San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-29
The Yellow Seven
THE DAUGHTER OF CE1AE-HUNG
Copyrght 1928, NEA Service BY EDMUND SMELL
By EDMUND SMELL

| her very connection, in fact, with
the bandit who controlled the dread
movements of the Yellow Seven.
Suey-Koo had stumbled into the
burglar-alarm that Wallace had
made, and yet it never occurred to
Brabazon-secure in the FOOLS para
disc that his own frailty had built
up-that the unerring finger of the
great Chai-Hung was behind al this,
and that this seemingly helpless girl
was but another of the astute Orien-
tails cunning instruments, instruct
ed to decoy the planter to her faith
er's lair!
A girl in Knila Lumpur had told
Pennington that Brebazon was ir-
resistible. d! Whatever the signifi-
canoe of Suey-Koo's midnight mis-
sion may have been, with the home
ward journey barely half completed,
,, she found herself nesting contend
ly within the Englishman's encir-
member had every right 60 be where
it was.
"Brabazon
From somewhere behind him, the
planter heard himself called by
name. He released the gin and
swung around.
Standing in the open space be-
tween the hutments that he had Just
left, he saw Wallace and the Pathan
Waterman. Brabazon waited until
they had caught him up.
What is it, Wallace?" he de-
manded.
Look here, Brabazon, I'm sorry
to butt in and all that, but isn't this
trifle unwise? The area beyond
our wires. simply swarming with
Chia-Hung's men,
Brabazon started.
Who told you that?"
Pennington returned the assist
ant. "I've seen him. He told me
to advice you to send the Waterman
with Miss Chai-Hung."
Pennington Brabazon's. brain
reeled. How the devil did he
know" He bit his lip. Il suppose
he's hanging around on one of his
stunts. Of course Chai-Hung's men
are about. They're looking for the
girl. She's lost"
He faced Wallace defiantly. The
assistant dropped hand on his
shoulder.
Don't go. any farther tonight.
It's too risky"
Barbazon felt for his pipe.
He strobe back to where the girl
waited.
My Waterman will see you home"
he said.
Her face fell. Her hands stole to
his sleeves. The look she bestowed
on him stirred the fires within.
Trembling with an emotion that was
utterly beyond his power to suppress,
he pressed her fingers to his lips. In
all this monotonous existence of
which he was fast growing tired,
Suey-Koo was the brightest thing he
had encountered.
You will come and see me?" she
whispered presently.
Where can 1 find you-and
when?"
When Brabazon again Joined Wal
lace. the latter noticed that the
cheeks of the manager were flushed
beneath the tan of years. Until they
parted at the spot where two paths
met. neither spoke word.
The residence of Chai-Hung was
surrounded b. Il high pallisade
There were three gates, set close to-
gether-a large portal with narrower
entrances on either side. The tall
'Chinaman in greasy black who leant
against this effective screen, was
rolling a ciragette With practiced skill,
using tobacco which he fished from
the inner recesses of rubber pouch.
He clipped eff the stray ends with
a pair of folding scissors, shielded
the match with his hands, then
reached up and swung himself over
on to the othe: side, dropping on to