Perth Amboy evening news., 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
a chair by Hewitt's side.
I'm afraid I gave o an awful
let-down in the last set" she MUIR
INJURED. I'm frightfulfy sorry"
Captain John Hewitt-commis-
sioner of police at Jesselton, B. N.
B.-passed a hand through his dark
hair.
mot at ALL" he returned gallant
ly.
"Just fancy" put in Monica. "She
says she hasn't touched a racket for
eighteen months. You look tired,
Mr.. Dawson" She smiled toward a
stout, red-faced man who blinked
back at her through a sea of pers-
piration.
Tn 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 groveling
on my tummy, ~wriggling like some
jolly old serpent after a Chinese bril-
gand with a fancy name"
ut sounds thrilling"
at wasn't half so thrilling as it
sounds! Mrs. Viney-the charming
widow on my left-has snaffled the
affections of the only man on the
island who can wriggle gracefully
and effectively-and that's Chinese
Pennington"
did you catch your bandit"
Dawson had turned again and was
gazing down the slope toward the
pa1m-clad shores of the day.
mot altogether" he confessed.
Enid looked puzzled.
"Dawson's endeavoring to achieve
the impossible" broke in the COM
missioner. Hes trying to appear
deep! Taken on the whole, Borneo's
a nice, comfortable little place; but
for some time past we've been hav-
ing trouble with the Oriental who
calls himself Chai-Hung. Penning-
ton and Dawson set out together to
roundup the Yellow Seven-that's
the somewhat picturesque title of
the gang. Chai-Hung was too clever
for them but, in the sort of general
mix-up, his second-in-command was
put out of action together with sew
eral of his immediate bodyguard. To
all intents and purposes, Chai-Hung
controls the movements of every
Chinaman on the island"
isn't that rather serious? I be-
1ieve father said hat all his coolies
were Chinese"
1.-THE majority of managers employ
Chinese labor. The allegiance of the
more scattered members Of the or
angization is fortunately passive, but
so great is their fear of the bandit
himself and the little yellow card
with the seven black dots, that they
would think twice before d~isobeying
his commands"
""Jack," said Monica, touching her
brothers sleeve, when you've fin
ished frightening Miss Bromley with
tales of your brigand, do you think
you could muster up energy to order
something with ice in it?'
The commissioner started to his
feet.
by Jove. I'm fearfully sorry
Come along, Dawson
The two men mounted the wooden
stairs together and passed through
an open doorway, making their way
toward the general room in which
the bar was situated.
Hewitt had just completed the
order for his sister and Enid Brom-
ley and was turning in search OF
Dawson, when his eye lit upon two
long legs p~rotruding from the lower
portion of a long chair. He crossed
the intervening space on tip-toe. The
occupant Of the chair beamed up at
him.
"Hullo, old son! I was wondering
when you were going to turn up"
PETER returned the commits
sioner reproachfully, 'if you have
lost every shred of respect for regu-
lations-and myself you might at
least have had the decency to report
your arrival to Monica!"
The man with the Chinese eyes