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BEGIN HEHE TODAY Monica Vniey. sißter cl Captain John Commissioner of Police a tjesselton. British North Borneo, in en&ased to marry Peter Peter Pennington. Penmgrton is detailed by the sovernment to capture Chai-Hung. leader of The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits. Major Armitage comes to Jeeselton and announces that he mean3 to run Chat-Hung to earth in one week. Hewitt has Pennington disguise himself as a Chinese interpreter and accompany Armitage on the expedition. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Hr s expect everybody here to I remain in their quarters 1 * I after lights-out and I’ve instructed the sentries to shoot without question at anybody who is found growling around after dark. Our next move is to get on the track of Ch&i-Hung with the least possible delay. Get a half-dozen picked'men scouting for traces of the assassins and report to me as soon as anything definite transpires.’’ “Very good, tuan. And you—?” ‘I shall remain here,” There was a fallen tree trunk at the edge of the clearing farthest from the squatting bearers and Major Armitage settiod himsedf down at the er>d which appeared to offer the most shade. The interpreter glanced back over his shoulder twice as he crossed to the men, but the apostle of blood and iron was pressing tobacco from an oil-skin pouch into an exceedingly new-looking briar and did not look up. Pennington was frankly puzzled and not a little perturbed as to the uncomfortable proximity of the agents of Chai-Hung. It was one thing track ing down the bandit by his own methods—and quite another scouring the country at the heels of so unreasonable a leader as e*-*-mitage. The Yellow Seven were swarming somewhere close at hand, taking advantage of the shelter the jungle offered and picking- off those who lagged behind. By this method they Were reducing the strength of Armitage’s force. Taking with him a native sergeant, he embarked upon a reconnaisance. They were returning a couple of hours later through a narrow defile between locky banks half hidden by ferns, when a figure appeared on the path not ten yards in front of them. Pennington’s hand swung round to his 1 ip-pocket, but Sergeant Danudin caught his arm.

MAJ. JAMES LACY ARMITAGE DIVED UNDER THE TABLE. “Bi-la. tuan! It is Rabat-Pilai.” Pennington stopped dead in his ti-acks. The newcomer was he to whom the man with the Chinese eyes was wont to refer as his chief of staff; a short, litthe individual with an eye and an ear missing and his mouth slit on either si.’a. “What is it, Rabat-Pilai?” The creature saluted as he came up. “Great tuan. I have followed ChaiHung to this place. He has many’ of his men with him—and he has taken the white soldier with the glass eye.” Pennington started. “You are sure of this?” he demanded. “Perfectly, tuan. I came from the direction of the Tuan-Besar Varney’s house—which is by the river, because of something that a man had told me. I found the sojdlers and the men who carried the barang; after that I saw the white lord, who was sitting on a treee. I did not enter the clearing, but skirted by way of the forest—and the thing happened as I passed. A man dressed as you are dressed spoke to the soldiers, who followed h.m presently into the Jungle.

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The white lord had fallen asleep with his head in his hands —and ChaiHung came softly.” “How long ago was this?” “Ten minutes, perhaps, not more.” Pennington’s eyes blazed. “Sergeant Danudin, round up those men and follow. Bring all the provisions you can lay your hands on. What direction are they taking, Rabat?” “Due east, tuan. There are others who came with me who could wait at certain points until the soldiers found the path.” As Pennington followed upon the heels of Rabat-Pilai, he found time to be sorry foe Maj. J. Lacy Armitage and the inevitable failure of his expedition; he was sorry, too, that the man who preached efficiency could not have been there at that moment to appreciate the caliber of the network he himself was fast drawing round Chai-Hung; littje, brown. Inconspicuous mortals, each cherishing a special hatred for their quarry and assisted by a jungle telegraph coded and adapted by Chinese Pennington. At the bend in the track RatbatPilai touched Pennington gently. “They are not far ahead, tuan. They are making for the house in the rocks for Chai-Hung is tired —and his arm pains him.” “They will not have killed the white man?" Rabat-Pilai shook his head. ‘Not yet—or they would have left his body for us to find.” The ocmers of Pennington’s mouth turned down and he examined the clip of cartridges in his automatic.

