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GOOD ROADS,
GOOD HOMES,
BEST CHEESE
CLOVERDALE
VOL. a 2.
CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. JULY 12,1917
PEAKL
AEMT
A Story o f “America
America's Secret Foes
N ovelized From the M otion Picture
Serial o f the Same Name
Released hy Pat he
P itt,
A, Cm
W V rC m m «
Guy Wile Council
SYNOPSIS.
C a p t. R a l p h P a y n e , tJ. f. A., Is g iv e n s e ­
c r e t p l a n s o f d e f e n c e t o d e liv e r to P a n a ­
m a . H e a t t e n d s a b a ll a t t h e G r a n a d a e m ­
b assy w ith
C o lo n el D a r e s ' d a u g h t e r .
P e arl. A s a c lim ax to a series of m y s­
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 t r e a ­
son. T h e a m b a s s a d o r of G r a n a d a Is f o u n d
dead a n d th e p lan s m issin g fro m P a y n e 's
c o a t. 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
In to s u s p ic 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
B o n n . P e a r l D a r e f o llo 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,
a n d la te r o v e rh e a rs p lo tters, w h o a lm o st
c a p t u r e h e r. P a y n e is s e n t e n c e d to life
im p riso n m en t. A tr a in c a r r y in g Pearl,
B e r t h a B o n n a n d P a y n e o n h is w a y t o
p r i s o n is w r e c k e d a n d P e a r l s e e s P a y n e ' s
life le s s b o d y a t h e r feet. S h e m e e t s a
m y s t e r i o u s s t r a n g e r w h o o f f e r s h e r h is
s e r v i c e s to t r a c e t h e t r a i t o r s . S h e l e a r n s
t h a t h e h a s t h e p l a n s P e a r l finds A d a m s
in W a s h i n g t o n a n d l e a r n s o f h i s p e c u l i a r
actions. A d a m s w a r n s S e n a to r W arfield
t h a t h e is in d a n g e r f r o m a r i n g of spies.
W h i l e t h e y t a l k t h e s e n a t o r ’s office is
atta ck e d by conspirators.
B e rth a Bonn
a s k s P e a rl to h a n d A d a m s a p a ckage
w h i c h p r o v e s t o b e t h e p l a n s . A d a m s is
g n a d e C olonel D a r e ’s o r d e r l y . T h e y a r e
o r d e r e d S o u th . T h e G r a n a d i a n s c a p t u r e
P e a r l a n d A d a m s to g e t t h e p l a n s . P e a r l
b e g s A d a m s to let h e r t a k e his b e lt w h i c h
c o n ta in s th e d efense plans. T h e y escap e
a n d A d a m s s te a ls th e b elt f r o m her.
B re n t c o n fro n ts A dam s c o m m u n ica tin g
w i t h t h e e n e m y a n d s e lls him h i s f r e e ­
dom fo r th e p a c k e t of plans. B e rth a
B onn w a rn s P e a rl a g a in s t h e r professed
f r ie n d s . P e a r l is c a p t u r e d a g a i n b y t h e
G ranadians.
SEVENTH EPISODE
For the Stars and Stripes.
T h e d e x te rity of th e chau ffeu r w as
tax ed to th e u tm o st In ste e rin g th e
sw iftly m oving autom obile safely over
th e d an g ero u s d e s e rt ro ad an d In con­
sequence his re p lie s to P e a r l’s eager
q uestioning w ere brief. P e a rl w as not
over th e shock of finding Toko an d
not A dam s a t th e w heel.
“W hose c a r Is th is? H ow did you
come to be a t th e scene of th e hold­
u p ?”
“I g et aw ay from B olero—te ll you
ab o u t th a t luter. See you fall out of
tra in .
Save you. G rab c a r a t ra il­
ro ad statio n . H ow you g et on ra il­
ro ad tra in ? ”
P e a rl told him th a t she and M ajor
B re n t w ere en r o u te to W ashington
w ith th e recovered can al defense
p lan s w hen th e tra in w as a tta c k e d
by th e S ilent M enace an d B olero’s ru f­
fia n s; th a t th e p la n s w ere stolen
a g a in ; she d id n ’t know w h a t h a d h ap ­
pened to M ajor B r e n t; h ad Toko seen
him ? and so fo rth .
