New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-17

refer remington Is engaged [
marry Monica Whey, sister OF Car
tain John Hewitt, commissioner q
police at Jesselton. British Mort
Borneo. Pennington is detailed b
the government to apprehend Chai
Hung, leader of The Yellow Sever
a gang of Chinese bandits. Deni
Moorhouse. district officer, receive
a call from dusky Dyak belle VIII,
dances before the assembled chief
at the rice harvest. Moorhouse, at
tending this festival, notices tina
the girl wears wonderful silver gaunt
lets.
And still Denis Moorhousc fel
hopelessy at sea. He glanced bach
over his shoulder toward the living.
room and his half finished meal, Their
drew the tumbler from the arm of his
chair and sent the soda kissing into
the amber fluid. All the time, while
he strove to establish a mental bal
ance, he felt that the girls eyes were
fixed on him and the hooking light
that played in them made him I'M
easy.
Il am a busy man." he protested,
land am tired. ] do not yet under
stand the motive that has brought
you here
Again that Intoxicating smile.
She leant backward over the rail
SO that the tightening folds of her
sarong accentuated the graceful
curves of her form; the garment
seemed to have become part of her.
like the plumage of bird or the
down of gorgeous butterfly that
hutters for brief moment in the
sunlight and is gone. Moorhouse
knew that she would go-knew that
she must go; but strange, uncon-
trollable desire was swiftly building
itself up within him to postpone the
moment of her departure.
'grhe Tuan- Hakim will remember
that when I left the clearing ] ran
quickly into the forest. had gone
but little way through the trees
when something. tripped me and
fell. One of the silver things that a
chief had made for me slipped from
my hand and ] looked UP presently
to see that a great orang-C China
yellow man, tall and very fat--had
picked the thing from the grass and
was looking at it. I sprang at him
like a tiger-cat, but a second man
held my arms from behindA so that ]
could not move. There were other
Cinnamon in the jungle, for ! could
hear the bushes as they moved. The
man who held the silver hand car |
ried one arm in black cloth and
his face was 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 it," interrupted
Moorhouse quickly. ..
THE left, tuan."
You are sure of this?"
1t had come back to the D. O.'s
memory that Pennington had told
him how one of his men had severed
Chat lungs left hand at the wrist.
u have reason to be sure, because
the silver sheath that lost was from
my left hand. I--who am afraid OF
this man. Black
GIRL the orang- China said 1 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 Englishman who sat In the
clearing when you danced-and you
shall have your hand He walked
away into the trees and 1t was long
while before he returned. Listen
he said again. There is white man
whom the natives call He Who Sees
in the Dark. Kill him-and l will
give you hands of gold-that all other
dancers may envy YOU
The magistrate smiled grimly.
THE Chinaman said that, did he?"
The girl nodded.
ut is a difficult thing" she added
for unless I kill you-I
ose the silver hand forever and, If
| kill you, ] lose friend!"
you will also stand a very good
chance of being strung up by the
,eck for the crows to peck at Did
,e tell you where to take the head of
he white man." ~
IT must go to a certain house
where they eat opium-and he will
axe me with him to the orang-
china"
Moorhouse grunted.
"It Is not such difficult thing,
fter ALL" he told her. zone day
Don, when 1 shall tell you, l will
i've you a parcel to take to this
,hinaman. You will say to the man
t the opium house that the head of
he white man is there, but you can
My show it to the orang- China who
las the silver hand. He will take
ou with him and, at little distance
shall follow carefully. Come to me
very evening until that day.-Good
ighti"
She left the rail and came toward {
i'm hesitantly, her arms out I
in front of her.
Il have no home" she said softly. I
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