New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1923, Page 16

J0E YELOW SEVEN 6EBOX Q“IA SERVICE INC.(923. By EdpMu SNELL, ILLUSTRATED By RW.SATIERFIELD RIKS - e e— BEGIN HERE TODAY Captain John Hewitt, Commissioner of Police at Jesselton, British North Borneo, asks help from Chai-Hung, influential Chinese, In the recovery of Jewels stolen from Lady Stornaway while she is a guest at the commis- gioner's home. Peter Pennington, known as "Chinese’” Pennington, be. cause of his slant eyes, is hired by the government to run to earth the| Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinese | bandits. Monica Viney, beautiful | widow, is living with her brother, Captain Hewitt. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Monica gasped. “The well of oriental cunning knows no bottom continued Pennington, “and yet I flatter myself I've learned to probe into it deeply.” “T have been working quietly but | steadily on this rather unusual jewel | robbery. “I found no difficulty running | the original thief to earth. I was on the point of closing with him when a singular complication occurred: As I lay on my ‘tummy’ in the under- growth, he was knifed—completely and effectively——before my eyes!" Hewitt bent forward suddenly. “Good Lord!" | I collared the assassin low and we | fought like wild cats, He had the strength of a bison and, if he hand't left his knife in the back of his vie- tim 1 shouldn't be here now Any- how' he broke away and got clear, leaving me with this.” He held the torn half of a yellow strip of paste-board before the com- missioner's astonished eyes. For a second Hewitt seemed de- grived of the power of speech, and it was Monica's voice that launched the question. “But, Mr. Pennington, if a confederate—why did he friend” “Because,”” suggested her brother, “once having got the pendant, he de- cided to keep it.” “No,” said Pennington with con- viction. “I fancy you're wrong there. The assassin didn't trouble to search the dead man, but I went over him very thoroughly. The booty had passed from his hands long bhefore 1 overtook him.” Monica drew in a deep breatth, “1 still don't see—" “1 helieve our friend was guilty of a serious indiscretion in leaving be- bind the token that had heen entrust- ed to him—the yvellow seven.” “] don't see that we're much for- ra’der,” declared Héwitt moodily. “What do you suggest doing?" “Turning in for a spell,”” said Pen- nington. “In the meantime watch every port, search everyone who tries to embark—everyone, you understand. Cheerio!"” He made his way toward the back of the house, leaving Monica bubbling over with curiosity, Hewitt anticipated the question that was forming itself on her lips. “That's about the most remarkable feller in eastern waters,”” he told her. “‘Chinese Pennington’ they call him. You saw his eyes? His pedigree's faultless, but some extraordinary freak or fortune—-or birth, if you like, decreed he should go through life—looking like that. 1 fancy lo- cality has a big effect on appearance. Pennington's people have been mer- chants in Shanghai for generations. Anyhow, there it is! To all intenta and purposes he's as white as you or me, but there’s no getting away from the fact that he has the eyes of an oriental. He knows Chinese charac- tér inside out. He can talk like them. He can get” himself up to look like ‘em. He holds a sort of roving commission. He's streets ahead of the ordinary native detective. The queer thing is that the natives know Pennington, but they've never man- sged to nail him. They regard him as something almost superhuman. They call him ‘he who sees in the dark’,” “How delightfully thrilling' mented Monica. “He must frightfully brave.” The commissioner smiled grimly. “Pennington’d tackle the devil in carnate.” in he were kill his com- be The presence of a young, beautiful and undenoably attractive widow is bound to cause something more than a mild sensation in any quarter of the globe where there happens to be a preponderance of unattached males. E————— WHITER CLOTHEZ BY NEW DISCOVERY| $tains Dissolved and Wash Made Daz- zling White As When New. | It's here at least! No more grav. | dingy, lifeless white clothes, but \ every washday that lustrous ‘“new’ appéarance. A marvelous new dis- | covery. NACO, added to the wash| water with vour regular soap, routs every spot and stain, Inosens the most stubborn grime, whitens and purifies. Yet it is as harmless as the purest #oap, and baby's most precious dress es may be safely entrusted to it. TIn fact, NACO helps lengthen the wear| by eliminating the of hard | rubbing. It i3 espacially valuable for | nursery and s room bedclothes and garments, for it banishes every spot, but also deodorizes and disinfects as it Don’t throw perspira tion-stained waist or that ink-stained shirt. NACO will turn ghem out fresh and immaculate new, | a joy to Wehold and a use. Not only day in the yeoman assistance. fn the scrub hucket wherever foundo—n walls and wood work—in wash bowl, bathtub and sink—and it sweetens and deodorizes wherever it goes. You can get NACO at your cer's for 15 cents for a generous size bottle.