The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-07
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HftFf Remington NNANNNNIf 70
Engaged 10 marry Monica Whey
.istrr III Captain John Hewitt CONF
missioner "a Police al JCssrlton.
British North Borneo. Pennington
Is detailed By the government 30
run 10 earth The Yellow seven. a
gang OF Chinese bandits, Peter -
known as Chinese Pennington be-
cause of his slant eyes ana hts
ability % disguise himself and min
elo with Chinese without any ono
suspoctluE hts Identity. Pennington
traces Chal-Hung 20 his latest hid
Now 90 ON wITm the STORY
The Pack was gradually diminish
ing. There were only ~ cards let -
l counted them as they lay IN the
yellow light % the lamp, There'was
dramatic pause and IN tho grim
silence that followed only one man
spoke. IL was Ial-Ho- Hyde's old
Seryant-and he spoke SO softly that
1 only caught one single word my
own name And then strange
thing happened. The Rreh-handit.
who had lain stiil and mo,lonless as
- corpse raised himself on one arm.
His fingers. emaciated with the foyer
that consumed him. lowered over the
tablo-then dropped on 20 a single
card He was too weak 10 take Il
and tho thing fluttercd 20 the floor,
falling taee-uppermost not a yard
from where I waited"
The yellow Soyen," Hewltts lips
formed the words
Pennington inclined his head.
The lot had fallen upon Chai-Huns
himself 10 take my life. And Chat
Hung lay like a dead thing, weak
ened even with the sheer cSertion
Of his effort. while his intended vic
tim watched unseen.
At the foot OF the bamboo ladder
the Commissioner turned 70 Penning-
ton.
Il though, you'd like TO know that
Monica insisted on coming with me
on this trip. To tell you the honest
truth. hadn't the heart 20 refuss
her. Were staying at pawson's
bungalow, Why don't sou run alons
and see her -
others face.
A look OF pain crept into the
Il daren't." he said thlckly. Il
want to see this thing through first.
The other nodded Cmpathetlcaiiy
when are you going 20 collar
hlmT'
Tonight Come 20 me here Al
nine-and come armed
The Commissioner form was out
% sight before Pennington turned OF
his heel and went hack 90 TIE barn
hoo bridge where Hewitt had frs
found him
The sun was already at lis zenith
when Captain John Hewitt Com,
missioner OF Pouce-hAlted abruptly
at a spot where two Jungle paths me
and realized that he had lost hi
bearings II was precisely az tina
moment that he began 20 regret tina
Pennington had not offered to &C
company him Pennington had NJ
uneanny knack OF finding HIS wal
thru territory that was ahsoiutel,
unknown 20 him II was as II that
extraordinary freak Of birth that had
presented him with the eyes OF ar
Oriental had gifted him also witt
the mysterious instincts Of the prim-
eval savage.
The track was lmperccptihly Grow
ing wider and At intervals he felt th'
rays Of tho sun that poured down or
him where the trees were set farthei
apart. He glanced up suddenly then
white TO the roots OF his hair. dartct
behind the trunk Of a JaelgfrtiIt-tree
nattening himself against the bark
He knew now that he had taken IN.
wrong path for straight ahead o
him rose a wall Of rock. sheer and
frownlng. At the foot Of the rocl
nestled broad. squat hut. roofet
with dried sago leaves Sitting tran
GULLY az his ease. his fat finger
interiaced over m enormous pauucl
that even fever had not succeeded N
reducing 10 any appreciabie extent
was Chai-HunE. He sat alone, wrap
ped In blanket acquired in one o
his numerous raids. his feet crosses
IN front OF him. his hack restinl
sgains. one Of the poles that support
Cd the building.
For matter Of seconds the Com
missioner Of Police stared in NUT