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CLOVERDALE COURIER. GOOD ROADS, GOOD HOMES, BEST CHEESE CLOVERDALE. V O L . j 2. T ILL A M O O K Story o f 'Ll/nerica F irstf Unmasking simerica’s Secret Foes ,- / ABM Y Novelized From the Motion Picture Serial of the Same Name Released hy Pathe »«. h C n r Y c—» Gay ¥ Me Connell FIRST EPISODE The Traitor. One soft midsummer twilight three ofiicers of engineers, U. S. A., stood in a group upon the Arlington quay at Fortress Munn on the celebrated A t lantic Widewaters. Up the channel on scheduled time steamed overnight northbound packets. In its slip at the dock a ferry boat prepared to leave for the railroad terminal across the bay. Now its shrill siren summoned all pas sengers to go aboard. Bidding the others adieu, the young est member o f the party took his de parture, carrying considerable bag gage. Presently he wns seen mount ing to the ferry’s upper dock. For a moment in the evening after glow he stood at the rail, a command ing figure of soldierly' strength, grace and distinction. Touching his hat to his superiors on the platform below, he turned away. Battalion Major Brent’s acknowl edgment of the young captain’s depart ing salute was perfunctory enough, but In the response o f the third officer. Col. Richard Dare, their regimental leader, kiudly personal interest was obvious. “ Perfectly stunning chap, even to that Vandyke he wears,” bluntly ad mitted the major, himself a handsome man. H e lit a cigarette and inhaled1 deeply. “ And— rich.” The trace o f envy in the major's voice wns not lost upon the colonel. “ Cnpt. Rnlph Payne is a splendid type,” he said quietly. “ Pntriots of his stamp— and yours, Thornton— are America’s noblemen. Incidentally,” Lis eyes were twinkling now, "another member of my fam ily seems to agree with me. But what a strictly neu tral body she is ns regards you tw o !” The colonel chuckled soberly as a saturnine look crept into the major's face. Then he did an unusual thing. Placing a firm hand on the shoulder o f • the dapper officer and keenly re garding him, he said: "M ajor Brent, my daughter, Pearl Dare, is a true American girl. Her forefathers fought for the honor and integrity o f this country, as I have and probably shall again. She is of a marriageable age. It is in the na ture o f her. blood and breeding that her husband w ill be an army man and that her children will bear the colors o f which she feels herself to be a part. * You w ill pardon i f I speak frankly. The opportunity may never again be so propitious. My observa tion tells me that her choice lies be tween Papne and yourself, either of whom, as surely you know, is accepta ble to me. And now of you I mal e this request. I am growing old. If, in tbe unceirtain events df which we appear to be on the eve, 1 should be mustered into eternity, you will be my successor in line. I should like to have the feeling that if out of her heart, Penrl should place her hand for life ’s guidance in that o f Ralph Payne, the blow which w ill fall upon you shall not alter the close comrade ship between us, man to man, and that you w ill always take a watchful interest iu her. well-1 ring.” ? t I ' I L*, K y M " fi 2, * '>*<*'*'* K $ »>x^ V-.; * ■ 4 \ — m .i . . $ ü itJ . ? e • ; * k V S s i. “ Pearl, WUT You Be My W ife?” Be Prepared to Weather a Storm. Y i 1 \ As Ifs « / HINGS may be going trr/i with you today. You may have a fine position. Your business may be prospering. T ou may be in tbe full vi »or of youth and h«altd. Of cotir-« none cares to ]or>lc .»n the* dark ride. Tbrt it always is well to be prepared for a change ;n the tide. The greatest prep aration is a healthy hank account. Drop iu ¡uid sen us about an account. We’ll gladly talk it over. T NESTUCCA V ALLE Y BANK Cloverdale. Or« ¡{on. COUNTY. Tbe Nestucca Valley First, Last and all the Time. NO. 45 O R E G O N . J U N E 7.1917 A singular expression flittered over the features o f the nun to whom these unexpected words were addressed. "Your confidence. Colonel Dare, overwhelms me.” he rejoined. And that was all lie said. A moment la ter the Washington atul Baltimore boats nosed against the wharf. Col onel Dare took passage on tbe latter, going at once to his stateroom. Brent, entered the former. on the following day these now no table characters In contemporaneous American history Quietly arrived in the national city, unknown to auy o f their personal friends or acquaint ances, not even to Pearl Dure who was spending the summer in town at her father’s house. This wns in July toward the close of a century after one .Tames Monroe, a president o f the United States, pro claimed the law of cur seas to the nations o f the world. * * * * * * * In tbe ground under one wing o f the array administration building nt the capltol is a certain chamber, the exact loeation of which remains a profound departmental secret, its existence, in fact, is known only to a chosen few high military oiiii inis having to do with the program of the war college. A coneenled passngo ««.nnertM It with one «if the private anterooms In the suite of die secretary o f war through a panel hidden in ¡h