The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-28
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Capt. John Hewitt is COMMISSIONS
of Police at Jesselton,. British Mort
Borneo. Peter Pennington is detail
ed by tho government to capture tn
leader of The Yellow Seven, n gam
of Chinese bandits. Chai-Hung, in
fluential Chinese, is suspected b.
Pennington Of being leader of tn
gang. Pennington WARNS Brabazon,
rubber planter of Ketatan, to bewar
Of The Yellow Seven. Brabazon is al
admirer of beautiful women and fall
an easy victim to their charms.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
He was still standing in the sam,
position when the boy came in will
the lamp. Brabazon, squaring hi.
broad shoulders, uncorked the bottle
He poured himself out, stiff tot.
He was gazing at an arrow, will
fine metal barb, it's .butt-end spill
to admit long, narrow strip o.
pasteboard. On the side toward Bra
bacon was bright yellow surface
ornamented with series of blacl
circles. He crossed the veranda ant
plucked the thing from the wood
work. The boy was slipping past
him but the planters hand shot GU,
and swung him round to face him
He held the symbol almost under the
creatures nose.
What do you know of the Yellow
Seven ?" he demanded roughly.
The Chinaman shivered.
Nothing, tuan." he stammered
fearfully.
Brabazon, stuck his legs wide apar,
and nodded his head several times, a
grim smile playing on his Inns.
"Bi-la," he said presently. "Clea,
QUIT"
Mindful Of Pennington's warning
and with an uneasy feeling gripping
MS spine. he sent Waterman with
an urgent note to Wallace-one of
his Juniors. requesting him to Join
him immediately-and be prepared
to stop the night. While waiting for
the return of the messenger, he
scribbled note to Pennington and
enclosed with it the Yellow Seven.
Dear PENN" he wrote. II have
just received the enclosed per arrow
post. I'm not particularly scared at
things / understand. but this has
come as somewhat of shock.
Cheerful! G. Brabazon."
Waliace-a genial youth with
sandy hair and freckled face-arriy-
ed at the foot of the veranda steps
Mt about nine. followed by a coolie
carrying long bamboo pole with a
basket of clothes suspended at one
end and pair Of fleld-boots at the
other. He was accompanied, more
over. by large hound, short haired
and boisterous.
Evening. Brabazon! Don't mind
me bringing my dog, hope? What's
in the wind?"
He dropped into a chair and de-
posted hat and stick on the floor.
Help yourself to drink" invited
Brabazon. ITO tell you the truth.
I'm glad you've trotted that name
less beast along. Some hungry
Chinaman or other purloined my fox
terrier a week ago." He released
the glass stopper of bottle of soda
water and handed it across to Wal
lace. "You remember the Allison
affair, of course. 1t appears that his
assassination was by no means an
ordinary act of highway robbery,
but the deliberately connived portion
of an extensive campaign maneuver-
ed by secret society. l have very
good reason to believe that an at
tempt is about to be made against
myself, and that is precisely why
thought it advisable to send for YOU"
Wallace drew his chair closer and
for more than an hour they sat talk
ing.
Almost week dragged on.
Wallace-who was blessed with
inventive genius-sus-
pended an ingenious burglar-alarm
from the bushes that encircled the
network of cotton and |
homemade bells that the dog sue
'eeded in agitating so often that they
we're compelled to tie him up!
On the seventh day, Brabazon
woke to find himself becoming scep-
ical with regard to the whole affair.
That afternoon, he sent Wallace
rack to his bungalow, dog and lug
rage and everything, and gave the
instructions to cease his
Nocturnal perambulations and hand
n his rifle. He would have destroy
ID Wallace's burglar-alarm if he had
loticed it, but he didn't, and at few
minutes after midnight, it rang!
Swearing softly to himself, he took
he hurricane lamp and the revolver
hat recent occurrences had brought
o light, and went out.
The line of tinkling bells rang for
second time and he held the lamp
vell above his head, peering into the
light. Suddenly he started back in
mazement and quickened his steps
n the direction Of crouching,
figure that shrank back
rom him as he approached. The hard
ines of his face softened as he
rent. and presently he stopped and
flied the slim form of a girl, to her
eet. She was simply clad. in long
leeved jacket of light-blue silk, Dor
cred with black, and quaint trousers /:
the same material. It dawned
pom Brabazon. rs he surveyed her
I wonderment, that she was Of a
lass superior to that to which he
as accustomed. that her skin was
ather white than olive, and that she
as possessed Of a beauty he had
ever imagined possible in Chinese
irl. Her hands were small and we'll
ormed.