New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1923, Page 10

T QNQA SERVICE INC.(923. ECLOW SEVEN- THE BOL TRICKS BY EDMUND SHeLL, ILLUSTRATED By Rw.SaTERs o . (This unusual series of stories deals with the exploits of “Chinese! Pen- nington, a detective sent by his gov- ernment to British North Borneo to run to earth The Yellow Seven, a| gang of Chinese bandits.) 1 THE HUT IN THE CLEARING | “Chinese” Pennington lay through the wreath of smoke that hung above him at a lizard clung to the ceiling of the veranda | of captain John Hewitt—Commis- sloner of Police, A hand reached | down and scratched at a section of | white calf that showed between the | lowest extremity of a carefully creased trouser-leg and the top of a erumpied | gock. The strange dlagonal slits, be- | bind which his eyes had a knack of disappearing, widened presently, and he looked across at Monica. | “Hot, isn't it?” | “Almots too hot to think I'm glad | you've decided to sit up because I've | lots of thinzs I want to ask you.” | “What sort of things, Mrs, Viney?" | “There are heaps of things [ don't | tnderstand,” she told him. “Why | don't you arrest Mr. Chai-Hung?" “You think we ought to?"” “Why. of course, You know him to be the leader of (‘hinese opinion en the island: vou know him to b cunning, unscrupulous, capable of anything ] can't see why Jack bothers him =If to scour the country- i-Hung's puppets—when the ofly oriental who actually pulls the wires is still at la The man with the ( balanced a rebber pouch his knees and began roling a fresh| cigarettte. Monica watched him Im- | patiently ghe fonnd it difficult to associate in her mind the two Pen- ningtons-—the thiul, Imn idler who ornamented her brothe bungalow, leading an apparently pur- pogeless existence, and the gaunt lean scarecrow W a master of dia lects and disg vandered unde {octed from drinking house fo opium den, from market place to camp fir Younding out the spreaders of a se- dition that distnvhed the peace of the handful of white settlers that dweit on. these frings of civilization. “I'm afraid vou have to hlame me for that, Mrs. Viney," he caid slo “You see, thinz 't always easy as they seem Chai-Hung i* gtill the most sespected Chinaman b Borneo. I'm prepared to admit that there was a time when things looked Pblack against him It seemed in credible that he should he able tc find a way out, hut he did. Among a legion of worshiping followers it was by no meay fficult for him to discover a seapegoat. Monica sat 1p. “But the Yellow 5 sisted excitedly. plain away that.” Pennington spread out “I know,” he agroed every outrage committed that yellow card with its seven blacik dats has| been traced; but what does it go to prove, after ali”—merely * that the perpetrator belonged to society or cult among which thiz symbol exer- cises a significance. t proves notn- ing against Chai-Hung' | “But you know—" | “Of course I immow and so dies ronr hrother, to us to prove our < me . to cateh (hal- with the cs in Have yon een 1 Viney? Tt's a weed tha! cn ill-tended p'antatior deeply rootod, it spreads everywhere. | To destroy it. vou must dig it up—| roots and all-—and bern it until there | i5 nothing left that con take root) oain The yellow en i3 like | 1zlang I've got to make certnin that (Chai-Hung is the root—and the oniy | | Moniea thoughtfully. | hinese on eyes vor en."” she per- othing can ex- hands. almost his n You know: hnt it's It's red-handed up np to | nx his po \ng grows high Onee | " eaid #And nntil this hay “Until then e walks in places of his life ry whit ery planter who goes in peril man who em chould look tonely dentials when engages T carefully into his cooking forever At that moment, had been jooking through loor- way raised a warning finger Monica turned to see of (‘hai-Hung | regarding her the foot of the | Bteps which led to the veranda. Over| his head was the inevitable red um- brella, and an undersized coolie—ill- favored and hump-backed—lurked in the background. The Oriental beat himself nearly double hefore the English girl. ofter Pennington, who the | | from Good afternoon, Mrs. Viney, Mr. Pennington the d'you do, Excellency home 7" “I'm afraid he's Hung,” she sald, “I came in by the train noon,” he said, in a out, the distriet in which my that | An unpleasant incident occurred there Mr. Allison—an assistant last night. “I'HE YELLOW WHISPERED. SEV Commissioner rasping tapping | 1 came to suggest that a little more the toes of his shoes together, gazing | police vigilance might be exerted in \RLD 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. At your druggist How i Is His at Mr, Chal- this after- voice. estate lies, velope from his tunic pocket, “Perhaps you would be enough to hand this to Hewitt, cof the tragedy."” Pennington took the envelope. kind Captain It was found near the scene EN!" SHE m a local plantation-—was the f what I nurder.’ ** believe you call ‘a gang- Pennington’s brain reeled. llison:” he gasped. The Oriental nodded cal “It appears he was the onsiderable sum of which to pay the coolies, . trifle too long at a frie ow “Thanks," said I'm much obliged. hing, Mr. Chai-Hung, but Pennin money It's a mly. bearer of a with and stayed nd’s bunga- drily. ‘queer T'd always gton egarded your territory free from this ort of thing. I rather vas because you were the fancied it re! For a fraction of a second the eyes f Chai-Hung flashed fire, The Chinaman produced an en- e — IT IS CLEAN Your bathtub js not clean until it is f erms. A little Sylpho- ills unseen germs in toilets, bowls and pipes really from Nathol tubs, Sylpho-Nathol purifies even the air in your home, and is invaluable “for personal hy giene. Sold by busy dealers everywhere—15¢c, 35c, 65c, and 5. $1.2 THE SULPHO-NAPTHOL CO. Boston, Moss. SYLPHO~ NATHOL DOINGS OF TH (1 HESITATE ABOUT GOING IN - | HAVE A ONE-PIECE BATHING SUVIT ON, A you see the name on tablets you Uniess on package or getting the genvine prescribed by physici two years anid Lons for Colds Toothache Earache Neuralgia Acc:pt “Baycr only. Each unbroken package tains proper dircctions. Handy of twelve tablets cost few Druge's' !l bottles of 24 100. Aspirin is the trade mark o Eayer Manufaciuie of Monoacetica- sdastar of Sallswlboscid. are not Jayer product ins over twenty proved safe by mil Headache Lumbago Rheumatism Pain, Pain Tablets of Aspirin” boxes cent and - OH THATS ALLRIGH f’”( THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM “I take it that the crime was en- acted within reasonable .distance of your house, Mr. Chai-Hung?" “U'npleasantly so."” “And this—clue was discovered by cne of your mjen “It was found-—by me.” Pennington screwed up his eyes. “That's interesting,” he said softly. “I wOnder'if you could manage to pass this way again, say tomorrow morning—about ten?" Chai-Hung shook his head slowly. “I'm afraid that would be utterly impossible.” “Going away?"" ton casually. The corners mouth twitched. “I may possibly be abhsent from my residence—for an indefinite period,” he announced loftily. “1 shall be obliged if you will inform His Ex- cellency the Commissioner that one of my secretaries will attend to any cor- respondence he may think necessary.” He turned abruptly and made his way toward the dusty road—a hun- dred _vards below. “Well?"” demanded Monica eagerly, as soon as the Celestlal and his hunch- hacked satellite were out of ear-shot. Pennington leaned back against the wooden rail. “It's perfectly amazin, mitted. “I'm dashed s Allison, of course, but it's the main issue that interests me at this .mo- ment. Look at the staff-work! He deliberately organizes a tragedy al-| most on his own door-step, and calm- 1y arranges things so that he will be the first to bring the news to the Commissioner. Then he presents us with one of these delightful little (symbols, for all the world as if he'd | never seen one in all his life before! Ye Gods!" He slid a finger under the flap of the envelope and tore it open. Moni- ca saw him draw out a card. He | held the thing with its back before her, then twisted his fingers so that she could observe the hright yellow surface of its other side, and the geven black dots with which it was ornamented. i “The Yeliow pered, Pennington left the rail and began pacing the veranda. ““His agents are inquired Penning- of the Chinaman's A he ad- for poor Seven she whis- everywhere,” he | ventured presently. “Even his visit | this afternoon was carefully calcu- | lated so that he should run no risk | of encountering your brother on his | way. He knew that Hewitt was | lunching with the governor at San- | dakan. He {s undoubtedly equally | aware that the Commissioner is re- turning with the warrant for the ar- rest of our friend, Chai-Hung!" | “Then that is why—" | “That is why he is going away for | an indefinite period.” | Monica's forehead wrinkled. 1‘ “Oughtn’'t you to do something?" | | | | Pennington smiled grimly. “Chai-Hung 1Is being watched— night and day." Monica uttered a deep sigh of con. tentment. “I don't see that there's much to gram. Little Symphony orchestra under diréction of Vic: Marie Shaner, von Ruetherfor: Fastern, | 1eagues. trio. from Farm and (General Electric Co., HERALD, MONDAY, bother about, then. You're bound to get him.” “You'd think so, wouldn't you? I used to'think so-—once. , But that was when I allowed myself to ‘be carried away by youthful enthusi- asm. There's something about Chai- Hung that baffles one at every turn, He's a past-master of cunning, an en- thusiastic student of every dlabolical crime in existence, but, beyond all that he’s gifted with an intuition— a sort of second-sight, that borders on the supernatural.” . R Captain John Hewitt swung into view a bare half-hour after the fall of darkness, and found his sister waiting for him on the threshold. “‘Have you got it?" she whispered. The Commissioner looked down at her and smiled reprovingly. “'Got what?" She reached up on top-toe whispered something in his ear. “You've been hearing maore secrets than are good for you,” laughed. “Why do you ask?" She stood looking out into tropic darkness. and state he the (Continued In Our Next Issue) R (VOICES (H THE AIR ] - B KDKA (Westinghouse—East Pittsburgh. Monday. 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