r
PEARL OF THE ARMY
Continued In m lir-t
one obtained n clear glimpse of his
face during these rapid contortions
and ever changing postures. Adams
would have been recognized for It was
he.
T he other man’s face was not ex-
Hut the
resem blance .vas to Toko, who In real­
ity 1 was. lit (tail lost the card,
evaded ids guide ami returning to the
scene ran squarely into the colonel’s
mysterious orderly.
Atlums resisted tils opponent stub­
bornly and vulluntly, but by a trick
v a s Anally laid low. T h e noise of
his fell and the sound o f u pistol shot
oocu -red simultaneously. lie lay for
n moment .1 untied. When he strug-
■:
to hln foet he caught sight o f a
ho:- > and rider speeding toward cover
and then, blinking bis eyes, he found
Pearl D are confronting him pointing
a revolver at his head.
W ithout removing Ills eyes from the
h a n d o f the weapon, he felt for the
posed even to Adams himself.
Adams and Pearl Plan to Escape.
belt smiling slowly when his hand
came In contact with It. Then he
yawned, stretched his limbs and point­
edly ignoring her threatening attitude,
beat the dust out of his clothes with
Ins hat. As he s to o d upright, the rim
o f a Mood red s in emerged upon the
horizon and night tied before the rapid
npproueh of a new day.
“Wur.l. little lady, w-what h er 1 got
that gun against me f-fo r? You're not
going to s save my skin one minute
and shoot me t-the next, a re you?" be
m ked. perplexed.
“1 don’t know exactly what I'm go­
ing to do with you until I ask a few
question.-'." she began sharply, keeping
him covered. "W ho was iluit m an?”
"T h a t’s whnf 1 in mighty near found
ou t," he replied, ruefully.
"1 don’t
I now w-what he was tlghtln' me fer.
\ ou came J.«*t in the n-nlek of tim e."
He tapped the belt. "M ehbe tills."
"N aturally,” she replied with Irony.
"Everybody seems to want that belt—
you mote than anyone el»e. Why did
you present me with It and while 1
was asleep steal it from me? If it is
true that it la longed to Captain Payne,
which you aver. It must conceal some
mystery In connection with the crim e
o f which his guilt h a s never been made
clear to me.- and I atu determined to
know Its s e c r e t!"
He looked at her steadily. "T h is
ain 't no t-tlm e to talk about s tucli
tilings.
"D on’t eq u iv ocate!" s h e cxeluluicd.
Irritably. " I f 1 can't make you apeak,
I Can n u k e you do something els®.
Collie the belt—let me have it."
"Now's not fl s-snfe tim e," he rea­
soned. He pointed In cxasperatlou to
a cloud o f sand Just ahead. "Com e
o n !" Grasping her by the arm, ho
started to pull her into the b u s h e s .
In an utu'ontrolnhle stubbornness
I v:\r1 broke away from him and. be-
for< be knew what she was doing,
faced with rush courage a band nf
iiruitd Granadians swooping down m*-
ou tile'll. She realized her m istake
Immediately.
Hat it was too lute.
They received the shots from her re-
v«.l\. r mu. h ,s tt,. > would la n e re-
garded a rain of |tebbl®s and before
Adaa .- cvuld lotiT fer 0 they overflow-
eri d and spini away with the girl In
their possession. He plui .god headlong.
hut Uselessly, a fter tlniu for n while.
T h . n he stopped and sw**pt the bori-
sou u llll anxious «•» »‘S. Hi* exprea-
Gou of al;.m i Installi! y «r h t aged to an
almo st boyish »mienflW>.s. For high
over the arid was;»* in fhos,. Gruna-
than dunes among whi< h llie m iriiu-
der* ill sopì“ 11 r o d - !i In s ward, he b»*-
beld a fam iliar bird- Ilk e shape. All
army air scout was on the hunt for
Peni 11.
lie waved his hat. >. tiled r , ’untod
to an elevation am) » nl* end'avorvd
lo ai tract th«* flyer's «tt»'tuiou.
