B erth a gave a im le imigii in which tam es in th e re a r a p a rty ot fo re ig n -; M ore groans w ore now hoard from Hut a stran g e and sw ift retrib u tio n w ithin th e lim ousine tonneuu. B reut befell tills demon of a guardsm an. He th e re wan a touch of th e desp air she ers w ere seated. T he chauffeur passed leaped to th e lim ousine door a D d threw fought to m uster. She waved th e tele q u ite close to th e table. In fa c t he w as seized by a m asked m an who C ontinued Irom flr?»t page it w ide open. sta rtin g back w ith sm oth­ seem ed to resolve out of th e shadows. | gram . “One of my u rts,” she feigned. b ru sh e d ag ain st one of the men, apolo- ered excluinations. On th e floor, h u d ­ T h e onslaught w as so sudden th a t "I have ju s t had an offer to re tu rn to j glzed and stooping, picked a portfolio B erth a entirely escaped him. Lie w as th e guardsm an uever knew w h at h ap ­ I the stage. I t’s from ubroad.” Conclud­ from the floor and handed It to him dled to g eth er, th e ir scalps bleeding, w ere th e unconscious form s of Toko too busy try in g to m ake a definite Im­ pened ndxt. lie w as gagged, blindfold­ i n g w ith a sig h : "I may tuke it up. w ith a bow. and Adam s. “You dropped this—I beg p a rd o n !” pression on P earl. lie knew th u t the ed aud bound lu u flush uud securely I’m about broke and m ust And som e “Colonel D a r e !” cried a voice In th e T he foreigner accepted th e portfolio j m eans o f replenishing my Income which tim e hud come when he m ust e ith er doorw ay of th e garage. T hey turned and tlie chauffeur disappeared. win o r fo rtify him self to lose In his tied under the re a r axle o f th e bus lutely ceased.” t P earl gave B ertha a politely approv­ s u it fo r h er hand and he had about lim ousine. “T his portfolio,” m urm ured th e gen­ and saw th e se c re ta ry o f w a r in his T he m asked m an tiptoed to the ing and adm iring sm ile. T hen she tlem an In question to his com panions, own ru n a b o u t w ith tw o o th e r autom o­ reach ed th e end of his rope. P e a rl’s alighting heed to his veiled coquetry lim ousine ctoor, opened It, shot one turned to th e m ajor w ith a question speaking in P.w-.aan. “co n tain s th e sec­ biles con tain in g soldiers in th e drive and p a rtic u la r delight In stabbing him glance Inside and closed it softly. H e about the m issing Adams. re ta ry of w a r’s d a ta on th e question of behind him. “Your chauffeur—Toko— “ I sen t him on—on an erran d ,” re­ th e co untry’s p rep ared n ess to m eet th e th e m obilization d a ta — my portfolio— w hen h e grew too bold, only m ade m at­ crep t up th e stairs. Toko’s q u a rte rs te rs m ore d esperate. At such tim es ! w ere ap p aren tly not unfam illur to him filled th e evasive and greatly troubled p resid en t’s cull fo r a m illion volun­ i t ’s gone! H e le ft tills b eh in d !" And he held up a p o rtfolio of like sire and she openly flirted—but ouly th a t—with for although it w as q u ite dark he went m ajor. teers— th an k s to th e S ilent M enace.” A dam s orid appeared to get u good deal 1 stra ig h t to th e w ardrobe and proceed- P earl sut down at the piano and be­ l i e raised his glass to h is lips. “A leath er. of quiet uud am used satisfactio n out of i ed to divest him self of his own clothes gan to sing. to ast,” he suggested m errily. T h e oth-1 ; T h a t n ig h t a knock fell on B ren t’s It, If nothing toOre. T hough A dam s j in exchange fo r a new suit of the ehanf- To th e m an In Oolonel D are's bed­ ers followed su it. “A m erica P re p a re 