wainscoting. Thither Colonel Care, upon reach ing the war office, cautiously picked his way. Major J’.rout. he found, had already arrived as lent also the chief o f staff and his aides. Presently Cap tain Payne entered, completing lit«' caucus. A t a sign, an aide-de-camp closed and bolted 'the door, outside which a trustworthy officer o f rank stood on guard. Chairs wore now drawn close to the table while front a portfolio the chii f ’s personal aide took a slim, ob long packet which he presented to his superior. Th * packet wns opened. It wns found to contain a sheet o f paper dmnt. thirteen Inches square. On one side wp.s an ink sketch of a magulfl- ep»it«v de igrmd tree, each leaf bear ing a numeral. The other side o f the paper, v hen exposed to the silent inspection o f the confreres appeared *.«« e plain. "This, gentlemen,” gravely an nounced the chief of staff, "is a mill- tar..' document o f th« last importune«'. Up until recently we have thought our foi iiflcntlous o f the Panama Canal iidequai«* to successfully defend it against attack of a foe. This piece of paper proves, In a startling way, the fallacy of this view, it convolves a simple -trateg.v i ■ capture the /one, fr«",i n land source hitherto over looked by us. without destroying the locks." The effect o f this speech upon the littl" group o f grlm-vi/.aged men at th«' table wns electrical. In consterna tion their eyes were rivet«d upon the drawing the speaker held In his hand. The min i «*f each, familiar with every foot of ground at the Isthmus, was filled with wonder and perplexity. "Hut, already Is this masterpiece in army tactics steeped in u tragic cir cumstance; and that is why you nro here,” went on the chb'f of staff, hard ly able to repress the excitement lie felt. “ Its author purports to he a young civilian engineer, lately returned from t.he Zone. Upon arrival he came directly to me. delivering the document and— this.” H e took from his watch chain a plain gold locket. It was a simple ornament of jew el ry such as is commonly worn. It opened on n hair-thin hinge Into halves about the si/«* of a fiO-ceut pi«*ce. Each o f the lids held a false casing be hind which n wafer, resembling paraf fine, w as hidden. •»This wafer,” explained h«\ remov ing cne anil holding It In the Ilebt, "is a chemical invention of the design er c f the document. II«’ alone knows |ts cornpon««nt pa its, although this much h«' lias told m«*’ A fluid compound Is forin«*«l by «liss«ilving It In pure rain water. This opp!le<l thoroughly to the apparently plain back of the tracing expose« the key t«> the nunn rals rn tin* loaves c f the tree now concealed in Invisible Ink and riveuls the plan In its entirety. "Now, h«*rc," he continued, speaking rapidly to his thoroughly astonished audience, "a terrible Contingency has arisen. The plan is In the original, no copy hnvinz h« en made. No one hut. this remark a tile person actually knows the details in it. Hq came on his first nn«l only visit to headquarter* merely to icy the ma*ter before the attention o f the general army staff. He left upon my request fo r a few hours time In v hicb to consult with the president THE CONVENIENCE The “R IG H T CHANGE OF H A V I N G If With a checking account at this Bank you will always h ave just the ’ rignt change” no matter where you pay the bill or to whom you pay it. You can draw your check for any ODD AMOUNT and pay vnnr bill either in person or BY MAI L which is a real con vcnienco you can enjoy hy OPENING A CHECKING ACCOUNT All supplies furnished free. COUNTY A Bank for all the People ; ass and secretary o f war and to' arrange atul be nty escort Inter to a bail ut tho for n subsequent meeting. On leaving Granadian embassy." li«> went to ids hotel nnd retired nt His ey«** sparkled In anticipation once to his room. We, of course, had nml she gave his firm bund a tight, Mm observe«!. A few minutes later n quick pressure as. with a brilliant b* 11-hop passing in the hall heard smile, stie turned her face away and groans from within, lie tried to open Toko, with keen politeness, bowed and t «• ijoot*. It was locked. He climbed started off. «v, cl* the transom. Tho room wns In This was exactly at 3:41 p. ra. by frightful disorder. The man was lying his watch. He proceeded on his way on the tloor mumbling incoherently. In nn elated mood. The surgeon general of th«* army him- 11«* went nt once to the rnilrond sta * df Iniorms me that he Is dying. He tion and engaged his ticket aud berth b s been completely paralyzed and can . to New Orleans, fo r ho bad been In- not talk. s«-e or. apparently, hear. The I strutted to go to Panama by that mystery about him is that he is not I route. Taking a cah, he stopped sev I' miiwu to Gonufch by the nnmc Tie gave eral minutes at his club, where he dis us. Nothing in Ids personal ««ffects patched by messenger an order for throws* any light upon his identity. rvn rl’s fuvorlte flowers for the eve “ In view of nil of which,” he con ning. Then he sturted to walk to Ills cluded. tersely, "I have declde«l not to i hotel. translate tbe secret o f this document H * bod gone but a few blockB when. here or run the risk o f