The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-08
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-, I,bn Hewitt, cammiseioner
AZ r6iicc az lcssel ton. hEi t!ah NsFlh
n,rrsa mas widowed sister. Mon
- Viney. Peter PenninEion is de-
,.lea ~ The Eoyernme o aPpfer
bend Chal-hups, leader 81 The lol-
KY. chat Hsng captures Capt, hcW-
y. ani tells him that hc means 60
Yin Mr., Hewitt 81 held prisoner
.ehls ghai-Hung goes go call on
Nerica. lie asks her 20 Niait him In
ne home.
>ow 60 on WITH THE STORY
Chaiilung appeared % reflect
He stepped presently aside as she
walked her pony past him. his pierc'
ins eyes never leaving her face.
she stared hard AZ a leaf that
eleamed white In a truant ray Of
,ropleal sunshine that had managed
10 p,erce the interviewer screen OF
FOLIAGE above. but a force, greater
thar any she had yet encountered.
seemed 10 DO tugging az her. A
drowsy feeling ercpt over her and
he woke, as II from dream. 10
Ana herself looking down into orhs
that slowed like wells o. fire, The
fahby fingers OF the bandit had
closed round tho bride and the
R,an pony was browsing on the
soft herbase that fringed tho forest
track
poas q never in a hurry IN Bor.
uss,r no was saying. II should like
you 10 come and see mo some.
times"
"I'm afraid that would be lmpos.
slble.' Monica FASTENED 90 assure
him. 1T must be perfectly obvious
70 you. Mr. ChatHnng. that. undcT
existing circumstances. a visit such
as you suggest is entirely out OF
the question. Her cheeks had gone
suddenly pale and two bright spots
Of crimson glowed beneath her eyes
Please let 40 my bride
The Oriental did no, appear to
have heard.
Il admire you immensely" he
continued with an oily smoothncss
that filled the girl with utter loath.
Ing. Il 40 not presume 10 imagine
you have given crodenco to the ex.
aggera,cd fairy.tales that have been
spread concerning ms supposed cx.
ploi,S Neither would you be pre-.
pared 10 condemn mo without a
trial You viii hardly believe me.
perhaps. when tell you that I was
actually on ms way 20 sec you
when 7 had the good fortune 70
meet you face 10 face. I was com.
Ing 10 leave my card"
= In spite Of herself. Mrs. Whey
could not restrain a smile.
Mr. Chat Hung" she protested.
You have seen flt 10 credit mo
with a certain amount OF lntclii.
gence feel highly Catered. as
sure you-until you deliberately pro.
ceed 10 insult L. Now. will you be
good enough 10 let me go7"
An ugly light shone In Chai.
lungs eyes and no raised his voice
10 a pitch that sent chill scnsa-
ton passing down her spine.
II am going 70 tell you whore I
COW I've Are you--afraid 20 come
and SEQ me. Mrs. viney7"
Afraid OF course not. Why
should b htraid7"
Are you afraid of--that7"
He held the thing before her face
so closely that she started back.
momsntsrily incapable Of visualizing
t. Suddenly she elutched at the
saddle and uttered a wild. piercing
scream that set a colony OF mon
keys shrieking and gibbcring In
chorus. She was staring as II fas-
ciuated at a long. narrow strip Of
pas,sboard. yellow and shiny. with
ssyen black dots marked clearly on
Us surface.
\ second later and the chinaman
had uttered peculiar. cultural cry
and footsteps began pattering
down the glade behind her. Chat.
Hung reached up as II TO pull her
from the saddle.
The pony that had been peaceful.
" feeding brought up its head with
sudden Jerk. causing ChaI-Hung
to slip Sideways losing his balance;
and Monica. the shock bringing her
70 her senses, found herself raining
blows from her riding stock az the
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