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G33D ROADS, GOOD HOMES, BEST CHEESE VOL. j 2. CLOVERDALE HIERc C L O V E R D A L E , T IL L A M O O K C O U N T Y . O R E G O N , J U L Y 25,1917 Tiie Kesiucca Vrl!ey First, Last and ail ti e 'lime. NO. 52 m ight be trouble 1 w as on hand to keep o u r engagem ent w hen A dam s was arrested . I knew som ething had gone am iss. l i e leaned o u t of th e autom obile ns It passed mine BOY that is t a u g h t to s a v e money will rarely bo a bad and told mo to inform you th a t your m a n o r a f a ilu r e ; th e m a n w h o sav e* will rise in hi* trade d au g h ter and he w ere in the hands N o velized From the Motion Picture »by.’ tr a d e o r p ro fe s s io n s t e a d i l y . This is inevitable. — Glad of th e Foreign Alliance, and Miss D are tossed this box to me.” She handed Serial o f the Same Name s to n e a little round box io the open-m outhed Released by Rathe A Savings A c c o u n t w ith t h is B a n k will help all along tkeline. colonel. C mt *«. nit, bc„ * Y o u r money will a lw a y s be s a fe a n d s e e n r e . It will earn interest, “ I told th e first officer in sight," B erth a comdud; d, pointing to the t h u s in c r e a s in g in a m o u n t. It will teach thrift and encourage beam ing y mug lieutenant. s a v in g . A fu n d w ill g r a d u a l l y accumulate that will be used to “T he w u fers!” e jacu lated the col a d v a n t a g e in th e f u tu r e . onel, a fte r a hasty exam ination of the 4 ,Per Cent Paid on Savings Deposits I w ith chem icals w hich will decipher j in te rio r of the box. SYNOPSIS. H ere w as a m ystery nltogrM i'r con- th e Canal defense plans. W hy, I even P e r s o n a l C h eck in g A c c o u n ts I n v ite d . C apt. R alp h P a y n e , U. S. A., is riv e n se m ade th e ir getaw ay easy by ordering i fusing and alarm ing. If Adam s w as c re t p la n s of d efense to d eliv er to P a n a m a. H e a tte n d s a b all a t th e G ra n a d a e m A dam s’ a rre s t and tu rn in g him over the Silent M enace, w hy did he stu d | B erth a Bonn to tèli him who ¿‘e a rl's b assy w ith Colonel D a re s’ d a u g h te r. to th e ir m ake-believe c o rp o ra l!” E s ta b lis h e d in 1?02 P earl. As a clim ax to a series of m y s cap to rs w ere? j H e spun around and glared a t the te rio u s Incid en ts he is a rre s te d fo r t r e a Tillamook, - - Oregon Colonel D are gave the box of w ufois son. T he a m b a ssa d o r of G re n a d a is found Junior officer responsible fo r this dead a n d th e p la n s m issin g fro m P a y n e 's to M ajor B rent. "G uard th ese until sta rtlin g inform ation. “H ave th e po co at. M ajo r B ren t. P a y n e 's riv a l, e n te rs I can tak e them in person to th e w ar _~ in to suspicio u s n e g o tia tio n s w ith B e rth a lice been notified? Bonn. P e a rl D a re follow s a b u rg la r fro m dep artm en t:" T hen lie drew th e m ajor j , ui Mien, “T h a t If ho is n o t the fo re he could give w arning, w hich w as h e r hom e, is d ru g g e d and reft in a field i “T he police are on the lookout—c its lient M naco." and la te r o v e rh e a rs p lo tte rs, w ho alm o st and su b u rb an b o th ; n hundred secret aside and w h ispered; “G et el the b t- tm t tru e, fo r B ren t had drugged him c a p tu re h er P a y n e is se n ten ced to life tom of th is B e n h a Bonn and A d e rii I I "A re y •î s-,ire they a re (ho w afers?” self. im prisonm en t. A tr a in c a rry in g P e a rl, m utter. We’ll give h er fre e rein .’’ « lu ld 'id j gucrled th e presidi nt. B e rth a E on n a n d P a y n e on his w a y to T h e colonel believed him. prison is w recked a n d T e a rl sees P a y n e ’s In th e seclusion of the nient j “ We only Mj]i] o th a t they a re th e “Any new s from P e a rl? " B ren t in lifeless body a t h e r feet. She m eets a s frirs th e desired n p p eriunity fo r ] \ •nfeni wo need re p lie d t h e colonel, q u ire d anxiously. m y sterio u s 6 tra n g e r w ho offers h e r his services to tra c e th e tra ito rs . She le a rn s B rent to question B erli.a came. thoughtfully. “Shall I nd fo r L ren t "T oko lias telephoned th a t the a u th a t he h a s th e plan# P e a rl finds A dam s “W hat is th r r e betw u and w ho is guarding them ?” in W ash in g to n a n d le a rn s of his p ec u lia r tom obile lets been found, ditched in actio n s. A d am s w a rn s S e n a to r W arfield U p i. lt A dam s?" be w hispered, It w as so arran g ed and th e preet- th e P otom ac riv e r,” th e colonel re th a t he is in d a n g e r from a rin g of spies. “A grent deal, m ajor,” fli .-;p> "d d r.ii's secretary w as disp atch ed to do plied, failing in ills effort to force n W hile th e y ta lk th e s e n a to r’s office is a tta c k e d by c o n sp ira to rs. B e rth a Bonn ed, enigm atically. “ You su l y 1 now I th e telephoning. hopeful sm ile. H e w en t back to his a sk s P e a rl to h a n d A d am s a p a c k a g e th a t—you who a re com pletely lu lus D uring the interim , a h u sh fell up- house shortly a fte r th a t and hid the w hich p ro v e s to be th e p lan s. A dam s is m ade Colonel D a re ’s o rd erly . T h ey a re p o w e r!" I on the group. C anal defense p lan s In his safe. o rd ered S ou th T he G ra n a d ia n s c a p tu re • • • * • • • B rent shivered. lie lmd fe lt f• >r a “If every d au g h ter In o u r A m erican P e a rl a n d A d am s to g e t th e plans. P e a rl begs A dam s to let h e r ta k e his b elt w hich h uues w as like M iss D are.” rem ark ed long tim e th a t lie would eventun’ly bo M orning daw ned and found P earl co n tain s th e d efen se p la n a T hey escape dom inated by A dam s w hether he j iho presid en t p u ttin g a kindly hand D are and O rderly A dam s priso n ers in an d A dam s s te a ls th e b e lt fro m her. B re n t co n fro n ts A dam s c o m m u n icatin g < n th e colonel's shoulder for ho raw n bey fre ig h te r a t a n ch o r ntr the w illed It or not. w ith th e enem y. B e rth a B onn w a rn s P e a rl a g a in s t h e r p ro fe sse d friends. “You have revealed our se c re t!" h i how’ depressed Yinci w orn th e officer P ack et L ine d o rk s in th e W ashing P e a rl is ca p tu re d a g a in by th e G ra n a oontluued, furiously, You have ruined ! ' ;;s and divined hjs th o u g h ts; “ w hat a ton riv er h arbor. D uring th e night dians. She is re scu ed b y A dam s, D is ; nation of m en we would be! If th e lids vessel am ong all o th ers had been m e !” guised a s h is b ro th e r sh e acco m p an ies him into th e cam p o f th e c o n sp ira to rs, “Oh, no, m ajor, I h aven’t ruined man A dam s is all I really tliirik him Investigated by the rup lto l police. At an d poses a s a ch em ist. T hey a re re c ognized; in th e fig h t A d am s sa v e s P e a r! you. You a re ruining yourself. Adam s som ehow In r-plto of appearance* to Hint tim e th e p riso n ers w ere n o t on from h a rm Colonel D a re a rriv e s w ith did not leuru of o u r relatio n s from mo be. M iss D are will i>e re tu rn e d to us board. T hey w ere concealed in a dingy A m erican tro o p s T h e black sc a rf a p p e a rs. P e a rl a n d Toko follow A d am s on h is w ay and there is one way to sllonce him." alive and unharm ed. And now —" he u p stream not f a r from w here th e to an ap p o in tm e n t a t th e ch em ical b u ild She paused an d looked cautiously slopped sh o rt, llis se c re ta ry en tered ditched autom obile w as found later. ing. All th re e fa ll Into th e h a n d s o f th e B ut im m ediately th e co ast w as elenr about. T hey w ere alone. She w his the room nil excited. “ allia n c e .” A d am s Is a rre s te d by c o u n te r fe it so ld iers w ho also ta k e P e a rl w ith "M ajor B rent