GOOD ROADS,
GOOD HOMES,
BEST CHEESE
VOL.
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CLOVERDALE COURIER.
The N estucca Valley First,
L ast and all the
Time.
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 , A U G U S T 2,1917
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*4 Story of “America F irst” Un
masking America's Secret Foes
N o velized From the M otion Picture S erial o f the Same
N am e Released by Pathe
t w i t - IMS v C„ r
SYNOPSIS.
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
c r e t p l a n s o f d e f e n s e t o d e l i v 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
bassy w ith
C o lo n el D a r e ' s d a u g h t e r ,
P e a r l . As a c l i m a x to a s e r i e s o f 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 o f G r a n a d a is f o u n d
d e a d a n d th e p la n s m issin g from 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 iv a l, e n t e r s
in to s u ; p clo u s n e g o tia tio n s w ith B e r th 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 in a field
a n d la te r o v e r h e a r s p lo tters, w ho a lm o s t
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 t o life
im p riso n m e n t.
A tra in c a rry in g P oarl,
B e r th a B o n n an d P a y n e on h 's w a v to
p r i s o n is w r e c k e d a n d P e a r l se e s P a y n e ' s
iif e le s s b o d y a t h e r fe e t. 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
serv ices to tr a c e th e tra ito rs. She lea rn s'
t h a t h e h a s t n e p l a n s . P Wrl finds A d a m s
i n W a s h i n g t o n a n d l e a r n s o f his 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 i n d a n g e r f r o m a r i n g o f 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
a tta c k e d by conspirators.
B e rth a Bonn
a s k s P e a r l to h a n d A d a m s a p i c k a g e
w h i c h p r o v e s to he t h e p l a n s . A d a m s Is
m a d e C o lo n e l D a r e ' s o r d e r l y . T h e y a r e
o rd e re d South. T h e G r a n a d ia 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 th e plans. P e a r l
b e g s A d a m s t o l e t h e r t a k e h i s b e lt w h i c h
con tain s th e defense plans
They escape
a n d A d a m s s t e a l s t h e b e lt f r o m her.
B re n t co n fro n ts A d am s com m u n icatin g
w ith th e enem y. B e rth a Bonn w a rn s
Pearl
against
her
professed
friends.
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 r a n a
d i a n s . S h e is r e s c u e d b y A d a m s . D i s
guised a s his b ro th e r s h e accom panies
h i m i n to t h e c a m p o f t h e c o n s p i r a t o r s ,
a n d poses ns a rhem ist. T hey a re rec
o g n i z e d ; in t h e f ight A d a m s s a v e s P e a r l
from harm .
C o lo n e l D a r e a r r i v e s w i t h
A m e ric a n troops. T h e black s c a r f a p p e a rs. I
P e a r l a n d T o k o f o llo w A d a m s on his w a y
to a n a p p o in tm e n t a t th e c h em ical b u ild
in g . All t h r e e f a ll In to t h e h a n d s of t h e
“ a l l i a n c e . " A d a m s is a r r e s t e d b y c o n n - l
te rfe it soldiers w ho a lso ta k e P e a rl w ith
th em . T h ey c a rry h e r a b o ard ship and
s h e is a g a i n s a v e d h y A d a m s f r o m t h e j
“ f o r e i g n a l l i a n c e . ” T h e s h i p is b l o w n up.
T h e y e s c a p e . A d a m s s u r p r i s e s B r e n t in :
D a r e ’s h o m e s t e a l i n g t h e p l a n s . T h e y In
t u r n a re c o n fro n te d by Toko.
rietcusc p lan s. T leaped ou hfui. l i e
dropped th e p lan s an d jum ped out of
th e w indow .” All looked a t the open
lib ra ry w indow .
.
“ I w as about t i replace the dotu-
m ent in th e safe,” he concluded the
bold and d elib erate falsehood, “w hen
A dam s a rriv e d and dem anded the plans
un d er th re a t <>f h»s gut). Toko cam e
and held us both up.” l i e forced a
sickly sm ile.
Adam s sn eered in his face, leaned
i
o u t of the w indow, and locked cure-
. fully in every dir* ction. T hen a scurry
of fo o tstep s w as h eard on the w alk
and a grotesque shadow flashed across
th e room, lie drew back instan tly ,
holding up both em pty hands.
