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Z 1.-THE exact spot where your pet
bandit was last located. A list Of his
places of refuge would be of service
and a rough memorandum as to his
appearance, personal habits, etc.
"You can have a photograph, II
you like, together with a copy of the
circular l sent round to all white
| settlers. There's a slight amend
ment by the way: Chai-Hung has
lost his left hand during the last few
days. This gentleman was once the
most respected Chinaman on the
island. He enjoyed liberties only ex-
tended to white people-and he
would still be enjoying them IL 1t
hadn't been ror young Pennington.
Chai-Hung is a big, fat Oriental.
speaking perfect English with a
fairly gutteral accent. He is un-
scrupulous. merciless and has a dis
tinct aversion to Britishers. His
sign is a yellow Chinese playing card
with seven black dots upon it and he
dishes these out as a warning Of
death or an indication that the as
sassination of a victim was carried
out by the Yellow Seven. With
scarcely a single exception every
Chinaman on the archipelago is in
league with Chai-Hung. 1t means
that any undertaking against the
bandit must be carried out with the
utmost secrecy"
The other pressed the tips of his
fingers together in front of him.
All exceedingly interesting, Hew-
lit, I must admit; but, if I may say
so, a little far-fetched. Reading be-
IT. a--- vN,Yf-0 oil Ganrod tn
death of this Chai-Hung fellow be-
cause you have every new outrage
fresh on your memory. You men,
toned the area of Borneo just now.
That has very little bearing on the
present question, because more than
half the place is under Dutch man
agement and the Yellow Seven cong
fine their activities to British North
Borneo. the area of which-if con-
siderable-is certainly not vast He
emitted a little, self-satistied chuckle.
Five minutes later when the major
had retired to the spare room, the
head of Chinese Pennington was
thrust through the office window fol-
lowed almost Immediately by that of
Monica.
"Oh. I say. Jack, isn't it perfectly
priceless. Chai-Hung'Il eat him
and ALL"
He won't" retorted the commits
because you're going with
KNOW any more jokes like that"
I'm not joking. I'm deadly in
earnest. Where d'you imagine I'm
to discover an interpreter who
speaks Chinese, Malay and English
except among the Chinese popula-
ton, and I've already explained to
the gibbering idiot that no China
to be trusted. Ring up the
there's a good chap, and
get me on to Fyfe."
Monica caught her brothers
Are vol really serious?"
"Ratheri 1 can't allow Armitage
to make q fool Of himself over Chat
philosopher and friend to this al
misguided lunatic. He's to
change into suitable gear for the part
and gently lead this disciple of blood
and iron into all those portions of
the island where the bandits least
likely to be-"
I SOQS! muTnuTeQ GeHIlHS-
us this stunt going On indefi-
?"
Until he gets so confoundedly
with the entire concern that
he decides to chuck his hand in. AT
any rate, he'll be back for rations
a week.
Before we start" insisted the
there are just one or two
points I'd like to mention. This Chi
interpreter of yours is going to
be of the high-brow variety; not one
of the sort. you understand, that
squats round camp-fires with dirty
bearers. He's entitled, moreover, to
a tent to himself-and full rations."
Hewitt grinned.
"I think I can manage that for
you"
Chinese Pennington carried out in
structions to the letter. 1t was no
easy matter to avoid Chai-Hung's
band of brigands, because a crowd
such as Armitage insisted on taking
with him could not fail to attract at
tention.