T he blnl-m an had lo<vflted th<> raili­
era. A war® only tha t tn’ had di scov­
er«il and In turn hvi*n ai «covered by
them and unaware 1»f the luindnent
1 * *»‘ to wh- k hv W w i • X .- vS iL.g t h ®
colonel’s daughter of whom he saw no
trace, he hurtled a torrent of destruc­
tion earthw ard.
Itlders, wild-cyc-d and pallid with
terror, dashed about helter-skelter,
some toppling. Here and there both
horses and rr:*n were stricken down by
the flying dt ith. in a twinkling those
escuj ing b u d t i e d the spot.
I Th ■•» cam e the clim ax i®id Adams
stood transfixed.
A bullet from a
Granadian ritle in o r steady than the
r e s t struck the aviator, wounding him
mortally. T a e machine glided to the
ground and Its occupant lunged out of
the s> at in a dying condition.
Pearl cam e running up from behind
same boulders. She did not hesitate.
Adams knew that she was an accom ­
plished flier and when he saw tier
quickly don the dead man’s goggles
and car-mufflers and Invest h erself iu
his coat her Intentions needed no ex­
planations to him.
Showing him self to her for the first
time, he grasped the unexpected
chance and gave the machine a push,
»nvoluntarlly Pearl opened the levers
and started the engine. In another mo­
no nt she was soaring toward the
American border.
Alone for the moment in a region
h f • ted with the lurking and rapu-
cion® border foe Adams now did sev­
eral queer things. From among the
apparel of dead G ranadians strewn
about he collected a wardrobe and dis-
| appeared behind some bushes to change
ids clothes.
T h ere was something startlin g in
the change v lieu he reappeured.
Armed from the holster of one of the
dead raiders and drawing the prized
bolt a little tighter, around his Waist,
without looking to right or to left, he
slunk out of view with the a ir o f a
p c son who knew what he was ubout,
where he was going and at ease In the
garments he wore.
Ati hour la ter a fte r a dogged tram p
through n changing landscape, he cam e
upon a hut ut an abandoned silver
mine, li e entered without hesitation.
He swept the spare and dirty interior
with u cold glance. In a corner crouch­
’d a hug of a frightened woman.
“Get u p !” he ordered, bluntly. “I'm
half sta rv ed !”
T he aged G ranadian tottered to her
feet, cringing before a m aster.
Tfn-n »•: me another surprise.
Ilis
Graundlan was fa u ltle s s ; nor now was
there stammering iu his speech.
A fter a breakfast of bacon and cof­
fee. Adams had a long talk with the
woman and sent h er Into another room
■ommuuding h er to rem ain there until
lie called fo r her. li e removed ids
belt when lie was sure tliat he was
alon« and unobserved, and opening a
secret compartment lx hind the buckle
took out the Canal d efense plans. He
fell to studying and wondering over
the blank sheet o f paper for which
chem icals to render It legible were
lackltig.
Midday arrived b efo re h'.s solitary
m editations w ere concluded. During
luncheon he had another long talk
with the woman.» the su b ject o f which
pertained to Hole ro. his movements
and the attitude of the people of that
section toward h is ambit lens to over­
throw the ruling party o f G ranada and
seat him self in the presidi ntlal elmlr.
T he woman was well informed. H er
shack was in an is luted and sequest-
cd location. It wns a safe place for
porsonngi s in any faction besetting
(hat turbulent country to iiff'et and
hatch political schem es.
idle wns a C astlllinu. She had been
very beautiful in the gentle days. T h e
noble Diaz of M exico hud often said
so to tier.
She told Adams; o f rem ote and pic­
turesque things, o f laces and rullles,
of lev» s, ot v a lo r; and i l l s volatile im ­
agination dwelt pleasantly iu the
courts and gardens o f a ghostly royal­
ty. when out of these stirring shadows
of long ago tlucre loomed upon the
threshold a tle>di and blood figure o f
today.
M ajor Hreut stood there, his eyes
dilating.
"H ands up. Orderly A d am s!" cried
Itt'cnt, covering him. "D rop that gun!
You have ex j used yourself at lust ut.d
are under a r r e t * !"
