Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-30
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wb,ais unusual series of stories
Cas- with the exploits of Chinese
ennington. a detective sem by his
government to British North Borneo
to run to earth The Yellow Seven,
a gang of Chinese bandits.
"Chinese" Pennington thrust his
head il at the doorway of hewitt's
office and blinked toward where the
Commissioner sat at his desk, APP
parentiy Immersed in thought out
in reality, watching the antics OF a
Siamese kitten Thai his sister was
tantaliZing with a champagne cork
suspended frcln a string.
Well" demanded the intruder.
"How's things?
Captain John Hewitt started
guilty. and Monica, grasping the
Iolds of her kimono with Il hand
and the kitten with the other, drop
ped into a chair.
Morning, Pennington" said the
Commissioner. Anything fresh? p
The man with The peculiar eyes
caine in languidly.
mis-. Nineys The freshest thing
I've seen this morning he admit
.cd
"Lon't be a fool" recommended
Monica, flushing. She held the ami
NAL up for inspection. Isn't he
swe et? Mr.. Dawson SEN him down
from ketatan."
What are you going to call it?'
Monica's forehead Srinkled pref
tiiy.
PETER she declared with sud
den emphasis.
That's my Name"
Inc Commits yUner swung round
ia his chair aud smiled.
Monica rose suddeiIy and made
for the door. On the threshold she
stopped and glanced hack owe her
shoulder.
Are you gong to he frlghtfully
Lusy, Mr.. Pennington" she asked.
because I've thousands of .hings
to talk to you about when Johns
finished with you"
Pennington turned presently and
Saw her brother regarding him
%curlously.
II imagine you want tt marry
Monica? ?" he suggested bluntly.
P~ennington's eyes that were set
like an Oriental's on his youthful
countenance, disappeared behind
their diagonal Sits.
And supposing L do?"
There vas something in the ring
of his voice that suggested he fear
ed opposition on the part of the
Commissioner of Police himself; but
Hewitt shot from his chair and
dropped both hands on the younger
mans shoulders.
bennington, old son. he declar-
ed! there's nothing on this earth
that I'd like better"
1Thanks," said the other huskily.
What are my chances, d'you
you ask me my opinion, I
say you've as much likeli-
cd of being successful as any mar
the island. Why don't you ask
Er-now
Pennington waved a hand in front
of him as if to dispel a mist that
had suddenly arisen.
you SEN for me because your
territory was over-run by the yell
low Seven gang. The instant I en-
barked on my Investigations, I real
lied that their leader-Chai-Hung-
was the toughest nut I had yet set
out to crack. 1t was after L was GER
tain of my feelings toward your sis
ter that L swore to myself never to
submit my proposal until l had final
ly run Chai-Hung to earth"
Hewitt stood stroking his smooth
black hair.
We'll" he declared. You ac-
complished what you set out to do.
You caught Chai-Hung in his w
trep. The Governor thanked you
personally. What more d'you want?"
Pennington dropped YEARLY into
.a chair.
1 I'm not satisfied" he told him.
my contract was to get the Brighter
Il lead or alive. l did neither. 1
Bcouldn't. I had a horde of his ruff
fans at my heels and young Braba-
zon to get ont of the scrape into
which he'd tumbled. Brabazon toe
my pistol and kept EN- off, while I
threw Chai-Hung into the death
chamber. 1t was full of poisonous
fumes, I'll admit. and I doubt If a
fly could have lived in it; but I'd
have given everything I possessed