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CLOVERDALE GOOD ROADS, GOOD HOMES, B E S T CH EESE VOL. j T h e N esiu cca V alley F irs t, L a s t and a ll the Tim e. NO. 6 CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. SEPTEMBER 6,1917 3 s i Story of \"Amertca F irst.” I Tnmasking America's Secret Foes Novelized From the Motion Picturf Serial of the Same Name Released by Pat he curv*‘. m t,hc9 r Guy ¥ Flc Connell Æ T FIFTEENTH EPISODE The Colonel’s Orderly. I t w a3 all over. T h e S ilent M enace w a s unm ask ed . On th e roof of th e arm y a d m in istra tion building, helpless, huddled, his eyes closed, h is face p a rtly concealed in th e crook of h is u n b ro k en arm , he lay in th e c e n te r o f an aw ed group, dying. In th is group w as M ajo r T h o rn to n B re n t a n d h is w ife, M rs. T h o rn to n B ren t, fo rm erly M iss B e rth a Bonn. Even in th a t tra g ic m om ent a gold locket w as conspicuous a t h e r th ro a t. A t la st h ad B e rth a com e Into h e r own and th e in sc rip tio n on th e m in ia tu re in th e lo ck et becom e a fa c t, indeed. Colonel R ich ard H . D a re a n d th e chief of th e arm y staff w e re also in th e group, spellbound b e fo re th e rev ela tion they beheld. K neeling b eside th e dying m an, from whom consciousness h a d n o t en tirely tied, w as M iss P e a rl D a re an d h er fa th e r's o rd erly an d h e r lover, T. O. A dam s, ab o u t whom th e sh ro u d s of m y stery h ad n o t a lto g e th e r been re m oved. T h e flag w hich th e S ilen t M enace h a d a tte m p te d to despoil ag ain flut te re d In Its p lace on th e arm y ad m in is tra tio n building pole. T h e dying ruun opened his eyes an d gazed upon it in in te n se h a tre d . “I t w ill y e t com e down !” h e grow led, a s if fo re te llin g th e fu tu re . A g u st of w ind shpok th e flag and u n fu rle d its s ta r s an d s trip e s b efore th e gaze of th e s tric k e n m an, a s if to defy an d challenge him a n d th e w hole w orld. T h e dying m an tu rn e d from th e h a te fu l o b ject of his Rigid an d b re a th e d his la st. “T h e S ilen t M enace h a s not perish ed !” w ere his d e p a rtin g w ords. "A m erica, look o u t! ” A sh u d d e r of h o rro r ra n th ro u g h th e sp e c ta to rs. P e a rl D a re an d T. O. A dam s gave th e dead m an's fa c e one Indescribable look, ro se an d w alked aw ay, h and in han d , th in k in g of m any things, of everything. T h e dead m an w a s Toko. Toko, th e D a re ch auffeur, th e fa ith ful se rv a n t, th e n ev er su sp ected or questioned. Toko w as th e S ilent M enace. Toko w as th e le a n e r of tn e Foreign Alliance, th e m aster political crim inal, th e m an o f distinguished c h a ra c te ris tics of bearing, speech, physical prow ess and Illim itable p o w er; a ru le r, an in te rn a tio n a l d ream er, superclever an d supercuuning, a genius In shaping events, in in trig u e , an a rc h p lo tte r fo r crow ns an d scep tres ag n in st dem oc racy und p ersonal freedom . Toko, th e q u ie t and unassum ing j chauffeur, w as all this, th e m nn who I shook A m erica and foiled it to th e la s t w ith a thick black muffler. T h a t he died a m adm an th e re w as not th e slig h te st d o u b t; fo r no san e person, no m a tte r how revengeful o r desp erate, would have h azard ed dis covery w hen he m u st have know n th a t every secret service m an in W ashing ton w as search in g fo r him . F u rth e r m ore, his language and ap p earan ce in d eath in d icated th a t the m an h ad gone I en tirely out of his heud. And now a curious change w as ap p a re n t in th e dep o rtm eu t of T . O. A dam s. B efore leaving th e roof w ith | P earl h e approached B ren t and Ber- I th a, briefly c o n g ratu lated them and, not as a su b o rd