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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1917)
PEARL OF THE ARMY Continued Ira n tirt>t page claimed nft' r the other», save Adam», w itldcew , .nil Idea striking h e r; “our jlveu have te e n thrown strung« ly to gether. Unwittingly yon have been drawn Into this terrible plot in which we tire enmeshed. I uni tinder veiy great obligations to you. \t HI you not come and pay me a v isit? You will lie most welcome, and, 1 think, help fu l.’! Miss D are’s Invitation fairly took B e rth a ’s b r « r h away, It was so un- e ip e ctcd and ««pportuno. She glanced Ctmleaaly a t Adams. He uribed his eyebrows and v-'ttli ut being observed by M iss D are nodded approval. , T .in t afternoon B erth a gave up her •>gt * tin- Hotel W ilton and las v , v i; ... t in la«. D are household, Vlnui C'ulaueL Dura returned he wus train, ffud fo r five years to come, a million sons o f tn -m joia who will an sw er the president’s summons. All this talk ub'iiit neutral “hyphenates" ready to lie down and let Europe and the Orient color tlie two sea s with Yankee blood is bush 1” Tin :;e were stran ge nnd disturbing words to B erth a. She walked to a window und looked down on the .street. It had been u long time wince B erth a ’s mind speculated upon thiugs of serious import. She was h a lf in clined to «'nvy Pearl D are if only for the impulse to good and noble deeds life in that household encouraged. She shrugged lier shoulders un<! sighed hopelessly. She hud indeed made u mess of her life. P earl, who was studying B erth a quietly, wondered a t lier -iidden ab straction. “ W hat do you sec on the i sidewalk th a t m akes you sigh so dis m ally?” "N othing lmt a lam plighter on his nightly rounds,” quickly evaded B erth a, «'hanging h er mood. “T h a t’s q u e e r!” she added and motioned to P earl, w hispering: “Come h e r e !” P earl hastened to the window, gave one glance in the direction Indicated by B erth a and run to her d«*sk. She opened a draw er und hurried hack to the window with a pair o f sea-glasses o f the kind used ou ships a t night. Through th ese binoculars Pearl gazed a t the lam plighter. He si«>o«l on top of his la d ik r ostensibly te s tin g the strength of «me o f the powerful i albs in th e clu ster o f electric lights j u th e post. In reality he had found and was r- tiding u m essage evidently left th ere for him. “Can you m ake It out? Is it some thing unusual V” whispered B erth a, softly and curiously. P ea rl’s bauds shook as she pressed the glusses against lier eyes. no! . in o th at he was pleased with this lev/ sta te o f affairs. “ You know nothing about Miss Bonn an« whnt I hear <:«.es not reflect too « i . l I d li r favor,” he told P earl, cun- Ui'.Vy. “Pile's inoffensive, so fa r ns 1 can see,” r’eurl replied, with a touch of hauteur. T o P ea rl’s Inquiry about the result of his conference ut th e war office the colonel merely stated that the w afers had been delivered to th e head chem ist at the laboratories lu the chemical building to be analyzed and duplicated so us to have an am ple supply uvull- able If needed. Then the colonel whispered an army secret Into P e a rl’s ear. “A millionV” she repeated, ut once greatly interested. “A million volunteers,” he reiter ated. “ When will the cull go out?” The Silen t Army is to stssemble at “As soon us a mobilization schedule U prepared by tin* ch ief of staff and th© Owl’s hour a t the Chemical build m yself assisting the secretary ot' w ar." ing. The Silen t F ly er will be there. Pearl clapped her hands in approval. <3y command of the S .lcn t Menace. When B ertha Johu d the party in the T h e lam plighter 'replace«! the note dining room, B ren t was forewarned and leaping to the ground disappeared and met her with dignified composure. with his ludtlcr under his arm. T h at night ut dinner B erth a plied “Tin* w a fe rs!” ejacu lated P earl, re her feiniulne a rts with such «•harm and peating the (lords to l ’.eri ha while the recherche thut lie lm«l to pinch him two dash* «1 down the ■ (-ps. se