1” bedroom door an d A dam s ad m itted rnuy have been flattered, he uever once 1 feu r’s. H e even stopped to cleanse his room th e sound of the piano uud P earl's W hen the D are p a rty re tu rn e d to th e him self. fofgot his plnce. H e could not well run ! fuce and hands, coiuh his h a ir and put voice cam e m ost opportunely fo r at autom obile Toko w as m issing and a fte r ' B re n t leaped o u t of bed w ith a loud th e risk of the disciplining his superior j on fresh linen, fo r his size w as near h a t m om ent h e w as binding one of the w aiting and sp eculating am ong them - j oath. B ut A dam s held u p his hand officer w ould be m ightily pleused to i enough to Toko’s to m ake th is possible. eeret guards, w ho had show n him self. selves aw hile, P earl took th e w heel, am i ordered him to get back In bed. H e hid tho thick black muffler, consti­ Hie noise o f th e scuffle w as drow ned for they w ere anxious to get home. She t “You g-got th e locket d id n ’t you, find un excuse to inflict. Horne tim e about ten th e orderly w as tu tin g his m ask, lu his coat pocket, by th e m usic and the m asq u erad er con­ drove stra ig h t into th e g arag e on th eir M ajor?” h e asked, quietly. sent to th e sum m er house to tell th e re ­ Jammed th e chauffeur’s uniform cap “Yes, dam n you, A d a m s '” arriv al. tin u ed his search. po tors th a t th e expected stateinen* over h is ears and stepped to n window. “L et m e h av e I t !” H ere they h eard gro an s and p re se n t­ Shortly th e re a fte r M ajor B ren t w as B re n t threw- it a t him. would bo- la te In forthcom ing. T h is an ­ I t w as oue o f those ra re aud b ril­ ly found tlie sen try tied to th e re a r liant sum m er uights when objects are called into Colonel D are’s study. T he axle of th e lim ousine. H e w as in a bad (E N D O F E L E V E N T H EPISO D E .) nouncem ent w as received in passive clear aud even a le tte r may be read conference w as ready to be adjourned. silence lied th e card-playing nnd story­ w ithout th e aid of artificial light. T he te n ta tiv e m obilization plans had way from tlie effects of his bonds and H is Condition. telling continued as before. They w ere B athed lu the moon rays, the hold m as­ been com pleted and a statem en t for also th e liquor he h ad consum ed aud “G rim es, w ho is alw ays Im agining determ ined not to budge from th e spot qu erad er at the window bore a striking th e new spapers w as ready. It was, of they could get n o th in g o u t of him. he is being persecuted, is certain ly in “Toko I” called P e a rl up th e sta irs. Until the prom ised “interview ” w as de- resem blance to the man w hose clothes course, in abbreviated form and Intend­ an appropriate» condition from his de­ IP e r e d ; and they settled down to m ake he hud donned, lie w as Indeed suffi­ ed wholly—and so w orded—to satisfy “T o k o !” scrip tio n of it.” a night of it if necessary. ciently deceiving to be tuken for Toko's tin inquisitive public, w ithholding any “ How so?” discouraging fa c ts on th e unprepnred- A dam s' m ovem ents a fte r leaving the tw in brother. "H e say s he is dog-tired o f being sum m er house w ere very peculiar. He hounded.” Before leaving th e room he placed a ness question. T hese la tte r w ere draw n in m em oranda form in lead pencil on loitered In the g ardens a while, chat- card on T oko's.bureau. T h e curd re a d : sh eets of p a p e r w hich the sec re ta ry of tr ig with th e soldiers and m aking him ­ Toko, the clothes 1 leave behind contain self conspicuous. He w as In u Jovial he price