Toko shot a cu rio u s «glance a t th e
thick black’ muffier spTelul c u t bn
P e a rl’s lap. She h ad picked it up
from th e floor of th e autom obile an:’
w ondered w hence it cam e, fo r the
S ilent M enace alw ays w ore a thick
black muffler, and su rely Toko w as
not th e Silent M enace.
“Yes. I see M ajor B ren t,” replied
Toko shortly.
“I recnll th n t he fought w ith the
Silent M enace in «ur p riv a te car. W as
he h u rt? ”
4 “H e h ad fhnt on h is head,” Toko
i answ ered, even m ore short th a n be­
fore. "I do not know. H e drop m uf­
fler and I pick It up w hen he run
into statio n .
G uess he not m uch
h u rt.”
“T h is muffier 1” exclaim ed Miss
D are, w rinkling her forehead. “Im ­
possible, T o k o ! T h is is the m ask of
the Silent M enace!”
B ut Toko stuck to his story. “I no
tru s t M ajor B ren t,” he flnnllv' an ­
nounced to bis astonished m istress.
“No tru s t A dam s, too.”
"W hat do you know about th e m a­
jo r and—A dam s? T he la tte r m ay be
a spy, b u t the m ajo r Is my closest
friend, whom you should n o t doubt
w ithout reaso n .”
“ Spy?” echoed Toko, w ith a queer
catch in his voice. Ignoring her ques­
tion. "H ow you find th a t o u t?”
T hen lie told her w hat had happened
to him d u rin g th e p ast fo rty-eight
hours. D uring th e raid on th e P aso ,
del N orte h e and B erth a Bonn w ere
cap tu red by Bolero.
Even now the
girl w as h o stag e for his re tu rn from a
SAVINGS account at the hunk uiay be made very useful.
m ission on \\ hlch he had been scut by
It will aystemize your financial affairs. It will keep a
h er w ith th e consent of the bandit
chief.
vT'bV-3 record of your income and expenses
It will pro­
“A m ission fo r th is m ysterious Bonn
tect yftur money against loss hy lire or burglary, us such loss is
w om an?” In terru p ted P earl, who lis­
. ulwsys possible when money is kept at home. When you pay by
tened to his ta le with ra p t in terest.
“To you w ith a note. I lost it. Ad­ j check, a receipt lor the money is unnecessary, ns the returned
ams. he pick it up. We fight. Some-
s cbeiks art the best receipts and prevent disputes about payments. •
n ‘ shoot ¡it me 1 run aw ay. W hen
I sneak back. Adam s gone. N ote gone.
DEPOSITS ACCEPTED IN ANY AMOUNT
T h a t’s w hy I no tiu s t A dam s, m ebbe.”
lie paused to see th e effect of his
4 Per Gent Paid cn Savings Deposits
w ords on M iss D are. She w as too j
confused to speak.
“I h u n t all day.” continued Toko, j
“See A dam s tonight and follow to rail- \
Established iu 1S*C2
road statio n . D em and note. H e say j
not got it and call m e fool. I n o t ' Tillamook,
-
-
Oregon
know it A dam s till I pull black m uf­
fler off his face. W e fall in riv er in
a n o th er fight.
H e get aw ay once
M;es D are rxpoaed her pale featu res along on my trail, and seeln' you
more. See?”
to th e ruffian behind her. observing a t , h av en 't got th e can al defense plans,
“A nother muffier? A no te to m e? the sam e tim e (but his clothes w ere I've got to go a long way. T he g-goln*
So you w ere the m an fighting w ith dam p as from a recen t w etting. T h eir a in 't goln’ to he easy on n m an, let
A d a m s! W hy, Toko, I w as the p e r ­ eyes mot. H er fe a rs doubled. H er u-alone a 111’ girl like you."
son w ho fired th a t s h o t!” P e a rl final­ c ap to r w as T. O. Adams.
She looked hitn squarely In th e eyes.
ly b lu rte d out when she could find her
“D on’t budge and k keep quiet, A sudden In sp iration hud come to her.
voice.
g-glrl,” he w hispered coinm undtngly, “T. O. Adam s, I've got you a t a disad­
L ig h t now daw ned on P e a rl! “O h! | y et his sm ile w as p leasan t. “N ot a vantage, and t have concluded to keep
T hat
note— th e note of w arning h a ir on your h ead 's goin’ to be you th ere. I in ten d to play a gamo
ag ain st A d am s!” she cried rapidly. harm ed .”
w ith you. An open pim p, however, I
“ An arm y scout found and brought
She sat erect, alert, scornful.
sh all go w h erever you go. You will
th e not;; to ray fath er.”