lf several tim es, m etaphorically “T h e S ilen t A rm y !” repeated B e r speaking, in order to make sure that tha under her breath, us they rushed the engaging lady and the post ser into the study, thinking of the words geant’s girl were one ami the sutne. to which the colonel ou th at su b ject Man o f easy and Im pressionable sen- hud Just given utterance. tlm eut that he v u s, B ren t began to Pearl rapidly related her discovery think thut he was a fool to defy B er and all hurried to tin* door. They met tha. It would In* much less difficult Adams on the threshold. lie blocked nml certainly m ore pleasurable to take th eir exit. the place he knew he filled in her heart "S e e here w-whut I Just fotiml on — und chance th e rest. It was the that there lamp post !” be stuttered, easiest way with women of that kind, addressing the colonel, handing him a anyhow ; mid P earl need never know. little piece o f paper. T h e conversation dwelled upon m at It was the m essage read und le ft ters o f mutual In te r e s t; tin* first disap by the lam plighter. pearance of the t ’am il defense p la n s; T h e apparently genuine alarm of the death o f the Uroiiiidliin am bassador the orderly r«*ni«'ved from their coincident with tin- cosivtctlon of ('apt. thoughts any momentary suspicion of Ralph P a y n e ; PttyntVs untimely end him in connection with this new mys In tlu> railroad w reck nnd his for tery «'Yen though it struck them a s odd tune In proving Hi«* Innoeenee he de that the convlvlng of the Silent Men clared In those dying m om ents; the aee with Ills accom plices was taking entrance o f Adams Into their lives nnd place alm ost within th eir d oor B e r how now they bcllevod in him, now tha and Brent both excepted. The doubting, never alto g eth er sntisfl«*«l la tte r recalled his experience with th«* th at 8«>me link exi*ied*bt*tw ecu him und ium piigliirr th at morning. the Silent Menace, yet forced to accept Adams, so ordered by the colonel, his explanations a s irut* with tin* went to til«* garage to get »me o f the doubt alw ays in his fav or in tin* minds automobile's for a dash to town. Some o f the colonel and M iss I'ar«* at le a s t; little delay ensued for Toko was their queer ad ventures oil the (irnna- so uml usleep In Ills room in the upper diun fro n tier mid B e rth a ’s neur trag story. W hile they waited llu* colonel edy when in Ih«* hands of tt«e unscrup telephoned to the b a rracks and or- ulous knave. Bolero, and how disaster dered his eu tlre regim ent to proceed was averted by a bullet from the pistol to tin* Chemical building, ltren t on o f Adams sim ultaneously w ith the another line notified llu* war office. routing o f the revolution ists h.v (Vlo* “T his Isn’t a hoax, th a t’s s u r e !” uei D a te’s tim ely expeditionary for«»*. m uttered the colonel as he replace«! Front the fro n tier the talk drifted tin* telephone receiver, lie hail be« n hack to W ashington and the unabated unable to conni'ct with the Chemical Exehunge told him thut «ml lnereuslng peril o f the h«sir. W ith building. out taking uudtte advantage o f a host’s something was wrong with the w ires opportunity (Vluitel Dure asked Bertha there. many questions lnt< uded to tllumlue They \v(*r«* seated In the e a r ; Toko nnd settle their inlmfe« us to w hether was shifting tin* ge rs. She was what she appeared to In*, if* “S to p !” cried Peurl with u dram atic innocent dupe of th e PousJ%lruturs with upward gesture. her eyes now wide open, or tb«*lr se High in the ski«*», qu ite d istinct, v<*t cret ugent of iiiaryvlniady deceptive uiinceoniptiuieil by sound, tv.