New Britain herald., 1924-12-06

"Oh! not too bad, considering the price of rubber. How's law and ordnr?"
 Rotten" declared Pennington Damn rotten."
 Corrigan raised his brows.
 Fad as that?"
 The other nodded.
 "Ncvcr get 10 the end of these confounded religions" he said Their name is legion. First it's { beetle, then it's a blessed crocodile after that a ju-ju of some sort o another"
 T know" agreed Corrigan witt sympathy. Whats 1t now?"
 "A monkey!' the D. o. jerked ou wrathfully. "A dirty, vermin-in tested monkey and a blue one a that"
 Corrigan sat up,
 "A blue monkey" ha repeated controlling his features with an et fort.
 "A blasted blue monkey" ssi the T. C. again. "As if I haven enough cases to hear every mo mAnt of the day without saarchin the countrywide for some wretche ape that's been stolen from tn temple of 3 cult nobody's eve heard of, It locks like being q SC rious matter, too. II appears ther are thousands of these fanatic round our district. l suppose tn damned thing broke loose of il own accord; but they tell quite different story. According to thel some white feller pinched it. An! how they're saving up prett warm reception for the gentleman if they happen to run across hir I'm just off to talk it over with u , commissioner"
 He mopped his brow with a ye low handkerchief.
 Rough luck!" murmured Corr gan -- and gazed out at the vii dow,
 He was not particularly intcreste in Penningtons troubles; but u blue monkey gave him serio' Thought, Cost what it might. must borrow trolley and get bat 10 the estate as soon as his bus ness was concluded. He couldr blame Millett; he had done pr cisely what any other man wou have done in his place. but wht that Confounded symbol of an 0, ental cult sat outside the ridiculo hutch for all the world to soc, the was danger in the air. the nature which only a man Of Corrigan's To experience could fully compreher
 He left the D. c. outside the col missioner's bungalow and procee q cd along the dusty road toward { y. oflico of the government accounta, a The business that had broug him 10 the coast town took him ~ longer than hc had ever surmist T"il't, the accountant, was aW 2, and not expected hack before el s hing, A certain Chinese mercha le from whom Corrigan bought ri 70 was not 10 be found either at De atoro or in the native gambling d, lt h sheer desperation, Corrigan TO,
 "d out the traffic manager of { le railway and succeeded in traci lg certain consignments of goods Il
 had been somehow delayed in tra Id st. Moreover, he arranged for at trolley and the necessary coolics e ho in readiness as soon as he hi
 self was prepared 10 get away.
 Circumstances beyond his cont kept him at JeSselton until close
 midnight He arrived at the foot
 the slope which led 10 his house
 a little after three.
 He paid of the men, stretcl
 his cramped limbs, and covered
 steep ascent with long strides.
 Ae went up through the trees, sor
 thing plunged down the path tow
 hiW and f"ll panting at his f
 nearly tripping him. It was Pa
 --- the yellow dog! Its eyes, as
 turned his electric torch on
 beast, were bloo1shot; its fur
 cakod with mud; the pads of fororavs were torn and bleed
 Corrlran dropped on to one k and patted its head. What have they been doing you, old man." he said.
 Ten minNtes later he reached
 versuda stairs. the dog follow ' painfully a his heels.
 CorIiEan always boasted of I sixth sense, It was probably that 'ur cnilar acquisition that caused ny to stop st the foot of the flight ne dash his torch in the direction r0- tho absurd hutch perched on lo top of the tall post The He uttered an exclamation ,ok went closer.
 nc. The steel cham, It's loop fastt ud round the very foo, of the ' ms stretched out along the ground .ts The darkness. Wondering gre. Jut hs moved the lamp until it's l om fell on the farthest extremity Of he chain; fell on the manEled rem
 of what once had been a blue T
 key - and on the yellow dog
 had crap' up ont of the dark lnr to sniff al it
 . II CorriEan rubbed his chin thou ,le- fully.
 Did you do that ?" he inqu