New Britain herald., 1924-11-24

pers lDtO piece Ol sdChlhs anu thrust 1t behind her. One slender white tube escaped the folds and dropped to the floor at Corrigans feet, He picked it up and examined it curiously.
 It was as firm almost as If 1t had heen turned out by machine. As he let 1t revolve between his great fingers, he saw that the paper was of excellent quality, white excpt for a faint yellow ring at one end. He tapped it thoughtfully on his thumbnail and the girl rose sud- denly to her feet - and snatched 1t from him.
 She stood for a moment, her 1.-the form trembling with the fury of an enraged panther, then slipped sud- denly through an open doorway, and was gone from his sight.
 A Chinese boy, in white coat with pigtail tucked into a side pocket, appeared at 8 doorway.
 "Where's the Yuan -Besar?' de- manded Corrigan curtly, in Malay
 The boy spread out his hands.
 "The Tuan-Besar Cats the air, he explained apologetically'
 "I see,' reflected Corrigan. He turned abruptly on his heel and went slowly down the short flight of steps to where his pony waited restlessly. flashing at tormeniing flies with it's uncIipped tail, At Ne foot of the flight he paused,
 Tell him the Tuan Corrigan called" he said. That's all"
 He swung into the saddle and rode slowly toward the wire fence which divided his estate from Ja- cobson's.
 As he reached the barrier, he turned his pony's head westward noting the points where ,he stout pc,ts had been bodily removed ani cunnngly repIaAte1, so that his rpichbor's newly planted rubber en- creached more and more upon h's own land. A dangerous looE came into Corrigsn's eyes. By a forlorn strip of virgin jungle which SUI fringed the railway ,ine, where monkeys chattered and fought in the branches, he caught a group of Jacobson's cooies red-handed' and bore down on them boiling with righteous wrath. He sent them scattering in all directions uttering guttural cries of mingled fear and protest. A mandor wno dozed under a red paper umbrella with an oily yellow lining, woke to find the planted towering over him,
 Get up, you swine'' shouted Corrigan.
 The Chinaman scrambled to his feet,
 "Put back that fence where you found it, or, by heaven, I'll KICK VOL from one end of the kabun to the other
 The man looked neryously over his shoulder, hesitating. Suddenly he caught the light in Corrlgan rray eves. There was something in that light that told him further de- law would be unwise. He rescued his umbrella from the ponys hoot' and began shouting orders to' inc score of half-uude creatures that stood in q semi-c!rcle, gaping al i the newcomer.
 The posts had been driven firmly into the soil in their original posi- lions and Corrigsn, one hand al his hip. was placidly superintend' ing the replacing of the wire, when voice came suddenly from th' trees ten yards higher up the slope.
 corrivan wheeled round to 'ac' fall man in khaki drill with fare like yellow parchment, broad feshy nose, and thick lip' surmounted by a wispy black mus tachc. Jacobson, his shoulderi stooping over the head Of hl' mount. regarded the intruder "ltt a sardonic smile, like bird ot Il omen. ,, u. "NIr. Corrigan, believe" h' said again, in 8 smooth voice,
 "Afternoon." replied Corrigai ,riridlv and turned his broad bacE 10 issue further instructions '' Jacobson's mon, ..
 CT ook here, Mir. Corrigan' shouted the other, Are you aware these are my mem
 Corrigan, eatisfed that the ~ir' was taut. looked back al inc m furiated proprietor.
 "Just IS much as you are a"ar' that this is my land you re en c-oachiDg on, my friend, he re rlied calmly. Anything to say
 Jacobson urged his pony coupi' If rsces toward his neiehhor'
 Clear of my estate.' he com mand,d. Before I kick you on
 Corrigan smiled broadly.
 "You'ye pinched 30 much or ID! land MT. Jacobson he told nm that you can hardly complain stay on a bit of yours few mo ments longer" Ills eyes p,' ~ .As for forcing me 10 quit. old son assure you you'd be damn sigh b,pper fool than think you are ,o fry it on" lIc continued caIH'E .tsrine until the other was torce' to avert his gaze. "I looked Ill a your boudoir this afternoon 10 'el you two things. The first's a pure lv private matter. caught i've Q your scoundrels tampering win hl water supply early this morhlhs' thought you'd like to know th