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GOOD ROADS, GOOD HOMES, BEST CHEESE CLOVERDALE COURIER 7 0 L . j 2 . NO. 46 CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY. OREGON, JUNE 14.1917 “N o!" exclaim ed som e one. “P ayne’s sw ift and sum m ary punishm ent w as j Im perative to s a tia te a public d esire to ; criticize ev erything p ertaining to th e ■ arm y and th e adm inistration. Fur- | therm ore, I beg to differ with th e presi dent on one point. T h ere is a way, I | think, to m ake him talk." T he presid en t raised his evobrows, inclining bis bend tow ard th e speaker. ”I b ' w orships P earl D are, lie will talk to h er if she urges him ." “1 know her well,” w arm ly respond ed th e chief of staff to th at. “She loves o r loved him. 1 understood from H Sto?y o f '14ìli enea F irsty” U iimasking simciica s Secret Foes AEMY K o vt/ize d from the Motion Picture Scria/ of the Same Harne Released by Pa tie 1116, h C m , W M k V m MV Gay Wile Connell nil-------- « being discussed by a group secretly S .N O P S I8 . assem bled in th e lib rary a t th e resi dence of th e se c re ta ry of w ar in the C a p t. R a l p h P a y n e , U. S. A., Is g i v e n s e city of W ashington. H ere n ite r an all- c r e t p l a n s o f d e f e n s e t o d e li v e r t o P a n a - m e H e a t t e n d s a b a ll a t t h e h o m e of his night conference a t th e dep artm en t sw ee th ea rt. C olonel D a re s ’ d au g h ter. P e a r l. A s a c l i m a x t o a s e r i e s of m y s cam e th e chief of th e arm y staff to t e r i o u s i n c i d e n t s h e is a r r e s t e d f o r tr e a - . rep o rt to the p resid en t and several son T h e a m b a s s a d o r o f G r a n a d a is f o u n d d e a d a n d t h e p l a n s m i s s i n g f r o m P a y n e s m em bers of his cabinet. coat. M a j o r B r e n t , P a y n e ' s r i v a l , e n t e r s The th oughtful (vim tennnce of the Into s u s p i c i o u s n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h B e r t h a country’s chief m a g istra te reflected Bonn. P e a r l D a r e fo l lo w s a b u r g l a r f r o m h e r h o m e ; is d r u g g e d a n d l e f t i n a field, the serious im port of th is m eeting. and la te r o v e rh e a rs plo tters, w h o a lm o st l a p f u r e h e r. P a y n e is s e n t e n c e t o l i f e im-l “T he m an you say w as supposed to prisonm ent. be dying?” “D eath wr.s only a question of hours,” replied the w ar se c re ta ry to THIRD EPISODE v.hom th e question w as addressed. “And th ere is no clue?” “H e h a s seem ingly d isap p eared off T o w ard su n rise on th e follow ing day the fa c e of th e e a rth leaving no tra c e .” “Y our conclusion is th a t h e h as a corporal of th e g u a rd e n te re d C ap tain P a y n e ’s room a t th e W ashington been stolen by an enem y w ho in some b arrack s. H e found th e celeb rated way gained know ledge of his discov priso n er fu lly d ressed and a w a ilin g ery o f o u r w eakness in defense of th e the p u n ish m en t ab o u t to be his, w here canal and his stra te g y to overcom e by he w ould becom e one of th e lost It?” “W e b el'eve th a t a fte r P ayne dis citizens of th e rep u b lic w hich, acco rd ing to th e findings of th e co u rt, he posed o f tn is m ysterious a u th o r’s in was g n ilty o f conspiring a g a in s t w ith vention to th e Gi inndian am bassador,” interposed th e chief of th e arm y s ta f f ; a so u th ern neighbor. “or before he did so, e ith er his o r De P a y n e gazed w ith p o lite q u estio n in g at th e h e sita tin g figure on th e M ira's lie u te n a n ts m ade aw ay w ith him fe a rin g th a t he m ight recover threshold. "C ap tain ,” w h isp ered th e la tte r who consciousness and tell everything, had serv ed w ith him in th e P h ilip p in es which u n d er th e circum stances, doubt and also in th e B oxer re b e llio n ; “ I’ve less he would have done. ""‘‘P ay n e adm itted a t the court-m ar got to p re p a