“Quick 1 T he plan s ! They w ere
sn atch ed from m e !” h e cried to the
s ta rtle d group, bolting p a s t them and
o u t o f the house.
B ut though th e prem ises w ere th o r
oughly searched, w hoever th e th ie f
w as, he m ade a su ccessfu l escape.
T he only person in sight w as a lam p
lig h te r busily engaged in replacing a
broken shad e on a p o st in fro n t of th e
D a re residence.
H e paused In his
w ork and fro m th e to p of h is lad d er
“H av e you seen uny perso n p ass by
w ith in the la s t m inute o r tw o?”
T h e w orkm an shook h is head and
cam e h a lf w ay down th e ladder. “ Your
nam e’s B ren t, a in ’t It?"
“W h at if it is?” gruffly dem anded
the m ajor, looking aro u n d and noting
th a t they w ere not observed.
T h e lam p lig h ter stepped to th e
'■ount! and slipped a note Into B ren t’s
■nd. T hen he slung the lad d er over
■ shoulder and eoolly departed,
iront found u place w here he could
read th e su rre p titio u s m issive unseen
hy anyone. Thv sig n atu re confirm ed
his suspicions th a t a clever tric k hud
been p erp e tra ted .
“ B e r t h a B o n n 's l o c k e t Is n o t in Colonel
D a r e ’s s a f e , a f t e r all. P a r d o n m y e r r o r .
1 Thanks for the cjp.al d e f e n s e plans.”
HO. 1
CONFIDENCE THE RESULT OF STRENGTH
HE strength of this Bank is the direct result of its efficient
^ management, ample resources and capital. The confi-
deuce of the people is the result of the strength and un
questioned safety which the Rank assures its depositors and
patrons. Ever since its establishment, the Rank has grown in
strength and also in the esteem of the people. We invite the ac
counts ef a ll people who appreciate safety for their money and
careful, efficient service.
This Bank was Established in 1902
GENERAL BANKING AND SAVINGS
TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK
11 w as, of course, from th e Silent
; M enace, u n d er his usual silhouette,
C a p ita l a n d S u rp lu s »4S,C'J0.l)0
B rent cru sh ed the note In his fist
Tillamook,
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.
Oregon
1 an d com pared It w ith one he had re
ceived by an unknow n m essenger a t
th e b a rra c k s earlie r in the day.
fo r p erm ittin g th is in tru sio n . Both
“M ajor B ren t,” th e first note read. explosion.”
“ W hat w ere thoir nam es?” in te rje c t M ajor B ren t an d A dam s hnd follow ed
“ You will find Jhe locket In Colonel
h e r into the room .
"
D a re 's safe. No < no but A dam s who ed th e colonel.
“ I don’t know. And I d don't know
She took a little round box from out
hid It th ere know s th is.”
' B ut th e sig n atu re w as n o t th a t of th e nam es o f th e F oreign Alliance, o f h e r m esh bug. “I w us to ld to bring
E xcept K nruavl, w hich Is th is to you, Colonel D ure,” she stated ,
th e Silent M enac«, nor w as th e w rit- o utlier.
f-fake.
If
th e y 're alive a fte r th a t ex han d in g It to him.
log th e saute. It p u rp o rted to come
plosion. t-th ey ’ve got im- C anal de
“By whom ?” quickly ask ed P earl, fo r
j front B erth a Bonn,
B ut sh e recognized the box.
H e destroyed th e two m issives and fense plans, th a t's dead sure.
“A telephone ca 'l not ten m inutes
joined th e coloqel who w ith Adam s th ey haven’t got the chem icals so they
ago. No nam e w us given.”
and T oko fciyi n d u ru e d to th e library. c a n 't use th e p-plaus.”
T hen fo r th e first tim e A dam s w as
“T h e w afers !” M aculated th e colonel
T hey w ere g rta C y a g itated and a t a
told
how th e box of w afers from P earl sta rin g a t th e co n ten ts o f th e box.
loss to know w h at to do. W ondering
“ W here did you get them , M iss
w h a t th e tro u tae w as about, l'e a rl renched Colonel D are through B ertha
I t w us th e w avering voice
cam e down th e s ta irs and Joined the Bonn and w ere subsequently stolen B onn?”
from M ajor B rent. T he m ajo r did the o f M ajor B rent.
group.
talking. a
"Y es! W h ere did you g et them ?”
