New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1923, Page 20

HHE YELLOW SEV eN: Tfie WISDOM oF RABAT-PILAI QKA SERVICE INC.(923. BEGIN HERF, TODAY Captain John Hewitt is Commis- sloned of Police at Jesselton, British North Borneo . His sister, Monica Viney, is engaged to marry Peter Pennington, who is detailed by the goyernment to apprehend Chai-Hung, leader of The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits. Van Daulen rides to ‘Jesselton with the news of the murder of Domberg, the Dutch man- ager at Kasih-ayer. Rabat-Pilai, chier-of-staff to Pennington, hates Chai-Hung bitterly, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Van Daulen turned to the Com- missioner. “Captain Hewitt, T must appeal to you, I've come a long distance to- night to inform you of the serious- ness of the position of our territory, not to answer absurd questions.” “Sorry! 1 thought you two had possibly met before. Van Daulen, this is Pennington. He's responsible for any action taken against Chai- Hungand consequently entitled to ask what questions he chooses. Have you fixed up a room anywhere" | *I expect there's room for me at the Rest-House, thanks.” “Well, drop in any time after 10 to- morrow and we'll talk things over. I'm so*ry about poor Domberg. Good night.” He was barely out of earshot when Hewitt swung round on Pennington. ‘“Rather a blow to your theory, what?"” 4 “Not in the least!" “You'll never admit when you're wrong,” persisted the Commissioner sadly. “And you'll never admit when I'm right. By the way, keep young Van Daulen in Jesselton as long as you can, 1 shall be running up to Kasih- ayer tomorrow.” Hewitt drained his glass and made off down the passageway to his room. | “Tll do my best,” he shouted back | over his shoulder, “but Van Daulen's inclined to be impetuous.” ’ “Peter,” Monica demanded when they were alone, “why do you go out of your way to quarrel?” “I don't.” “But you do, dear. The way you tackled that poor fellow, who'd rid- den goodness knows how many miles, made - me ‘feel . positively uncomfort- able. He avas dead beat, you know.” " 4T wonder who discovered the fine | metal point in the pen-holder—and decided it had been smeared with poison?” “You haven't been don’t believe you heard said.” He drew her to him. "Dear little woman, I've been lis- tening most patiently, but you see it's utterly impossible for you to under- stand my motives, I'm a queer, jumbled-up piece of machinery, some- 1 I listening. a word BY EDMUND SuetLL. mu“mn By R SATIIRFISLD “There’s no need to be anxious,” he said, "for T shan't want to be so very alone, = Babai-Palai will be hov- ering in the shadows. Holy Moses! have you the remotest idea what the time is?" She shook her head and there was a wistful look in her eyes. "It passes so quickly when you are here—and so slowly when you're away on these wretched expeditions, Come back soon, Peter dearest; prom- ise me you'll come back soon." And Peter Pennington promised. “Evening, Van Daulen!” The Dutchman started, almost fall- ing back down the steps of his own veranda. Curled in a chair, a cigar- ette between his lips and a half-filled tumbler resting in the cavity in the arm, lay Chinese Pennington. Oh! good evening! Thought left you behind in Jesselton.” He blundered past Pennington, found a seat and began unlacing his boots. “D'you intend stopping here?" “Tf T may."” “Certainly—delighted, of course. *No need to offer you a drink, see!" Two diagonal slits were -all that was visible of the Englishman's eyes. “No thanks. I brought my own!"” Van Daulen paused with one boot half drawn off—and stared hard at Td I VAN DAULEN PAU ONE BOOT HALF OFF, his guest. “You — brought — your — own — whiskey?"” The Dutchman choked something back in his throat and discarded the boot. He was evidently ill at ease for, while endeavoring to operate the second pair of laces, he got them hopelessly knottted. 