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6000 ROADS,
GOOD ROMES,
BEST CHEESE
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CLOVERDALE
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CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. AUGUST 23,1917
3.
PFAD!
s i Story o f 'sfmcrtca
F i r s t f Unmasking
America's Secret Foes
N ovelized Front the Motion Ptcturf
Serial of the Same Name
Released by Pa the
C u fr ig lt. 19té , h C <cr V
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 t e n t e t o d e li v e r t o 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 i t h C o lo n el D a r e ’s d a u g h t e r .
P e a r l . A s a c l i m a x t o a s e r i e s 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 o f 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 a
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 su sp icio u s n e g o tia tio n s w ith B e r th a
B o n n . P a y n e is s e n t e n c e d t o life i m p r i s
onm ent. A train c a rry in g P earl, B e rth a
B o n n a n d P a y n e on h is w a y to p r i s o n is
w r e c k e d s n d P e a r l s e e s P a y n e ' s l if 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 d a m s , a
m j s t e r i o u s s t r a n g e r , w h o o ffers h e r h i s
services to tra c e th e traito rs. She le a rn 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 u 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 b y conspirators.
B e rth a Bonn
U 'k s P e a r l to h a n d A d a m s a p a c k a g e
w h i c h p r o v e s t o be t h e p l a n s . A d a m s is
m a d e Color el 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 tu r e
P e a r l a n d A d a m s to get th e plans. P e a rl
b e g s A d a m s t o l e t h e r t a k e n i s b e lt w h i c h
c o n ta in s th e defense plans. T h e y 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 h e r.
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
dians
S h e is r e s c u e d b y A d a m s .
D is
g u i s e d a s h is b r o t h e r s h e a c c o m p a n i e s
h-ra In t o 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 a s a chem ist. T h ey a re r e c
o g n iz e d : in t h e f ight A d a m s s a v e s P e a r l
from h a rm .
C olonel 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 rf a p p ea rs.
Pc a r l a n d T o k o f o llo w A d a m s on his w a y
fo r u p p o in tm e n t a t th e C hem ical bu ild
ing. All t h r e e f a ll i n t o t h e h a n d s o f 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 u n
te rfe it so ld iers w h o also t a k e P e a r l w ith
them . T h e y c a rry h e r a b o ard ship a n d
s h e is a g a i n s a v e d b y A d a m s f r o m t h e
" f o r e i g n a l l i a n c e . ” T h e s h i p is b lo w n u p
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 r e c o n f r o n t e d b y T oko. A d a m s fin d s
e n o te w h ic h calls th e Silent A r m y to
a i m s a t t h e C h e m i c a l b u ild in g . C olonel
D a re , w ith a reg im en t, a p p e a r s a t th e
«pot. T h e y find t h e b u i l d i n g w r e c k e d a n d
rifled. P e a r l is c a r r i e d a w a y b y t h e S i
l e n t F i v e r . S h e J .oCends in a p a r a c h u t e
and m ee ts A dam s w ho h a s destroyed th e
F i y e r . D u r i n g t h e p r o g r e s s of t h e d e f e n s e
board m ee tin g a t D a re 's house B re n t r e
ceives th e lock et fro m B e r th a Bonn. T h e
Silent M e n a ce t r a p s A d a m s a n d T o k o a n d
g e t s t h e w a r s e c r e t a r y ’s po rtfo lio . A d a m s
a p p e a r s in B r e n t ’s r o o m a n d d e m a n d s t h e
lo c k e t .
A d a m s fo rces B re n t to m a r r y
B e rth a Bonn.
H e tak es Pearl aboard
c h ip t o s h o w h e r t h e S ile n t M e n a c e a n d
t h e " A l l i a n c e . " T h e " A l l i a n c e " Is d e
stroyed a n d A dam s a n d P e a ri are carried
o n t h e w a y to P a n a m a .
THIRTEENTH EPISODE
Modern Buccaneers.