N atu rally A dam s w as em b arrassed
A dam s m ade B rent repent th e story th e o th ers echoed in unison, except T.
in th e extrem e.
“ I t vvus s-so sudden like, I didn’t se v e ra l tim es before he could believe O. Adam s. B efore B erth a could fram e
It to be tru e. H e w atched B rent n a r n reply, he took th e w afers from Colo
know w h at happened t-tlll It w as nil
row ly w hile the la tte r told how ho had nel D are nnd Inspected them c riti
over,” stu tte re d th e m iserable fellow.
been drugged and questioned him po cally.
“I shonlda kuow ’d b e tte r th a n to g-go
litely hut in sisten tly a s to th e place
“By g m n !
T hem ’s th e w -w sfers
n e a r the blam ed window w ith them
nnd time. B re n t’s an sw ers w ore torso, all rig h t!” H e retu rn ed them to th e
p lan s in m-my bands 1”
clear nnd convincing, n little too m uch stupefied colonel. “ 1 give them to Miss
Suspicion w as now rem oved from so. perh ap s to Adams.
B rent as his explanation of th e aiT;dr
a t th e safe had all the m ark s and veri
fications of th e tru th .
It w as his
chance to be in sin u atin g and s a rc a s
tic about Adam s and he did not let It
slip.
“It seem s to me th a t every tim e
TENTH EPISODE
an y th in g happens to th e C anal defense
plans you a re in o r around it—or
The Silent Army.
som ew here about," he could not re
fra in from saying to Adums In a m ost
“W ho opened my sa fe ? ”
cau stic m anner.
I t w as th e voice of Colonel D are.
Colonel D are raised a protesting
H e stood In th e doorw ay an d looked
voice. “T he fa c t of the m a tte r Is th a t
fro m one to th e o th er.
th ere h a s been en tirely too much
Toko, w hose rev o lv er w as aim ed a t
m isu nderstanding am ong us all,” he
Adams, dro p p ed h is arm . l i e w as a
declared, testily. H e looked a t M ajor
b it confused. A dam s p u t h is own re
B ren t seve rely. “ You, and Toko, too— ”
v olver in his h ip p ocket w ith a sig
he gave his chauffeur a sh a rp glance,
n ifican t m otion to w a rd M a jo r B ren t.
“—and possibly my d a u g h te r and my
T h e n he ex h ib ited th e C an al defense
self have been over suspicious of th is
p la n s to th e colonel. B ren t, pointing
young m an.” H e laid a kindly hand
to th e open sa fe door, s ta r te d to m an
on A dam s' shoulder. “T h e tim e has
u fa c tu re an ex p lan atio n .
P e a rl's P arach u te Landed H er Safely. com e w hen w e m u st tru s t one a n o th e r
“ W hen I entered this room a mo
m ore fully nr else we will get now here
m e n t ago a strange m an w a s Kneeling took In the excitem ent w ith a quizzical in o u r efforts to unm ask the Silent
at th e safe.
I t vvus wide open. H e sm ile. M ajor B rent ran up and looked M enace and the secret foreign allianco
w as in th e act of stealing th e C anal sh arp ly into his dow nturned face.
w ith which lie Is co-operating. I m ust
confess th a t I am nt my w its’ ends.”
T oko
looked
sheepish.
A dam s
sta re d o u t o f the wludow. B ren t
sh ifted his eyes uneasily. Ills fe a
tu re s tw itch ed perceptibly.
P earl asked a question o r tw o. “ I
“ W hat W ere T h eir N am ea?” Demanded th e Colonel.
tru s t Adams—w hen he ac ts in the
Bonn, sir.
I knew t-they'd he safe
T oko regarded th is conversation
open. B ut w ill he explain how he cam e
w ith her."
to presid e a s th e Silent M enace nt th a t w ith m ore th a n usual In te re st because
of th e persouul antagonism existing
"Too!” explod ■! Major Brent,
m eeting of th e F oreign A lliance?”
“I w asn ’t presiding. I w-w as p re betw een th e se tw o m en tow ard whom am azed to h e a r A dam s tel! th is un
h e cherished no kindly feelings. P earl tru th , when he w as th e gu ilty per
tending,” p u t in A dam s quickly.
“Did the Foreign A lliance think you only p a rtly listened, nnd th e colonel son ; nnd B erth a Bonn, likew ise wus
n o t n t all, Until a t th e end of tho puzzled.
w ere preten d in g ?”
