Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-09
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a jumbled heap OF moist documents
searching for the circular he had re
ceived only two days befors from
Captain John Hewitt--Commissi onei
of Police at Jesselton-a kind of lor'
NAL warning that this yellow seven
was the sign employed by a powerful
secret organization-and that its re-
ceipt signified a warning of death!
He hooked forward a chair and.
pouring himself out a generous help
ing from the square bottle, exam
ined the document and the card in
turn.
Presently he folded the document
carefully over the pasteboard and,
thrusting both into a tunic pocket,
leant back in his chair.
1t was fully ten minutes before
Chong-Hee returned. He stood on
the threshold, shivering like a man
with the auge, and Varney beckoned
him to approach.
II saw nobody, great tuan, but I
heard the voice of a spirit"
The trader started.
1.-THE voice of a spirit? " he echoed.
yah, tuan. 1t was a powerful
spirit for its words rose above the
wind in the trees and the flowing of
the river"
"Ah!" The trader set his back
firmly against the wall and stuck
both hands into his pockets. And
the spirit said ?"
Il have come with a message for
the white man who lives on the hill
and who-up to a points good"
Extremely kind of him, I'm sure!
Go on."
He spoke also of another white
man, tuan, n whom the natives
have called He Who Sees in the
Dark who is evil and the spirit
would seek to destroy. This is the
message the spirit gave to me; tell
the white lord that should he con-
tinue to live as he has lived-all will
be well; but should he receive this
other white man into his house or
seek to help him-all will be ill.,"
II see" said Varney. I'm other
words, your friend has a pretty good
notion in his head that this white
man intends coming here and hopes,
If 1 agree to chase him back into the
open, to have a prolonged opportu-
nifty of Sitting his throat! Was that
"Al1. tuan."
"Bi-Ia. Chong-Hee! You can clear
out"
The dog growled again, then
dashed into the night, barking. For
reasons best known to himself, Var
ney did not attempt to stop it. He
turned in order to gauge more easily
what was going on outside and
Chong-Hee waited fearfully.
A quick step was audible along
the path and the dogs Infatuated
baying had 0rned into a joyous
greeting. A-tall, slim man took the
steps in a couple of strides and halt
ed on the threshold. his solar topee
set at a jaunty angle over eyes that
might have belonged to a Celestial,
had not the remainder of the new
comer's appearance been so obvious
ly British.
Varney hurried forward.
Pennington Peter Pennington!
Man alive, I'm mighty glad to see
youi"
Chong-Hee still remained at the
entrance to the passage-way. There
was recognition written clearly in
his ha~lf-closed eyes.
Il saw your light-miles away"
laughed Chinese Pennington, "and
made for it like a shot. 1t missed
you them"
by the merest stroke of luck.
Beyond this. 1 haven't a building in
tact. One of my clerks got his leg
broken and a couple of coolies'U
have to be buried in the morning.
Chong-Hee, Take Mr.. Pennington's
cane and hat and make it bath and
dinner for two. Tahu?"
Pennington's glance lit upon the
square bottle.
Next to your admirable self" he
admitted, there's nothing on earth
1 more wanted to see than that! I've
had the DEVILS own time-and the
DEVILS own luck"
"How's that?" demanded the 9TH
err, pushing forward a chair.
II haven't seen you for months,
Varney, so 1 expect s/u're wonder
ing what particular stunt is inter-
esting me at present" He lowered
his voice. I'm trying to tackle the
toughest proposition it's aver been
my luck to strike. Hewitt's got me
chasing round after Chai-Hung and
his Yellow Seven"
Got your work cut Quit Here's