T he first person In th e D are house
hold to n ote th e p rolonged' absence of
Its m is tre s s w as M iss B e rth a Bonn.
She had seen P e a rl leave th e house
alo n e nud w ondered a little a s to w h at
m ission w ould e n tire h e r fo rth a t th a t
la te hour. She had also seen O rderly
A dam s leave th e g a ra g e and w alk
JVill fa i
V .C m
aw ay in an opposite d irectio n a t p re
cisely th e sam e tim e.
A fter a w hile B erth a telephoned to
th e w a r d ep a rtm e n t an d inform ed Col
onel D are th a t n e ith e r his d a u g h te r nor
h is orderly had re tu rn e d an d hinted
•that sh e th o u g h t th is to be very
stran g e. T he colonel seem ed to find
nothing un u su al In P e a rl’s absence,
and he suggested th a t she m ight have
se n t A dam s on som e e rra n d on w hich
he w as delayed. H e told M iss Bonn
to alloy h er fears.
B u t B erth a did n o t heed th is sugges
tion. She telephoned to M ajor T h o rn
ton B ren t a t th e b a rra c k s nnd asked
fo r Adam s. B ren t to ld h er th a t Adam s
wa3 not a t th e b u n a c k s and inquired
if an y th in g w as am iss a t th e D ares.
B e rth a h e sita te d a little. “N othing,
probably. Suppose you com e here. I
am alone and w ish to ta lk w ith you."
B re n t im m ediately suspected that.
B erth a had a p erso n al m otive In m ak
ing th is suggestion. “ W ill tom orrow
not do as w ell? I t is very la te ."
“You will come a t once,” responded
B erth a w ith finality, hanging up th e
receiver before he could ugaln evade or
refuse.
B ren t replaced h is receiv er on Us
hook nnd d ep arted fo r th e D ares very
m uch annoyed. H e found B erth a n e r
vously pacing th e law n.
,
“ W here Is A dam s, M njor B re n t? ”
asked B erth a, eying B re n t stead ily n3
he drew neur.
“I don’t know,” B re n t responded w ith
tru th . “ Don’t you really know ?”
“I do n ot,” replied B erth a, testily.
Toko fa s h e d irtto th e ir thoughts.
A djourning to th e house th e y tele
phoned to th e h o sp ital a n d inquired
w h eth er e ith er M iss D are o r A dam s
wos w ith th e sick chauffeur.
T hey
w ere told th a t both h^d le ft th e hos
pital nbout eight o’clock nnd th a t n e ith
e r h ad retu rn ed .
Tolro’s condition,
th ey w ere Inform ed, hud n o t changed
fo r b e tte r or worse.*
M iss B ona nnd th e m a jo r le ft the
telephone and sa t dow n on th e fro n t
porch to aw ait th e re tu rn o f Colonel
D are.
T he neighborhood, alw ay s a quiet
one, w as hushed in repose.
B renl pincla d th e eu«ls of h is m ous
tach e nervously an d stifled yaw n a fte r
yaw n.
“I th in k it is going to ra in ,” B ren t
rem ark ' d a fte r a long in terv al.
IVasieBrings Woeful Want.
t
u/Tu
ttS \
“I'm not th in k in g about th e w eath
e r,” B erth a hazarded, a bit crisply.
“N eith er am I,” he ad m itted , p re se n t
ly. T hen he moved n earer. “I’m real-
! ly tliiuking a b o u t you and m yself."
i
“I ’m th in k in g th e sam e thing,” she
i retu rn e d in low tones.
I She ceased h e r rocking movement
•ml leaning fo rw ard closely scrutinized
-i.t.
At th a t m om ent th ere wns
. bouair about th e m ajor. II« i
■ '-'■•'t’,}' as he f e lt: worn, w eary
NO. 4
Money will Take Care of You
' Y T V A K K care of your money and it will take care of you.