exposing it to theft or loss. I have, accordingly, re In front of a cheap lodging house, he quested you to come nnd determine observed nn excited crowd in which were several officers o f the police nud with me upon the safest manner plain clothes men In the federal Tntel- forwarding the paper nnd the locket ligcuee service. of chemicals to Major General Gnr- On«» o f these men recognized and surh at Panama, to whom the secret w»n tip to him. "Strangest thing that should in all events he made known without delay or knowledge of others *ver hnppened!” the flustered officor whispered in his ear. “ Man layin’ up- than ourselves.” statni In this dump sam«* ns dead with Captain Payne, his eyes bright, paralysis suddenly disappears nnd no leaped impulsively to his fe e t "Gen one knows how or when he went or e ra l!” cried he. with nnimntion, " I vol •here. With a trained nurse at that, unteer. I «to now technically on leave. and she’s gone, to o !" My going nt this time would excite no “ Anything to do with the war de : uspleion In any quarter; In fact, it partment?” demanded Payne quickly. n< <*d not be divulged to anyone that ” T.*s,” replied the officer In tho man n y destination Is other than I origin ner of one divulging a secret. "Con ally intended it should ha.” fidentially, the secretary himself is The general looked fixedly at Payne. •bout to be notified." “ Excellent!” he < I.Jui d, with u A look o f quick comprehension pleased smile. Tim other men uod«l«*d flushed into Payne’s fare ns he hurried tlieir quick approbation. tn the Hotel Wilton, Just, ahead, and Then began a general discussion of ■topped into the elevator. lie hurst the ft hole subject. Several hours la Into his room, closing the door behind ter Payne left the room. Colonel Dnre him with a hang nnd nppronched the and Major Brent remained behind for telephone stnndlng on the writing ta n long conference with the staff about ble And now occurred tho most other vital matters on which their ex startling experience o f Ills life. There pert views were solicited. In the lin h.-slde the telephone Iny an envelope. ing of Payne’s coat, under the left Tils own name was written upon It. It shoulder strap, the document had been i was unsealed. Picking it up, he drew skilll'qHy sewed, while upon his own forth .with nervous fingers, n sheet of watch chain the locket carelessly dan note paper on which was wti .m fhts gled. dumbfounding communication: , He left the war office outwardly “ The left shoulder strap and the composed, save for a Rlight flush upon locket reveal the hiding place of his cheeks and an unwonted light In the secret. Take the tip in time.” Ills eyes. He walked briskly down the Payne, his senses reeling, wondered path, marveling at the queer turn of things, oblivious entirely o f his sur- deliriously whether lie had suddenly roiituiings. A t that hour there were become Insane. For, the writing was few passershy and all unnecessary In his own hand and upon his private traffic hud d«*serte«l tin* streets In the stationery. He looked dumbly at his grip on the scorching heat o f Urn sun. Unohserv- nntly lie left the sidewalk and sturted floor, wherein his personal lett««r paper toward the curb on the other sl«le, nnd envelope* were securely loekotL when he was stnrtl«*«l out of his An eternity o f moments passed. It thoughts hy the sharp retort o f nn au seemed to him, before he heard tho tomobile horn. At the S H i n e moment voice of the s«»cretary of wnr at the a large touring ear coming at high other end o f the telephone. Into which speed stopped still and he found him- lie found himself shouting, with the re s«*lf looking Into the surprised countc- reiver Jammed against his ear. Yes, except himself, every member nan«*e of Pearl Pare. E l« tarnations were mutual, for this of the special council of the general «rm y s»Bft wns still In secret session! win ln«|e«‘<l nn unexpected meeting. "What Is wrong with you, anyhow?” "Why. Pen rl!" flueruloualy Inquired the secretary’« " o f all persons, you, In Washing ton !’• Tim n«ite of pleasure tn her voice. "Hold »hem ! There’s s leak!” cried v o i c e thr!|!e«l him, nnd tn answer to h r Inquiring bulk lie start«'«! to offer Pavne, shoving the telephone aside. Ills eyes flashed about the room.! »■«line explanation, when, for th« first time, h« observed her chauffeur. He The door hail been locked. The win dow *<-reons were securely fastened on i was. ns usual. Tok«. T >ko b<*»ime«l magnificently upon the Inside. The place *«*emed not to Payn«». who noticed him In a frleiutly have been disturbed, nor had the locks kln«l o f v ay while grasping Pearl’s on any o f his baggage been broken; and nn examination revealed every outstretched hand. thing to he ns he had himself packed “ N o !" he protested, when Toko before leaving the post. 11» sat down opm« d the door for him t*> enter the nn«t on an Identical sheet, o f paper aut«" «»bile. "Sorry. I have nn Imtne- coplc.l In a daze the ominous nn«l mys «lint«* engagement. When can 1 s*o terious language of the original. you?” i “ Wo din* at seven,” she rrplle«I simply. " I will expect you to coma Continued on last page.