Adams held Ms nerve. " I may b ’
under arrest and 1 w-won’t resist you."
he said, low ering his w eapon; "but
I'm n-ta t go ji g along with you. 1
g g u e s s you're going tl«> give m ■ ten
minutes alone. M aj a l ’.r« nr." A »1 he
indicated to th e officer to step luside.
motioning the woman to retire.
Som ething in the fa ce of Ad ams
mad® Itrent c< usent to that ten min­
utes' Interview , l i e cam e iu and closed
the door with a I ang.
Adams openori the conversation.
"U h a t ' s t-tlm; I vk> ’ of Hcrthn Honn's
containing your photy w-woith to
y wi ?"
"W h at locfcet— what 1 ’ < m graph?"
demanded l i m i t v o h sudden fear.
"T ry that s • cm *!’ >ut on M -« Ih ireT ’
cxelaliinsrl A« h e ns, laughing in h .s fuo®.
"You ca n ’t put it o over on ! ie. 1 g-gnj
your number. M ajor R rcnt. JY b at w ill
you pay 111-iu® for it? "
At the expiration of the ten minri’ e
Interview A lajcr B ren t left the shack
alone. He carried with hliu the sup
pojvtj. belt of th<i. lg“x Captain I’mjjat'
and the prized Cunal defense plaus
with which Adams had successfully
bartered for his freedom.
Toward niglitfull a fter hard riding
B ren t and his detachment, by none of
whom hud Auuinf beeti seen, forded
the lUo Granada and arrived ut the
gates of F o rt ,Oori’*n .
T h e m ajor $>lt a sense of disap-
point merit and uneasiness in not find­
ing I'eu rl D are there to lueet him. It
hud been so arranged when upon her
exciting return in the a ir machine, he,
seeing his opportunity to play upon her
emotions In a spectacular manner, had
volunteered to head the force hastily
dispatched in search o f the colonel’s
orderly upon the inform ation conveyed
10 her fa th er in the amazing experi­
ences she related.
He wondered why she was not on
the look-out.
His vanity was hurt.
Moreover his conscience, none too easy
during the homeward dash, pricked
him unm ercifully.
Assembling his little command o f
tired and dusty men upon the drill
allian ce making of I ’uyuo th eir dui*e
was a myth, a m ental fan tasy o f her
own.
Furtherm ore, her disappoint­
ment in the ch a ra cter of Adams was
more personal than she cared to let
h erself believe. T h e man had got a
strange hold upon her.
And now again entered into the
lives and careers of these two people
that Invisible evidence of a dom inat­
ing and controlling destiny so often
before in crucial moments revealed. F.re
the train had proceeded many miles it
was attacked and held up while cross­
ing th e ltio G ranada. T h e m ajor was
1
!
;
1
slightly wounded and unable to ren­
der any assistan ce to P earl who with
the paper in her possession was ab­
ducted.
W hen P earl collected h er scattered
wits, she missed the paper a t once
and found h erself In an automobile
which w as racing along a desert trail.
T he driver wore wet cloihcs. On the
Hour near her feet a wet black muffier
Pearl Hulls Revolver on Adams.
lay. She picked It up— recognizing it
Sh e started away with a counte­ ns the one used on sm li occ isions bv
nance hiding a full and sorrowful the Silent M enace. Then she caught
h eart. Could she longer refu se to ac­ sight of her companion's face.
cept th e seemingly irrefu tab le evi-
“T o k o !” she exclaim ed ia u tter as­
»lence o f the guilt of Captain Payne ton ishm ent; for It was her chauffeur.
with the discovery w ithin his own
Toko turned a grim visage toward
army b elt? She wondered whether, her.
a fte r all. the existen ce of a foreign
EN D (IF s i x t h e p i s o d e
grounds, he hastily reviewed, thanked
and dismissed them. They rode eag­
erly to the stables, surrounded a t once
by com rades asking a volley of ques­
tions which they, knowing nothing,
could not answer. M ajor Hrent, turn­
ing his horse over to a stablem an,
walked across the intervening space
to the commandant’s quarters. T h ere
he announced him self in the custo­
mary way. A moment la ter he pre­
sented him self to Colonel Dare, who
was closeted with I ’eurl and the Mor­
mon army scout.