of the suit necessity has forced w ar placed In his portfolio along w ith th e dutu from w hich th e com pilation mood an d being p o p u lar created many ine to take. a laugh aud more than h a lf succeeded It w as signed—“The Silent M enace," w as made. ♦r» Ids effort to relieve th e stru iu on iimler the Usual silhouette. “Well, A lajor B rent, c u r evening's everyone n a tu ra l In th e u nusual s itu a ­ H e w ent d o w u s ta ly laughing softly, task is ended,” announced Colonel tion. crossed the law n lu a perfect mimic of D are, risin g and stre tc h in g him self. l i e ram bled over to the garage, show ­ fo k o ’s gait, uud going to the fro n t door- Aud w ith a hum orous tw ist of the ing a curio u s In terest In th e place. It steps, sa t down, lighted a c ig a re tte and lo n g u e: “ H as th a t th ere Silent M en­ w as n o t often th a t he or duyone else began to blow rings. T he sentry, who ace, a s O rderly A dam s sp eak s of our was fre e to enjoy th e liberty of Inspect- took him to Lie Toko, did not even look silen t foe, p u t In an a p p earan ce t o ­ FOR- In,: th e c a rs for Toko m aintained u a t him twice. n ig h t?” itr ic t and Jeulotis guard over his Ju ris­ P resen tly he threw th e cig arette stub lA eut sm iled nnd shook his head. diction. aw ay, entered th e house aud w eut up­ "K indly send this statem en t to the A dam s s ta rte d a slight conversation sta irs. n ew spaper men, B ren t,” interposed the w ith th e soldier on gunrd. "Some B ren t cam e into th e b all and saw his se c re ta ry o f w ar. lie handed th e long- d dum p th is eh, dough-boy?’’ hack. “I thought j*ou had retired fo r w nlted-for “in terv iew ” to th e dapper PROFESSIONAL CARDS Li th e re is anything an Infan try m an lie n ig h t?” w as B re n t’s pleasuut g re e t­ officer. re se n ts it Is th is slu rrin g b a rra c k s epi­ ing. “W here is A dam s?” tlie colonel in­ Tillamook Abstracting Co th e t. T he g u ardsm an grow led in a T oko’s w ell-im itated accen ts floated quired, fo r th u t wus his duty, not -A N D - T hos . C o a t e s . P r e s id e n t . su rly fashion and w ithdrew in to the down to th e m ajo r us th e usceudlug B re n t’s. COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACT BOOKS shadow s of th e g arag e ap p a re n tly to nmu proceeded w ithout p a u sin g : "1 , “Gone to th e b arrack s, sir,” replied nvold Adams. go get Colonel D ate's uutm ohile gog­ B rent, easily. "I took th e liberty of OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY. OREGON. A dam s followed l.ltn in. "N o o-of- gles. F orget all about them . H e w ant using him on a m a tte r fo r oue of the Safe and Comfortable TILLAMOOK (M T V . OREGON. fen se m eant, sonny. W aut a 1-llttle new p air to m atch.” Aud he continued ladles.” tui’to of som ething?” H e sm acked his w ithout fu rth e r questioning uud en ­ T h e colonel signified no objections 9 Leave Cloverdale daily at T.H. GOYNE, lips au d produced a bottle. tered th e colonel’s bedroom. and tu rn e d w ith a sm ile to his daugh­ j 7:30 a. m , arriving at Tilla- T h e g u ard sm an 's m an n er changed. ‘‘I H ere he p retended to seurch fo r th e te r and B erth a, who looked in from the t monk at 10 a. i n — in time for d o n 't cure If 1 d^i." he responded In a colonel's autom obile goggles. But none doorw ay. Aud a p le a sa n t social chut > morning train to Portland. m utinied tone of voice. Aud they of the conversation In the lib rary es­ ensued. Leave Tillamook at 3 p . m . < C onveyancing, E tc. step p ed behind th e lim ousine. caped him. B ren t slipped