«> tiers qualities. T h e d inner ended with the m l, drugou-llke eves flushed fero ci D ares unquallffinllj tlecldlng the for- ously, dazzling and Mimi ng h u ia-n raeg. w ith uiieonsetpieuilnl reserva sight. They moved as sw iftly us the tions. B ren t seeined tv* agree with wind although no breezes stirred. them. alth«>ugh til reality he differed, Involuntarily th«*y shrunk lu awe of o f course. the weird spectacle. Thus cam e B e rth a Bonn fcito nu " I t ’s t-the Silen t F ly e r !” fell from Intim ate |>la«*e In the life uml uffnlrs the lips o f Adams. o f M i's l ’eitrl Dar«\ w hether f*>r t;«»* I Toko ««pened th e th ro ttle nml the or evil. Her determ ination to prevent c a r alm ost liftin g Itself from the a s M ajor B re n t’s m arriage to Pearl was phalt bound«! forward. stronger than ever nnd mnw more p>"** They reach« <1 *the Chemical builil- alble o f accom plishm ent. She be|jevt*d lng ut neck-breaking spots!, regnrdl ss flrntly that Avlarus was th e Silent Men* o f city lav. s uml frightened p. «!."*- aee, though she gave no Jiiut o f tide trians. Near the gates a soap box «»ro to anyone. tor held spellbound an audience o f a W hile chatting with Dary la thousand «>r more peaceful enough her boudoir, B erth a overboard the looking ciilxens Intent upon every eolooel say to B rent lit Wo* hall b*»* wor«l «>f an rl«>qu< a t sp*v h on th» lo w : " l i e upon th at. nr*j<*r! T h e topical th« uio of “Tl.** l l '. '. i C -i of Silent M enace nnd th e F o reig n AN Liv ing.” No »«vne «solid be less offending. llan ce will yet he caught. Th«*re at*«» live hundred thousuiul h tnp posts in T h e wrati'r hi. mlled Ids su b ject with American on which to buna tl' e hun great tie t at. .1 promote« «1 ctm eero. dred thousand truit<>r* nud .still leave It w na r. .'!’> a phlUuuiphl' Al diMX'urw d ed u catio n ^ nature. us with iiinnniers.Me c t nragevrtia I " * V 1 lo’a rts uml sim n e arm * to «la 'end th * I IVit a h. n In a moment tin* Infantry m u se «*f llb.-rty, la>n't lx* a pessim ¡3ri«.*«l fr.«m tl ie b arrack s nud <»r«ier«'d is t! Yoo wilt aoou l e U* 1\ lug t o ' the u u n ii fu U.fbUlay the* civ. «j of r hi*'. :’ ui Irferesr «'.¡^appeared and as if by m agic wild’ -t disorder pre vailed, guns equipped with silencers w »rc druvvn and a terrific riot en sil'd . In the confusion Adams slipped aw ay unobserved. P i.'irl and B erth a followed th e colo nel nn«l M .ijgr B ren t Into the building. T o '.o remained outside in charge of the autom obile. S tran ge things had happened In the b u lb in g . E very employee had been gagged, hound und thrown ou the floor. D esks bad been pried open, papers littered the pluce and broken tiling cab in ets \vero strew n every where. And th e big vault lu which code prescriptions und chem icals of utmost p riceless value w ere kept was Mown asunder a t the precise moment the colonel and his purty appeared in th at portion o f th e building. P ea rl emw u mask, d man dart from cu t the rising cloud of smoke and (lust. Sh«> dashed a fter him. Th e Chase led I the ton o f th>> building. H ere she flung h er- if upon the un- kn« wn person and suceeeded in vvr nchlng from his tightly clenched fist tie* box «if wafers her quick eye discovered there. He trl«*«l to retake them hut B erth a re-enforced her and drove him off. T h e most thrilling experience of her life now befell P earl. T h e masked nmn w as s e e n .to creep into a seat a t tached to a huge eicar-shaped object < » ••e *c « e « s e « » e » s ? ♦ l - K * : # t f ? ,y : v-- * *'" ’ • ...vK’'' * -Ù. — \k\ ¿v; 'v \ . e«' / • V Ï J i i ’s' A - • . ' ■ 'C • 8 A » V ♦ * i ♦ K‘ % ♦ t' i «* v : j V. , ' , ; - A Get the habit. Read l m 7 m T ll 1 S} Then P earl thought <11«? espied'som e one concealed In the willows over hanging the Potomac shore. B u t when she reached the spot she decided th a t her im agination must have tricked h e r. T h e only thing In sight was a thick b'.uck muffler Identical with that worn by the masked man. At that moment Adams, panted out o f the bushes, uttered a cry of re lief and called her by name. H e clasped h er In his arm s joyfully. Sh e gave him a stinging blow and broke away. I lis arm s dropped and ho began to stam m er an apology. “I w as so g-glad to see you alive th a t I m-mighty near kissed you.” “Don’t ever do thut a g a in !” she re buked, though she fe lt h erself blush ing. “W here «lid you come from ?” H e poiDt«?d skyward. Then he di rected her gaze to a “D auber” stand ing In an open lot across the river. “W ere you In the other m achine?” H e