Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-24
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jacket against it."
Pennington smiled.
He might-if he'd troubled to in
| spect 1t with a ladder. The yellow
seven, if you remember, was painted
on the side Of Domberg's house, and
Domberg's bungalow is built on piles
ten feet or more above the ground
She caught both sides of his coat
and forced him TO look at her.
do be careful, Peter, for my
sake.'
He ran his fingers caressingly
through her curls.
'"There's no need to be anxious"
he said, for I shan't want to be so
very alone. Rabat-Pilai will be how
| ering in the shadows. Holy Moses!
have you the remotest idea what the
time is?"
She shook her head and there was
a wistful look in her eyes.
1T passes so quickly when you are
here, and SO slowly when you're
away on these wretched expeditions.
Come back soon, Peter dearest;
promise me you'll come back soon"
And Peter Pennington promised.
Evening, Van Daulen!"
The Dutchman started, almost fall
Ing back down the steps of his own
veranda. Curled in a chair, a cigaret
between his lips and a half-filled
tumbler resting in the cavity in the
arm, lay Chinese Pennington.
"Ohi good evening, Thought I'd
left you behind in Jesselton."
He Numbered past Pennington.
found a seat and began unlacing his
boots.
"D'you intend stopping here?"
IF I may"
Observation-Disclosures, of course.
No need to offer you a drink, l see."
Two diagonal Sits were all that
was visible of the Englishman's eyes.
mo, thanks, I brought my own!"
Van Daulen paused with one boot
| half drawn off-and stared hard at
his guest.
You brought - your own
whiskey?"
The Dutchman choked something
back in his throat and discarded the
boot. He was evidently i'll at ease
for, while ~endeayoring to operate
the second pair of laces, he got them
hopelessly knotted.
MY boy made you pretty comfort
able, 1 hope?" he jerked out without
looking up.
Brought my oWn!'
Van Daulen sprang to his feet, a
ludicrous finger in n riding boot
and a gray sock.
"Confound it all, Pennington; this
Is too much of a good thingl"
And added the man with the
~. -, ~, nTfa ftfn 1ora ha IN nGno-
sion to write anything-I've taken
the additional precaution of bring
ing a fountain pen."
The Dutchman stood for some mo-
ments, clenching and u~nclenching
his fists, then dropped heavlly back
on to his seat.
IF 1 thought for one moment you
meant to imply anything by these
extraordinary breaches Of etiquet-
I'd pitch you and your damned ser
want into the garden"
Pennington moved a cushion to a
more comfortable position.
II assume by that you don't intend
to take n particular precautions
yourself?"
The lace broke.
such ASP"
keeping a close Walcn On the
cook house, seeing that your razor
isn't tempered with, setting a reliable
watch on the house at night, ques-
tioning all strangers found wander
ing on the estate
1T occurs to me" retorted Var
! Daulen, that if you were to leave
affairs to those who under
stand them and occupy yourselt
j tde rounding up of the
yellow Seven. you'd be rendering
the island a better service"
Pennington grinned.
You want me to 60 out and find
Chai-Hung?"
'iMost certainly"
Il prefer to wait for him here"
you'll have to wait a long time
'D'you really think that? I hap
pen to know that Kasih-ayer is the
Identical spot selected by the yellow
Seven as offering a suitable stretch
of coast-line to aid them in their flu
ture plans. They polished off poor
old Domberg; that won't help then
much while Van, Whitaker and