—advt. necessity not only works. away that when as pleasure to washday but every NACO can of A little dropped cuts the dirt| the floors and on week be gro- It was perfectly {that Monica Viney, when her brother was occupled with | his affairs, was rarely at a loss for a | cavalier to accompany her habitual knowledge, affer | At these times, WAS went and yet she had never witnessed either his arrival or departure, It walks that she persuaded local district officer--to take her to a gambling den. They , through the native quarter, stopping at innumerable stores and purchasing an inordinate quantity useless ently hefore a | which, gutteral chattering. therefore, such times natural, at on her excurgions in search of the sun was down. however, Pennington never available, He came and was during one of those evening Dawson-—a had hbeen strolling leisurely of perfectly They haltted pres- long building from intervals, came bursts of At one end a a patch of articles, at stood half-open, RED ONCE vellow light fahmg on tie roadway. She caught his arm impulsively and tried to drag him toward trance, but Dawson, cautious and im- movable as granite, waited until there was a lull in the stream of devotees. He guided her through the doorway and into a narrow from the entrance-hall by = a heavy curtain. backed and wizened, left the stool on which he had been seated, nodded to the en- cubicle screened An elderly Chinaman, hump- DO IT ALL. Soap banishes only “dirt. It cannot kil the germs that lurk in many clean-looking places. Sylpho-Nathol takes up the work of cleanliness where soap Ieaves off. It makes bathrocms, Kitchens, cell home—really cle ful. Busy deale 18€, 35c, 65¢, and $1.2 THE SULPHO-NAPTHOL CO. Bpston, Mass. SYLPHO~ NATHOL NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, esinol would soothe that itching skin The first application of Resinol Oint ment usually takes the itch and burr n&ht out of eczema and similar skin affections. ‘This gentle healing oint- ment seems to get right at the root of the trouble and is almost. sure to re- store skin health in a short time Resinol Ointment and Soap at ail druggists, Dawson and went out, her escort | placed the stool in front of a narrow glit cut in the woodwork, Monica peered cautiously through. There was a long table running the whole length of the hall, a round dozen of smaller ones, and the en- tire walls seemed to be covered with crudely-colored pictures without frames. The whole atmosphere throbbed with feverish activity, the rattling of dice, and spasmodic, in- articulate grunts that she could not decide ether intended for signs of pleasure of despair. There were clerks in whte duck, native overseers in greasy suits, coolies with broad- brimmed hats of plaited cane and wearing only loin-cloths. A Chinaman, wearing enormous horn-rimmed spectacles, sat at the far end of a big table before what appeared to be the inverted halves of cocoanut shells. Whenever these were lifted, there arose a repetition of the discordant babel she had heard as they approached. All along both sides, orientals of every class and distinction thronged the rocking forms. Every now and then a man rose, seemingly emotionless, and left the table. Monica, the novelty of this strange scene holding her enthralled, allowed her gaze to wander round the room. Presently it fell upon the form of an oriental in a suit of greasy blue whose face seemed peculiarly familiar, Every time a player from the top va- cated his seat, this enthusiastic gambler moved into it, in this manner getting gradually nearer to the man with the horn rimmed spectacles who manipulated the shells. Presently { he looked up at the swinging oil lamp {—and Monica uttered a little cry. In | spite of the elaborate disguise, there was something in the set of the mo- bile mouth, something in the poise of | the shoulders that betrayed him. | She found her lips forming the words —*Chinese Pennington.” A moment later and he had reached the apparent zenith of his desire. His elbow touched the sleeve of the man who presided ,but his eyes were staring straight before him at an enormous Chinaman who sat opposite, both hands resting on the table, the fingers slightly