-> Some time in your life vnu will ined the help t h a t a little
fckl . i ready money affords. It you take care of your presant
income, you will accumulate i urplus fund that may bo used in
case of sickr.c*s or loss *>f «toady income. Begin by opening n'
Saving Account nt this Bank in.I then deposit a portion of th**
money received. We iv 1« ■*»«*• - icings Account in a r.v amount
“W h at do you see in my face?' he
from a dollar upwards. \«>ur money will be sate and earn inter-
asked, bluntly.
e t, so that your account will gn« , b >th by your deposits and in
“T he reflection of a b itte r c o n -! terest additions,
science,” she responded, slowly. “ W hat
4 P e r Cent P a id on Savings and 1 «me Deposits. B e s t B a n k in g Facil
do you see In m ine?”
I B re n t tu rn ed his gaze elsew here.
ities ia Town.
1 “Shadow s," he confessed in a mumble.
H e fum bled In a pocket and produced
h e r locket.
Estai lir.L.d in li>02
“T his Jit lie th ing has caused a lot of '
Tillamook,
-
-
Oregon
tro u b le to a num ber of people," h e 1
m used aloud.
“It should be destroyed," w as her i
im portance to say." he siiit.’«!, gravely.
s ta rtlin g suggestion.
er uni.
t o u r docum ent coutnins an
B re n t took tho telegram an«! h astily
I “P erh ap s it can be tu rn ed to good
e lab o rate p lan >\ hereby m ines can he
account nud som e of th e w rong be uu scruw llng his receipt, dism issed th e etiukcn ut c e rta in locations to destroy
I done,” he continued, w ith o u t looking boy w ho h u rrie d aw ay. W ith a side- 1 any hostile ship or fleet of ships by
long glance a t B-*rthn, Ve broke th e
1 up.
su b te rra n e a n ru ble connection on land.
j B erth a said nothing In response to seal, the colonel looking nu Im patiently. A fte r u m o st carefu l survey of our
P e a r l D a r e a n d O r d e r l y A d a m s o r e my
th at.
prisoners.
T h e y will r e m a i n so u n t il I c h a rts of the cunnl ive have concluded
j “W hat would you do w ith th is locket h a v e a c c o m p l i s h e d m y purport?. I f y o u th a t th ese locutions a re id en tical w ith
If I w ere to re tu rn It to you?" B rent f o llo w C o lo n el D a r e ' s I n s t r u c t i o n s y o u a l - | those in the stolen C anal D efense plans
suddenly asked. “Would you show it so will b e c o m e uiy victim. I f o r e w a r n In possession of th e ¡Silent M enace.
to M iss D are ns you originally Intended you.
It w ns signed by th e Silent M enace | We will go to the can al uud lay these
nnd th u s in te rru p t forever the hope of
m ines before th e S ileut M enace cuu
m arry in g h e r which I have e n te r u n d e r fits silhouette.
possibly In tercep t us. Thou, let hint
B
ren
t
straig
h
ten
ed
up,
pressed
his
ta in e d ? ”
lips firm ly to g eth er nnd handed the a rriv e ! llo w soon can you be ready
“ I would hand It back to you, T h o rn
telegram w ithout a w ord to Colonel j to go?”
ton," w hispered B erth a w ith feeling.
"T onight I"
D nre.
B rent laughed resignedly.
T ho colonel nodded ap p ro v al. "A t
“W
hat
do
you
get
out
of
this,
“K nowing th n t all my chances In th a t
once!
O ur sw ifte st su b m ty ln e lies
B ren t?” he ejacu lated ,
direction a re gone?”
iti a n ch o r in the A tlan tic w ldew aters.
“May
I
Inquire
w
h
at
(he
in
stru
c
tio
n
s
“K now ing th a t if Miss D are loves
We shall m otor th e re an d sail before
re fe rred to a re ? ”
anyone except Capt. R alph P ayne in
d a y b re a k !”