“ S u re! I f you h a d n 't throw n t-th a t g rillin g B rent, fo r th e purpose of sh ift
“Ysns. I s-sent them to h e r th is
bomb a t them they'd have been caught, ing th e su b ject fo r ohvfous reasons, m orning," eoolly continued Adams
tu rn e d suddenly to Miss D are.
too.
W -wouldn’t th ey colonel?”
w ith a sinito a t P earl. "I f-fouud them
T he colonel tu rn e d to his d au g h ter
“ You never explained w here you got In th e tro u ser pockets of th a t th ere
wtt.li a fa in t sm ile. “A dam s can ex th e box of w afers, Pearl 1”
cabin hoy w hen 1 brought h is c-elothes
plain all th a t, I Y uri.”
“ I gave them t-to h er,” p u t in Adam s to you. I w-\vnnled to see If th e Si
“H as he explained how he located quickly, w ith a fa in t laugh. “In th e le n t M enace w ould get on t-to It If I
th e m eeting place of th e F oreign Alli chem ical building basem ent d-durlng sen t them to Miss Bonn. H e got on
ance In th e u n in h ab ited ten em en t th e fig h t!”
to it all right, h u t h e g-gets on to cvery-
house w here th e note from th e Silent
“ So It w as y o u !” exclaim ed P earl, thing. By g o lly !”
M enace w as found not tw o m inutes looking quickly a t h e r fa th e r. “And not
B re n t squirm ed nnd acted as If he
a fte r he A te r e d and d isap p eared ?”
th e Silent M enace? ’
w ore golcg to choke, and fo r th a t luut-
“No'm , b u t I w-will. I got th e a d
“ I got ’em f-from him ,” A dam s grim - te r so did B erth a Bonn. Toko looked
d ress 1-left by the S ilent M enace a t ly sta te d ; hnt he did not explain how | a t Adam s dubiously.
the new spaper office when he answ ered o r w hen o r w here, leaving them to In
T h e countenances of both Colonel
t-the governm ent's a d !”
fe r th e ir own conclusions.
D are and his d a u g h te r cleared.
Even T oko w as obliged to adm it
T h a t p u t A dam s stra ig h t In the
“T h e C anal d efen se plans a re w o rth
HERE is an old saving that “any fopl can make a dollar,
! how sim ple and clever a th in g to do m inds of hath th e D ares. T h e co n fer less w ithout th ese w afers to In te rp re t
but it talers a wise man to hold it.” There is one sure
, th is was.
ence now adjourned, th e colonel tele- them . T hank heavens for th a t! ” h u rst
wav of holding the dollar, and that is to bank it. When
“ I d o n 't know yet. colonel, who a to n e d hla loss to th e w ar office and from th e 11,os of Colonel P a re .
He
a man deposits his surplus cash he is loath to draw it out.
n nailed Miss D are In th e box with m ade an appointm ent to call on the '.bonked B e-th a <%‘.tedly and excused
On the contrary, if he carries the money on his person there al
, th e b-botnb,” Adums w ent on. seeing se c re ta ry la te r in th e day
him self.
M ajor B ren t .followed him
| the doubts about him dissolving som e
ways is the temptation to spend. Bank your money with us.
Som eone in th e o n te r room knocked out. “ W ar office. Toko I” called th e
w hat. “It m-mlght have been th a t on th e door. P earl opened It slightly colonel, slapping B rent on th e shoulder
j th ere Silent M enace, but I d-don’t
an d peered through th e crack.
In an ex cess o f relief. B rent show ed
think It w as.” F o r a b rief second his
“M iss B erth a Bonn,” announced th a t he, too, w as relieved.
eyes enveloped th e nervous m ajor. T oko w ith gravity, lettlDg th e woman
“AJI Is not lo st, yet,” B re n t re
" It m ighta been th e c-cabln boy, Just en ter.
m arked hopefully.
to g-get even. H e's dead anyhow and
"T h is Is my fa u lt, not T oko's." B er
“ Miss B o n n !" P earl im nulslrelj^ ex-
so
a re them th e re m unition rn-manu- th a excitedly explained, noticing Colo
Clovcrdale, Oregon.
factu rers.
T hey w ere killed in th e nel C a re 's angry look a t h is chauffeur
C on li titled on last page.
Hold Fast to the Dollar .
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