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Show I Novelized From the Motion Picture Play of the Same Name by the Universal Film Manufacturing Manu-facturing Company -I " 1 SYNOPSIS. Patricia Montez, Bnubbed by Thll Kelly, th Sphinx, vrhrn the famous detective In Introcfuced to her. plans to rotaliato by Btcallnjf her nunt's Jewels to test Kelly's abilities. Pat's butler. In turn, steals ths jewels and the girl poes to tho Caf Chat Nolr to recover them. Confronted by Kelly os she Is leaving the cafe, Pat accidentally ac-cidentally drops the Jewels and escapes. Kelly recovers the diamonds and returns them to Mrs. Van Nuys. the rightful owner. own-er. When Mrs. Van Nuys meets reverses In fortune, Pat decides to become a thief In reality, that nhc may provide funds for her aunt to continue the liberal distribution dis-tribution of charities which Pat and her aunt are famous for. To the Cafe Chic goes Pat with Jacques, who Is now her chief henchman, and when the rich old Jakobskl displays, at one of the tables, a valuable string of pearls, the lights suddenly sud-denly go out. When they are again turned on Jakobskl lies Insensible on the table, the pearls are missing and Sphinx Kll , who uspicts Pat approaches the girl with the evident purposo of handcuffing her. THIRD EPISODE The Capture. Sphinx Kelly halted abruptly at Mrs. Van Nuys' table, still toying with the handcuffs. Pat sat breathless for an instant, looking Kelly square In the eye. "Very dramatic, Mr. Kelly," Pat finally said, with a sarcastic smile. "Tou seem to nant everyone in the I place to know that you are a detective, detec-tive, or somebody trying to show off." Kelly's face flushed hotly. Me was on the point of making a sharp retort, but his better judgment mastered his Impulse to rudeness. Without a word he returned the handcuffs to his pocket, pock-et, stood lnokinp for a second, straight into the defiant eyes of the beautiful girl and then walked away. Hastening to the main entrance, Kelly posted one of his assistants at the door and demanded: "See that no one leaves the place un-til un-til everybody has been searched." Then the Sphinx returned to Jakobskl Ja-kobskl 'fl table. The old money-shark had only been stunned by the blow that suddenly fell upon his head as the lights in the Cafe Chic were snapped off at tho switchboard. "Do you know if it was a man or a woman who struck you," Kelly asked the still befuddled Jakobskl. "Oh, it was e man and a strong man, too." was Jakobski's retort, as he rubbed the lump that hail been raised upon the back of his head where the blow had fallen. Kelly instructed the waiters and attendants at-tendants iu the Cafe Chic that every guest in the room must be searched, and under direction of the Sphinx, the work of Investigation rapidly proceeded. proceed-ed. While Pat and Mrs. an Nuys were waiting In the ladles' retiring room to be searched by the girl at-mdants, at-mdants, Kelly stood near the portieres por-tieres that formed a protecting screen separating the main cafe from the entrance en-trance to the ladles' room. So Intent was Kelly In supervising the search that he failed to notice a small, white hand, as It projected from behind the portieres. There was au Instantaneous flash of gleamlug pearls, set with diamonds, as they reflected re-flected the brilliant light, then the dainty hand quickly deposited its precious burden In the outside breast pocket of Kelly's coat. Soon Mrs, Van Nuys and Pat emerged from the retiring room and resumed their seat at the table. And when everybody had been searched, the disquieting report came to Kelly, Ilium ui3 u.sMbiiiuis, wuu ine jasoDSKi : pearls were still missing. The baffled detective was the object of derisive jeers and much mocking laughter from the merry throng his actions had so unceremoniously inconvenienced. incon-venienced. Kelly stood the taunting and complaint com-plaint for some time, and then, he again approached Mrs. Van Nuys' table ta-ble and said : "If you will take my advice, ladlea you will soon leave this place. In my inslstance upon doing my duty. I have angered the crowd and they are apt to start a general disturbance at any moment. mo-ment. If you will allow me to escort j you home, my cab Is waiting outside, and I will feel honored if you will permit per-mit me to serve you." The Sphinx was looking steadily at Pat during the time he was speaking, never glancing at Mrs. Van Nuys. The girl seemed conscious of a gentle glow overspreadlug her cheeks, she seemed to note in Kelly's eyes a gleam she had nevpr seen there before. "We had better accept Mr. Kelly's offer, auntie dear," said Pat. when the