in ate add ressin g his su p erio r b u t a s a n equftl, h e requested the m a jo r to b rin g his w ife to the j Im res ns soon as possible; an d he also | asked th e colonel if he w ould try aud a rra n g e to be a t hom e a t an early I hour. B oth th e colonel and B ren t took it th a t he had som ething f u rth e r to tell about th e S ilent M enace and agreed ; to h is w ishes. B erth a did not. know w h at to th ink. A prep o stero u s notion h ad com e in to h e r m ind, b u t it w as so prepostcit>u3 th a t it was dism issed a t once, leaving h e r blank. A dam s and P e a rl w en t to th e ho s p ital In w hich Toko had been placed on th e day of th e n ig h t th ey becam e p riso n ers on th e ship of th e S ilent M enace en ro u te to th e can al. H ere, to th e ir am azem ent, alth o u g h th ey now clearly understood, th ey lea rn e d th a t cn the sam e night T oko h ad been taken from th e h o spital on a w ritte n order p u rp o rtin g to come from Colonel D ure, n o thing stra n g e being th o u g h t of th a t. T his cleared th e la st b u t one o f th e only tw o m issing link« in th e m ystery of Toko, th e o th e r being seem ingly Im possible of solution. I It w as th is : H ow did Toko learn | (h a t th e C anal D efense Dlans w ere con- <> r Hold Fast to the Dollar . rT~TTEEE i« an old saying that “any fool can make a dollar, but it takes a wise man to hold it.” There is one sure ^ way of holding the dollar, and that is to bank it. When a man deposits nis surplus cash he is loath to draw it out. On the contrary, if he carries the money on his person there al ways is the temptation to spend. Bank your money with us. NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK Cloverdale, O re g o n . ceaied u n d e r th e left sh o u ld er stra p an d th e chem ical w a fe rs lu th e w uteh- fob locket of C ap tain R alph P ay n e on th a t day in Ju ly w hen th e la tte r le ft th e se c re t counclt cham ber of the geu- erul arm y staff, th e ouly person outside of th o se in th e session to whom th is secret w as know n? Aud w as the G ra n a d ia n am b assad o r m u rdered by T o ko? “ Som eone m u st have told T oko!" declared P earl, perplexed, a s they h u r ried hom ew ard. “Y et not a soul had le ft th e council cham ber w hen C aptain P ay n e reached h is hotel uud found T oko's w a rn in g ." . “T hen you n o w ’ th lp k th a t C ap tain T ayne w as en tirely in n o cen t?” queried A dam s, curiously. “I am positive, a s you a re 1" b u rst from th e girl. “T h ere Is no telephone connection from th a t council cham ber, is th e re ? ” “ No connection of any kind w ith th e o u tsid e w orld.” “ And no one in th*» ch am b er knew w hat w as to be done w ith th e plans uud th e w a fe rs w hen th e m eeting w as called?” “ Not u n lit th ey assem bled did any- one except th e ch ief of th e arm y staff know, not even flint th e re w ere such plans an d w a fe rs.” A dam s laughed lightly. “T hen th e re Is only one a n sw e r to th is puzzle!” he exclaim ed. “ P ayne m ust h av e been gu ilty o f fo rg in g hie own h an d w ritin g on th a t n o te o f w arning and of telling Toko— or th e G ran ad ian am b assad o r— th a t th e p riceless se c re t w as on his person—an d w here. T h a t's all th e re is to th a t. P e a r l !” She looked a t him question! ngly. “You do n o t believe th a t! Do you?” H e laughed ag ain . “W h a t else is th e re to believe?” She fell silent, sighing, and he said nothing m ore on th e su b ject Ju st theu. A s soon a s th ey reached th e D are residence, an d befo re they en tered the house, A dam s very gravely requested P earl to go w ith him to T oko's q u a r te rs over th e g arag e. She eagerly con sented. W hen th ey en tered th e chau ffeu r’s ro#m it w a s a p p a re n t th a t Toko had