“The Chinese. Major Armitage, are inherent gamblers. There are few among us, in fact, who would not easily be tempted to hazard thleir entire fortunes at a game of chance.” Chai-Hung sat bolt upright in his high-backed chair and smiled. “So I believe,” returned the Englishman coldly'. Now that his limbs were freed he was beginning to get over that feeling of Injured dignity that had accompanied his capture. “May I ask what you Intend doing with me?” It was apparent that the bandit was equally capable of affecting deafness. ‘Hence the Yellow Seven.” he continued. “It Is I who decide upon our victims, but the hand that carries out the death penalty is rarely mine. The matter is decided by a form of lottery. The Yellow Seven is mixed up with other cards and those who at that moment form my bodyguard draw for it In turn. The thing is done quite openly’ and the sign of our society' left pinned to the victim." The major's throat had gone sud denly dry. His glance dropped from the broad y’ellow face to the black sling in which the bandit’s arm reposed. Chai-Hung began speaking again, with a guttural metallic harshness that jarred on Armitage., “Whatever my enemies may' have told you. Major Armitage, I am at heart a sportsman and. although I must frankly confess the insult to try intelligence the nature of your expedition against me seemed to imply offended me deeply, there still remains enough that is good in my’ nature to appreciate y’our daring.” The eyes that fixed themselves upon Armitage’s monocled countenance glowed like live coals. “I was sorely tempted to return Insult for insult — and let y’ou go free: for I do not fear you, you poor fool, nor —if this were my only stronghold—would I be afraid you could find y’our way here again. I was tempted. I repeat—until I remembered my left hand. It was taken from me. as y-ou may have heard, by one of your agents—one Rabat-Pilai. You can hardly blame me. Major Armitage, if I tell you I have sworn an oath to sever the left hand from any British agent who may fall into my' hands!”

Armitage did not lack courage. He returned the other’s gaze. "I see," he said reflectfully. “You propose turning me adrift in unknown territory—minus my hand! And you claim to be a sportsman! T tell you what we’ll do. Mr. Chai-Hung. My Chinese interpreter Sing-Ho introduced me to a pleasant little game of chance, which should not he unknown to you. You will find it on the top of that, cupboard where your man deposited my effects. I'll play you for my hand. Mr. Chai-Hung! It is the game of the little black and red cube and the brass box! The red shall signify my hand. May I trouble you for my pencil and one of those folded sheets of paper I carried?” The high-backed chair creaked as ChaJ-Hung’s back met it. “You are a brave man. Major Armitage. We will play this game ” He touched a brass gong at his side and the attendant entered quietly. “Bring me the game that you took from the English gentleman, the pencil and his note-book.” Without a tremor Armitage set the little brass box squarely in the center of the paper and drew lines from each corner of tho thing to the corresponding comer? of the sheet. Round the box itself he marked a square and lifted the lid to show the cube resting firmly in Its slot in the inner portion. He slid i>ack the top and turned the box over and over between his fingers. “The red will face this square.” declared Chai-Hung. indicating the section with a finger-nail of enormous length. Taking the cover between finger and thumb. Armitage lifted slowly. He paused midway, conscious that the man who sat opposite had turned sharply the door. Suddenly the Oriental sprang to his feet—his whole being consumed with fury—and clutched with his single hand at a sword that hung from 'a gilded screen. “We do not continue the game, Major Armitage,” he hissed, "because your men are at my gates.” He swung the weapon aloft. “It is they you must thank for this!” Throwing all dignity to the winds. Maj. James Armitage dived under the table and the blow descended upon its upper surface with terrific force. As Chai-ifung strove to disengage the weapon, a bullet shattered ea mirrror behind him. jAmitage crawled from his refuge to wjf the room empty, the sentry

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gone and the amiable features of the interpreter—Sing-Ho—regarding him through the window. Still crouching on his hands and knees he blinked up at the face. “Sing-Ho!” Pennington smiled. “Or, in other words,” he murmured sweetly, "the man who is bungling this Yellow- Seven affair hopelessly— Chinese Pennington!” “The Silver Hand,” the next episode of this gripping series, will start in our next Issue. v

Meetings Here Thursday Credit Men’s Association. Luncheon. Claypool. Indianapolis Printing Association. Meeting. Denison. Traffic Club. Luncffeon. Severin. Sigma Chi. Luncheon. C of C. General Contractors. Luncheon. Spink Arms. Lumber Dealers’ Association. Luncheon. Lincoln. American Association of Engineers. Luncheon. Board of Trade. Advertising Club. Luncheon. Seventh floor, C. of C. Electric < League. Luncheon. Lincoln .

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William Campbell, 68, of near Frankfort became deranged and it is alleged tried to kill his wife with an ax. He said that orders from below compelled him to do it and now he’s in Jail awaiting other orders. The Tenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry will hold its f(/ty-"seventh annual reunion at Lebanon, Sept. 19. There are 118 living veterans of the original Clinton and Boone county company. “Gayle Langford” a novel by Harold Kramer of Frankfort is to be placed on the screen as a 8600,000 production. H£nry J. Feltus, of’'Bloomington, for fifty-five years editor and publisher recently celebrated his 77th birthday. He conducts two columns and writes editorials for a Bloomington paper. The annual reunion of the old settlers of Madison County was attended by more than 4,000 persons. Anew junior high school building, costing approxlmatelyl $350,000, is being constructed at East Chicago. t The Inland Steel Company’s earnings for the first half of this year were in excess of earnings for the full year of 1921-22. More touriats passed through Craw-

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