The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-17

marry Monica whey sister nf Zap
tain John Hewitt Commissioner %
inii,s ii Jtsseiton. british North
.lorneo Pennington BE- detailed by
NJ government 40 apprchcnd Chat
4htnr. leader OF Tho yellow seven.
gang 90 Chinese bandits, Denis
.taorhousc. district officer receives
a cali from a dusl,y pyak belle who
dances before tho assembled chiefs
al thp rico harvest Muorhousc, at
tendlng this festival. notices that
the girl wears wonderful silver
gauutlcts
NOW TO ON WITH THE STORY
And sim Denis Moorhouso fclt
hopolessly az sea. He glanced hack
over his shoulder toward the living
room and his half-finlshed meal. then
drew the tumblcr from the arm OF
his chair and sent the soda kissing
into the amber fluid. Al tho time.
while he strove to establish a mental
balance. he felt that the girls eyes
were fixed on him and tho hooking
light that played in them made him
uneasy.
Il am n busy man." he protested.
and / am tired DO not yet under
stand the motive that has brought
you here"
Again that Intoxicating smile.
she leant backward over the rail-
50 that the tightening folds OF her
s.trong accumulated the graceful
curves OF her form: the garment
seemed 20 have become part OF her.
ike the plumaEe OF a bird or tho
down OF a gorgeous butterfly that
flutters for brief moment In the
sunlight and Is gone. Moorhouse
know that she must SO: but n
strange. uncomfortable desire was
swiftly building itself up within him
10 postpone the moment Of her de-
parturc.
The Tuan-H akim viii remember
that when left the clearing / ran
quickly into the forest. had gone
but a little way thru the trees when
something tripped me and fell. one
u the silver things that chief had
made for me slipped from my hand
and looked up presently to sec that
r. great orang- China yellow man.
tall and very fat-had picked the
thing from the grass and was look.
ing az IL. l sprang AZ him like a
tiger-cat. but second man held my
arms from behind. 50 that could not
move There we're other Cinnamon In
the jungle. for could hear the bushes
as they moved The man who held
the silver hand carried ono arm In
black cloth and his face was very
evil After a little while he drew
his arm from the cloth and thrust
under my eyes the stump where a
hand had been"
Which hand was ng~ interrupted
Moorhouse quickly,
The left, tuan.
You are sure OF thlsg"
II had come back 20 the y. O's
memory that Pennington had told
him how one OF his men had severed
lungs left hand at the wrist.
Il have reason to be sure. because
the silver sheath that ! lost was from
my lef, hand I-who am afraid OF
nothing-seared this man. BLACK
girl the orang- China said. 4 have
more need OF this thing than you.
therefore shall keep it, Presently
from the folds Of his coat he pro-
duced knife. Bring me the head Of
the Engiishman who sat In the clear
Ing when you danccd--and you shall
have your hand He walked away
into the trees and II was long
while before he returned. Listen.
he said again. There Is a white man
whom the natives call He Who Sees
in the Dark. Kill him-and I viii
give you hands Of goid-that all
other dancers may envy you
The magistrate smiled Erimly.
The Chinaman said that. did he -
The girl nodded.
IL Is a difficult thing" she added
rrayely. FOR unless ] Kill you-I lose
the silver hand forever and. II / kin
you, I lose a friendt"
You will also stand n very good
chance Of being strung up by the
neck for the crows to peck at! Did
he tell you where to take the head
Of the white mani"
Il must 90 to certain house
where they cat opium-and no will
take me with him 10 tho oranS-
China"