Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 80, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1923 — Page 8

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BEGIN HERE TODAT Capt. John Hewitt is commissioner of police at Jesselton. British North Borneo. Monica Vine}-, Hewitt's widowed sister, is engaged to marry Peter Pennington, detective. Pennington is detailed by the government to apprehend Chai-Hung. leader of The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits. Major Armitage comes to Jesselton and announces that he is sent on a very important mission. He explains that his business will keep him in Borneo for several days. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY SRMITAGE frowned. ‘‘You’ll have to alter that, Hewitt. I should give him a week in which to Improve and if by that time there’s no sign of improvement —fire him right away.” Monica, catching the light in her brother’s eye and scenting danger, chimed in quickly. ‘‘Do you golf. Major Armitage?” "My dear Mrs. Viney, the man who carries out his duties thoroughly has no time for games. Which brings me back to my original subject. I want to get away as soon after lunch as possible, Hewitt. I shall need •some bearers, a week’s rations and a platoon or so of native infantry. I shall require also an interpreter with a thorough knowledge of Chinese, Malay and English.” "I see,” said Hewitt. "Might I take the liberty of inquiring the nature of the expedition you propose making Into my country—and why this tremendous haste?” The major hesitated and looked at Monica, who had already risen from her chair. “I’ll see if I can hurry that boy,” she said. Major Armitage produced a cigar from an upper pocket of his tunic, bit off the end, and Ignited it carefully.

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SUCH A CROWD COULD NOT FAIL TO ATTRACT ATTENTION Presently tbe preposterous circle of glass fixed itself upon Hewitt. “Mrs. Viney mentioned the name of Pennington just now,” he snapped. "1 suppose this fellow’s still on your strength, wasting government money and making an infernal hash of this Yellow Seven business?” The Commissioner flushed. “I’m afraid I must disagree with you,” he said. ‘Chinese Pennington is one of the most efficient men it’s ever been my luck to meet.” Armitage had a knack of hearing only those people who agreed with his views. "I heard of this affair when I passed through Singapore. It didn’t take me five minutes to that the thing had been hopelessly bungled. The way that man was making our status In the East look ridiculous simply ate Into my nerves. I could see for myself that it wanted a soldier at the head of affairs. I offered my services and the offer was accepted.” Capt. John Hewitt gasped. "They’ve sent you out here to rout • ’,t Chai-Hung?” Those are my instructions. ’ The commissioner’s hand had slipped suddenly across his mouth and his shoulders heaved convulsively. .... "Sorry!” he apologized presently. “Bit of ’bacca went the wrong way.” With an heroic effort he choked down the mirth that consumed him. “Sc you’re setting out this afternoon with, let’s see, a week’s rations, a platoon of native soldiers and some bearers. Oh, I was forgetting the% interpreter. You'll scour the country, of course, until you knock across the bandit and

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I say. Isn’t a -week’s rations cutting it a trifle fine?” “When you know me better.” returned the other with dignity, “you’ll understand that when I'm on a job— I go straight at it.” “That’s extremely comforting! I only wondered if you quite realized that the area of Borneo is roughly 290,000 square miles!” Major Armitage waved his cigar in the air. "Naturally I’m relying on you to give me every possible assistance. I have a letter in my dispatch-case to that effect from Trevelyan. I shall want a pushing-off place, so to speak.” "Such as?” "The exact spot where your pet bandit was last located. A list of his places of refuge would be of service and a rough memorandum as to his appearance, personal habits, etc.” "You can have a photograph. If you like, together with a copy of the circular I sent round to all white settlers. There’s a slight amendment, by the way: Chai-Hung has lost his left hand during the last few days. This gentleman was once the most respected Chinaman on the island. He enjoyed liberties only extended to white people—and he would still be enjoying them if it hadn’t been for young Pennington. Chai-Hung is a big, fat oriental, speaking perfect English with a fairly guttural accent. He Is unscrupulous, merciless and has a distinct aversion to Britishers. His sign is a yellow Chinese playing-card with seven black dots upon it and he dishes these out as a warning of death or an indication that the assassination of a victim was carried out by the Yellow Seven. With scarcely a single exception every Chinaman on the archipelago Is in league with Chai-Hung. It means that any undertaking against the bandit must be carried out with the utmost secrecy.” The other pressed the tips of his fingers together in front of him. "All exceedingly Interesting, Hewitt, I must admit; but, if I may say so. a little far-fetched. Reading between the lines, you're all scared to death of this Chai-Hung fellow because you have every new outrage fresh on your memory. You mentioned the area of Borneo just now. That has very little bearing on the present question, because more than half the place is under Dutch management and th* Ye'low Seven confine their activities to British North Borneo, the area of which —if considerable —is certainly not vast.” H • emitted a little, self-satisfied chuck’e. Five minutes later, when the major had retired 'to the spare-room, the head of Chinese Pennington was thrust through the office window followed almost immediately by tnat. of Monica.