o u t of th e room and } arriving at Cloverdale a t 5 <, T h e g u ardsm an took a long pull a t the "I onu’t im agine w hat has becom e of sen t a m essenger w ith th e sta te m e n t to O pp. C ourt H ouse, T illam ook, Ore. b o ttle an d retu rn ed It to A dam s nnd a t Adam s," he heard M ajor B re n t rem ark. I th e n ew sp ap er men. In th e hall he ran * p. m. J M. TR A X LE R , Prop , th e sntne tim e knocked him sen seless "I saw him a m om ent or tw o ago, 1 Into th e m an presum ed to be Toko and w ith th e b u tt of h is rifle. T h en he lift­ think,” respoi Hided Alisa D are, w as about to stop him w hen th e fellow ed him Into th e lim ousine, closed the “1 haven’t seen him since he w ent ! disclosed B erth a B onn's locket and cu rtu in s, shut th e door Slid stuffing th e to the sum m er house w ith the colonel’s i placed it In the pultn of B ren t s hand. b o ttle In his hip pocket coolly resum ed m essage to the new spaper m en,” de­ At th a t m om ent Colonel Dnre, seeing b is sen try duties. clared B rent. “H ave you. Miss B onn?” th e ch auffeur’s buck, called o u t: “T he W rite for L iteratu re. A noise on the fro n t s lip s in te r­ car, T o k o ! We will a ll ta k e a rid e and W ltldn th e next few m om ents Toko TILLA M O O K . - - OREGON arriv ed In the rep aired autom obile. T he ru p ted B erth a's reply and th e sen try get a b re a th of a ir.” scu try step p ed asid e a s he ste e re d the dragged a W estern Union teleg rap h T h e m nsqueruder, g rin n in g a t B rent, Tillamook, Ore. A. C. EVERSON c a r Into th e g arage. A fte rw a rd s he m essenger into th e hull. T h e m as­ h a sten ed to th e g arag e and In due tim e sa u n te re d up and kept Ids eye on T oko q u e ra d e r tiptoed o u t of th e colonel’s the w hole p a rty w as d riv in g tow nw ard. TILLAMOOK. ORE. L. S. HUSQeECK, Proprietor. w hile th e chauffeur stalled his m achine, room and peeped down the sta irs. T h e chief o f staff, Colohel D are and "1 know w ho you a re.” th e snick erin g clim bed out of Ills seat au d began to th e m ajo r sa t behind w ith th e ladies. put ev ery th in g In o rd e r for th e night. lad said to P earl. “ I seen your p ictu re T he se c re ta ry of w ar occupied th e se a t T h e most p erfu n cto ry kind of greeting in th e paper. 1 guess w hat 1 brought is beside th e chauffeur. llis portfolio Dining Room run un Family Style w as exchanged betw een th e two. T oko's fo r th is ’un. I seen h er p ic tu re too,” re ste d on th e cushion betw een them . See me for realty deals. face showed th a t he resen ted th e p res­ uud he handed h m essage to B erth a In a n o th e r autom obile in fro n t and one Meals 25c. Monti. "Sign h ere,” he suld, handing ence of th e soldier. beh in d w ere guardsm en. Office G round Floor Bell P hone 5!’>-J A fter m aking su re th a t ev ery th in g in her a receipt book. T hey dropped th e ch ief of staff off B erth a took the yellow envelope and N ational Bid, P. O. Box 147 th e g arage was h s it should he. Toko a t b is hom e and la te r th e secretary of s ta rte d for the s ta irs w hich led to his dism issed the m essenger. "B xcuse me, W ith Uollie W atson w ar w ith tlie portfolio. T h e new spa­ p riv ate q u a rte rs. W hereupon he ob­ please," suld she, stepping back u pace p e r m en had driven off in a n o th e r car. o r two. served th a t the blinds In th e lim ousine "O f course.” And P earl retu rn ed to T h e soldiers proceeded to th e b a rra c k s w ere draw n, it w as a m ere d e ta il but, a n d th e D a re p a rty to th e roof garden the