h as been drugged and tlie* dingy w as propelled to the w ater p e re d : “L et me have those w afers. them . P earl Overcomes the Cabin Boy. I will re tu rn tlie ij to Adam s. You th e w afers stolen from h im !" he uu- side qf th e ste a m e r aud P e a rl am i cannot, nltord to u«>fv h im ; nor can 1, -■i service mpn In plain clothes are NINTH EPISODE ju s t yet." T h ere w as nu uneasy note searching every alley and stable. It in h er voice. is re g re tta b le th a t th e rogues got a “i can ’t do th a t, B erth a,” groaned Greed Vs. Patriotism. i good s ta r t.” B rent in a despairing way. “ It would “How did you collect th is lnfornia- be traito ro u s. I would be suspected “It w h at th is officer says Is true, j tlon so quickly?” In terro g ated the th e m om ent I tried to account lo r the th e F o reig n A lliance m ust have ! colonel. loss.” trick ed u s by a bold r u s e !” declared “I bog your pardon, s i r !" apolo “T hey m ust be re tu rn e d to him ,” th e asto u n d ed colonel tu rn in g to M a gized the under-strap p er. H e stepped B erth a insisted In m enacing tones. “ I jo r B rent. “H ow m any of o u r men | back and w histled up th e basem ent a re h ere?” could not do otherw ise th a n deliver ! sta irs. Several soldiers and a wom them to Colonel Bare, if only to throw- “ We h ad th re e full autom obiles, an cam e down. « h suspicion off Adams. B ut it w as not - * ___ s ir ! ” cried B ren t, sh ak in g like a leaf. B ren t sm othered an oath. The iru’ended th a t they should rem ain in “T h ere w ere fo u r autom obiles,” w om an w as B erth a Bonn, his hands.” quickly announced Toko. i “M iss B onn!” fa lte re d Colonel B ren t guided her deeper Into the “T hen th e fo u rth autom obile he* D are, tak en by surprise. 1 shadow s of the stairs. “I don't un longed to th e F o reig n A lliance I” I She w as pale and nervous. “I d e rsta n d ,'’ he w hispered, nervously. storm ed th e colonel. “ H e re 's a p re t tlusught you had dep arted . O ther ty bow ’d do, m ajor. G arbed a s A m er w ise I would have come to you d irect T h ere w as a spark of reseu tm eu t in his attitu d e, too. “1 ought to denounce ican soldiers th ese m asq u erad ers got ly. Y our orderly—” you ns an agent of the Foreign Alli into th is building am ong o u r own men “A dam s?” ance and the S ilent M enace's tool- and m ade aw ay w ith my d a u g h te r and “— A dam s,” she so b b e d ; “w as to “You won’t ! ” O rderly A dam s an d —” b itin g his have m et me In fro n t of th is building “— or a t least be rew arded by m oustache viciously, “— If th is note a t te n o'clock. H e told m e th ere g- **■, you—” be true, and not a tric k of Adams, “ In w h at w ay? Your m in iatu re In my locket, for e xam ple?” “ Yes,” dully. “Adnins has It, T h ornton,'' w as the sta rtlin g inform ation he received. “ If I refuse to give th e waferfc up?” W ithout replying B erth a iv u d u d in ¿ Z J m J m k iw iïL - his cont pocket, took the box of w afers P earl f i l l ' d l ’”: H ir.d to Dash th e Bomb on th e Floor. and hid them in h e r m esh bag. > th ” g. 'b o rin g a h .m lie A dam s w ere b u stled into s e p a ra te sec “T h a t se ttle s th r !” she exclaim ed tio n s of th e bold. expression. with n sigh of relief. bnr u h u m «nt no one moved or Adams w as searched from head to In a n o th e r n m n u n t she wi in h er ii • president adjo u rn ed *< ot fo r th e box of w afers. W htn taxi, riding rapidly aw ay. W ithout looking to right r left, > the conféré ite with n g« stu re of hope- th*-y w ere nut found on him, atte n tio n Um c a t tu rn ed to P earl w ho refu sed to re. t. T he j ** ïo u beltci t» ad the C anal defense p erm it anyone to touch her. She biurf- It w as now nei cited tlic chenil- - plana h ere,” sold he w ith quiet. cd o u t tiie tru th . B ut she would not colonel’s men had mi and :! etti] >ha‘d < to t l*o secretary of w a r; “f«ir 'divulge the nam e or describe th e a p I'll lock p earan ce of B ertha Bonn u n d er alt found nothing disturbed. Colon t*l D a re ! llu.y wiil no tv bo sought. m up in I In* W hite II «use safe, or manner of th re a t, and w hen Adam s w ent to th e w ar office to rep* irt and M ajor B ren t escort« d th e «oldie r s bnck I bet 1er *HII. 1« t Colonel D nre lock them w as questioned Hbout th is he professed to th e b arrack s to hold him self In ili !iis priv ate safe at home whore they ignorance. WO’,jid be lea <t suspected to be. S ubsequently a p la tte r of b reak fn st I readiness for fu rth e r orders. **Am erica. gentlem en," he eontln« w as se n t to Miss D are by a galley boy “How about th e w afers?” Br ent ha- tiedI; “Is in 1 he grip of a secret foe. w ho seem ed to be d e a f and dum b, aDd , | zarded at th e ir p arting. ) “K eep them , but be on your f tunrd f” j! Tin • first a ru ly is on the ground. We who behaved queerly. T he m om ent w ere th e colonel’s instructions. “T he j n m st obliteri a te It before th e arm y be ap p eared Pearl seized him. found irrlves. F or you, col a bow ie k n ife and a loaded revolver ! Silent M enace no doubt thin! is th a t 1 o f 1the Invasb I have them . L et us *ee If he show s onel, I have th«’ highest regard. T he concealed in h is clothes, gagged and ; his hand to e ith er of us. B ring them j e n tire country will be your ev erlasting hound him before he could m ake a dis C A R C E LY a week goes by that the newipapers don’t print to the w ar office when you a re called. ’ j d«’b to r If y< ti succeed In unm asking tu rb a n c e and th u s arm ed h u rried O T c r a story of some foolish housewife who thoughtlessly to th a t p a rt of th e sh ip 's bottom , B rent w as hardly able to rep ress o u r enem ies.” started a tire in the stove where 6be had stored away the T he president w alked out o f the w here Adam s w as confined. She freed h is relieved feelings a t th a t. saving* of a lifetime. Money placed in a stove or in a T he presid en t called a secret cabi room am id profound silence, his head th e su rp rised orderly and briefly ex teapot or under a carpet does not draw interest. It is not 6afe plained her escape. T hen sh e geve n e t m eeting a t th e W hite H ouse a* bowed. from thieves. It is not safe from fire. Money deposited in a bank j soon a s Colonel I tare’s rep o rt w hs de- ! Som etim e before day b reak Colonel him a s ta rt. “ S trip th a t lad sn d give m e his draw* interest. The steel vaults in our bank are impervious to ! livered to him. H ere the colonel n a r D ure visited Jils m ajor. H e foun<! hiui fire a n d thieves. Bank your money with us. ra te d every detail of* w h at hud hap- in bf’d atten d ed by a staff physician c lo th es!" she w hispered In a m a tte r of and a nur-«». B rent told him, ns best fs e t m anner. pened. An am used expression crep t Into “W here did M iss D are get th e ■ he could in h is n auseated condition, w afers? From Adam s, do you sup- j th a t he had been attack ed on th e Adam s’ face. "A in't you a fe a rd t-t.n s tre e t outside th e b a rra c k s w hen the let me loose? I’m ’spo*ed to b e th a t pose?” T his w as th e question asked by th e b->* containing th e w afers w as stolen. th e re Silent M enace, a in 't IT" “DorYt be e x a s p e ra tin g !“ she ex- C hloroform had been adm inistered, h arried p resid en t over an d over. “ If from Adams, w h ere did he get wbi h w as the tru th . Ills assailan ts, C ontinued on last page. them ?" w as Colonel 1 »are* co u u ier j th ere w ere tw o he said, got aw ay be- s i Story o f “imcnca F i r s t f U nm asking America's Secret Foes SAVINGS HELP ALL ALONG THE LINE Guy /WrfcConnell TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK I m M M ¿P S T The Bank Is Safer Than the Stove. S i