3 times actuated by reason, sometimes by a sort of sixth sense which Nature gave me when she presented me with Chinese eyes. That's why I some- times talk as I do. I'm not like that with you' “I should hope not indeed!” “Nor with Jack or Dawson—or even that prince of scarecrows Rabat- Pilal. Do you remember what I was saying before Van Daulen came in? Somebody at Kasih-ayer's in league with Chai-Hung—and I've got to put my finger on him and keep it there. It- might be Vance, Whittaker, their chief watchman, their Tamil apothe- [ cary; it might, on the other hand, be ‘Van Daulen. I jumped on him right away when, as you say, he was dead- beat. Why? Because at such a time he was less likely to be on his guard. “You've no earthly reason to sus- pect him.” . “Except,” ,said Pennington dream- ily, “that when he stooped to put that pot of yellow paint away a cor- ner of his tunic dipped into it!"” Monica’s brain reeled. “But—" ; “He came away without bothering to change. Perhaps you didn’t no- tice, but the bottom corners of his coat curled—and the bulk of the stain was on the under side.” “It's still ‘purely conjecture. He might have gone right up to the sign to examine it.”" Pennington smiled. *“He might—if he'd troubled to in spect H. with a ladder. The yellow | Seven if you remember, was paintcd on the side of Domberg's house—and Domberg’s bungalow is built on pi ten feet or more above the ground.” She caught both sides of his coat and forced him to look at her. “Do be careful, Peter, for my| ran his fingers caressingly through her curls. SAGE TEA TURNS “My boy made you pretty comfort- able, I hope?” he jerked out with- out looking up. “Brought my own!" Van Daulen sprang to his feet, a lu- cicrous figure in one riding-boot and a gray sock. “Confound it all, Pennington; is too much of a good thing!"” “And"—added the man with the Chinese eyes—*"in case I have occa- sion to write anything—TI've taken the additional precaution of bringing a fountain-pen!" The Dutchman stood for some mo- ments, clenching and unclenching his fists, then dropped heavily back on to his seat. “If I thought for this one moment you meant to imply anything by these ex- | said Van Daulen. traordinary breaches of etiquet— I'd pitch you and your dawned servant into the garden.” Pennington moved a cushion more comfortable position. “I assume by that you don't intend to take any particular precautions yourself. 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For children and adults. fsn't tampered with, setting a reliable watch on the house at night, question- ing all strangers found wandering on the estate.” “It occurs to -me,” retorted Van Daulen, “that if you were to leave estate affairs to those who understand them—and occupy yourself solely with the rounding-up of the Yellow Seven, you'd be rendering the island a better service.” Pennington grinned. “You want me to go out and find Chai-Hung?"” ““Most certainly.” “I prefer to wait for him here.” “You'll have to wait a long time.” “D'you really think that? 1 hap- pen to know that Kasih-ayer is the identical spot selected by the Yellow Seven as offering a suitable streteh of coast-line to aid them in their future plans. They polished off poor old Domberg; that won't help them much while Vane, Whittaker and yourself are alive.” Van Daulen crossed the floor in his socks and poured himself out a stiff helping of neat spirit. “Why didn’'t you put up at Vance's or Whittaker's “Because,” said Pennington sweet- “T had a notion Chai-Hung had sglected you for his next vietim. 1 made a most interesting discovery whilesyou were away this afternoon. I succeeded in*funning to earth a pot of bright yellow paint, a tin of black enamel and two brushes.” Van Daulen spun round on his heel. “Where?” he demanded thickly. Buried a couple of feet down in a neatly boarded recess under your own house.” * “Under—my-—house ?" “Bang ainder the steps.” Van Daulen leaned heavily on the rail. “May I ‘see those brushe: quired suddenly. “I'm afraid that's impossible. You see, T sent them down to Hewitt by a special messenger over an hour ago. They've a finger-print expert | down there—and paint’s a thing that 1y, he in- | disappeared. can be easily rubbed off. There followed a long period; of silence during which a lithe, brown- skinned scarecrow, with an car and eye missing and a mouth slit at cither side, so that its owner wore pers petual grin, emerged from the living room and hung a lighted oil-lamp on a hook ahove the table. The Dutch- man—still leaning over the wooden rail, filling his pipe from a bag of {obacco—observed the fall of darkness without turning his head. *The serv- ant paused on his way out, stared de- liberately at Pennington, reciprocated the broad wink that he received—and “That stuff couldn’t have got under kere without somebody knowing it,” “That is my contention. ~ Whoever was responsible for the crime had an accomplice in the house.” The other grunted. to lie between my bo. “So I took the liberty of arresting the boy."” “The devil you did!” (Continued in Our Next Issue.) CARD IN MAIL 11 YEARS Card Sent From Astoria, L. L, in 1909 Just Reaches Wilmerding, Penn. 24.