library not very curious. If anything. Toko w as a crochety fel­ Tillamook Undertaking Co. B rent, however, rem ained In th e hail o f th e W ilton fo r n light supper. At low. l i e hud alread y flashed th e light th e hotel e n tran ce th ey told the ch au f­ R. N. H E N K E L , P ro p rieto r. out, *>• w ithout stopping to p u t them and eyed B ertha uneasily w hile she feu r n o t to leave th e c a r as they ex­ N ight and Day calls on again he ap p roached th e lim ousine read th e m essage, it begun: pected to be gone b u t a little while. I.. V. E B E R H A K D . M anager. w ith th e evident in ten tio n of raising M iss B onn: F o rce M ater B ren t to be prom ptly a tten d ed . B ut h ard ly had they en tered th an silent co n cern in g the m an lie th in k s is C om plete Set of A b stractso f th e Records the blinds. T oko an d ho will be rcwauled ADAM S. th e ch auffeur left th e cur, stro lled S ix th S treet a t Second A venue F a st of Tillam ook C ountv, Oregon. T h e guard sm an divining his m otive B erth a shot uu apprehensive gluucv acro ss the stre e t nnd en tered Sho- stru ck him Just as he had A dam s. Toko TILLAMOOK. - - OREGON TILLA M O O K . OREGON a t the m ajor. tpneher's s->loon. A t one of th e green t. ll In bis arm s and he, too. wus th ru st “ You know the rules of the house to- j Into ti e lim ousine tonneau. night," he Insinuated, corniug close. YOU>4 GRANDFATht'R WAS A W hen M ajor L im it a p p eared at th a YOUNGSTER, WHEN PEYTON g arag e som e tim e snbstsiuently, he “May 1 read It?” B ertha slowly shook her head. She GRAVELY MADE THE FIRST loum l t’..' sen try pacing buck aud forth sta rte d to d estroy the note then an 1 { PLUG OF TOBACCO THAT lu front of th e open doorw ay. EYFR WA<; MADE there, lie m ade u protesting tui4ion. ”1 thought I h eard Toko re tu rn a mo­ CELEBRATED THERE M U J I BE SOMETHING m ent ago." th e officer c u rtly sta te d Suddenly she handed the note to B reut. [ VICK OF A REPUTATION THAT.___ H e read It uud th e color left bis faee, j w ith a p ecu liar s ta re a t th e sa lu tin g 1 LIVES AND LASTS LIKE THATf retu rn in g It w ith a palsied hand. T h eir , B E F O R E T H E IN V E N T IO N sen try . eyes m et lu oue long silent question. O F O UR PATENT A IR -P R O O F P O U C H "H e has gone to bed, sir.” “ It’s up to you. m ajor,” w hispered G R A V E L Y P L U G TOBACCO "H av e you seen A dam s?" M AD E S T R IC T LY FOR ITS C H E W IN G Q U A L IT Y B ertha in a m an n er to couceal th a t she ! T h e scutry nodded. "H e Ju st left WOULD NOT K E E P F R E S H IN T H IS S E C T IO N w as a t last p u ttin g the tuiiu on 'trial ' here." NO W T H E PATENT P O U C H K E E P S IT and th e hope th at he placed his duty “ lu which directio n ?" ’ FR ESH AND C LE A N AND G O O D A L IT T L E C H E W O F G R A V E L Y IS E N O U G H "T o th e house, s ir ; 1 saw him e n te r." above all personal desire. “And my rew ard ? T he locket, its A N D L A S T S L O N G E R T H A N A B IG C H E W T h e m ajor seem ed to q uestion th is O F O R D IN A R Y P L U G . contents aud your ev erlasting alienee?” s ’a te in rn t m enially. “ 1 d id n 't see him ._VJ3.9rxve!yf<-'4ucecCa A w m b “ Will you keep silent?" e n te r!" “I will protect you i f you give m e en­ "You cam e oue way. Lie w eut a n ­ tire freedom ." other. 1 have been w atching both B erth a's eyes tilled w ith te a rs of I dis>rs." exclaim ed th e sen try in a cool aelf-plty. “ It's up to you, m ajor,” she i t a d d elib erate voice. repeated, "aud th e Im personator.” And T h is seem ed to c le a r th e m ajo r’s ndud. H e no