"I can ’t git you-all back t-lo sa fe ­ not find me unaccustom ed to rough­
“Arm y scout?” quizzed Toko, w h o ' ty, je s ’ ylt,” he continued, In u kindly
ing It in every sense of th e w ord.”
ap p eared to be nonplussed.
way. “T h a t canal docum ent a in 't safe
T h e m an stood flabbergasted. “You
P earl explained, then, how a scout 1 on yon. Let m e have it till 1 can de­
d o n ’t know w h at youTc s-say ln .'I"
in th e a rm y 's employ w ent in search liver you and it b both to the colonel.”
She sm iled faint 1 y.
of tru ce of her, Adants, him self and
"T. O. Adaius, o r w hoever you are,
H e sn orted.
R efresh m en ts w ere
Miss B o n n ; how he found th e note the docum ent belongs n e ith e r to you now served. A fterw ard s Adam s and
som ew here not d ista n t from th e scene nor to me. Its ow ner is the 'Tnited
th e w om an engaged In a long and
of Toko’s scrap w ith A d am s; how it S ta te s of A m erica. You know th a t I
w h ispered conversation nbout F earl
w as at first m isunderstood by both do not have it. I know th a t you stole an d h er proposition.
h er fa th e r and herself, fo r its word It from me. W hy a re you p u ttin g tip
P e a rl noted w ith su rp rise th a t In
lag seem ed to apply to M ajor B rent this p reten se? If you will pose, why
the
G ran ad ian language Adam s did
and not to A dam s; how she discov­ not be n a tu ra l? ”
not stam m er.
ered A dam s to possess th “ canal de­
He regarded the back o f h er head
W hen th ey w ere through talking.
fense
plan s
secreted
In C ap tain Steadily.
A dam s retu rn e d to P e a rl’s side. “Do
P ay n e's m ilitary belt all th e tim e ; how
M ajor B ren t cap tu red the docum ent
from A dam s and delivered It to her
fath er, a fte r she escaped by alrplaD*
cud told them w here she th o u g h t A d­
am s m ight be f< uiid.
To all of w hich Toko len t a listen ­
ing and dum founded ear, for he knew
th n t it w as of M ajor P>rent tlm w arn
ing had been sent, and th a t the mes­
sage w as Justified, for It told th e
tru th .
lie did n o t tell M iss D are this, bow
ever.
“I c a n 't u n d erstan d why th e m ajor
bad his face covered w ith th is m uf­
fler,” ru m in ated P earl.
Toko m u ttered som ething u n in telli­
gible. “ I say no m ore ab o u t M ajor
B rent till I know m ore,” he said aloud.
“Toko m ake sure nex t tim e.”
And
bolli fell silent.
M eanwhile P earl glanced arouud to
get th e ir hearings. T hey w ere m iles
d -tu n t from th e A m erican line, to-
w ard w hich th e c a r w as headed. T he
hour w as well advanced Into th e night.
P earl sighed in a p a th etic w ay. At
though she felt secure w ith Toko as
h er guide and guard, never before w as
she so u tte rly depressed.
B ut p resen tly M iss D a re ’s unhappy
Adnma Interposes His Objections to the Execution.
th o u g h ts fled before dangers new and
''Go a h e a d !” she w ent on, co ntem pt­ you s-tlil in tend to s-stick to me to
im m in en t; fo r out of th e n ight th ere
uously. “Serve your own ende. Bu a finish?” he inquired, gazing a t h er
loomed acro ss the trail the figure of
th c roene you really a re “"d th e cow­ Intently.
a m an on horseback. It w as Bolero.
a
rd M ajor B rent proved you to be.”
She noddded in a sp ritely fashion.
“Ju m p !” cried Toko, sm othering
“ So M ajor B rent has show n m e up?” "I do,” said she w ith fimrlity.
on oath and clam ping on th e brakes.
“ H e h as.” P earl observed w ith u n ­
A dam s tu rn ed a b ru p tly to th e Caa-
In a n o th e r m om ent they w ere dodg­
easiness th n t they w ere no longer a t­ tillian . H e spoke tersely.
"H u rry !
ing around bush and dune.
