The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-14
NEA Service. Inc. 1923

hlo unusual VI oSOAASo ~S-~A~
with the exploits of "Chinese" PEN
nington, detective sent by his gov
eminent to British North Borneo to
run to earth The Yellow Seven, a
gang of Chinese bandits. q
1t was one of those gray, close, un-
healthy days that Major Armitage
came to Jesselton. B. N. B.
He stood 4, commanding position
in the center of the first-class deck
Of the little sBarudu-moored along
side the white jetty--a tall figure
with an aristocratic stoop and mon
ocle that delighted all native be-
holders. When Captain John Hewitt
of Police observed
him through his binoculars from the
veranda Of his b1ngalow--the new
conner appeared to be giving orders
to everybody within hearing.
"Jack," called Monica from her
chair; "who is it?''
Her brother glanced back.
you're merely guessing" he re-
torted. "You couldn't possibly SEQ
from where you are"
II can. Would you like me TO
prove it? A long. lean, stoopy man
with funny puggaree and red tabs. :"
"And-there. you are!" interpolat-
ed Chinese Pennington through the
office window. Monica has the eye
of an 'awk!"
Pennington climbed through the
window and took the glasses from
the others hand. Monica gave \
little impatient toss to her shock of
fair curls, folded down the page of
the book she had been reading and
Joined them by the. rail.
"That," said Pennington, pointing
down the hill, "is Major James Lacy
Armitage-"
I'D. 5. o." murmured Monica.
II fancy you're wrong there. He
has three ribbons-almost as broad
as they are long: One is for going
to Messina just after the earthquake,
the second don't know, and the
third he obtained by giving up his
seat in a bus to q Russian Grand
Duchess!"
Monica laughed.
"The question isl said Hewitt
whats his particular object in com.
ing here.
whats his particular stunt ?"
"Blood and iron! Addresses a
dinner-party as if he were back on
parade with the umpteenth hussars.
Armitage is one Of those men who
talks until they give him job sim
ply to get rid Of him."
II see," said the Commissioner
"You don't happen to know, sup
pose, what sort of billet they've fixed
him up with this time"
Chinese Pennington was engaged
in rolling a cigaret.
"They couldn't find him a vacancy
so they made job for him. He's
sort of travelling inspector"
"Oh!" gasped Monica. "You don't
think they've sent him here to. take
Jacks placer"
"Not on your life! Armitage don't
like work. He's on the cushiest
thing he's ever strickland nothing
short of an earthquake'll induce him
to chuck it up. He'll inspect the
barracks, parade all the native
troops, drill them himself, nose into
the cook-houses, waste everybody's
time-and write sinking report
home to England condemning every
body"
Monica Viney's forehead wrinkled.
wont that be rather serious?'
Pennington smiled.
IT'D be disastrous-if anybody at
home took Armitage seriously. As
far as can make out, to be con-
demned by our friend in the monocle
is the finest recommendation for pro-
motion and increase of pay a police
officer can have!"
The Commissioner wound the
leather sling carefully round the BIZ
noculars and consigned them to the
cockroach. eaten case that hung from
the wall.
"And all this" he complained,
when I'm up to my eyes in work!
Monicall have to entertain him,
that's all"
II like that!"
II thought you would. Our visitor
appears to be perfectly harmless
sort of idiot, although bit Of a
bore"
"You have to be bore if you wear
a monocle," asserted Monica wisely.
II warn you, Peter, that if you at
tempt to conspire with Jack to leave
me alone with that mani shall flirt
with him outrageously.".
"Sorry-but while the dashing
Major is explaining to you what he
did when, he served with the nth
hussars, Il shall not improbably be
in the wilderness in search
of Mr.. Chai-Hung's latest hiding
place. True enough, our pet bandit
was badly winged by Rabat- Pilai and
the activities Of the Yellow Seven
have been Temporarily suspended;
but while Chai-Hung exists there's
going to be trouble on this island,
and it's up to me to stop it."
"Where is Chat Hung"
Chinese Pennington spread out his
hands.
Vanished from the face of the
EARTH" ~
"Lost his Left hand in your last
stunt, didn't he?" queried the Com
100 $1,000 $500 :