The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-20
TENTH EPISODE
The Strange Discovery.

The excited crowd at the speedway
sat for more than an hour watching
the flying motors tear around the
track Lying well back of the leader
was a red car bearing 49, as its entry
number.
The leading car, which was No.
IL, kept its advance position until
the leaders entered the last lap of the
race.
Then the Jackson motors proved
their merits. Pat let out the last ounce
of power she had held in reserve.
Crossing the finish line an easy win
ner No. 13 was acclaimed by the
shouting multitude. But when the
drivers cap was dotted in response to
the cheers, a mightier shout arose as
the crowd realized that girl had held
the wheel.
She had thwarted the conspiracy at
the Jackson Motor works and by her
daring ride had won honors for Mary
MncLean.
But she derived the greatest salts
faction In another defeat of Phil Kelly.
1t was moment of supreme happiness
for her when she reached home after
the races and ordered Kelly and his
men to be liberated from their peril
Gus position in the chamber of death.
The next day Pat received a visit
from Miss MacLean. And with his
niece came Robert Jackson to pay his
respects and compliments to the clever
wearer of The Purple Mask.
"You are a wonder, Miss Pat" said
Jackson. Il have found out more
things that l really should know than
| ever imagined were going on. Ell
lott Il gone from my employ and
Mary, l am glad to say, realizes how
unworthy of her Mr.. Drew proved him
self to be-"
The pranks she had started abroad
in a spirit of mischief Presenting the
snobbish action of the Sphinx had
led to the girl devoting herself to any
interest that she might serve, looking
to the defeat of trickery or conspiracy
She had become Interested in helping
the oppressed, her experience in Du-
frame having inspired her fervent in
terest In the cause of the people as
against greedy politicians and rulers
1t was consequently source OF
qualification to the queen of the Amer
lean Apaches to learn, at their next
meeting, of a report that there had
been a great 'slush fund" collected to
further the election of certain crafty
politicians just then largely in the pub
lie eye.
When Pats agent reported the fact
that this money was locked in two
different safes, situated in the offices
Of the leaders of the gang of political
crooks, she delegated three of her men
to investigate and report back to her
the next day. According to orders the
Apaches discovered that the rumor of
the money having been collected was
true.
That afternoon Phil Kelly received
a mystifying note by mail: I'VE will
get the Doodle the political crooks have
wrung from the people. You cannot
keep US from giving it back to the
poor"
Kelly was known to be conversani
with doings in the underworld. Wher
he was approached by the leader OF
the "White Slave Gang" as the crook
ed politicians We're called, he was mo-
surprised.
But the crooks were the ones to b,
surprised when Kelly showed them tn,
note he had received. Kelly yer.
promptly accepted the commission t,
protect the doodle" the crooks hat
collected.
Although Kelly had discredited tn
note while in conversation with the Pc
atical crooks, he was perfectly well as