The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-21
5NG YGGk0W SEVEN:
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This unusual series Of stories deals
with the exploits of "Chinese" Pen
nington, a detective sent by his gov
ernment, to British North Borneo tc
run to earth The Yellow Seven, a
gang of Chinese bandits.
Enid Bromley-dark, small -fea
tured and effective, dropped he,
racket on to the grass and sank into
chair by Hewitt's side
I'm afraid l gave you an awful
let-down in the last set" she muir.
INJURED. "Fm frightfully sorry"
Captain John Hewitt-Commission
er of Police at Jesselton, B. N. B.
passed hand through his dark hair
"Not at ALL" he returned CALAMITY
"Just fancy" put in Monica. "She
says she hasn't touched racket for
Is months. You look tired, Mr.. Daw.
son." She smiled toward a stout
red-faced man who blinked back al
her through sea of perspiration.
"Im not tired, Mrs. Viney!" de-
clared Dawson. Elm hot!" He set
tied himself down on the turf at
their feet.
you'd scarcely credit it,, Miss
Bromley, but I've been spending the
best part of three weeks groveline
on my tummy, wriggling like some
jolly old serpent after Chinese br;
gand with fancy name"
ut sounds thrilling"
ut wasn't half so thrilling as il
sound! Mrs. Viney-the charming
widow on my left-has snaffled the
affections of the only man on the
island who can wriggle gracefully
and effectively-and that's Chimes,
Pennington"
"Did you catch your bandit?"
Dawson had turned again and wa.
gazing down the slope toward the
palm-clad shores of the bay.
mot altogether" he confessed.
Enid looked puzzled.
"Dawson's endeavoring to achieve
the impossible" broke in the Com.
missioner. Hes trying to appear
deep! Taken on the whole, Borneo's
nice, comfortable little place; but
for some time past we've been hav-
ing trouble with an Oriental who
calls himself Chai-Hung. Pennington.
and Dawson set out together 10
roundup the Yellow Seven-that's
the somewhat picturesque title OF
the gang. Chai-Hung was too clever
for them but, in the sort of general
mix-up, his secondin- command was
put out of action together with sew
eral of his immediate bodyguard. To
all intents and purposes, Chai-Hune
controls the movements of every
Chinaman on the island"
Isn't that rather serious? l be-
lieve father said that all his coolies
were Chinese"
1.-THE majority of managers employ
Chinese labor. The allegiance of the
more scattered members of the or
ganization is fortunately passive, but
SO great is their fear Of the bandit
himself and the little yellow card
with the seven black dots, that they
would think twice before disobeyine
his commands"
Jack" said Monica, touching he,
brothers sleeve, "when you've fin.
ished frightening Miss Bromley with
tales of your brigand, do you think
you could muster up energy to order
something with. ice in it,"
The Commissioner started to his
feet.
"By Jove! I'm fearfully sorry
Come along, Dawson"
The two men mounted the wooden
stairs together and passed through
an open doorway, making their way
toward the general room in which
the bar was situated.
Hewitt had just completed the
order for his sister and Enid Brom
ley and was turning in search OF
Dawson, when his eye lit upon two
long legs protruding from the lowe,
portion of long chair. He crossed
the intervening space on tlp-toe. The
occupant of the chair beamed up at
him.
"Hu1lo, old son! I was wondering
when you were going to turn up"
"Peter," returned the Commits
sioner reproachfully,. IF you have
lost every shred of respect for regu-
lations-and myself, you might at
least have had the deccncy to report
your arrival to Monica!"
The man with the Chinese eyes
remained unmoved.
~ called at the bungalow-but
your orderly informed me you were
eating the air! l came on here to
find you absorbed in a game of ten
MIS-"
"Hullo. you old devil!" greeted
Dawson.
Pennington rose YEARLY.
"Jack; who's the LADY,"
They converged around bamboo
table and a Chinese boy set a tray
in front of them.
."What d'you think of her? No,
bad. eh?"
"She's not bad" conceded Pen.
ningtcn. "Bit on the thin side! No,
feeling smitten, hope?"
Hewitt changed the subject abrupt
ly.
"How's the Yellow Seven affai,
proceeding ?"
"You know we settled Nyi-IIau-
the Teller responsible for looting
train?" sr