“You
may,
hut
how
they
reached
m em ory, th n t one is not you and th a t
“I’ll bo read y In h a lf nn h our, colo
h is e a rs Is u n fa th o m a b le !" th u n d ered
you really never had a chance.”
nel !” cried B rent, su lu tu ig und m aking
th
e
colonel,
pacing
up
nnd
down
the
“T h a t one being—A dam s?”
porch. “H ere a re jo u r orders, sc a le d !” i a h a sty exit.
B e rth a nodded. "A dam s.”
He stooDed before B re n t an 1 h;u led ! T h u s began the beginning of th e u n
“T h e S ilent M enace.”
i a n n i m et lllng of th e m y stery of th e S ilent
Slio nodded again.
“The Silent aim an official d<■«•inm at.
sw
itched
off
the
porch
light
and
th y 1 Mouuce. U nknow n to 1’enrl D are and
M enace.”
T. O. A dam s confined In u tra m p steam
ail w ent indoors.
“And you would let h e r m arry him,
e r som ew here on th e sea. eleventh
In
th
e
bull
Colonel
D
are
tu
n
oil
ty
superfiend th a t he Is, th e co u n try 's en
ho u r succor lurked ben eath th e w aters
B
e
rt
Mi.
“T
his
telegram
of
B
ren
t's
em y nnd ours, responsible fo r P a y n e ’s
und »nlvunced to m eet them ut th eir
tro u b le and her unhap p in ess? Y’ou m ay n ecessitate « change in my own d e stin atio n upon a rriv al.
plans,"
lie
sta
te
d
in
a
troubled
voice.
would do th n t to revenge yo u rself on
It w as a curious race a g a in st tim e,
m e?" ITe looked a t h er stran g ely nnd ‘ It wns ih s Intention o f the w ar office
und ho rrib le u n certain ties.
H ardly
to
have
B
ren
t
le
q
ie
on
a
so
litary
m
is
w aited fo r h er reply.
had th e B-Kl subm ersed off th e Vir
sion.
I
shall
probably
now
he
obliged
I t w as B ertha'* chance to ad m it a
ginia capes th an by underseu w ireless
change of h e a rt a n d m otive and she to accom pany Mm. W ill you rernniu
tb e colonel an d th e m njor w ere ud-
and
look
a
f
te
r
things
here—
nnd
T«
•!«•>?''
did n o t hesitute. “I no long«*r seek to
vflsed of the sinking o f th e su b m arin e
“
I
will
do
an
ything
you
ask.
Colonel
1
harm you, T hornton, an d I would g lad
of th e Foreign A lliance In th e C h esa
ly give my life to M iss Dure. T he Si D are,” replied B ertha, curio- tty.
peake tbits, w ith tho d estru ctio n of nil
H
e
took
h
e
r
by
the
hand,
"(«oil
h!<
us
\
le n t M e n a c e shall n A e r innrry her.
o n board; by torpedoes from the rev
Y et to prevent th n t trag ed y and at th e y o u !” he m urm ured, fervently. T hen |
enue. c u tte r to which P e a rl’s bottled
sam e tim e shield you by any confes ho followed B rent i:.;o the lib ra ry and
i lessugo w os delivered In tim e to net.
she
retu
rn
ed
to
tin*
porch,
sion of my own will not he easy. F o r
“T
hose
lu8trueUoi
s,
M
ajor
B
ren
t,”
T h e colonel grew fra n tic in th e fe a r
th is reaso n I have held my tongue.”
snid th e colonel to his sub o rd in ate who ' th a t Pearl w ns am ong tbe lost. B ut
• “ Shield mo? From w hat?"
“From Irreg u lar conduct in an arm y w h s Inspecting the seals on tin* docu B re n t held a d ifferen t view. I t w as
officer—th e so rt th a t sends men to th e m ent he held In ills hand, “w ere not to b is opinion (hut the S ilent M enace
be opened until you a rriv e a t your d e e ! w ould n o t expose him self to (lunger
p en ite n tia ry fo r life.”
