The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-15
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Monica Whey, sister OF Captain
John Hewitt Commissioner Of Pos
lice az Jcssolton. british North nor-
nee 10 engaged 10 marry Peter Pen
niugton Pcnningt ton h detailed by
tho government 10 capture Chat
ffufsx. fValSf 90 TIC yellow Seven,
a EAng % Chinese bandits Major
Armitagc comes 10 iessclton and ans
nounees that he means 70 run Chat.
Hung 10 earth In ono week Hewitt
has Pennington disguise himself Ra
Chinese Interpreter and Recomp-
any ArmitaEc ON the expedition
NOW 60 ON WITH THE STORY
II expect everybody here 20 remain
IN their quarters after hghts.out and
I've instructed tho scntries % shoot
without question az anybody who Is
found prowling around after dark
our next move Is 10 set on the track
Of Chai.Hung with the least possible
delay. Get half-a-doren picked
men scouting Tor traces OF The as
sassins and report 90 me as soon as
anything definite transpiresr
VERY good. tuan, And YOU"
Il shall remain hcN"
There whs fallen trco trunk az
the edge Of the clearing farthcst from
tho sQuatting bearers and Major
Aruitagc settled himself down nj the
end which appeared 60 offer the most
shade. Tho interpreter glanced hack
over his shoulder twice as he crossed
20 the men. but tho apostle. Of blood
and iron was pressing tobacco from
On oii-skin pouch into an exceedingly
new-looking hriar and did not look
un.
Pennington was frankly puzzled
and no, little perturbed as 10 the
uncomfortable proximity OF the
agents OF Chai-Hung. II was one
thing tracking down the bandit by
his own methods--and quite another
securing the country at the heels OF
50 unreasonable "A leader as Arml.
age. The yellow Seven were swarm
ing somewhere close az hand. tRking
advantage OF the shelter the Jungle
offered and picking Off those who
laEgcd behind. by this method they
were reducing the strength Of Armi-
taEe's force.
Taking with him a native sergeant
he embarked upon a reconnaissance
They were returning couple Of
hours later thru narrow defle h..
tween rocky hanks half hidden by
ferns. when a figure appeared on the
Path not 10 yards in front OF them
Pcnnlngton's hand swung around tC
his hip pocket. but Sergeant Danu.
din caught his arm.
~Bi.la. tuanl II Is Rabat- Pilal"
Pennington stopped dead In nj,
tracks The newcomer was he &c
whom the man with the Chinese eye,
was wont 10 refer as his chief Of
starr; a short. 1.-THE individual with
an eye and an ear missing and HI,
mouth slit.ou either side.
What Is Il. Rahat Pilal ?"
The creature saluted as he cam,
NJ.
Great tuan. have followed Chal
Hung TO this place. He has many
81 his men with hlrn-Rnd he ha,
taken the white soldier with the Eiasi
eye"
Pennington started
You arc sure OF this2" he de.
mandsd
Perfectly. tuan. I came from th'
direction Of the Tuan-B esar varneyi
house-whlch Is By the river. bccaus'
Of something that a man had tols
me. ] found the soldiers and thi
men who carried the barang: aftet
that saw the white lord. who wa
sitting on tree. I did not enter tn
clearing. but siirted by way Of IN
forest-and the thing happened as
passed A man dressed as you mr.
dressed spoke to the soldiers. who FOL
lowed him presently into The jungle
The white lord had fallen asleep witt
his head in his hands-and chai
Hung came softly.
How long ago was thls7'
Ten minutes. perhaps. no; more.