}
Hi saw at once that something was !•
wrong ¡uid fe a r chilled his heart. The ^
scout slouched away upon a word from I ♦
the colonel who sat at the command- | *
an t’s desk Ignoring B ren t, not even •
acknowledging Ids presence. His at- ! X
tention was fixed upon a lady ’s visiting j *
FOR-
curd. It was B erth a’s.
! X
B ren t shot u sw ift glance at P earl. ; f
PROFESSIONAL CARES
H er buck was turned toward him.
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He advanced Irresolutely, exhibiting j J
to them the evidence of the su ccess of j®
Tillamook Abstracting Co
his undertaking.
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T ho ». C o a t e s . P k k siu k n t .
Presently the colonel lifted h is eyes | •
and soberly regarded B ren t. “M ajor,” J
COMPLETE SE T OK ABSTRACT BOOKS
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¡s a id he, fin ally ; " I wish you would ♦
OF TiLLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON.
read this card before we proceed to j *
TILLA
M O O K C IT Y ,
O REG O N .
h ear your report."
j
Brent stepped forward and took the ! g
Safe and Comfortable
I card from the colonel. Ilis frigid re- ! ®
T.H. GOYNE,
' ception had schooled him for the un- | *
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Leave
Cloverdale
daily
at
< xpected and his composure was per­
i 7 .3 0 a. m . arriving at Tilla-
fect. He read the words penciled
monk at 10 a. in — in time for
I thereupon.
T h e coloned and l'ea rl
Conveyancing, E tc .
* morning tr ain to Portland.
lmd their eyes fixed on him.
"T h ese words are true, whoever the I
Leave Tillamook at 3 p . m . i Opp Court House,
Tillam ook. Ore.
j woman th a t wrote them may b e." said
1 arriving at Cloverdale at 5 J
Brent, steadily, raising his eyes to *
]>. m .
‘
1 theirs. "F o r Miss D are's sake 1 am £
J M. T R A X L E R , Prop *
very sorry Indeed, and also fo r your X
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0 ® C > 0 *•»♦< ?*« • < © ♦ » * 1
own colonel. You both trusted the f |
J fellow' im plicitly.”
Both the colonel and his daughter
W rite for I.iteratarre.
. turned and gazed nt him curiously,
i Then Pearl, a tinge o f surcssui In
TIL L A M O O K .
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OREGON
I voice, ex claim ed ;
"T o whom do you re fe r? I trust you
more than any man on ea rth except
A. C. EVERSON
Tiliamcok, Ore.
f a th e r !”
1
TIL LAMOOK. O R E .
"1 shall hold you to th a t." lie re­
L. S. HUSEBECK Projrietor.
sponded, gravely. “F o r o re foolish
•>
moment 1 was absurd enough to think
that you. like the card ».-eferreil to the
Insufferable Adams."
To bis sup» rlor officer in u form al D in in g Room run on F u m i ’ v Style
See mo for realty dials.
way he concluded;
Meals 25c.
“Adams, sir. I beg to report Is a
Q Jìce Ground Floor
Bi ll Phone 53-J
j Granadian spy anil is still a t la rg*\
National Bid.
P. O. Box 147
j There, however, are the C anal d ef ense
1 p la n s !" He deposited the docu'aient
W ith R ollie W at-on
j and also the b«*lt on the desk and/^tood
! at attention.
i Chagrin and apology were w ritten
upon their faces. II»* smiled good hu-
Tillamook Undertaking Co.
1 moredl.v.
T h a t night M ajor B ren t and Miss
R. N. H FN K F.L , Proprietor.
D are were dispatch»*»! to W e llin g to n
Night and Day calls
1 with the recovered m ilitary piy.ier T he
!.. V. E B E R H A R D . M anager.
promptly attended.
president him self had telegraphed
Com
plete
Set of A bstracts of the Record®
Pearl to accompany the m a jf.r so that
I S ix th f treet at Second Avenue F ast
of
Tillamook
fo u iiy r. Qregon.
he might hear her story from her own «
lips.
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T IL L A M O O K .
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(iU’t the habit. IU‘ad
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then see the show oil
Saturday night.
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