The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-14
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BY EpstoNp SHELL.
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circular l sent round 20 all white
settlers There's slight amendment,
BY the way; Chai,Hung has lost his
LEFT hand during the last fow days
This gentleman was once tho most
respected Chinaman on the island
He enjoyed liberties only extended
TO white people--and he would siill
be enjoying them n Il hadn't been
for young Pennington. Chai-Hung
Is a bis. lat Oriental speaking per-
feet English with a fairly guttrel Rc-
cent lie is INSCRIPTIONS. morclless
and has a distinct aversion 20 Brit
ishors His sign is u yellow Chinese
playing card with seven black dots
upon IL and he dishes these out as a
warning % death or an indication
that the assassination OF victim
was carried out by the Yellow Sew
en-. with scarcely a single exception
every Chinaman on the archipelago Is
In league with Chai-Hung. IL means
that any undertaking against the
bandit must be carried out with the
utmost secrecy"
Tho other pressed the tips OF his
fingers together In front OF him
"An exceedingly interesting. Hew-
1T. must admit. but. " may say
80. a little far-fctchcd Reading be-
tween the lines. you're all scared 10
death OF this Chai-HunE fellow be-
cause sou have every new outrage
fresh on your memory You men
toned the area OF Borneo Just now.
That has very little bearing on the
present question. because more than
half the place Is under Dutch man
agement and the yellow Seven con.
fine their activities 20 British North
Borneo. the area Of which, con-
siderahle-is certainly not vast" He
emitted a little. self-satlsiied chuekle
Five minutes later. when tho ma
jor retired 20 the spare-room. the
head Of Chinese Pennington was
thrust thru tho office window fol-
lowed almost Immediately by that %
Monica.
oh say. Jack. rsn't u perfectly
priceless chh-Hung1l cat him
eye glass and ALT"
"He won't" rctorted the commits
sioner. because you're going with
hint"
know any more jokes like that ?"
I'm not joking I'm deadly IN
earnest Where dyou imagine I'm
likely 70 discover an interpreter who
speaks Chinese. Malay and English
except among the Chinese popuIa-
ton. aud I've already explained 10 tile
Eibberins idiot that no Chlnamans
TO be trusted Rlug up the barracks.
there's a good chap. and set me on
to F'yfe."
Monica caught her brothers sleeve
Are you really serious7-
Rather. can't allow Armltage
90 make fool Of himself over Chnl-
Hung Pcnn's so, 10 act as guide
philosopher and friend 10 this already
misguided lunRuc He's 70 change
into suitable gear for the part and
gently lead this disciple Of blood and
iron into all those portions or the
island where the bandits least likely
10 be"
I'VE Eodsi" murmured Pennington.
us this stunt guing on Indefinitely -
Until he gets 30 cunfoundcdly fed
up with the entire concern that he
decides TO chuck his hand IN. ~
any rate. hen Be back for ratons
within a week"
Before We start" insisted the
other. there arc Just ono or two
points I'd like 20 mention This Chi
ucse interpreter OF yours Is going TO
be OF the high brow variety: not ono
Of the sort. you understand, that
squats round campflres with dirty
bearers. He's entitled. moreover. TO
a tent 90 himself--and fun rations -
Hewitt grinned.
u think can manage that for
you"
Chinese Pennington carried out IN
structions to the letter. II was no
easy matter TO avoid Chat Hung =
band OF brigands, because crowd
such as Armitagc insisted on taking
with him could not fail 20 attract at
tcntion
There were other difficulties that
beset their troubled path thru the
stunted Iungie.wastes. difficulties for
which ArrnitaEo was directly respons-
ible and which he treated with such
iatuous unconcern that Pennington
wanted TO knock the offending mon
ocis into the eye that II adorned. To-
Eether sth his other faults Major
Lacy Armitazc lacked grace He
was the exact opposite TO that type
Of British officer men will follow TO