Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-02

Hyde smiled.
Nothing very wonderful in that"
he grunted. "I've a dozen or so of,
'em myself"
81 dare say you have. Everybody
buys them-and that's precisely
where the cunning of the scheme
comes in. Chai-Hung's up against
whites, particularly those who are in
a position of influence. He knows
most women IRE supersritious aIu,
in this instance, his eneraies are d.
rected in hitting at us through our
Womenfolk. A woman wants a fan.
The shopman displays his usual Sc
lection and then, awaiting an op-
portunity when nobody's looking.
produces one OF another sort, en-
cased in a silk cover. This, it trans
pires, is not for sale. He wishes that
the lady will accept 1t as a gift. He
pitches a plausible yarn about special
occult powers that are supposed to
be associated with it. All that is re-
CURED is for the lady to look at it
lntently every night. She must not
show it to anybody, or even talk
about 1t, for. in SO doing, its proper
ties are lost"
Hyde o and perched himself on
the edge of the table.
WELL" he interjected, and what
do they seer"
Pennington waved both hands
helplessly in the air.
What d'you make of it?" asked
the planter.
"Hypnotismi" He ciasped both
hands over his knee. st believe that
each of these fans is prepared for
the victim for whom It is intended.
Each bears a photograph, the picture
of a place clearly portrayed and we'll
known to the victim to insure there
being no serious hitch, She is forced
in some mysterious n to go to
that place-where Chai-Hung's men
are in waiting" His eyes blazed.
What d'you want to do?"
] II mean to get hold of one of those
fans-in the lamp-light. I'm going
to see one of those pictures!"
From the veranda-rail Pennington
watched the great sheets of white
mist rolling from the padi-lands at
dawn. A chill current of air, blow
ing from nowhere in particular,
famed his forehead and he glanced
back over his shoulder to see Hyde,
in faded pyjamas. beaming cordially
at him.
Morning" said Pennin gton. 81
was just admiring your landscape
The amazing thing about this life
Hyde, is that n never finishes dis
covering new things"
Such as"
"Such as those islands, for ex.
ample. I never remember seeing
them before"
The planter Joined him.
TITS a gray world-before the SUI
is up" unused the younger man
What d'you call that island"
Which one?"
1.-THE larger of the three"
Hyde smiled.
Strictly speaking, it has n,
name; but for want of something
better to do, I've dubbed it 'Islan'
NJ"
ANY particular reason 2"
There were once three tall tree
on a hillock, that stood out from al
the rest. During a cyclone, n o
them fell across the two others
and it's stopped there ever since. I
looks as much like N as anything
else."
Ever been there?"
Cant say that I have. Their,
used to be a. colony of natives. Yol
can still see what remains of thei
houses. But they cleared out in
panic after the storm-and Nv
heard since that it's supposed local..
to be haunted"
Pennington drew himself cree
and inhaled a deep breath.
II can see those trees" jerked on
Pennington suddenly, shading hi
eyes. I've a feeling in my bones L
like to run ove there n of thes
days"
There's nothing to stop you. onl
you'd have to paddle yourself acros
or swim it. 1 doubt very much !
you'd succeed in bribing anyone 1
the locality to take you there"
The boy appeared suddenly wit
tea and green bananas, and the con
~versation turned upon other sub
jects. Presently Pennington wa
somewhat surprised to see the fgur
of a girl on a short, sturdy pom.
wheel into view on the broad pat
J that wound between the trees. Sh