Sphinx bad finished spenkinc "We have had excitement enough for one evening. I'm thinking." Mrs. Van Nuys agreed, and the trio moved to the door and made their exit amid an uproar of Jeers and cot-calls directed, of course, at the baffled and humiliated sleuth. When Kelly seated himself bet d Patricia and Mrs Van Nuys, the girl was careful to place herself on the side ! next to the Bleuth's outside breast pocket. She knew what treasures the ! pocket contained and was determined I to regain possession of tho pearls. I Pat Insisted upon conversing, with i spirit, as the cab rolled along. Mrs I Van Nuys was not so talkative, and her silence was noticed by the Sphinx j who frequently addressed himself particularly par-ticularly to the woman, in order to seem politely interested in her. t inre w hen the Sphinx turned his I head to speak directly to Mrs. Van Nuys. the girl, watching catlike for her I opportunity slipped her slender hand ! into Kelly's pocket and deftly drew forth the Jakohski pearls In another instant she had safely secreted them i upon her person, and Kelly, the groat I detecthe, was once more foiled by his ! frail and beautiful nemesis. Safely home at last Pat securely I locked the pearls In her Jewel case and retired. The next day Mrs. Van Nuys received re-ceived word from Jakobskl that he would be compelled to foreclose, when it soon came due, a mortgage he held (upon an orphan, asylum Pat and her nunt were greatly Interested in. Mrs Van Nuys and Pat discussed the mat- ter, and more than ever Mrs. Van Nuys ! bemoaned the fact that her resources , had been limited. "Never mind, auntie dear," was Pat's consoling remark when the discussion finally terminated. "I have promised that I will get money to carry on our charities and 111 do it by hook or crook." "Put you must not let your tender heart impel you to do reckless and foolish things, my child," said Mrs. i Van Nuys protesflngly. For several weeks after Pat's adventure adven-ture at the Cafe Chic, the newspapers ' were filled with reports of various robberies rob-beries that were baffling the authorities. authori-ties. The disappearance of the Ja- i kobski pearls bad been the first of a loug series of unsolved mysteries. sphinx Kelly bad discussed the affair af-fair at Tufe Chic with his assistants, and reluctantly admitted that the crime had completely baflled hlra. And all the time Pat was becoming ( , more expert. Her associations with "Pat" Emerged From the Retiring Room. ' Jacques resulted in hr cleverness be-lng be-lng repeatedly praised among the I Apaches at Cafo Chat Nolr. "She would make a wonderful leader i for us," would be Jacques' comment every time he could introduce the sub- ! Ject to one of the band. "We should make her Queen of tho Underworld, i that's what we should do." One day there came a telephone call for sleuth Kelly from the chief of the Parisian detective force. The robbery of a famous art collector's treasures had been the latest achievement of the mysterious thief. A painting of fabulous value had been cut from its frame, and all Paris was acog with j tho boldness and cunning of the crime. e want you to help us on this theft of the Mona Lisa,'" said the chief of detectives, to Kelly, over the phone. "I'll do my best to help you,'' was Kelly's brief comment. Impelled by a suspicion he could not set at rest the Sphinx called up Mrs. Van Nuys home and asjied for Pat. When the girl answered Kelly tried tf be mysterious In his opening remarks, but Pat was undeceived. "This Is Kelly the great detective, I am sure," said the girl, and the little lauph that she sent over the phone irritated the Sphinx. "Possibly not great," he replied, "but I you've got the Kelly all right, Miss i Pat. I called up to invite you to go I with me to the Cafe Chic tonight." "Sorry that I have a previous en- ' gagemenL Perhaps you will be sur-I sur-I prised to hear that I'm going slumming slum-ming Instead of to the fashionable ; cafes." The clrl realized, after sho j j had taunted Kelly with her response, that she might have made a mistake. "I was only fooling." she made haste bo add, in the hope of diverting Kelly from her renl purpose. "The truth is I am not feeling well, and will not bo able to leave the house at all this eve-mug." eve-mug." Kelly expressed his regrets, and after af-ter fv trifling pleasantries the Sphinx ended the conversation. Abruptly Abrupt-ly turning to one of his men, Kelly commanded : "Skip down to the Chat Nolr and see If the Apaches are expecting anything - xtra tonight." And the man made n.'lSte TO miey. rvi.