been th e re recen tly . T h e floor w as lit tered w ith torn-up pieces of le tte rs and envelopes, on w hich th e ad d resses, sig n a tu re s an d d ates, as w ell as th e post m arks. w ere ren d ered undecipherable. T h e re w as n o t a stite h o f clothing o r a single perso n al effect o f th e chauffeur in th e place, n o t even a tru u k o r vnlise. “H e cleaned ev ery th in g out, didn’t he? B ag a n d baggage!” com m ented Adam s, disap p o in tm en t w ritte n on his face. "W e shall probably n ev er know who T oko w as.” “ W h at’s th is? ” questio n ed P earl, (laying little heed to h is rem ark s, a b sorbed in a discovery she h ad m ade. Tie xed on th e back of th e door w as n plain, bulky envelope, sealed. “T . O. ADAMS,” th e a d d re ss read. “T h a t's w h a t I’ve been r a th e r ex pecting to find. P earl 1" A dam s cried, w ith an en th u siasm a t w hich she w on dered g re a tly . “May I have It, please?" A cu rio u s depression rarn e upon P earl as sh e looked from th e nam e on th e envelope to the ow ner, w hose face w as w reath ed in sm iles o f real joy. She banded it to him w ith o u t rem oving h e r eyes from his. T hen an unfinished conversation a t th e arm y a d m in istra tion building flashed lDto h e r m ind. “D o you recall th e u n an sw ered q u es tio n s I ask ed you, A dam s, several h o u rs ago?” she Inquired, quickly and seriously, com ing q u ite close to him . "Y es, F e a rl,” he rep lied In low, te n se tones. “ Will you now a n sw e r them , please?” sh e continued. In a pleading w ay ; “so th a t t i l m ay be c le a r b e tw een u s—so th a t th e re m ay be no hidden m y stery to cro p o u t in th e y ears to pom e a n d —a nil spoil o u r h a p p in ess a n d co n ten t a n d m utual tru s t. Is yo u r n am e really T . O . A dam *? Do you come from M onk's C o rn er. N eb ras ka, o r w h erev er th a t o u tlan d ish place m ay be? Did you know th a t Toko w as th e S ilent M enace? Yon w ere not In any w ay In league w ith him , w ere you?” "M ust you h av e y o u r a n sw e r to sll th ese q u estio n s now ?” h e Inquired In a stra n g e , th ick voice. "A s you w ish ,” *he rejoined, n o t w ithout a tin g e of Im patience. “I am n o t T . O. A dam s o f M onk'« C orner, N eb rask a," h e A nally ad m itte d in hollow tones. T h e sta te m e n t did n o t seem to su r p rise h er. S he m ade n o com m ent, look ing dow n a t th e tip o f h e r slip p er, w aiting. “I am n o t th e m y n terlo u s In v en to r of th e C anal D efen ce p la n s o r th e 'jxem ical w a fe rs.” he co n tin u ed In th e Money will Take Care of You T T V AKK c*rc of your money ami it will take care of you. Some time in your life you will need the help that a little •' ready money affords. If you take care of your present income, you will accumulate a surplus f u n d that mny ho used in case of sickness or loss of ¡-teady income. Begin hy opening a Saving Account at this Bank and then deposit a portion of the money received. We w e lc o m e Savings . Aecount in any amount from a dollar upwards. Your money will be safe and earn, inter est, so th a t your account will grow, both by your deposits and in- tetest additions, 4 Per Cent Paid on Savings and Time Deposits. Best Banking Facil ities iu Town. TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK ! j Established in 1902 Tillamook, - - Oregon sta te ,_i, a trill'’ m ore compost'll. • I *i> ¡ho > paper-; t xplain th e disup- I"unm et» <,i' A dam s oil th e aftern o o n ¡lie d e f e n s e plan s a n d w a fe rs w ere slolou froqi Payne?" P e a rl w as q u ite h e rse lf ag ain. I t w as ev id en t th a t she m ean t to fo rce from th is mnn every shred of in form a tion lie possessed. It w as also p lain th a t h e w as loath, fo r som e reason, to com e o u t w ith th