re you fo r som ething nasty .” F o rg e ttin g him self fo r a. mo tini th a t he w as in the neighborhood m ent, his eyes flashed and h e sw ore. w hen th e stra n g e r disappeared. Nor “T hey h a v en ’t done it since th e ’70’s! did he deny thr.t he talked alone w ith T ou’d th in k it w as w a r tim e s ! T h e th e am bassador short! * b e/nre the la t te r's dead bod,' w as found. It w as good of th e s e rv ic e !" then, we believe, th a t P ayne gave him A cold lig h t g litte re d in th e cap ta in ’s eyes. “You d o n 't m e a n th a t th e canal plan« and the locket con th ey 're going to drum me out. S m ith y ?” tain in g th e w afers necessary to th e ir De Mira, a fte r pos P ayne unconsciously fell a t th a t u n in terp retatio n . sessing o u r secret, m ust have lost his guarded m om ent in to b a rra c k 's m ess nerve and poisoned him self. lie doubt vernacular. less th ought th a t P ayne would a t the T he corporal nodded slowly. “T h a n k s !” g ru n ted th e officer, n fte r la st m inute break down and confess n ten se pause. “Y ou've h elp ed m e a his g uilt.” A shade of re g re t stole in to the lot by th a t tip .” “I'd do m ore th a n th a t fo r you. cap h a rrie d fe a tu re s of th e p resident. ta in ,” quickly in sin u a te d C orporal “P erh ap s we h istened Payne s tria l,” he pondered. "K eilectlon might have Sm ithy. We cannot ex “G et rid of y ourself, s ir ! ” slxarply brought repentance. pect him now, sullen and stubborn, to reto rted his superior. “Som ebody will w ak e up a b o u t you aid n s in u n e a rth in g th e one m an, if when it ’s too la te ,” m u tte re d S m ithy. he he still alive, w ho holds th e key “Y ou're no m ore g u ilty th a n I b e .” to th e safety an d secu rity of our canal possession, llu v e w e blundered, gen Then ho w ent out. tlem en?" At th a t m om ent th e P ay n e ca se w a s' The Silent Menace. Have You Your First Thousand? A DYTSIXG younsj men see'ting a forte nc. Andrew f am c^ m tying, “Get jo b ' 1 rest will ba c n sy l Have you ac BnmnJated your fir.-t thousand, young man? If you haven’t, start today by opening a hank account. Money in tjie bank gingers you up It gives you conEdence. If a business opportunity often, you have the cash. Everybody knows that money makes money. ^oti;l find that a bankbook is your best friend. f\ $ The Nestucca Valley First, Last and all the Tim e._________ NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK Cloverdale. O re g o n . -<> h er f a th e r tonight th a t they w ere on th e point of announcing th e ir engage- I m ent when th is th ing happened. T h ere j are, therefore, o th er th an p atrio tic m otive» why she should u n d ertak e to i g e t a t th e bottom of the m an. T he ! D a re 's—” He stopped speaking ; listened Intently a second or tw o and tii -ioed to a window. They i'll h eard a throbbing noise on the stie c t. H e tu rn e d w ith an ex p ira to ry e.u lam a- ; tiou. “H ere she is now in her a u to mobile !” A curious hush fell upon the grout) I and th e w ar se c re ta ry hastened from , the room. W hen h e retu rn ed , a fte r an Interval, Pearl Dare, dazed and dishevelled, leaned w earily upon his arm . H e r eyes a t once caught th e figure of tlie president. Sho to ttered tow ard him dropping on h er knees. H e raised h e r gently, m otioning the o th ers aside to give h e r a chance to collect h er self fo r it w as a p p a re n t th a t she w as deeply agitated. "C ap tain P a y n e !” p resen tly h u rst from h er lips. She g estured dum bly to w ard the telephone. “A greut mis- tako lias been m a d e ! Stop it—h e’s in n o c e n t!” T hen sfie becam e in a rticu late and grew very pale. A clock on th e m antel w as strik in g the hour of six. P e a rl slowly bowed her head, chok ing back te a rs. T hrough a slit in th e window blinds filtered u streak o f sun light. “God forbid If w e have e r r e d !” m u r m ured th e se c re ta ry of w ar, a t the conclusion