Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-13
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( "Sorry-but while the dashing Ma
jor is explaining to you what he did
when he served with the nth hus-
sars, I shall not improbably be
wandering in the wilderness in
search of Mr.. Chai-Hung's latest
hiding-place. True enough, our pet
bandit was badly winged by Rabat-
Pilai and the activities of the yell
low Seven have been temporarily
suspended; but while Chai-Hung
exists there's going to be trouble on
this island, and it's up to me to stop
it,"
Where is Chai-Hung?"
Chinese Pennington spread out his
hands.
Vanished from the face of the
earth"
Lost his left hand in your last
stunt, didn't he?" queried the Com
missioner. Wherever he happens
to be Chai-Hung'll be thirsting for
your blood.
A heavenly smile spread over
Pennington's boyish features.
II didn't do it. 1 only wish l had.
II was my chief of staff-Rabat-
Pilai-who accomplished the dirty
deed. He's dried the gruesome relic
over the fire and carries 1t apout
with him.
And the ring said Monica eager
ly; the ring with the green stone?'
HE wears that. l hadn't the heart
to deprive him of it. seeing h a the
bandit robbed him of an ear and an
eye on their last encounter"
Monica retreated to her chair
and, folding her hands over one
knee, gazed through palm-ciad
slopes to the riband-like road be-
low.
Il wish with all my heart you
could catch him Peter. l hate to
think of you roaming about in the
jungle with every Chinaman's hand
against you; it gets on my nerves.
II wonder If he's heard that I'm
still in the land of living" unused
Pennington. Did I ever tell you
that Varney buried me with all due
pomp and ceremony-and placed a
suitable inscription over my head"
Peter" Hewitt said earnestly,
do your damndest, but for Heavens
sake take precautions. ChaiHung's
terrible enough under ordinary cir
cumstances, but Chai-Hung deprived
or one manu- VIII De Alhe d WOuLluSu
wasp"
II know" returned the man with
the Chinese eyes. He smiled across
at Monica. But he's still the same
delightful, yellow-skinned scoundrel
whose habits I've made a life-study.
I came here to get him and, al
though I have failed to do so scores
of times. I've kept him on the run.
Thero'd been the deuce to pay in
Borneo If he'd been left quietly to
his W resources"
And yet" said Monica, still I'M
convinced. You haven't a notion
where he is now"
mo but my men are beating the
island pretty thoroughly and from
what I gathered this morning.
they're getting warm
This morning! But you haven't
been out!"
Pennington's face wrinkled.
I'm going to let you into a state
secret. Did you happen to hear a
Dusun gong beating between nine
and ten?"
Yes said the Commissioner; az
had half a mind to send an orderly
down and have it stopped. I only
permit gong-beating in the vicinity
of my house on feast-days and times
of national r~ollicking."
THAT would have been a pity"
returned the other, because l
should have lost the interesting por-
ton of a most breezy dispatch from
the zone of war"
Hewitt grabbed his hat from a
peg.
The worthy Major has found his
way to our slope. All things con
sidered, it would be as we'll perhaps
If 1 went to meet him"
You don't want me, by any
chance? ?" inquired Pennington.
mot unless you particularly want
to come"
II don't" He waited until the
Commissioner had gained the soft
earth outside, then dived for the
passage-way. I'm off," he added to
Monica.
Coward"
mot In the least. As a matter of
fact. 1 ono took a hundred dollars
from our monocled friend at poker
and he doesn't altogether cotton
to mel"
A second later and he had disap-
peared altogether. Mrs. Whey came
forward to greet Major James Lacy