Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 61, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1923 — Page 8

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*we>ec44w setfefe WITS' IM /§ THECLtARIWGa ly EDMOH£ SN6UU. uawvtrat*d ay ©KtA ftHMCfr mc. RwS-m,Rm * This unusual series of stories deals with the exploits of “Chinese” Pennington, a detective, sent by his government to British North Borneo to run to earth The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits. * * * * * HINESE” PENNINGTON lay tapping the toes of his V_>< shoes together, gazing through the wreath of smoke that hung above him at a lizard that clung to the ceiling of the veranda of Capt. John Hewitt—commissioner of police. A hand reached down and scratched at a section of white calf that showed between the lowest extremity of a carefully creased trouser leg and the top of a crumpled sock. The strange diagonal slits, behind which his eyes had a knack of disappearing, widened presently, and he looked across at Monica.

“Hot, isn’t it?” “Almost too hot to think. I think you've decided to sit up because I’ve lots of things I want to ask you.” "What sort of things, Mrs. Vlney?” “There are heaps of things I don’t understand,” she told him. “Why don't you arrest Mr. Chai-Hung?” “You think we ought to?” “Why, of course. You know him to be the leader of Chinese opinion on the island; you know him to be cunning, unscrupulous, capable of anything • • • I can’t see why Jack bothers himself to scour the countryside for Chai-Hung’s puppets — when the oily Oriental who actually pulls the wires is stiU at large.”

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“THE YELLOW SEVEN!” SHE HISPERED. The man with the Chinese eyes balanced a rubber pouch on his knees and began rolling a fresh dparett. Monica watched him impatiently. She found it difficult to associate in her mind the two PenXlingtons—the youthful, immaculate id !er wbo ornamented her brother’s bungalow, leading an apparently purposeless existence, and the gaunt, lean scarecrow who, a master of dialects and disguise—wandered undetected from drir.king-house to opiumden, from market-place to captp-fire, bounding out the spreaders of a gsdltion that disturbed the peace of the handful of white settlers that dwelt on these fringes of civilization. “I’m afraid you have to blame me for that. Mrs. Vlney,” he said slowly. *‘You see, things aren’t always as easy as they seem. Chai-Hung is gtill the most respected Chinaman in j3omeo. I’m prepared to admit that there was a time when things looked black against him. It seemed incredible that he should be able to find a way out, but he did. Among a legion of worshiping followers It was by no means difficult for him to discover a scape-goat.” Monica sat up. “But the Yellow Seven,” she persisted excitedly. “Nothing can explain away that.” Pennington spread out his hands. “I know,” he agreed. “In almost every outrage committed that yellow card with its seven black dots has been traced; but what does it go to prove, after all?—merely that the perpetrator belonged to a society or cult among which this symbol exercises a significance. It proves nothing against Chai-Hung.” “But you know—” “Os course I know. You know—and so does your brother, but it’s up to us to prove our case. It’s up to me to catch Chai-Hung red-handed with the cards in his possession. Have you ever seen lalang, Mrs. Vlney? It’s a weed that grows high on intended plantations. Once deeply-root-ed, it spreads everywhere. To de-

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stroy it, you must dig it up—roots and all—and burn it until there is nothing left that can take root again. The Yellow Seven Is like lalang. I’ve got to make certain that Chai-Hung is the root —and the only root.” “I see,” said Monica thoughtfully. “And until this happens—?” “Until then every planter who walks in lonely places—goes in peril of his life; every white man who employs a Chinese cook-boy should look closely into his credentials when he engages him, and carefully into his cooking forever after!” At that moment, Pennington, who had been looking through the doorway raised a warning finger. Monica turned to see the face of Chai-Hung regarding her from the foot of the steps which led to the veranda. Over bis head was the Inevitable red umbrella, and an undersized coolie—illfavored and hump-backed—lurked in the background. The Oriental bent himself nearly double before the English girl. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Virfcy. How d'you do, Mr. Pennington? Is His j Excellency the Commissioner at j home?” “I’m afraid he’s out, Mr. Chai-Hung j she said. “I came in by the train this after-1 noon,” he said, in a rasping voice. “I came to suggest that a little more i police vigilance might be exerted in | the district in which my estate lies, j An unpleasant Incident occurred there ! last night. Mr. Allison —an assistant j on a local plantation—was the victim of what I believe you call ‘a gang- j murder.’ ” Pennington’s brain reeled. “Allison!” he gasped. The Oriental nodded calmly. “It appears he was the bearer of; a considerable sum of money with j which to pay the coolies, and stayed I a trifle too long at a friend’s bungalow.” "Thanks,” said Pennington drily, j