of the sixth stroke, his eyes fixed upon th e clock. "T he sentence of R alph P ayne has bqen executed.” P e a rl tu rn ed upon them furiously, crying o u t: “ You Id io ts!” Then she fainted. They enrried her to a sofa and sum m oned the colonel from the b arrack s. To him. when she had sufficiently recovered, she related In r wild and lncom prtliensible adven ture. * T he colonel listened doubtfully to h er tale. H e culled In the chauffeur, Toko, Inquiring w h eth er any of ihe D are serv an ts had m entioned burglars in the house d u ring tin’ night. Toko nodded. "Mlmi she smell of chloroform . Say som eone knock h er out J” T he colonel dism issed him, m ore perplexed th an ever, fo r th is m uch of P e a rl's sto ry w as corroborated. B ut he could nol wholly believe th a t a band of gentlem en such as she de scribed the foreign alliance to be w as secretly p lo ttin g lo overthrow the governm ent by castin g the guilt upon De M ira and th e fo rm er officer R alph P ayne. R a th e r from her ap p earan ce and condition, an d the fact th a t she could b u t vaguely recall the rendez vous and not a t all designate its w hereabouts, w as he inclined lo the opinion th a t she had fallen into the b au d s o f common ruffians of D e Mira o r Payne, escaping in som e m iraculous m an n er u fte r being drugged. P eurl stuck to h er testim ony, how ever, repenting it c b u rly and concise ly to th e presid en t and Ids counsellors. To her em phatic reiteratio n flint the lender of lid s m ysterious group of political crim in als w as a m an of d is tinguished rank and g reat personality, j ilie president gave spldnxiike a tte n tion. “ You would recognize his figure— I h'S voice you th in k ?” P earl hesitated . “ I am not sure.” 1 She i in h e r band w earily across her j forehead. “ I'm so confuse«!." A fter a silence, the president w ith i a significant glance ut tie others, look P e a rl kindly by th e hand. "P erh a p s y«m would be w illing to do me a p«-r- s«»nal s« rvlre. Mis* D are, and tbits sat* , Isfy your «»w-n p* e re of mind In th is j w hole m a tte r? ” Colonel D are's d au g h ter flushed un d er the Implied confidence of the n a tio n 's executive. She nodded eager as sent. “Suppose you carry from me a no te | to Air. Payne. A fter reading it. If he ' Is Innocent, he will tell you so. And If he is guilty as the facts u n fo rtu n a ’e- ' ly point. I th ink th a t he will confide i in you. Is th is req u estin g too m uch?” THE CONVENIENCE OF H A V IN G The “ R I G H T C H A N G E ii With a checking account at this Bank vou will always have just the * rigut change” no matter where you pay the hilt or to whom you pay it. You c a n draw v o ttr check tor a n y ODD AMOUNT and pnv lour h ill e i t h e r in p e rs o n or B \ MAIL which is a real convenience y o u c a n e n jo y by OPENING A CHECKING ACCOUNT A ll s u p p lie s f u r n is h e d free. Sua ircfTAMnni? r im w ip v A B:mk for ail tho People She gazed ticim inuisly into tho p res I be crush of glass, stool dem olishing id en t's eyes. They wore very hum an. steel, an explosion o r tw o and an o u t “.'11 1 ask is th a t o u r interview be a burst of hum an cries. A little la te r p riv a te one,’’ sh e replied, simply. she clim bed o u t of tho debris of h er T he presid en t scribbled tt few w ords conch an d leaped u n h arm ed to th e upon a sin et of p a p e r and gave It to ra ilro a d tra c k s below. Below h e r ap p alled gaae lay th e h er. Peurl rose, bowed d eferen tially and left th e room on her f a th e r’s arm gnarled, tw isted an d telescoped ruins F ire s w ere follow ed by a b a tte ry of a tte n tiv e and j o f th e lu x u rio u s tru ln . | b reaking o u t arid in th e risin g steam adm iring eyes. she cau g h t glim pses o f disfigured dead, T hen began a long discussion. T h at evening P earl, accom panied 1 'Iving and wounded tra v e le rs and p a rt only by Toko, took the “lim ited” south. ly clud people ru n