closed. For some reason that she could not quite define, a mental picture be- gan forming in her mind: a picture that the vividness of Pennington's de- scription had impressed on her mem- lory. She saw a glade in the night- shrowded jungle wastes, a huddled form with a long knife protruding from between hunched-up shoulder blades—and ‘“he who sees in the | matted undergrowth. Her vivid imagination had already established the {dentity of the man [ who now faced the hero of her ro- | mance. Behind her she heard Daw- | son strike a match and puff strenu- | cusly at his pipe. And t.hem through | the nehulous smoke-haze; the principal figures at the top end of the | dark” struggling for dear life in the | three ! long table stood out in bold relief ligible supers, Insa moment of time the thing hap- pened, The man opposite Penning- ton slid a yellow hand toward the | Chinaman in the harn spectacles, as it trying to pass him the something over which the powerful fingers were closed. Like a flash, Pennington's arms shot ouf, sending coins clinking to the dusty boards, scattering little heaps of paper money like autumn leaves in a sudden gust. Bwift as the movement had been, the action of the- listless oriental who presided was quicker. The mysterious pack- sge—wrapped {n a broad green leaf gecured by strands of twisted bamboo —-vanished into some hidden pocket beneath the wide-sieeved jacket. A score of swarthy forms leaped to their fcet—and Pennington was lost to view in a writhing, swaying circle above | which flashed a forest of naked blades. “We'd bettter get out of this" said | Dawson at Monica's elhow. As his arm slipped through hers she cast one last glance into the seething den, The circle dissolved {into the form of an frregular horse- |shoe. She saw the central figure stagger back, the horn spectacles slipping from his face, saw the long arm of the powerfully-built oriental | outstretched, the index-finger elo- quent of a hoarse denunciation that was lost in the tumnlt of vpices, and caught the glint of the blue barrel of an automatic. Pennington swung completely round on one heel, his ristol sending his antagonists stumb- ling over one another, leaving him a channel through which to escape. But he only fired once. With as- tounding accuracy, he shattered the glass chimney of the swinging lamp, plunging the building into darkness. Thirty seconds later Monica found terself leaning against a wall under a jet dome sprinkled with stars. Dawson. gasping for breath, stood at ber side. She was wondering whether Pennington had fought clear, whether it had actually been Lady Stornaway's diamond pendant coA- tained in the queer package the transit of which the Englishman had striven to intercept. (Continued in Our Next Issue) Duke of York Too Busy to Go to Memorial Services London, July 20.—Members of the British royal family have announced that they will he obliged to decline future invitations to unveil war {memorials. This announcement was !made when a reply of the Duke of York to an invitation to unveil a war | memorial was made public. The duke said that he, in common with other members of the royal family, found it impossible to travel over the coun- try, especlally for these ceremonies, when he has so many other pressing and important demands on his time. Members of the roval family have already unveiled more than three hundred war memorials which in- cludes many national memorials, to which local ones are but supplemen- tary. Apes have more strength in one hand than the average man has in two. FINE Dessert Sugar Already in it! “You Go uP YouR DADDY? HE’S SITTING UP TODAY - : \ GO UP AND TELL HiM HOW SORRY You ARE FOR HM=- $ALESMAN $AM DOINGS OF THE DUFFS DANNY, WHY DON'T AND SEE | GUESS DITCH THE BASEBALL AND GLOVE BEFORE JULY 20, 1925. from the surging background of neg- jrecalls to old yachtsmen No Corns The simplest way to end a corn is Blue-jay. Stops the pain in- stantly. Then the corn loosens and comes out. Made in clear liquid and in thin plasters. The action is the same. 'Bffiue-jay YAGHTS TESTEDIN FRESH WATER SAIL Racing Honors at Stake on Great Liakes July M Chicago, July 20.