New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-20
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This unusual series of stories deals
with the exploits OF Chinese Pen.
nington, a detective sent by his gov
eminent to British North Borneo to
run to earth The Yellow Seven. a
gang OF Chinese bandits.
Enid Bromley--dark, small-fea :
tured and effective. dropped her
racket on to the grass and sank into
chair by Hewitt's side.
I'm afraid / gave you an awful let
down in the last set" she murmured
Pm frightfully sorry"
Captain John Hewitt--commission-
or of police at Jesselton, 3. N. B.
passed hand through his dark hair.
Not at ALL" he returned gallantly.
Just fancy" put in Monica. "She
says she hasn't touched racket for
IS months. You look tired, Mr..
lawson" She smiled toward a stout
red faced man who blinked back at
her through sea of perspiration.
I'm not tired, Mrs. Whey" de-
clared Dawson. I'm hot!' He set
tied himself down on the turf at their
feet.
You'd scarcely credit it, Miss
Bromley. but I've been spending the
best part OF three weeks groyeiing on
my tummy. wriggling like some jolly
old serpent after a Chinese brigand
with fancy name
IT sounds thrilling"
IT wasn't hall go thrilling as it
sounds. Mrs. viney-the charming
widow on my Iife-ha5 snafled the
aAeckions OF the only man on the
haand who can wriggie gracefully and
elDee4iveIy-and that's Chinese PEN
ningtSn.
Did you catch your bandit2"
Dawson had turned again and was
SaxfnG down the siope toward the
paFm-efad shores of the bay.
hot altogether he confessed.
Ed looked puzzled
-Davuun,s endeavoring 10 achieve
fhH fnpuasIhAe," broke III the Com
wiankamar. Hes trying to appear
deepn Taken ON tine whole Borneo'T
q mSce. c0mfortz19ss little. place. but
~ so time past we've been hay
~ srcubse With nm Orienta, who calls
hfmasRf CAai-Hums. Pennington and
nnMuom sef out toset ner IN roundup
fhe Yellow Se~en-4hREss tine some
vhnf pic4mresqre tt9e o. the gang.
ChniEHmg mss t9o Clever f0- them
hmf, I'm the BORT c. general HnII-np.
his secnund- i'm command wa5 put out
ID art5om tneether with several of his
tnnmesasana bodyE1arw. tn all In
tsnrs and ruIpcsrs- Cnni-HmnE con- |
trolls the improvements Oh every China |
Mnn ON tine island
-Izm'4 tina. ra1ner seriors@ ! be- |
1ir7r fzr1aer said that all his coolies |
vrr= Cnimese-''
Tine majority o. Managers employ /
Chinese In Dor Tine allegiance OF the /
r~rrr rrt4eraea members OF the organ \
i,ztsem 10 fcr1mnztsss, passive, rrt so
rr.at in their fra.- OF the t@rdsS him |
sell and tine Little yellow carl with /
the srren bancF dot. that they would
think tHirc before disobcyinE hi-
crzmmnnSa5."
-JanI.~ sa7d Monica touching her
trufhe-,S aearF. when you've fin
faheh frightening Miss BROMLEY with
tales or yOus briEs5G. do you think
JON euuEer musts., u2 energT 10 order
suzas1 hiring with ice in it,
The Commissioner started to his
fYet-
By Jpve- I'm fearfuliy sorry.
Come z1cng, Dawson"
Tire two men moUnsad the wooden
stairs togeS,er and passed through an
open doorway, making their way
tnrvaard tine general room in which the
bar We EitDated-
fhr~l
order for his siste- and Enid Brom-
ley and was turning in search Of Daw-
nom viDen his eye lii upon two long
1e<1 vrCtxnding from the lower por-
tom OF a long cnair. He crossed the
space OFT dp-toe. The
oceupent OF the chair beamed up at
Kim.
-HuIlc, old scu. was wondering
when you we're going to turn up
~Peter,~ returned the commissioner
IF you have lost every
ahred OF respect for regu'ations-aDd
myxelf, you might at least have had
the deeency to report your arrival to
Monica"
Tine man with the Chinese eyes re-
ruatned unmoved-
y Calico ID Inc UuHtSsalU%
rom orderly informed me you were
eating the air. ] came on here to
fnd you absorbed in game of
knn1z~
-Huflo, you Old devil" greeted
Daw1cu.
Pennington rose YEARLY.
Jack; who's the LADY,"
They converyed around a bamboo
tzD3e and Chinese boy set a tray in
front Of them.
Hewitt rubbed els hands together
What d'you think OF her? Not
bad. chr
SHE'S not bad" conceded Penning
ION , -Bss on tie thir side. MOI
,eefing srtttsn, ] nope?"
Hewitt changed tie subject al
-1yt,y.
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