, and putting on still more speed, soon arrived within arms length l of the fleeing form. In another in- stant he had caught the flowing cape,
 and pinned the figure helpless in his strong arms.
 Holding tight to his charge, Kelly | shouted orders to his men. Most of | the Apaches had escaped capture, but there were enough within sight of
 Kelly to put up strong fight, in their
 attempt to rescue the cloaked figure. After short but tremendously ac- tive period of fighting and scufliing, tie gendarmes captured most of the Apaches, while others fled, leaving Kelly in possession of his prey. Or dering his men to proceed to jail with their own prisoners, Kelly started to | make his way from the sewer with the cloaked figure across his shoulder. In the chase through the sewer
 Kelly's assistants had been separated
 from their leader, and they were seat ed in his apartments when he reached home with his human load still safe | in his grasp. He threw the cloaked figure into chair, and ordered one of
 his men to snap handcuffs upon the
 dainty white wrists.
 Then Kelly sat down to regain his
 breath. He contemplated his assist l ants with look of superiority. His
 manner clearly indicated his self-satis- l faction.
 we did not get any jewels or paint ings, boys," cried the Sphinx, "but here
 is the leader of the gang" The great
 detective reached over to the 1.-the and
 graceful form as it sat listlessly in a
 roomy armchair and started to remove
 the cloak that covered the figures head 1 -1-