San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-24
Begin Here Today.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service

sS6Ah 4Ooays
Capt. John Hewitt, commissioner Of
police at Jesselton, British North Dor.
neo, is worried because jewels are
stolen from Lady Stornaw ? while she
is a guest at his home. Chai-Hung
influential Chinese, promises to assist
in the recovery of the jewels. Peter
Pennington, detective, is hired by the
government to capture the leader oil
The Yellow Seyen. gang of Chinese
bandits. Monica Whey, sister of Cap
tain Hewitt. persuades Officer Daw-
son to take her to a Chinese gambling
den. Now go on with the story.
She could have sworn the China
man who manipulated the inverted
shells was none other than the man
in whom her brother had declared alb
solute misunderstanding!
But, clearly as the sw.ftly-moving
events of that momentous evening
were imprinted on her memory, she
was destined to witness a som what
puzzling curtain" to her singularly
poignant drama, climax that for
some moments. at LIST. forced her
to believe she had been the victim of
an optical illusion. For, as she
turned to murmur Ler thanks to tie
inimitable Dawson, her glance wan
dered from the ri of white steps
TO a long cane chair at the far end
of the commissioners veranda.
Clothed in n suit of immaculate
whites" breathing with the placid
regularlyity of healthy child. Chinese
Pennington slumbered peacefully!
Monica was leaning on the wooden
rail. gazing beyond the sun-scorched
slopes to where-at the farthest ex-
tremity of the white jetty. the black
funnel of the Darvel emitted faint,
hesitant line of smoke.
Hewitt. in his shirt sleeves, his to-
pee set at jaunty angle, was inter-
viewing native orderly in the gar
den. lowering in the foreground. cool
ly melting juvenile fox terrier to
burrow in a bed for legendary rat.
Peter Pennington smoked and waited.
He approached the commissioner the
instant the interview was at an end.
"Just been down to the boat" he
explained. "She pushes off at H."
Hewitt glanced Mt his watch.
There's good half-hour TO go
yet"
Quite a lot can happen in half an
hour" returned Pennington. "Still
searching everybody"
The commissioner grunted.
IF you want my, opinion."' he said.
that COMPOUNDED pendants not on the
island"
I'm afraid 1 don't, agree with you.
1t probably won't be here much
longer" He flicked the ash from his
cigarette. "Seen Chai-Hung?"
NO, but he sent up chit by
coolie, asking permission TO go on
board and interview the supercargo
about some rice he's expecting"
"Of course you refused"
The commissioner described n semi
circle in the dust with the toe of
shoe.
''On the contrary" he asserted lofti-
". Il gave him permit. The evil
gether against him is purely circum-
stantial. You've always had your knife
into him. you know"
Pennington stuck his feet wide
apart.
lie uaInn nearly nau knlie INTO
me-a couple of nights ago." He
caught Hewitt's sleeve. Look here.
old son, I'm not letting You chuck
away your chances like this. Storm
away's I'll right. but she'll never rest
until she's got you out of this. Petit
coat influence is the v-ry devilw He
dropped his voice to n whisper. "Chai-
lungs got that pendant on him now.
don't you understand? Once he's got
it aboard you won't have dogs
chance of finding it,"
The commissioner wavered.
"You don't know who's got it," he
declared.
I've every reason to believe he has
and I'm not taking any risks. If you
don't slim into vour tunic and come
down with me, warn you I'll search
him myself"
At that moment. Monica. trembling
with suppressed excitement. caught
sight of red umbrella passing placid
" along the roadway at the foot Of
the slope.
Jack :" she called out suddenly, "gC
down with Mr.. Pennington. You cam
afford to stand on ceremony"