“I’m much obliged. It's a queer thing, Mr. Chai-Hung, but I’d always regarded your territory free from this -sort of thing. I rather fancied it was because you were there!” For a fraction of a second the eyes of Chai-Hung flashed fire. The Chinaman produced an envelope from hii tunic pocket. “Perhaps you would be kind enough to hand this to Captain Hewitt. It was found near the scene of the tragedy.” Pennington took the envelope. “I take it that the crime was enacted within reasonable distance of your house, Mr. Chai-Hung?” “Unpleasantly so.” “And this—clew' was discovered by one of your men?” “It w-as found —by me.” Pennington screwed up his eyes. “That’s interesting.” he said softly. “I wonder If you could manage to pass this way again, say tomorrow morning—aobut ten?” Chai-Hung shook his head slowly. “I’m afraid that w'ould be utterly impossible.” “Going away?” inquired Pennington casually. The corners of the Chinaman’s mouth twitched. “I may possibly be absent from my residence —for an indefinite period,” he announced loftily. “I shall be obliged if you will inform His Excellency the Commissioner that one of my secretaries will attend to any correspondence he may think necessary.” He turned abruptly and made his way toward the dusty road —a hundred yards below. “Well?” demanded Monica eagerly, as soon as the celestial and his hunchbacked satellite were out of ear-shot. Pennington leaned back against the wooden rail. “It’s perfectly amazing,” he admitted. “I’m dashed sorry for poor Allison, of course, but it’s the main issue that interests me at this moment. Look at the staff-work! He deliberately organizes a tragedy almost on his own doorstep, and calmly arranges things so that he will be the first to bring the news to the commissioner. Then he presents us with one of these delightful little symbols, for all the world as if he’d never seen one In all his life before! Ye Gods’” He slid a finger under the flap of the envelope and tore it open. Monica saw him draw out a card. He held the thing with its black back before her, then twisted his fingers so that she could observe the bright yellow surface of its other side, and the seven black dots with w'hich It was ornamented. “The Yellow Seven!” she whispered. Pennington left the rail and began pacing the veranda. “His agents are everywhere,” he ventured presently. “Evan his visit this afternoon was carefully calculated so that he should run no risk of encountering your brother on his way. He knew that Hewitt was lunching with the Governor at Sandakan. He is undoubtedly equallly aware that the commissioner is returning with the warrant for the arrest of our friend, Chai-Chung!” “Then that is why—” “That is why he is going away for an indefinite period.” Monica’s forehead wrinkled. "Oughtn’t you to do something?” Pennington smiled grimly. “Chal-Chung Is being watched—night and day.” Monica uttered a deep sigh of contentment. "I don’t see that there’s much to bother about, then. You’re bound to get hSs\.” “You’d think so. wouldn't you? I

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used to think so—once. But that was when I allowed myself to be carried away by youthful enthusiasm. There’s something about ChasHung that baffles one at every turn. He’s a pastmaster of cunning, an enthusiastic student of every diabolical crime in existence, but, beyond all that, he’s gifted with an Intuition—a sort of second-sight, that borders on the supernatural.” Captain John Hewitt swung into view a bare half-hour after the fall of darkness, and found his sister waiting for him on the threshold. “Have you got it?” she whispered. The commissioner looked down at her and smiled reprovingly. “Got what?” She reached up on tip-toe and whispered something in his ear. “You’ve been hearing more state secrets than are good for you,” he laughed. . "Why do you ask?" She stood looking out into the tropic darkness. (Continued in Our Next Issue) One Every Minute DUBLIN, July 23.—A man rigged out as Charlie Chaplin, even to the trick mustache and familiar “canal boats,” amused folks for a couple of hours. He embraced nearly every one he met. Citizens thought they were being filmed. But they were being robbed and they knew it not—until later. In Russia there are 1,229 women to every 1,000 men. Germany comes next with 1,100 and Austria. 1.069.

OUR BOARDING HOUSE—By AHERN

THE OLD HOME TOWN—By STANLEY

DEATH SUMMONS VETERAN BANKER Funeral Services Tuesday for Thomas B, Millikan, Last rites for Thomas B. Millikan, 69, of Newcastle, Ind., who died Sunday at the Robert Long Hospital, will be held at 3 p. m. Tuesday at the home of his son, John Millikan at Newcastle, Ind. The Rev. L. C. Howe of Vincennes, Ind., will officiate, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Wilson of Christ Church, Newcastle. Burial will be in the Newcastle cemetery. Mr. MilHkan was cashier of the Citizens State Bank of Newcastle for forty-nine years, and one of the most prominent bankers in eastern Indiana. From 1894 to 1902 he served as a State bank examiner. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Maude Millikan, and three children, Mrs. Claude Stanley, John R. Millikan and Miss Janet Millikan. Five Die in Crossing Crash By United Press GOTHENBERG, Sweden, July 23. Five persons were instantly killed and twenty injured when a rushing express train crashed into a crowded motor coach at a crossing.

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N. L. Bess, farmer near Logansport, produced a wheat crop of 43 bushels to the acre. Sale prioe 83 cents. He estlated cost of production at $1 per bushel. Loss, $5.16 an acre. Clarence Warren, 28, Evansville railroad employe, arrested in the act of stealing an automobile, has confessed other robberies, police say. Stella Manning, 14, Seymour, was arrersted at Greensburg, when she ajid another girl, Peggy Tellaboan, 17, were discovered In a box car attired in boys’ clothing. The other girl es-

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DOINGS OF THE DUFFS -By ALLMAN

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