— Yacht racing honors on the Great Lakes will be at stake when the starting gun booms {here July 21 for ths Chicago-Mack- inac island race, the longest fresh- water race in the world. Competition this year Mackinac cup, the most coveted Great Lakes racing trophy, will be even more spirited than during the 19 years' history of the race, and will take on an international aspect with at least one and probably several Canadian entries. From the break in the harbor at Chicago fo the end of the 331 mile run at Mackinac Island, a course stretching almost the entire length of Lake Michigan, yachtsmen concede that the winning of this race calls for the maximum in seamship and puts to the test a yacht's best sailing quali- ties. One Canadian bottom, the flagship of the Royal Canadian Yacht club at Toronto, has indicated it will start in the race, and others from the Dominioh are expected to be om the line. Preparations for this year's contest the first Mackinac race held in 1904 when the final winner was not decided until the last few minutes of the long sail. In that race the Vencedor, more defender of the Columbia Yacht club, beat out the Vanenna by legs than four min- utes, the Vanenng losing out when, she lost her headsails after fighting almost bow to bow with the Vence- dor more than half the distance up Lake Michigan. The last day's run of this race was fought out between the two yachts in a wind which fre- quently reached Gale strength. for the National Congress of Writers Fail to Unite Mexico City, July 20.— Formation of the “Federation of Mental Produc- ers” was one of the principal works of the recently held National Con- gress of Writers,. The convention, called to formulate mecasures to im- | prove the lot of authors, dramatists iand poets, invited the cooperation of the Reporters’ Syndicate which, how- [ever, has not yet been conceded. An- other project approved by the conven- tion was the formation of an Hispano- American Associated Press, dedicated to the ideal of hastening the intellec- tual union of Spain and her former American colonies. The clash of ideas during the meeting, however, created such serious differences among the { delegates that no practical steps were |taken to carry out the convention's resolutions, Danny Tries To Be Consoling 'D BETTER GO LUP TO SEE DADDY- OVER THE. FALS IN A IDARREL! \WJHAT WiILL BE THE FATE. OF SAM AND GULZZ. IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO WIN THE #10,000 | FOR THE- FERT ? THEV'RE QFF |\ \Im‘n 4?) %1k DADDY, I'M SORRY | THREW THAT BALL SO HARD AND YoL GOT HURT = | DIDN'T MEAN TO - THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GO WITH SEEK NEW ALPHABET FOR USE IN RADID Engineers Plan fo Have Systema- tic Code for Telegraphic Use New York, July 20.—The establish- ment of a universal telegraphic al- phabet is urged in a statement issued today by the Engineering Foundation. Radio engineering is leading the peo- ples of the earth toward a common language, the foundation asserts. Methods to simplify and expedite the electrical transmission of messages should be evolved through national legislation and international confer- ence. Sclence and commerce will not hesitate: {s statecraft ready to per- form its function? the foundation asks. \ ‘“There are ship lanes in the north- ern Atlantic,”” the statement con- tinues.” Crowding automobiles in city streets have necessitated traffic lanes. Aviation is establishing lanes in ' the air. Allotting of lanes in the ether has become urgent.” General Squier in 1913 commenced investigations for improvement trans- mission of the telegraph alphabet, ac- cording to the foundation, as the old Morse system failed to meet the needs of present day transmission, In the Morse code the current is inter- rupted between signals; with the re- designed system the current flows un. nterruptediy. Lm “The new contingous ve system designed by General Squier,” the foun- dation states, ‘‘can be applied to ra- dio telegraphy. Variations for dots, dashes and spaces are reduced to the | niinimum on the theory that the least practicable change of the fundamental wave should be made. For easier reading the waves have been made square-topped. “The modulating frequencies em- ployed in the new method being of low order, it should be simple to de- vise instrumentalities to differentiate § between them and the higher fre- quencies of ‘static’ or other natural disturbances, This new plan pro- poses to enter the unused infra-audio range, not only adding a useful band of frequencies, but one below the range of the human ear. If em- ployed for telegraphy this band could not interefer with radio telephony re- ceiving. “National legislation and tional conferences are now in order,” the foundation declares in conclusion, “to put into use these methods of re- || lief to establish thie simple universal alphabet. Radio engineering is lead- ing the peoples of the earth toward a common language, a mutual under- standing.” THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads — MORNING SPECIALS 7 TO 12 A, M. — LEAN SUGAR CURED CORNED BEEF ... SWIFT’S STEWING FOWLS ....... 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