The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-07-26

| Phil Kelly veteran of the Span
ish American war is member of the
United States Secret service. Short
| ly after the break with Germany he
is called by his chief and sent on a
dangerous mission. The parting in
| structions are: "If necessary
prove disloyal to your country. .
Kelly finds this hard but for the sake
of the cause agrees.
| The first to suffer because of his
assumed disloyalty is his mothefswhen
he tells her he will not enlist. At his
| club he is forced to resign when, his
patriotism under question, he is fore
ed to remain silent-and thus earns
the contempt of his fellowmen Two
visitors AT tn club, Harris and
Shamme, under suspicion do not re-
aEze that Kelly is playing for them
They approach him with congratula-
tons on the firm stand he took
az ainst the American methods of his
fellow members. Playing into their
hands Kelly is finally invited to at
tend one of their meetings.
The story of his degradation at the
club having preceded him to the
hSme of his sweetheart, Rose Lockley
when Kelly calls he is ordered from
the house by her father, Colonel
Lockley. Rose, sympathizing, real
ICES there must have been some rea-
son for Phil's action.
At the meeting of the German
agents Kelly learns of their plans to
sink transports, and also, with the
help of Lieutenant Miles, whom Kelly
has long suspected, how they expect
to get plans which are the possession
OF Colonel Lockley. The meeting is
broken up by the secret service, who
had secretly been warned by Kelly,
but he, together with Harris and
Shamme, escapes. He is thus ena-
bled to notify his chief and save the
transports Going to the home of
Colonel Luckily he defeats the pur-
pose of Lieutenant Miles. Just as he
US leaving the house with the precious
plans he meets Rose under circum-
Stances which lead her to believe him
a thief. He turns the plans over to
her and goes away.
With Harris, Phil Kelly is SNUG
gled aboard a German submarine and
sets out for Germany.
On the Western battle front, now
an aviator in the German army, is
known as No. 54-and called the
American troops "The Dove" because
he never does any harm. Here he
learns much of the frightfulness of
the Huns. These deeds have chang
ed Harris, who is still with him. until
re wishes he were back on the other
side. With the help of Harris he now
learns of big German offensive. Be-
fore the battle he flies over the
American lines and drops a message
forestalling the attack. On the staff
az the American headquarters are
Colonel Lockley and Rose, "doing he.
bit" as motor driver.
With the information the Ameri-
cans are able to out-maneouver the
Huns and "going over the top" they
sweep all before them and capture
the German NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an
other step in the march of our bows
or to Berlin. While the battle is ra-
ging a shell strikes the building in
which Kelly is stationed and he is
badly hurt. When the lull comes he
IS found and under the gentle care of
Rose his recovery is assured.
And those who have before looked
OIL him with contempt now realize
that he was ready to sacrifice his all
and his only reward was that Free
dem and Justice might live.
Enthusiastic over their success, the
cry of the "Sammies" echoes and re-