—A post card, ist reached near Pittshurgh, Aus. mailed 14 years ago, ha [its destination at Wilmerding, here, The card was salled by Mrs. Mar garet Crawford to her brother Jack- son Kerr, and was postmarked “As- toria, March 16, 190 Postal authoritics said they the card had slipped into a crevice or some other nook at Astoria, and when found recently by a clerk was sent to Wilmerding. believe | H ROADS Paris, France.—Provision for ta | ring and covering France's natior |and secondary highways with anti- {dust treatment probably will be made by Parliament soon. The work, ex pected to cost $100,000,000, will prob- lably take eight years. i s DAILY HERALD FRIDAY AUGUST 24 1923, (voices i THE AIR ] Friday, August 24, 1923 KDEA (Westinghouse—East Pittsburgh). 6:00 p. m.—Baseball scores. 6:156 p. m.—Dinner concert by the Grand Symphony orchestra from the Million Dollar Grand theater, Pitts- burgh, 7:00 p. m.—Baseball scores, 7:06 p, m.—-Dinner concert contin- ued, 7:80 p. m.—pAddregs to farmers by Frank 1. Mullr‘n tadio Editor of the National Stockman and Farmer. 7:46 p. m,—The Children's Period. 8:00 p. m.—Baseball scores. 5 p. m.—Farm program contin- Concert by The Call 5 p. m-—National Stoeckman and Farmer Matket reports. 10:00 p. m Jasehall scores. 0 p. m.— (Westinghouse—Springfield). 6:00 p m.——Baseball scores of the Eastern, American and National T.eagues. Dinner concert by the WBZ Trio. 7600 p. m.—Baseball scores. from Farm and Home. 7:30 p. m.—Bedtime story for the children. 7:40 p. m—Current Book Review by J. W. Gilman, Mgr. 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Myrtle Me- CAPTURE Creature Wel 10 Tons Captured In England London, Aug, 24.—A sea monster, 30 feet long and weighing ten tons has been captured by fishermen oft Cahireiveen, County Kerry, says the Daily Chronicle. The monster: has several fins and a large tail and was only captured after a six hour strug- gle, during which several of the hoats were upset and all the. nets badly damaged. Iixperts who have seen the animal say that it is impossible to classify it, but suggest it is allied to the tunny. Strange ighing MARKS BY AIR Berlin, Germany.—To avoid con- fiscation at the French and Belgian frontiers of marks consigned to Co- logne, Germans have recently sent large quantities by tthe British Air Service to Croyden, whence they arc dispatched in the next air express to their destination. Like a plunge ™ in the old Swimmin'Hole For the most refreshing bath you have had in years, add a tablespoonful of Sylpho- Nathol to a full tub of water and step in. Sylpho-Nathol is a wonder- ful aid, too, in keeping tender, sensitive feet happy. Busy dealers sell it—15c, 35¢, 65 and $1.25. THE SULPHO-NAPTHOL CO. Boston, Mass. SYLPHO~ NATHOL | constructed | key became jammed in the lock, and \dnd rushed to | any iron bar. prison and dragged the half-suffocat- HAY FEVER Treated at Home To avoid hay fever entirely, go away for two months., If you can't go, Vicks will help you en- dure it at home, Keep Vicks in the nostrils to protect the mem- branes. Inhale the vapors of Vicks melted in a spoon to clear the head. A rub with Vicks at bedtime will often keep away asthma, Viehs Oven 17 Mucow Jags Useq YeanLy: U. §. MARINES MAKE COURAGEOUS RESCUE Private Melvin Griggs and Russell M. Anderson Save Hawaiian Prison- ers from Burning Prison. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti,, Aug. 24.— The initiative and courage of two privates of the Marine Corps saved the lives recently of 14 Hawaiian pris- oners who were trapped in a blazing prison in the village of Croix des Bouqueats. Official commendation of the two men in question, Melvin J. B. Griggs of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rus- sell M, Anderson of Ellsville, Mississ- ippi was forwarded to the Navy De- partment by Brig. Jen. John H. Rus- sell, the American High Commission~ er to Haiti, and by their brigade com- mander, Col. Theodore P. Kane. The prison at Croix des Bouquets is of heavy cement walls covered with a thatched roof. A spark from the prison kitchen ignited the roof, and the guards were successful in liberating”tha women prisoners. In the endeavor to release the fourtecn mn confined in separate quarters the efforts to break the lock