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I, WEDNESDAY. MAY 9, 191reau-Fraternal SocietiesNovelized From the Motion Picture Play of the Same Name by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company = 3 sRnttery wall. Tn a twinkling the on abilities. When she appenrert among fler had been obeyed. J the trees her presence ivufl observedThe hours nf terror thnt followed by the government operativi s. nnd they the blinking out of New York's white at enre began to surround her. lights will be n topic of eonveraa- Gradually they closed In upon the Hon and sett so ll 00 at comment nil long Purple Mask, until she halted at as one soul shall live, who experienced | every turn sho made. Finally, tho the unprecedented sensation and con-1 leader of the secret service hnnd dlttoas, | placed his hand upon her shoulder, osWhile tho panic-stricken crowds In [ she emerged from the shrubbery and the street watched the sky for tho J sold:threatened peril that might come, Pa- j You are my prisoner, Purple Mask, trlclti Mom.. In her biplane, wns We have been sent to arrest yon for speeding toward New York from the endangering the lives of thousands tn aviation field on Loin; Island. j the air raid on New York.As thlt;- -drship, freighted with de- Pat took her arrest good natttredly struct I vo bombs sailed down toward 1 enough, smilingly remarking: the boy, pb-n ing the »ky nhovo the I came out for a stroll Just to make center of Manhattan Island, the watch- 1 your job easier.” crs found relief In the fact that nolh- Much obliged for your thonghtful-Ing any more serious than giving fright ness, said tho oUlcer, “but wo would lo Ihe multitudes had marked the Jour- have nabbed you anyhow, sooner or ney of the nlr-rslders thus far. But later.the satisfaction that came to tho While the officers nnd their prisoner crowds In tho theater district, was not were exchanging this badinage, they shared by men who owned property | had been walking, among the trees further downtown. toward the path that led out of theWhen the crowds In Union square, grounds of the House of Mystery, Into\1int*£ lm* tr*n»f*rr©lt;l1 Wits rI*aft longsi.b'ir.Y mV:;; lt;/,.'«« MW the great airship approaching (he street. | from the north, thero was a cry ofiiuuiti of 1 be j 1011 lures are a of tho distre* iiurne public IIriH the bileSuddenly, from behind a dense alarm when aomeone discovered still, growth of shrubbery, a half dozen of .r'hi ‘iwriwmJui.'e'et nnl,l'r alr tuonater heading toward Pats men pounced upon the officersh; ih.. tir’-W York from Long Island. One brll- nnd engaged th*m In a vicious fight.I 1Ii,nt llgllt ftn*hed from Pat's biplane; 1 In the first rush Pat slipped out of her I! ’i,u. li.V,. '1111,1 diV I the anarchists'airship was sbloza with cape, leaving It in tho hands of her ' r,jW uf K'ur[nC shafts. would-be captor nnd fled speedily fromI. . w-w'Hina ‘tti»t ii., Pat directed the passage of her bl- the scene.r ! .snu.'.’.'cV 'iiirousli I F,nnc thnt she kept fur nhovo the' Her men kept the officers engaged • - • uit.umm i.-.n, anarchists* croft as it moved down the until Pot was safety sway, sad then •1’Lr.'.'r' ' m lsInr1' Coming close to the financial they, likewise. Jolted over their npp,,..'•■I .it.ip 1 .11,1.1 r.n district. Pat bad maneuvered her plane nents nnd run away. The officials tuUtc've filt; Hi»l »ln wi directly ibow ths ilp shook themselves, brnshed the dust . uf 1 th* meet Ship—and then she decided to set. from their clothes and started again ml*a alaSSos.^d^ 1 V,Jr7 deliberately she hoisted an ex- to Investigate the House of Mystery.plosive bomb over the side of her bl-1 Pat had fled to a room on the ground plnne, having guided her craft until It floor of the house nnd called several u ns directly nhovo the airship. When of her men Into hasty council. Shu she dropped tho bomb she scored a hit, told them that tin. government wns first off. seeking her arrest, nnd warned themThe airship lurched and swnng from thnt they must be alert In their owu its course, Another bomb dropped defense and her protection, i from Pat's biplane, likewise registered, White the conference wns under gun ruing the | i.mj whit j„y the girl observed tho j way, tho Apaches were surprised byFOURTEENTH EPISODEThe Sky Monsters.thinly papa- ginnt nlrcrnft chango Us course nnd (be