B ren t shuddered. H e knew th a t she 'ln a tlo n . T hey w ere to rem ain a so- j now th n t th e crisis hour wns a t h a n d ;
spoke tru ly . H e had erre d grievously eret until then. You w ere to leave lit th a t he wns really tra v e lin g to th e
In th e perfo rm an ce of duty. And th e th e m orning and, as you will note on 1 can al on n tram p ste a m e r w hich by
tim e wns fa s t nppronching w hen con the envelope, sail from New York dl- j h is m a ste r conniving had safely nnd
sequences would have to be faced. All rect to th e «anal. T h is w arning corn- w ith o u t question "cleared ” from som e
o f a sudden he experienced a reckless pletely u p sets this schedule. I shnll one of th e unsuspected bay p o rts and
Im pulse to h u rry th a t tim e and he ask the w ar office fo r perm ission to g o tten by the look-outs Into open w a
go w ith yon, changing our ro u te.”
te r ; th at he would not tnke the chance
th o u g h t of th e m arriag e license.
And he hu rried to th e telephone nnd o f harm befalling P earl, If only for
“B erth a I” H e grasped her hand and
continued In a tense w h isp er: “ W hat ended th e residence of the chief of sen tim en tal reasons, o r of P e a rl find
ing out too much.
do you know about a m arriag e license the arm y staff.
W hen lie left the telephone five m in
"S en tim en tal reaso n s?” echoed Colo-
fo r you and to r m e?”
B erth a sm iled fain tly . “A dam s gave
It to m e.” ,
“And ab o u t a w edding g ift? ”
She sm iled again. “H e to ld m e about
th a t, too.”
T hey gazed fixedly in each o th e r’s
•yes.
"W ill you m arry me, lie rth a ? I will
resign before it is too la te 1”
B e rth a freed h erself and slow ly
shook h er bead. “I w ill m a rry you,
T hornton, h u t only a f te r y«>u have re
deem ed y o urself—before it is too la te .”
W t
H e clenched his fists and groaned
r j.
aloud. “T ell me how I H elp me 1”
In common accord th ey rose and
%
stood face to face. “ U nm ask A d a m s :
I will sta n d by you ' Do It a t once, to
night, In th e presence of M iss D are
an d th e colonel 1”
B re n t’s eyes flashed w ith d e te rm in a
tion. “I’ll do It !** he cried, sh arply, fo r
getfu l fo r th e m om ent of tim e and
4,
fl
place, clasping h er h an d s once more.
“Do w hat, m ajo r?” loom ed th e voice
<f Colonel D are o u t o f th e d a rk n e ss;
» nd a t th e sam e m om ent he ap p eared
< n th e w alk accom panied by a tele
g rap h m essenger boy.
Adam s a P riso n er
th# 8-lent M enace’s Henchm an.
B ertha, m otioning th e m ajo r to he utes la te r he tu rn ed to the now ex
nel D are In th e m idst of B re n t's a rg u
silen t, ra n tow ard th e colonel and re* cited m a jo r: “ You heard th e conver m ent.
I lied in h is stead. "M ajo r B rent Just sation.
W e will o u tw it th e Silent
B ren t rep eated th e phrase. “ Adams.
concluded to look you up. Miss D are M enace, M ajor B rent. If my d au g h ter
•Ir, Is In love w ith yo u r d au g h ter.”
en d A dam s have not yet come hom e.” is in h is pow er, we will save h'-r. T ic
“B ut Adam s is not th e Silent Men
A look o f concern flittered over th e In stru ctio n s ne«*l no longer rem ain u n
e rà , M ajor B re n t!”
fe a tu re s o f th e colonel. “H ere’s a hoy sealed. W e think we have found the
Mennw hlle, and fo r so litary days sn d
w ith a teleg rsm , m ajor.
I'm glad w eakness in our m ilitary defense of the
U'oiilinu«d on hut t age.
.
y o u 're h ere fo r I have som ething of
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