with a stone by the native guards were unavailing. Griggs and Anderson, riding in the | vicinity, were attracted by the blaze the spot. While Hai- tians dashed water against the blazing prison, the Americans broke through the wall of fire that blocked the pris- on door, and s héd the lock with They then entered the Both men while risking ed prisoners to safoty. were slightly burned their lives Chinese Embroidery A white silk jersey dress has a little Chinese embroidery in landscape de- sign on one side of the corsage where the handkerchief pocket would be placed if it existed. The World At Its When the Date Slips Your Mlnd STARTS WRITING LETTER RTHDAY WASNT ON SAT DAY-SHE'S SURE IT ‘AS ON A TRIDAY T CPALENDARS AND SNIT BEEN CHANGED CE MARCH 19l ARTE ™ PET! HA SIN All's Well Until— HORSE. IN THE Bl& £ | RACE | > NUH GOT B WO\A "A\IDMA PUTS IN ERNIE'S [IRIMEA TODAYIS HOPELESS WASTE Once Known as the “Russian Ri- viera” Beloved Health Resort Alushta, Cimea, Aug, 23. The Crimen, the beloved health resort of the old daysand known as the “Rus- sian Riviera”, once filled with beauti- ful palaces syrrounded by flowers, vineyards and magnificent fruit gar- dens, lies now flowerless and ruined as a résult of the civil war and last year's famine, Many of the ¢wners of these villas, vineyards and fruit gardens belonged 10 the upper clagses and lived in cen- tral Russia, comkig here for their re- laxation. Large humbers fled the country years ago, while others, hav- ing thrown in ther lot with General Wrangel, became'‘the scapegoats of his acts after his defept and paid the death penalty during the terror which tollowed the sccond becupation of the Crimea by the bolsheviks. The Crimea has nét escaped the ef- fects of nationalizatlon, confiscation and requisitions, and\while nominally the immense vineyards and magnifi- cent gardens have been declared na- tionalized, as a matfer of fact they are nobody's property. Vineyards and gardens stood unguarded for several ‘| years, with the result thut everything went to the dogs. The wine-stocks dried, and a majority of the best fruit trees died. Thousands of acres of al- wmond, apricot, peach and pear trees and vineyards are today absolutely worthless, and many a year will have) to pass before they can be brought to life again. The same is true of agriculfure and industry. Despite the rcconitrucflon work carried on by the.Crimean “In- dependent'” Soviet government, Cri- mean agriculture and existing ;minor industries are in a deplorable eondi- tion. The number of cattle has dimi- nished by 75 percent, the total num- ber of working horses being \pday only 30,000, The sowing area is\only 40 percent that of 1916. This year's harvest will be very small, dndustries in the Crimea are insigs nificant and play an unimportant part in the economic life. They consist largely of the curing of tobacco, tan« ning, and preserving, They all lans guish, There is no 4market for the local salt, and Crimean wines go bog- ging, The people are impoverished and seem content to live with insufficlent, food, no comforts or pleasures, and with little hope for the future. A Autumn Toney Waolen dresses are being made up in the blond and chestnut tones, ‘while evening dresses run to lacquer reds and copper effects, or waist may depend upon how well it is fastened. The S0-E-Z Snap Fastener never cuts the thread or wears loose, 10cforadozen, at all notion ! counters. THE AUTOYRE CO. OAKVILLE, CONN. ““It Stays Sewed!’’ Déherty Market | Native Broilcrs Native Roasting Chickens * Native Fowl Native Veal Native Calves Liver Native Eggs. Sweet Breads Young Ducklings Telephone 1446 MOLASSES With the delicate, worst. —Z ASKS WIRE SAY,15 THIS THE TWENTY- THIRD OR. TWENTY - POURTH OF = QUESTION OP DATE 15 POR = GOTTEN IN ARGUMENT OVER, ERNIE'S BIRTHDAY TS ONE OF THOSE PER- TTRVING UNSUCLESSTULLY TO GET (T TIXED RIGHT HAS *RRIGHT IDEA CF LOOKING AT DATE ON NEWSPAPER. TUINDS IT'S THE 23 %P R " OR PERSTITIONS! blended flavor i want real apple pie, addB & O Molasses \ By GLUYAS WILLIAMS (C) Wheeter Syn. Inc. WIFE REPORTS THAT ERNIE'S BIRTHDAY, AUG 3, WAS ON A SATURDAY S0 THAT wWaULD MAKE THIS THE RQRP AL SAYS NEVERMIND “HERE'S A CALENDAR RIGHT ON THE DESK. AND WHAT Do YoU KNOW ITS “THE 25T ¥ . AS HE PINISHES LETTERL, SRANDMA ASKS BY THE wAY WAS IT TODAYS PAPER HE WANTED - THAT MUST BE YESTERDAYS ON HYS Desk BY SWAN THERE., GO5H! WHATS ! HAVENED? WELL, | FIND : out . : TO-—- ‘ MORROW ——