‘Oh, I say, Jack, isn't it perfectly priceless. Chai-Hung’l eat him — eye-glass and all!” “He won’t,” retorted the Commissioner, "because you’re going with him!” “Know any more jokes like that?” ; “I’m not joking. I’m deadly in earnest. Where d'you imagine I’m likely to discover an interpreter who speaks Chinese, Malay and English—except among the Chinese population, and I’ve already explained to ! the gibbering idiot that no Chinaman's to be trusted. Ring up the barracks, there's a good chap, and get me on to Fye.” Monica caught her brother s -ipeve. _ “Are you really serious?” "Rather! I can’t alow Armitage to make a fool of himself over ChaiHung. Penn’s got to act as guide, philosopher and friend to this already misguided lunatic. He’s to change into suitable gear for the part and gently lead this disciple of blood.and iron into all those portions of the island where the bandit’s least likely to be.” “Ye gods!” murmured Pennington. “Is this stunt going on indefi nitely?” “Until he gets so confoundedly fed-up with the entire concern that hr decides to chuck his hand in. At any rate, he’ll be back for rations Within a week.” “Before we start,” insisted the other, “there are just one or two points I’d like to mention. This Chinese Interpreter of yours is going to be of the high-brow variety; not one of the sort, you understand, that squats round campfires with dirty bearers. He’s entitled, moreover, to a tent to himself—and full rations.” *■ Hewitt grinned. “I think I can manage that for you.” • * * Chinese Pennington carried out instructions to the letter. It was no easy matter to avoid Chai-Hung’s band of brigands, because a crowd such as Armitage insisted on taking with him could not fail to attract attention. There were other difficulties that beset their troubled path through the stunted jungle-wastes, difficulties for which Armitage was directly responsible and which he treated with such fatuous unconcern that Pennington •wanted to knock the offending monocle into the eye that it adorned. Together with his other faults—Major Lacy Armltae-" lacked grace. He was the exact opposite to that type of British officer men will follow to the ends of the earth, taking the smooth with the rough of it, recognizing errors but still following, drawn on hv their leader's personality and optimism. One by one the bearers began to drop out and morning of the fourth day it was apparent that two of the native soldiers had deserted. The bearers took their load of supplies with them—and the two defaulters were eventually tracked to a clearing where they lay side by side, their throats silt from ear to ear, and the sign of the Yellow Seven pinned to their breasts. It stands to Armltage’s credit that he did not turn a hair. The discovery had, as a matter of <vt, the opposite effect to that which Pennington had imagined. It merely whetted the other’s appetite and encouraged him to push forward, unmindful of thegfact that he was already four days’ march from his original base—

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with about two and a half days’ rations still in hand. “We’ll get him yet Sing Ho," he declared. “ I may as well Inform you, now v.e’re on the subject, that up to this noment Id regarded you as an unholy fraud.” The interpreter evinced considerable surprise. “A fraud, tuan?” he echoed blankly. ‘Tin not a man accustomed to making mis akes. It has been gradually dawning upon me that you were out to earn your money easily. Vou never intended to encounter this countryman of yours and you had fully made up your mind to profit by my unfor- • unate ignorance of local languages. I have a habit of Inspecting the camp before turning in. On three occasions recently I've found your tent empty.” (Coniinued In Our Next Issue) Thief StraJs Chang* Rack The price of gasoline came down today, but that was not the greatest loss to George Mautiee, employed at the Tioleno Oil Company filling station at Blake and Michigan Sts. A thief entered the office while Mautlce was waiting on a customer and carried away a change rack containing $6.81. accordlngto police. Argument Ends in Stabbing Lee Estell, colored, 327% W. Sixteenth St., today was recovering from a 6tab wound in his shoulder and the police were searching for Thomas Harris, colored, 1523 N. Senate Ave. Harris is said to have argued with Estell about Mrs. Harris, the argument ending in the stabbing in front of 1523 N. Senate Ave., according to police.

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