San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-23
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Copyright, 1923, NEA Service

| A AASAO AVudys
| Captain John Hewitt commissions
OF police at Jesselton, British Nortl
Borneo,. asks help from Chai-Hung
influential Chinese, in the recovery 0
jewels stolen from Lady Stornawa!
while she is a guest at the commits
sioner's home. Peter Pennington
known as "Chinasc" Pennington. be
Ecause of his slant eyes, is hired by tn,
government to run to earth The Vel
low Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits
Monica Whey, beautiful widow, is liv.
ing with her brother, Captain Hewitt
No go on with the story.
Monica gasped.
1.-The well of oriental cunning knows
no bottom" continued Pennington,
and yet l flatter myself I've learned
to probe into it deeply.
IL have been working quietly but
steadily, on this rather unusual jewel
robbery.
Il found no difficulty in running
the original thief to earth. l was on
the point of closing with him when a
singular complication occurred: As
L lay ON my 'tummy' in the under
growth, he was knitted - completely
and Observation-Disclosures my eyes!"
Hewitt bent forward suddenly.
GOOD Lord!"
II collared the assassin low and
VIZ fought like wild cats. He had
the strength of a bison, and, if lac
hadn't left his knife in the back of
his victim, / shouldn't be here now.
Anyhow he broke away and got clear,
leaving me with this"
He held the torn half of yellow
strip of paste-bOard before the COM
missioner's astOnished eyes.
For second Hewitt seemed de-
prived of the power of speech. and
it was MOnica's VOICE that launched
the question.
But, Mr.. Pennington. il he were
confederate - why did he kill his
friend?"
Because, suggested her brother,
"once having got the pendant, he de-
cided to keep it."
NO." said Pennington, with con-
viction. II fancy you're, wrong there.
The assassin didn't trouble to search
the dead man. but 1 went over him
very thoroughly. The booty had pass
ed from his hands long before 1 over
took him."
Monica drew in deep breath.
II still don't see"
Il believe our friend was guilty of
a serious indiscretion in leaving b.
hind the token that had been entrusted
to him-the yellow seven"
don't see that we're much for
raider" declared Hewitt modify.
What do you suggest doing?"
Turning in for SPELL" said Pen
nington. "In the meantime watch |
every port, search everyone who tries |
% embark-everyone, you understand, |
Cheerio ~
He made his way toward the back !,
Of the house, leaving Monica bub-
bling over with curiosity.
Hewitt anticipated the question that |
was forming itself on her lips.
That's about the most remarkable |
teller in eastern waters" he told her.
Chinese Pennington they call him.
You saw his eyes? His pedigree's |
faultless, but some extraordinary |
freak of fortune-or birth. if you like. |
iecreed he should 20 through life |
looking like that. / fancy locality has |
4 big effect on appearance. Penning- |
IONS people have been merchants in |
Shanghai for generations. Anyhow.
there it is. To all intents and pur-
DOSES he's as white as you or me. but |
there's no getting away from the fact |
that he has the eyes of nm oriental. He |
Knows Chinese character inside out.
He can talk like them. He can get |
himself IN to look like 'em. He holds |
a sort of rowing commission. He's |
streets ahead of the ordinary native
detective. The queer thing is that |
the natives know Pennington. but |
they've never managed to nail him.
They regard him as something al |
most super-human. They call him 'hs
who sees in the dark
"How delightfully."- thrillipg." COM
Monica. ale must be |
frightfully brave"
The commissioner smiled grimly.
"Pennington'd tackle the devil in !
The presence of a young. beauti- |
Jul and undepiably attractive widow
is bound to- cause something more |
than a mild sensation in any quarter |
IF the globe whore there happens 10 |
be preponderance of unattached ]