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BEGIN HERE TODAY Capt. John Hewitt, commissioner of police at Jesselton. British North Borneo, has as guest Enid Bromley, daughter of Chard Bromley, new manager of the Banjak-Banlak rubber estate. Peter Pennington, engaged by the government to apprehend Chai-Hung, leader of The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinsee bandits, loves Hewitt’s sister. Monica Viney. Jocelyn Gwynne comes to Jesselton and tells Pennington that ha knows Chard Bromley and that Bromley has no daughter. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY 111 INYHOW, I had been having a spot with Chard Bromley at the hotel. Just as I was thinking of pushing off. a notorious bad hat tried to touch him for money. Bromley’s a pretty decent little chap, taking him all round, and I thought my interference was justified. Soames hadn’t heard what I’d said to Bromley, but I gathered from the look he gave me when he cleared that he understood what had come between the planter and his generosity. I followed him out, partly out of curiosity and partly because I wanted an excuse for going—and, leaning against the stone parapet, I saw Chai-Hung. He was in pukka evening- kit and his shirt front was immaculate. About half a dozen paces from him a large car was waiting. Soames walked straight up to him and, before I could collect my senses, they had driven off together.” “Soames and Chai-Hung,” murmured Pennington. “I don’t think I remember Soames.” “Oh, he's an actor-feller—rather a clever impersonator as a matter of fact—who washed out of a revue company while they were playing at Singapore. Drugs were his chief trouble, -I understand.”

HE SWEPT ENID INTO HIS ARMS “Chard Bromley's over here now,” Bc-id the Commissioner. "By the way, you referred to him as a little feller; I should hardly call Bromley little, vould you, Dawson?” Dawson shook his head penderously. "Scarcely.” Gwynne looked from one to the other in amazement. “Are you sure?” “Positive." The Commissioner smiled condescendingly at the younger man. who had crimsoned to the roots of his hair. “His daughter's staying at my place now.” “Daughter?” "People do have daughters, you know.” put in Dawson. Pennington laughed. “Come along, Gwynne. We're going to rope you in for dinner with us "loudl be able to see for yourself then. You’ve got hold of the wrong man, old son; done it myself scores of times.” “I tell you I met Chard Bromley In the bar at Raffles. He was a little man, and I’m prepared to wager he hadn’t a daughter with him." Hewitt rose to his feet, the others folic wing suit. "Someone's been pulling your teg.” he told him. “Chard Bromley's here all right. I happened to see his credentials myself, and they were perfectly in order. He’s talking about arranging a gigantic housewarming, by the bye, In the bungalow the late manager never lived to see completed. I suppose everybody who’s ahy-br-dy’ll be there.” Pennington affected surprise. “You going, Jack?”

