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Chai-Hung began speaking again,
with a cultural metallic harshness
that Jared on Armitage.
Whatever my enemies may lave
told you, Major Armitage, l am at
heart a sportsman and, although l
must frankly confess the insult to
my intelligence the nature of your
expedition against me seemed to i'm
ply offended me deeply, there still
remains enough that is good in my
nature to appreciate your daring
The eyes that fixed themselves upon
Armitage's monocled countenance
glowed like live Goals. II was sorely
tempted to return insult for insult
and let you go free; for 1 do not fear
you, you poor fool, nor-if this we're
my only stronghold-would I be
afraid you could find your way here
again. 1 was tempted, I repeat
until / remembered my left hand. 1t
was taken from me, as you may have
heard, by one of your agents-one
Rabat-Pilai. You car hardly blame
me, Major Armitage, If l tell you /
have sworn an oath to sever the left
hand from any British agent who
may fall into my hands"
Armitage did not lack courage. He
returned the others gaze.
at see," he said r%eflectfully. you
propose turning me adrift in I'M
known territory-minus my hand!
And you claim to be a sportsman! l
tell you what We'll do, Mr.. Chai-
Hung. My Chinese interpreter
Sing-Ho-introduced me to a pleas
ant little game of chance, which
should not be unknown to You. YoN
will find it on the top Of thai cup
board where your men deposited my
effects. I'll play you for my hand,
Mr.. Chai-Hung! 1t is the game OF
the little black and red cube and the
brass boxi The red shall signify my
hand. May I trouble you for my pen
ell and one of those folded sheets OF
paper I carried"
The high backed chair creaked as
back met it.
you are a brave man, Major Ar
mitage. We will play this game"
He touched a brass gong at his side
and the attendant entered quietly.
Bring me the game that you took
from the English gentleman, the
pencil and his notebook"
Without a tremor Armitage set
the little brass box squarely in the
center of the paper and drew line
from each corner of the thing to the
corresponding n of the sheet.
Round the box itself he marked a
and lifted the lid to show the
cube resting firmly in its slot in the
portion. He slid back the tor
turned the box over and over be-
tween his fingers.
1.-THE red will face this square,"
declared Chai-Hung, indicating the
with a fingernail of enor-
nous length.
Taking the cover between finger
and thumb, Armitage lifted slowly.
He paused midway, conscious that
the man who sat opposite had turned
sharply toward the door. Suddenly
the Oriental sprang to his feet-his
whole being consumed with fury
clutched with his single hand at
a sword that hung from a gilded
screen.
I'VE do not continue the game,
Major Armitage," he Kissed, be
cause your men are at my gates HE
swung the weapon aloft. 1T is they
must thank for this!"
Throwing all dignity to the winds
James Lacy Armitage dtved
the table, and the blow de-
,cended upon its upper surface with
terrific force. As Chai-Hung strove
to disengage the weapon, a bullet
shattered a mirror behind him.
Armitage crawled from his refuge
10 find the room empty, the sentry
and the amiable features of the
Interpreter - Sing-Ho regarding
him through the window.
Still crouching on his hands n
knees he blinked up at the face.
"Sing-Ho!"
Pennington smiled.
cor, in other words" he muir
sweetly, "the man who is
bungling this yellow Seven aralr
hopelessly-Chinese Pennington"
"The Silver Hand,'' the next cpl
sode of this gripping series, Will
In our next issue.