-w twinvu uni'.i- ; tiently for his man to return, and finally final-ly his vigil was rewurded. "They are making great preparations prepara-tions for a big time, boss." said the detective. de-tective. "I learn they are going to crown some woman 'Queen of the Underworld.' Un-derworld.' " "Such being the case, we must bapres-ent bapres-ent at the coronation," said Kelly. And the Sphinx, with several gendarmes, was watching from every place tho men could hide themselves along the street that led to Cafe That Nolr, just as soon as dusk fell and the underworld under-world began to start upon Its nightly pilgrimage of crime and debauchery. In the sewers that formed a network net-work underground, there were other gendarmes ready to pounce upon the unwary at Kelly's prearranged signal. Men and women singly, in couples and in groups, came down tho street, binRlnu and chattering iu utter disregard disre-gard of the amount of disturbance they created. As the evening wore along the crowd within and without Cafe Chat Nolr grow more numerous and accordingly more boisterous. It was near the midnight hour, when Kelly's sentinels passed the sign along that something unusual was on tho way. Iovn the street dashed a cab at reckless speed and halted abruptly at the entrance of the Chat Nolr. Kelly's quick eyes saw a slight figure fig-ure descend from the cab. The form was dressed jauutily in high boots and tights, that encased a limb so shapely that Kelly was certain that the new arrival ar-rival was not n man. Over the shoulders shoul-ders of the figure swung a capo that was caught in front by dainty white, hands and across the top of the face a mask of purple silk. "The Queen of the Underworld " Kelly exclaimed under his breath. "Wo shall be In at the coronation." Without With-out halting to speak to anyone, the figuie in the long cloak and purple mask entered the cafe. Immediately the clatter and tumult was hushed. For an Instant perfect silence reigned within the cafe, and then a great shout, as though the dense throng. of Apaches were acclaiming iu one voice, turned the cafe into a bedlam bed-lam of reioiclnc. "Hail Queen of the Underworld," they shouted. Suddenly at the main entrance, Sphinx Kelly appeared backed by a group of fellow detectives and gendarmes. gen-darmes. "Hands up! Everybody" wa? his loud-shouted command. The sound of his voice had not penetrated 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 tho outline of scurrying forms. There was a creaking noise as, at the back of the cafe, a 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 passages pas-sages almost as well as they knew the streets far above their heads. Along the sides of the sewers rnn planked or concrete runways oer which workmen work-men passed in keeping the sewer system sys-tem of the great city in perfect order. There were cross sections of these "streets" where sewer led Into sewer.. In a 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 mistaken mis-taken In his "man." He kept the fleeing flee-ing figure in sight, and began, finally, final-ly, to overtake the person he believed he had seen descend from the cab at the door of tho Chat Nolr. One of the gendarmes, Just ahead of the Sphinx, made n spurt as if to capture the cloaked figure, but a shout from Kelly made him alter his purpose. Kelly wanted this person for his own captive, and puttlug on still more speed, soon arrived within arm's length of the fleeing form. In another instant 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 I Kelly to put up a strong fight, in their attempt to rescue the cloaked figure. After a short but tremendously active ac-tive period of fiRhtlug and scuffling, tLe gendarmes captured most of the Apaches, while others fled, leaving Kelly in possession of his prey. Ordering 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 th y were seated seat-ed in his apartments when he reached I home with his human load still safe ! In his grasp. He threw tho cloaked figure into a chair, and ordered one of his men to snap handcuffs upon the dainty white wrists. Then Kelly sat down tt regain his breath. He contemplated his assistants assist-ants with a look of superiority. His manner clearly indicated his self-satisfaction. "We did nut get any Jewels or paintings, paint-ings, boys." cried the Sphinx, "but here Is the leader of the Kane" The great detective reached oer to the lithe and graceful form as It sat listlessly In a roomy armchair and started to remove the cloak that covered the figure's head and upper body. And In that Instant Kelly received the greatest shock In his career as Eu-rope's Eu-rope's most famous aud fearless detective. de-tective. (END OF THTRD EPISODE.) |