secret servicemen who suddenlyr owning. Fur to thee of Newhead for tha Brooklyn side of East appeared ot the open window and rov-rlvw‘. ercd the occupunta of the room withToo busy In saving their own bacon, 1 their revolvers, the anarchists had not even attempted Hold up your bands, was the stern 10 bomb ihe city below them. They’ command that gave notice to the were Jn-* arriving at Ihe point in thetr Apaches that they were arrested reams n _ i.t when they expected to begin ‘lt;WU come to and get you, and drop 1I ■- ♦trie-tu-e work, but Pnfs attack the first person that makes a mov, •' '7 lt;vn,f'letetv up^t thetr plans. WhUe (wo of the officers covered .homill ttielr own lives „t stoke, the Apaches with their revolvers, the oth-rnrmr. Iitsts centered all their efforts In climbed in through the window, and•be hope Of making n safe landing, then opened the door to admit morethe irishman searched enrs. might as through (lie openrneut Uiut j rom tls great height the airship secret service agents who hod beento descend in zig-zag fashion, waiting In the haltding over Brooklyn, toward the open There was nearly an even number of fields In the suburbs. Apaches and officers crowded Into tileAs Pet was skimming above Wit- room when Put unexpectedly got into w.iy back to the action. Hurling two large vases atshe bad started, the heads of the secret service men,, . nin .. r tlsfneiton of watching the momentary distract Ion gave ,, ppor-lio-nra a'Toudcr hum tncrcns- '^e anarcbtsts'airship as It Mowly do- tunlty for the Apaches to engage In n ..... , ,. r , , Mended When tho helpless croft hond-to-band scuffi-s with the officers1 .1 • mu' mum nrnr'’'1 tl,e cr,lund- Pal o^fn-cd tho nearest to each man. And in the ex-. , wreck, as It hung momentarily In citement Pat cleared the sill of tho‘ , A* Pat was nkii't '. !*, M lrn y ' Hnmsburg, on her. K'r.° n.mM f ,lf hnngnr whence sm tlw in-itvt ns, fit f^ruf fuinMr iltairiirn* ior;r llj.lf ! Oi. t ui rifPVUCDl im Cieorefj tne Sill,f,,. . r V | t , r, , n % flamo.*, nnyl thon orumplM up—fnlllng opoo window ond dl^npp^nr«il. I.', l-nul 'fur Ilu. city ; “ ®!!ur,,j,f nJns,t to ,be «ro.aad- % The alarm had secretly s. soundedNntlsflci] in having occompllshed her through the House of Mystery uud , . nf pitrriose In saving the efiy from an nt- In a few moments thero were re-en-tu i lv v , , . ,| I.V. I'T 'u Fat sped throngh the air to tho forcements at hnnd to stand off the at*lion field and safely descended. ir,.-;,s of the officers, and eventnolly,.,t ,: r..1 I..The ..,'rvh .» w. „.,w Her adventure had taken her less turn the battle against the intruders.... . 1 i,. , ,,,, Hmn an hour, and her mission had In the meanwhile. Pat wns set froaC.r ! New '#t an ev.-i,speed i’.„t ,K'n fulm!eJ wltb marrelous sue to go her way without interf. rence. might send It to the heart „r town' ... ^ . She *,ad Purposely vaulted through tbswltliln un hour 1 ^ scare-heads she rend In window to test the further ,] the Tiniivi ! thl’ PnPers- n**xt morning, of her ex-, of the secret service men, and in herr‘ piolts. The sensational events thnt desire to continue the excitement shuman over thu police 'phone, above you nt tlie airship.followed I tie airship's passage down was net disappointed. Two men hadIre:b|S the length of Manhattan Island, occu* remained outside on watch, and when rgeant in TOimnnm'r !rr,’nt J*n^M of the papers— Pat appeared^ they took mabmg 1-I t hu officer to watch for I ^o i°Mnd ,Inp0Mlb hj 88 Rbe dashed a«ay from the window,ssod tho word ° np?r®paplt;?rto Identify tha IVhilc it wouid have been easv for pilot of the attacking aircraft. Pat to find shelter in one of the many' , flow sou,b. In .his way rh« approach ^.titcr Issues of the afternoon papers secret passages that opened tn the ‘ carried stories of the biplane thnt hod House of Mystery, the girl In herby anarchists nnd bent on » mission of destruction, was ionite known to every police station In tho city. •And as a precautionary measure the niont headquarters had calledleft Ihe aviation field on Long Island eagerness for adventure, decided to at ah out the time to account for the give Ihe secret service men a touch of mtaik. hut the sirleteat Investigation excitement. She ran to the tower end Imd not uncovered the name of the of the grounds, where a wooden struc*n..,u,. headquarters