The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
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Pennington's eyes blaEod.
Sergeant panudin, round up those
men and follow, bring all tho pro
visions you can lay your hands on.
What direction arc they taking, Ra-
hatf''
Due east, tuan. There are others
who came with mo who could wait
az certain points until tho soldiers
found the path"
As Pennington followed upon tho
heels % Rabat- Pilai, no found time 20
hc sorry FOR Major ]. Lacy Armitage
and the inevitable failure OF hts ex-
petition; he was sorry. too. that tho
man who preached efficiency could
not have been there at that momen;
20 appreciate tho cAilbr OF tho net
work he himself was fast drawing
round Chai-Hung: little. brown. in
conspicuous mortals. each cherlshing
special hatred for their quarry and
Assisted by n Jungle telegraph coded
and adapted by Chinese Pennington.
At bend In the tracy Rnhat.P ilni
touched Pennington gently,
They are not far ahead. tuan
They arc making for the house IN
tho rocks. for Chal-Hung II tired
and his arm pains him"
They viii not have killed the
white man7~
Rehat-pilsi ahook h!s head
mot yct-or they would have left
his body for us 90 find"
The corners OF Pcnnlngton's mouth
turned down and he examined the
clip Of cartridges in his automatic.
The Chinese. Major ArmitaEc. are
inherent gamblers There are few
among us. in fact. who would not
easily he tempted 20 hazard their en-.
tire fortunes at game OF chance. -
Chal-Hung sat holt upright In his
high-baekod chair and smiled
so ! believe" returned the Eng
/ llshman coldly Now that his limbs
were freed he was beginning 20 set
over that feeling OK Injured algs,IIty; ;
tina, had accompanied his capture.
May ask wha, YOU intend doing
with me-"
II was apparent that tho bandit
was equally CAPABLE Of affecting
deafness
Hence tho Yellow seven" he con
,inued. III is ! who decide upon our
victlmA but the hand that carries
out ibe dcath.penhlty Is rarely mine,
Tho matter g. decided by form Of
lottery The yellow seven Is mixed
| up with the otter cards and those
who az that moment form my body.
guard draw Tor II in turn. The thlug
n done cutie openly ard the sign Of
our society left pinned to the victim
The majors thros, had gone sud.
denly dry
His glance dropped from the broad
which the bandits arm rcposed-
Chai-Hung began speaking again
with cultural metallic hRrshnes,
that Jared on Armi,agc.
Whatever my enemies may have
told you. Major ArmiiRge. I Hm a,
heart a sportsman and, nitho l must
frankly confess tho Insult 10 my In.
telliEencc the nature q your expedi.
ton against ms seemed 20 imply 81.
Tended me deeply. there atlH remains
enough that - good In my nature Il
appreciate your daring" The eye,
that fixed themselves upon Armi,
taEe's monocied ooantcnancc Eiowet
like live Goals II was Boreiy tempt
cd 20 return insult for insuit-ant
let you 20 free for I do not feat
YOU. you poor fool. nor-if ,hla wor,
my only stronghold would b
afraid you could find your way herr
again. was tempted. repeat -un
I'll / remembered my ieft hand i
was taken from me. as YOU may havt
heard hy one n your hgenis--ou
Rabat-Pilai. You can hardly blame
me. Major Armltage. II tell you
have sworn on oath to sever the ief
hand from any British agent win
may fall into my handEl"
Arnitage did not lack courage m
returned the others gaze.
II Sec he said RESPECTFULLY fYol
propose turning me- adrift In un
known territory minus my hand
and you claim to be a sportsman.
tell you what wen do. Mr.. Chai
Hung My Chinese interpreter
Sing -Ho-introduced me to n pleas
ant little game Of chance. whicl
should not be unknown 10 you, Yoi
will find II on fhe top Of that CUP
board where your man deposited m.
effects I'll play you for my hand
Mr. Chai-Hnng, II is the game o
tho little black and red cube and tn
brass box! The red shall signify m.
hand. May ! trouble you for m,