nodded. “I brought yonder c-ehap down u ftcr you let go in th e parachute. T h a t w as some grit and nerve, g -g irl!” T he words were so near the precise language of the masked man who forced h er to give up th e box o f w af ers th at she stiffened. “Do you recognize th is niuffier? Did you tak e the box o f w afers from m e?” she questioned, waving the muf fler. (E N D . O F T E N T H E P ISO D E .? both w lis ts iu one powerful liuua and with the other searched h er pockets fo r the box of wafers. “Thanks, g-girl,” murmured the masked man in a voice strangely like Adums. lie slippi'd the box of w afers into his own p«>cket and release«! her. “You g-got the g rit of the devil and the nerve o f a s a in t!” Fulling like a Mazing rocket of huge proportions, out o f the accentu ated blackness of the night, the Silent F ly er crashed to earth. It lay blazing and sputtering In a cornfield not twen ty feet from P earl. A heap o f ropes, w ires und canvass, all th at remained of her parachute, was plied on the ground at her feet. T h e masked man, so lik e Adams in figure, m anner and speech, a fte r re leasing her nnd obtaining possession of the coveted box of w afers. dW not im mediately depart. He continued to compliment her and to offer assistan ce In h er plight. P ea rl ignored him contemptuously. A fter a few minutes she regained her strength and full use of h er facu lties and picked h er w ay to the rem ains of the Silen t F lyer. She drew us close to the burning nir m onster as she dared and still 1« ;4t «'Ut of reach of the sparks. T here was no sign of the aviator, whose es- « P « in «... w as Inconceivable. V 1-...L » V '■ ! P ea rl's Hands Shook as She Held the G lasses to Her Eyes. the story now run- AUTO ning in tlie Courier, STAGE then see t lie show on -----------FOR— Saturday night. Cîoverdale PROFESSIONAL CARDS Tillamook Abstracting Co -A N D -- T hus . C o a t e s . P r e s i d e n t . COMPLETE SE T OF ABSTRACT BOOKS All Wav Points j OF TILLAMOOK t t morning train to Portland. The Todd Hole! R ooks 59 and 75 Cents, Special Rates by the Week. Tillamook Undertaking Co. i WONDER WHY THEY ARtl_ T h t POINT IS! NOW I TELLING MEN WHAT EVERYBODY) YOU CAN GET THE« GENUINE GRAVELY] APQUND HERE I - OKEOON. O REG O N . ATTORNEY AT LAW • Leave Tillamook at 3 p . m . < lying in u dark spot on the roof. It * was the Silent F lyer. If slu* had * » arriving at Cloverdale a t 5 * thought tw ice she would have let him : ♦ P* m. escape fo r she had the w afers. B ut * ’ J M. TRAXLER, Prop . h er momentary thought was to sec his * fa ce. She flew at and grabbed him Ju st as he jerk ed a set of levers and tfle “ Ihing” soured. B efo re B erth a 's liorror-strlckt'n gaze l ’earl was d rag- d lulo mid-air. They vanished Iu a second. Then the reil pli-rcing eyes flushed down Tilhmook, Ore. upon Her: ha who shrieked uud fell fain tin g la a heap. From somewhere in the sky tlie mo- L. S. HU3HBECE, Proprietor. te r «>f an airplane purred. 1'euri’s ilis- ti'ii.h'd eyes gllinpsod the inachiu* 'M o p in g by. Slu* hoard the driver yt*!l. T hen n canopy enveloped her. • Dining Ri om run on Family Style slu* exchanged her hold and clinging Meals 2Ac. to u «■ illusion o f ropes, closed her «■yes and began t<» sail downward through illim itable space. . . . (>n th e Potom ac shore w here P ea rl’s pa".o*hute lauded ln*r safely, some m inutes passed before her senses re turned. A blinding explosion rent the heavens. She reeled to her feet and I'Hikotl Upwards. T h e Silent F ly er was a sheet o f fir«», swooping earth R. N. IIF N K E L , Proprietor. ward. Night anil Day calls She e«»vered h er ears with her hands nromptly attended. and closed h er eyes tightly. When she opened the la tter, she drew hack S ix th Street at Second Avenue E.ast In frig h t before th e approach of a OREGON Masked man. Seizing her, he buckled TILLA M O O K . HAS KNOWN FOR 85 YEA RSI COUNTY, Safe and Comfortable p t TILLA M O O K C IT Y . f* j Leave Cloverdale daily at 1 o :30 a. in , arriving at Till a- S T . H. 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