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“I don’t see why not,” said the commissioner. “And Monica?” “She’s pretty keen on the notion.’’ They left the clubhouse and descended the steps that led to the road. Dawson and Gwynne walked in frdht. “Bromley’s area’s still restless." said Pennington after a prolonged pause. “If he raided the estate while you were dancing. Chai-Hung’d stand a fair chance of bagging every important functionary in Borneo.** Hewitt laughed. “Twenty or thirty whites would give your friend a deuced warm reception. V* not forgetting the Yellow Seven and I’ll make it my ousiness to insure nobody goes emptyhanded.” * • * Capt. John Hewitt stretched himself wearily, pushed from in front of him the documents at which he had seen working after dinner, and strolled out on to the veranda. Both the living-room and the veranda were deserted. He cast a quick glance round him and remarked that one of the most comfortable chairs was missing. Thirty seconds later he had succeeded in tracing the dim cutline of the missing piece o ntrnlture —not a dozen yards from the foot of the steps. A single glowing spot!—accentuated against the blackness —indicated that the chair was occupied. Hewitt went down. “That you, Peter?” The pleasantly contralto tones of Enid replied to him. “No, it’s I, Captain Hewitt. The others have gone down to the coast. Mrs. Viney was anxious to discover how the native fishermen spiked fish.” He took the flight at a couple of strides and, selecting a wicker stool, placed it in the immediate proximity of Miss Bromley. “Why don’t you go and see the fishing by lamplight. Miss Bromley?” She tossed the end of her cigaret into the .darkness. “It didn't seem altogether fair going out to enjoy ourselves while you were slaving away in there. So I stopped.” There was something about Enid Bromley that was far more intoxicating than the contents of the decanter. “That was really very nice of you.” Hewitt contrived to respond. “I’m sorry you missed the show on my account. *— It’s quite an interesting spectacle. The fish comes tip to see what the light is—and Mr. Black Man jabs his spear into it.” The girl laughed. “Couldn’t we go tonight?" “Certainly, if you’re not too tired. Would you like to?’ “Awfully.” On the way to the coast he took her arm, because it seemed a perfectly natural and permissable thing to do. They stood for a while, applauding the efforts of the men in loin-cloths and laughing girls, their sarongs tucked up well above their knees, until a wave —more ambitious than its predecessors—threatened to encircle them. He swept Enid into his arms and deposited her presently on a convenient grass-grown bank among the trees. They talked in disjointed sentences, without either appearing to notice. Suddenly the girl sighed. “It’s simply wonderful! Why didn’t you tell me? Didn’t you know it was like this?” A voice that Hewitt dimly understood was his own replied. “It wasn’t like this—until you came.” It was too dark for him to see the look of triumph in her eyes. They had closed, moreover, by the time he had realized that her parted lips were tantalizingly near his own—and had bridged the distance with an impetuosity that was new to him. He awoke at last to the bitter knowledge that the hour glass of their exquisite pleasure was fast running out, that Monica would be wondering w’hat had happened to them. At the foot of the garden Enid made him stop. “Jack," she whispered, “you needn't tell them —yet—unless you like.” He started. “I shall have to,” he said. “There’ll be no end of a scandal if I don't.” “I see. I had a note from father this evening. I’v% got to join him immediately. He’s lonely up there. You’ll come to our house-warming, won’t you, and bring everybody you can? I want it to be a big success.” And Captain Hewitt promised. Dawson had gone "back to the resthouse and Monica was evidently in the act of undressing, for she contended herself with calling to them over the partition that separated her room from the veranda. “How late you are—you two!” “We came down to meet you,” said Enid. “I don't know how we missed you. Are there two ways?” “There are—and Jack knows them both. He ought to have remembered that we never take the path through the trees. I suppose that’s how you missed us,” she added with a touch of malice. There are decided drawbacks to talking through a wall—even if only a wooden one. Hewitt telt this. “Aren’t you coming out?” “No, I can’t.” “You can slip on a dressing gown. Bea sport!” “Not me,” laughed Monica. “Peter’s hanging about somewhere —and I’ve more self-respect than to let him see me with my war-paint off.” “I've something to tell you.” He almost said ’we,’ but checked himself in time. “I can hear you perfectly from here. What is it?” In some respects Hewitt was sensitive. He was particularly keen on seeing for himself the effect of his statement upon his sister. Nor was he altogether satisfied that Monica liked Enid. “Enid—Miss Bromley’s going upcountry tomorrow,” he said, suddenly endowed with a happy inspiration. “In which case,” asserted the exasperating voice which might have been at the far end of a long-dis-phone, "the sooner she gets to bed-—the better. The train leaves just after breakfast.” - -

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The Commissioner wejit to hia room, walking with unnecessary emphasis. Enid paused outside her own door and blew a kiss to him from the tips of her fingers. As Hewitt had predicted, almost everybody who mattered went to Chard Bromley's house-warming. The Commissioner and Monica were among the first arrivals, Dawson putting in an appearance an hour or so later in company with Moorhouse, district officer at Bukit-Iban. Chinese Pennington was presumably keeping a watchful eye on the movements of the Yellow Seven, for neither he nor Jocelyn Gwynne showed up at dinner. Besides Enid Bromley and Monica there were seven other women—wives of planters and officials. The meal was served under a vast awning, illuminated by means of an electric light plant installed by the late manager. (Continued in Our Next Issue) UNITY LEAGUER TO TALK Tolerance Editor to Discuss Public Questions at St. Cecelia’s Hall. P. H. O’Donnell of Chicago president of the American Unity League and editor of Tolerance, official publication of the organization, will deliver an address tonight at St. Cecelia’s Hall, 1502 Union St. He will lead a discuss! |n on the attitude of the organization toward public questions. The meeting is being held under the auspices of the local branch of the league.

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