n in g ubout wlldiy. At th e W ashington b a rra c k s a spe She realized th u t she w as In th o cial stop w as m ade and tw o federal m idst of a frig h tfu l railro ad c a ta s g u ard s hustled P ayne up the step s and trophe. Im m ediately she th o u g h t o f both Into a p riv a te com partm ent. Knowing th a t th e trip would consum e th e bet P ayne and Toko and! hegnn a fra n tic te r part, o f forty-eight hours, P earl search fo r th e form er, blindly follow postponed tho dreaded Interview un ing th e lead of trainm en w ith lan til m orning in th e hope th a t n night terns. A th u n d ersto rm which hnd been pre o f much needed repose would steel her heart to th e trial no m a tte r w h at th e vailing now censed, hut th e night re outcom e; and she did not notify tho m ained inky black, illum ined only by th e conflagration of the w reck. A fter priso n er th a t she w as on th e train . Few of th e passen g ers w ere aw are a fru itle ss ho u r the bodies of first one of Ihe celebrated com pany they w ere and then the o th e r of P ayne’s guards m th a t n ig h t; not even B ertha Bonn, w ere found lying fully n e a r's length who, dism ayed to find h erself mixed a p a rt. At th is point P earl discovered up w ith Payne, bad delayed h er de ft womnn seated o i som e broken p a rtu re for the la s o del N orte w ith rucks. H er clothing w as t o r n ; her the packet am i locket pending furtln r in lr w as stre a m in g , and she w as act- developm ents. Nor did B ertha know ng qtieerly. In one hand she held th at tlm girl, to m arry whom M ajor lom ething taken o u t ol' a sm all tra v B rent sought to silence her, occupied eling case. P e a rl saw h e r stuff It info the draw ing room in the couch ahead. he bosom of her sh irtw a ist nnd O therw ise in h e r a g itated fram e of •aught the gleam of u gold locket mind she m ight have gone and told tangling at her neck. P earl won- her everything about the m ajor. She | It w as B erth a Bonn, • ill m ost of Ihe n ight studying lim e 1 red w here she had seen tills person tables and w ondering w hat secret the before. packet in h er (raveling case conti lned. | T hen in th e avalan ch e o f Junk he- P earl sat alone In h e r uiuunde b erth m ill th e woman, I’enrl, a man w ith a until a very lute hour, unable lo re ¡intern h ith e rto unnoticed, nnd Toko, stra in a n a tu ra l cu riosity concerning who suddenly ap peared from some th e im port of the m essage site carried where, sim ultaneously saw a huddled- form In arm y c l o t h e s . P earl ut- from th e p resid en t to the disgraced ex- Toko m uttered ollieer. "fi Mito A dì P a y n e on His W ay to Life Im prisonm ent. She w as in a sen se glad fo r th e tra in ridp fo r it gave h er an oppor tu n ity to relax. She fourni h e rs e lf tak in g a pnsslng Interest. In scenes and incidents noticeable from th e c a r w in dow. H er m ind began to grow slug gish and h e r eyes to «Iroop nnd she • ns on th e point of calling th e vestl- hule p o rter to p re p a re h e r be«l. T hen to th e sw iftly-speeding “ flyer” cam e a series of terrific shocks, hurl- ing her to th e floor Ju st as th e lights w ent out and the c a r began to pitch and roll. A portion o f Ihe to p b e rth fell bare ly missing w here site h alf lay, h a lf crouched, stunned, nnd a s all th e world seem ed to sta n d still, she heard som ething unintelligible. T he women rose nnd follow ing•their fla re s, stifled a choking sound. P earl, draw ing n ear to the still figure seeing In it th e only too fnm lllnr outlines, gave a little shudder. T he stra n g e r w ith the lan tern stern- j |y v lived h e r back, but to o late. In the fitful light sh e observed a hideous | ly crushed and unrecognizable bearded , face. Hhe stooped trem bling nnd exam ined lfie m an 's clothing. Jerking a slip of p ap er from th e co at pocket. H er eyes fl!Ie«l, fo r th e penciled scraw l she rend w ith the la n te rn 's aid C ontinued on la tt page.