The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-14
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IN Of Chance o.
BY Edmund Smell.

BY Edmund SMELL
missioner. Wherever he happens
to be, Chai-Hungll be thirsting for
your blood"
A heavenly smile spread over
Pennington's boyish features.
II didn't do it. only wish had.
1t was my chief of staff-aRbat- Pilai
who accomplished the dirty deed.\
He's dried the gruesome relic over
the fire and carries it about with
him."
"And the ring" said Monica eager
ly; "the ring with the green stone?"
"He wears that. hadn't the heart
to deprive him of it, seeing that the
bandit robbed him of an ear and an
eye on their last encounter"
Monica retreated to her chair and
folding her hands over one knee,
gazed through palm-clad slopes to
the riband-like road below.
II wish with all my heart you
could catch him, Peter. hate to
think of you roaming about in the
jungle with every Chinaman's hand
against you; it gets on my nerves."
Il. wonder if he's heard that I'm
still in the land Of living" unused
remington. "Did l ever tell YOU that
Varnsy buried me with all due pomp
and ceremony-and placed a suitable
inscription over my head"
Peter" Hewitt said earnestly, edo
your damndest, but for Heavens sake
take precautions. Chai-Hung's ter
rible enough under ordinary circum-
stances, but Chai1Hunei deprived of
one hand will be Ikea wounded
wasp"
Il know" returned the man with
the Chinese eyes. He smiled across
at Monica. But he's still the same
delightful, yellow-skinneds seoundrel
whose habits I've made life study.
l came here to get him and, although
I've failed to do so scores of times.
I've kept him on the run. There'd
been the deuce to pay in Borneo if
he'd been left quietly to his own re-
sources"
"And yet" said Monica, still un-
convinced, "you haven't notion
where he is now"
mo, but my men are beating the
island pretty thoroughly and, from
what I gathered this morning.
they're getting warm"
"This morning! But you haven't
been out!"
Pennington's face wrinkled.
I'm going to let you into a state
secret. Did you happen to hear a
Dusun gong beating between nine
and ten w.
eyes," said the Commissioner: 81
had half mind to send an ORDERLY
down and have it stopped. only
permit gong-beating in the vicinity
OF my house on feast-days and times
of national rejoicing"
THAT would have been a pity"
returned the other, "because sh ould
have lost the interesting portion of
q most breezy dispatch from the
zone of war" ~
Hewitt grabbed his hat from a peg.
"The'fworthy Major has found his
way to our slope. All things con-
sidered, it would be as we'll perhaps
if l went to meet him."
"You don't want me, by any
chance ?" inquired Pennington.
"Not unless you particularly want
to come"
II don't" He waited until the
Commissioner had gained the soft
earth outside, then lived for the
passage-way. W'm off," he added to
Monica"
"Coward!"
"Not in the least. As matter of
fact, once took a hundred dollars
from our monocled friend at poker
and he doesn't altogether cotton to
mel" J..
A second later and he had disap-
peared altogether. Mrs. Whey came
forward to greet Major James Lacy
Armitage.
Delighted" said the owner of the
monocle.
wont you sit DOWN." inquired
Monica.
The major accepted her invitation
and deposited himself in the most
comfortable chair within reach.
"Where can 7 stow my kit?" de-
manded Armitage, having satisfied
that nothing was missing.
"You'd like to keep it all under
your eye, I suppose. of'll get my
boy to see it into your room"
II hope you'll be with Us some
time" added Monica, anxious to
satisfy her curiosity. a.f
The major started. i3H5jfS i't"a
"I-er-rm rather afraid not,
Mrs. Whey. rve Been sent Mere on
rather important mission and don't
count on remaining in Borneo for
more than few days."
Armitage turned to the Commits
sioner.
"What time d'you lunch?"
"One," said Hewitt promptly.
sacks bit of an optimist," ex-
planned the girl. "To tell tyou the
real truth. we're helplessly at the
mercy Of our Chinese boy. Mr.. Pen
nington got him for US, principally
because he's somehow managed to
earn the hatred of the Yellow Seven
and of course he feels safer under
the roof of the Commissioner Of
Police. He's good at his work, but
he hasn't the remotest idea what
means" !
Continued in Our Next Issue)
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