Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-09-14

pretended to inspect II with a profes.
slOnal eye, not knowing what else to
do.
It was a great moment. The canal
defense plans were in her hands. Her
temptation was to tear it into little
bits.
my brother must make some tests"
the unrufiied voice of Adams now was
heard to say. 'The composition of
the paper is most unusual. How long,
Milford, is the ink supposed to remain
visible after the proper solution is ap-
plledT"
"FOr forty-eight hours, 1 believe
the spokesman Of the Foreign Alliance
quietly informed him. He had drawn
quite near to Pearl. Their shoulders
almost touched. "Will your tests con-
sumo any great length of timer" he
asked, addressing her.
"SOme days, 1 fear" answered Pearl,
speaking for the first time in a now
fully composed manner. II should
like to take this paper to" cycling
Adams, to the house Of my aunt,
where I am stopping. My apparatus
is there"
The spokesman took the document
from her and returned it to BoleTO.
Impossible !" he growled.
Then without the slightest warning
or indication of his purpose, he placed
one hand on Pearls shoulder. With
the other he tore open her jacket, ex-
posing the fair and delicate outlines
of feminine shoulders.
The Foreign Alliance leaped from
their chairs and surrounded the So
called Vendres'. Pearl never uttered
a cry. Adams stood like a stone.
'The senor's brother, Ell? The voice
told me that such could not be the
case. The Senior Vendre has been
duped!' cried the masked gentleman
to his apparently astonished audience.
"Messieurs, this is Miss Pearl Dare of
the United States army, a secret agent.
She will be shot Immediately. BolerO
will load the gun to avoid any blunder.
Senior Vendre will prove his fidelity
to our cause by becoming her execu-
toner"
He turned on his heels with a grim
laugh, and strobe out of the dungeon
room, followed by his cohorts. Adams
and Pearl were left alone with BOlero.
Then Adams proved himself to the
dumbstricken girl. He drew his re-
volver, aimed it at Bolero and fred
a bullet through his heart. Following
which Pearl snatched the coveted
prize from the dead revOlutiOnist's
hands and pandemonium broke loose
as Adams flung himself upon her and
they fell in a sudden. binding dark
ness on the stone floor out of the
path Of a rain of bullets.
When they opened their eyes, after
an interminable suspense, the dun
geon room was ablaze with light and
crowded with men in khaki, whose
sabers and bayonets glistened and
clashed in the good, old-fashioned
American way.
B~ewildered, Pearl Dare leaped into
her fathers arms, thrusting the canal
defense plans into his hand. Adams
struggled to his feet and staggered up
to the colonel, faint and ready to top
pie.
"Senora Vendre d-delivered my note,
c%olonel2" He smiled and made an eff
fort to salute.
Brent rushed up. "The deserter and
spy, colonel"
IT'S Adams! /" calculated Toxic, ap-
peartng from somewhere, followed by
Miss Bertha Bonn.
The dazed colonel looked from Pearl
to his orderly. Then his glance rested
on the lifeless body Of Bolero. Now
they fell on the canal defense plans,
tightly clutched in his hand. Sudden.
ly they stared at a thick black muf-
ier at Adams feet.
"Senora Vendre delivered your note,
sir" Colonel Dare acknowledged, for.
mally. "You appear to be something
of a hero. Perhaps you are not the
Silent Menace, after all. Kindly place
yourself under arrest!'
Pearl stopped and picked up the
muller. Does this belong to you, Ma.
jor BrentF" she inquired in a cutting
voice.
i (END or SEVENTH EPIsnnEA