,
“ S to r e ! ” cried th e b a n d it chief. tached to B olero's band. Tt w as fa r Mho m ust go ns a G ra n a d ia n !” And bo
"T he colonel's d u u g h ter—she has the nhend In Ibe d e se rt fa s t fad in g from h asten ed outdoors.
view.
v
T he aged person beckoned P earl Into
m ilitary d o cum ent!”
T
he
helplessness
of
h
er
position
tin
adjoining room. T here, not w ith­
“ Shoot him. T o k o !” P earl urged In
flashed In her mind. H er body tre m ­ out a little dism ay, P earl learned th a t
th eir dash tow ard neighboring hills.
bled. H er h eart began to thum p.
she w as to be Invested In G ranadian
"I no got g u n !” he groaned.
Adam s headed Into a w ooded region rio t hex.
They ra n fa ste r, b earin g B olero’s
'T h e s e nre the clothes of a m a n !'4
m ocking laugh. T hen cum e th e wild and a fte r an hour or so stopped a t the
yells of follow ers lu rk in g in th e sh a d ­ ab an d o n ed ' silver m ine before tho gasped P earl, hluslffngly.
threshold of the h n t of th e C astilB an
A fa in t lu ste r of long ago shone In
ows.
tho C astllllan 's eyes. She sm iled w ist­
B olero w as not a lto g e th e r su re ths* woman of previous acquaintance.
He lifted th e half-dazed girl v»-ry fully.
P earl Bnd h er chauffeur w ere un
“f-'enor V endre would have It so.”
arm ed, and he k ep t a cau tio u s din- gently and carried h e r Into th e hut.
“ Senor V en d re!” echoed P earl, sto p ­
ta n c e w hile from v arious direction* tt w as very d ark Inside. P lacin g h er
horsem en galloped up. O n e m ore Im ­ In a rh a lr, he u ttered several sh a rp ping sh o rt and m arveling a t the wom­
petuous th an the re s t plunged straig h t sentences In the G ranadian toDgne. a n 's fine E nglish accent.
“Senor V endre," re p e a te d the la tte r,
a t P earl, caught he** hy th e w aist and In stan tly a candle light ap p eared In
pitched her acro ss th e pom m el of his adjoining room and his aged frien d w ith a sidelong glance a t P earl.
“Is th a t h is n am e?”
saddle and veered w ith bold challenge presented h erself in the doorw ay, bow ­
ing low and reverentially.
“Did you not know ?”
to his rapacious com rades.
A dam s ordered th e woman to p ro ­
"I—w-e know
him a s —Adam s.”
Now ensued a q u a rre l fo r th e prize.
W hile P e a rl paused, alive w ith sadden cu­
Shielding P earl a s best he could, her vide food and refresh m en t.
c ap to r fired hts revolver tw ice, and they w aited he sat down and gravely rio sity . “How long have you known
regarded P earl.
Benor V endre? W hat la yo u r name,
tw o opponents toppled on th e sand.
“Miss D are," he began, a f te r a long m ay I ask ? ”
Bolero, who had looked on In am use­
“ I am Sonora V endre,” responded
m ent, put an end *o th e fight. ‘T h e h esitation. “I've got to tell you som e­
girl I# y o u rs !" he gustoed lustily. "I’ll th in ’ for your good and m ine. I’ve her hostess, a fte r a m om ent's h e sita ­
tak e the Jap , w hc’ll not g et a w ay soon got to send you baek to your d«d. I tion. “The m an you know a s Ad­
don’t exactly know how I'm goln’ to am * Is—hut perh ap s we b e tte r not
■ g a in !”
_
T oko w as throw n on a pony, B olero do th a t. But I'in thinking about l-leav- (p eak of th a t Ju st yet.”
assum ed the lead and th e w hole p a tty ln' you here for the night, w here you'll
b ho safe, anyhow . I c a n 't ta k e you
'•nnt«-red aw ay.
Cou tinned on last page.
i TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK
“ So M ajor B rent H as Shnwn Me Up?”
Are You Thinking of Aiarriage ?
TART vour wedded life right. Tlie young man who is con­
templating matrimony should bank his money. After
he has furnished his home he should have something laid
aside for possible adversity. Wedded life means added
responsibility for him. The prospective bridegroom should open
a bank account today. It means happiness in the future. Werll
gladly explain our banking system.
NO. 50
The Uses of a Checking Account
F irs t, ” Un ma s king
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