had called f ,h,t MfTed os 11 »nd sleeping cd to the slightest hope of Identfo* quarters for some of her men. and:^,rsssw ■VJrtsr.w .a visitor In ihe sky, who boked°I-u5K 'J^l!plnoe 0,81 ,ind been used at tb. above the eves, crossed tho top of the***** fphKp,iy the th.With tho spceil thnt generally at-' P .. '**ki * , Sh* ^bnd pIlt ono ('Bsy mlt;'ut3S of escape to the grounds, tend, .he Ofl£ ^ ** W,1'n f0r th ofWith tho speed that generally ;;rls tb.. spread of sensational news, 1 trctlve felt keenly humiliated, even her purstiera foil owedl)rr'wd,ll7 theT-rr nsds'“rj'.T.i s»wr,ir,'rr,““bad attended the daring gtri's adven-) of the building.cd by means of the mattth-to-mouth jtelegraph, Ctt'zens began thronging jy-, -the pub lie squares and thoronghfares ! ..J,.,... „ fnr ..... „ „ „ .. !fy T'ntchl0K IlltB movements,long before the alrslilp arrived at a l \ lt;V*C0red ht'r 10point In th ■ -'.r above the . enter of o h * 8*l9,88t' vrlve'tt h,‘ hy climbing down the tree andthe citv. 1 finished reading the newspaper ac- wns waiting for her when she slid toThe ' cafes and restaurants were' T T, ,? ** °C °f t‘“rr0r- rh* crnl,nd- Tllklg no chances withafla.no with excitement. f, /'In “17 e ^ «»«Eagerly the crowds waited and , the attrntlon of govern- clamped one of his handcuffs aroundmil. f.y ri. waited mid nien t officials and orders came from Pot’s wrist and w hen his fellow nmeerwarehed, ns iie-uvnnda of eyes scanned M'aslilngton that the matter must be Joined him the two men led Pnt to athe sky while Hecks grew distressingly thoroughly Investigated. When Kellv side street' whrru lv ?. loMiff from the un accustomed strain of heard fhst the subject of the air raid wJunHiL“bending backward. Wild rumors, jlad been tHkeo tip throngh secret serv- At that moment „r e o ,«flashed through the streets, passing w agencies, he hastened to the head- men arttcrto contesf^Lewloo offrom man to man, growing in clr.-um- quarters and vojuntcered what little their leader To , f ^ stanllal detail with every repetition. | information he had on the Vuh “ct etc SLrlt * 'Ah the Clnnt sbyshlp passed over He felt in duty bound to do.o Jblock after block of the northern dls- Blu Information amounted to onth- frataeLvork of the n.om, n. h ] tnet Of New York, without creating log more than «.Splcloa, but when hi. plunK(^TJ.a a Zh u ^anything more than intense excite- report bad been transmit ted to Wash Pte unlmem, the resident, who felt ,hat ,„ey ington the orders came back that the about, £ t ^'t'v f .Lnedhad ,-raped some dire cnlamlty, grew p„rpie Mask, must be apprehended to the ButomoL. * T. ^ Ijoyous In celebrating their good for- flt all hazard*. The authorities, of motw la thTwav°nr h !^° ?h' n8 I tun*’- ! course, had not understood Pat's ex- batHe 7 01 hlt;,,plnfi deClde tb° 1The Orest White Way had never j piolts In foiling tho anarchists, nnd experienced such thrills.Just as excitement In th* heart ofpvtUti bno.tho city was at Its most Intense pitch, and thousands stood lo terror of some unaccountable disaster, an unprecedented thing happened—every light in street or building was snuffed out Tbs ‘Tenderloin. for the first time in tho history of Now York, was ia utter darkness.Police hendquarlcrs, acting upon advice from the commandant nt Govcr-served to center their suspicions of for th* r, .. v..0zs£3LmtunA the Quem of the zsr^tgan shadowing The Ecus, of My a- mofor runffing-board of theirtery, at once. Tlielr presence on Iho The. eh*..*____ ■ , . .fp-ound was Immediately transmlited *» - • as engine runPat,_and her critvIngforj.dv.ntur. led elSr TumbTed^Into the machine‘‘orher into a daring experiment.nor‘3 Island, had ordered the powerBefore tho secret service men had the auto started been on tho Job an hour, Pat ventured par „were Imaging outo the running-board,nod dashed away withcompany to shut off every electric I forth In her Apache coatunis^oMthe ] o^her^advprsnri'eB^^^yll,^ckes light, from Columbus Circle to tha I purpose of tea ling, for herself, their (END nr mowncBO10 toJradin, 8t. vMy ,MtcsRead tha Classified Ads.(END QF FOURTEENTH EPISODE.)Read ths Classified AdsKaaa tha Classified Ads.(P
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Ogden Daily Standard
Ogden, Utah, US
Wed, May 09, 1917
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