e w hole tru th . “T hey do,” ho presen tly ad m itted . “A dam s w as not strick en w ith p a ra ly sis a s Ihe arm y surgeons believed, l i e w as d ru g g ed by th e Silent M enace. He recovered consciousness, und— must I go on, P e a rl? " h e cried w ith sudden d istress. “ M ust you go on?” she rep eated , w ith rag e. She w hipped out u pocket pistol. “If you do not do so, and If you fa lte r w ith th e tru th , I give you 'air w arn in g 1 shall not h e s ita te to use Ids. Go on!” "W ell, h e killed th e n u rse set hy th e S ilent M enace to w atch him —" "T oko?” “T o k o ; yes. H e hid h e r body in Ids tru n k , c a rrie d th e tru n k down th e hack s ta irs of th e cheap hotel In w hich he w as stopping, fouud a w heelbarrow , took It to th e ra ilro a d depot and w »s uh o u t to d e p a rt fo r M onk's C orner, th e re .to b u ry th e h-iJy secretly and re tu rn , w hen new s of th e P ayne case and th e m u rd e r of th e G ranadian am bas sa d o r filtered th ro u g h th e press. F ol low ing this, h e w aited and took th e mi e train w ith P ayne, Intending to -no and talk w ith him. T hen cam e th e reek In w hich he reeeived m ortal tn- iries. As I have said before, lu* fell n my arm s dying, Just aide to tell me enough to in te re s t me and d ire c t m- mw to h ‘a rn all. I hurled the dead nurse, tru n k an d all," he tersely con cluded th is astounding revelation. ”1 enn ta k e you to th e very sp o t and prove th is sta te m e n t w-Mr*- • sam e tones. She loolo'd up at tP •• t. h er face show ing pain and su rp rise. "I never said th a t 1 w as!” he con | tinued. quickly, in te rp re tin g le r I thought. “ 1 said th at T . O. A dam s w and he w as. .A n d h e w a s from M onk's C orner, N eb rask a.” i She seem ed to he p u z z le d at th is ex p lanation, which w as not an e x p lan a tion a t nil, so f a r as sh e could see. " I did not know th a t T oko w as th e Silent M enace, alth o u g h I suspected It, and I, of course, Was not iu league w ith him in any w ay. Now, a re my an sw ers sa tisfa c to ry ? " “ No!" she exclaim ed, candidly, s t e p ping back a pace. H e r voice w as co<»l. “W ho, mny I ask, Is th e m an to whom I have given my love and pledged my life? W hat h as become of T . O. A dam s, whose nam e and c h a ra c te r you have assum ed—I m u st adir.lt, so w ell?” “Adam s Is dead, P e a rl,” th is strange person sta te d in accen ts so h arsh w ith em otion th a t she becam e startle.! an d ouly by sh eer pow er of will re -tra il, d n Im pulse to liy fiom ti huuuluig, uu- lellned te rro r und—him . “ H e died in my a rm s," th e enigm a w ent on, speaking in a d isjo in ted wuy. “H e b reath ed his se c re t to me, not know ing m ine” Me paused heavily, rt pouting a fte r aw h ile; “N ot know ing m in e !" “W here did A dam s’ d eath occur?" she dem anded in it shrill voice w hich shocked th e e a rs of h e r listen er. “H e w as killed in th e railro ad wreck. lie w as on th e sam e tra in and n th e sam e Couch w ith C aptain R alph Payne. As w as 1," tin* im p o ster In form ed h e r in a m u tte r. "You w ere with C aptain P a yne ? ” H e nodded solem nly. “ I w as.” “You knew him w ell? You w ere his friend?" “ 1 knew him w ell a n d tried to be Ills frien d .” Toko W i i th* "You w ere su re o f his Innerenc®— absolutely su re? It w as P a y n e jo u set out to clear, not— A dam . - 1 ’ “ Yea; for A dam s w as engaged, on ’ hi* own account, on th e sam e m p slo n . He le ft paper* to th a t effc t In his hand g rip . I have those j ipers,” be i Silent Menace. atone known. I didn't w an t to m ake, for It In crim in ates a w ell-m eaning fellow , though he I k dead.” P earl shu d d ered and sm oothed h e r fevered brow . “Oh, Adam*!” she w alled, unconsciously using th a t nam e C ontinued on last page. *