Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 89, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1923 — Page 8

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Captain John Hewitt is Commissioner of Police at Jesselton. British North Borneo. His sister, Monica Viney, is engaged to marry Peter Pennigton, who is detailed by the government to apprehend Chai-Hung, leader of The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits. Van Dauien rides to Jesselton with the news of the murder of Domberg, tha Dutch manager of Kaslh-ayer. RabatPllai. chief-cf-staff to Pennington, hates Chai-Hung bitterly. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY OAN DAULEN turned to the Commissioner. “Captain Hewitt, I must appeal to you. I’ve come a long distance tonight to Inform you of the seriousness of the position in our territory, not to answ-er absurd questions.” “Sorry! I thought you two had possibly met before. Van Dauien, this is Pennington. He’s responsible for any action taken against Chai-Hung and consequently entitled to ask what questions he chooses. Have you fixed up a room anywhere?” "I expect there's room for me at the Rest-House, thanks.” ‘"Well, drop in any time after ten tomorrow and we'll talk things over. I’m sorry about poor Domberg. Good night.” He was barely out of earshot when Hewitt swung round on Pennington. “Rather a blow to your theory. wliat?" “Not in the least:” “You’ll never admit when you're wrong,” persisted the Commissioner sadly. “And you’ll never admit when I’m right. By the way, keep young Van Dauien in Jesselton as long as you can. I shall be running up to Kasihayer tomorrow.'' Hewitt drained his glass and made off down the passageway to his room. V IH do my best.” he shouted back over his shoulder, “but Van Daulen’s inclined to be impetuous.”

VAN DAULEN PAUSED WITH ONE BOOT HALF OFF “Peter,” Monica demanded when they were alone, "why do you go out of your way to quarrel?" “I don’t.” "But you do, dear. The way you tackled that poor fellow, who'd ridden goodness knows how many miles, made me feel positively uncomfortable. He was dead beat, you know.” “I wonder who discovered the fine metal point In the pen-holder—and decided it had been smeared with poison?” “You haven't been listening I don’t believe you heard a word I said.” He drew her to him. “Dear little woman. I’ve been listening most patiently, but you see it’s utterly Impossible for you to understand my motives. I’m a queer, Jumbled-up piece of machinery, some times actuated by reason, sometimes by a sort of sixth sense which Nature gave to me when she presented me with Chinese eyes. That’s why I’m here now, it’s exactly why your brother sent for me, and it’s why I sometimes talk as I do. I’m not like that with you.” “I should hope not indeed!” “Nor with Jack or Dawson—or even that prince of scarecrows Ra-bat-OPilal. Do you remember what 1 was saying before Van Daulen came in’ Somebody at Kasih-ayer’s in league with Chai-Hung—and I’ve got to put my finger on him and keep it there. It might be Vance, Whittaker, their chief watchmen, their Tamil apothecary; it might on the other hand, be Van Daulen. I jumped on him right away when, as you say, he was dead-beat. Why? Because at such a time he was less likely to be on his guard.”

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“You’ve no earthly reason to suspect him.” “Except,” said Pennington dreamily, "that when he stooped to put that pot of yellow paint away a corner of his tunic dipped Into it.” Monica’s brain reeled. “But—” “He came away without bothering to change. Perhaps you didn't notice* but the bottom corners of his coat curled —and the bulk of the stain was on the under side.” "It’s still purely conjecture. He might have gone right up to the sign to examine it—and brushed his jacket against it.” Pennington smiled. “He might—if he’d troubled to inspect it with a ladder. The yellow Seven, if you remember, was painted on the side of Domberg's house —and Dpmberg's bungalow is built on piles ten feet or more above ground.” She caught both sides of his coat and forced him to look at her. "Do be careful. Peter, for my sake.” He ran his fingers caressingly through her curls. “There’s no need to be anxious,” hv said, “for I shan't want to be so very alone. Rabat Pilai will be hov ering in the shadows. Holy Moses! have you the remotest idea what the time Is?” She shook her head and there was a wistful look in her eyes "It passes so quickly when you are here—and so slowly when you’re away on these wretched expt-dltions. Corfie back soon. Peter dearest: promise me you'll come back soon." And Peter Pennington promised. • • • “Evening. Van Dauien!” The Dutchman started, almost falling back down the steps of his own veranda. Curled In a chair, a cigarette between his lips and a half filled tumbler resting in the cavity in the arm, lay Chinese Pennington. “Oh! good evening! Thought I’d left you behind in Jesselton.’’ He blundered past Pennington, found a seat and began unlacing his boots. "D’you intend stopping heres" “If I may.” t “Certainly—delighted, of course. So need to offer you a drink, 1 see!” Two diagonal slits were sll that was visible of the Englishman’s eyes. “So thanks. I brought my own!” Van Dauien paused with one boot half drawn off —and stared hard at hie guest. “You brought your own whisky?” The Dutchman choked something back in his throat and discarded the boot. He was evidently ill At ease for, while endeavoring to operate the second pair of laces, he got them hopelessly knotted. “My boy made you pretty comfortable, I hope?"she Jerked out without looking up. “Brought my own!” Van Dauien sprang to his feet, a ludicrous figure in one riding-boot and a gray sock. “Confound it all. Pennington: this is too much of a good thing!" “And” —added the man with the Chinese eyes—“in case I have occasion to write anything—l've taken the additional precaution of bringing a fountain pen!” The Dutchman stood for some moments, clenching and unclenching his fists, then dropped heavily back on to his seat. “If I thought for one moment you meant to imply anything by these extraordinary breaches of etiquette— I’d pitch you and your damned servant into the garden.” Pennington moved a cushion to a more comfortable position. “I assume by that you don't intend to take any particular precautions yourself?” The lace broke. “Such as?" . “Keeping a close watch on the cookhouse, seeing that your razor isn’t tampered with, setting a reliable watch on the house at night, questioning all strangers found wandering on the estate.” “It occurs to me,” retorted Van Dauien, “that if you were to leave estate affairs to those who understand them—and occupy yourself solely with the roundlng-up of the Yellow Seven, you'd be rendering the island a better service.” Pennington grinned. “You want me to go out and find Chai-Hung?” “Most certainly.” ‘I prefer to wait for him here.” “You’ll have to wait a long time ” “D’you really think that? I hap pen to know that Kasih-ayer Is the Identical spot selected by the Yellow Seven as offering a suitable stretch of coast line to aid them in their fu ture plans. They polished off poor old Domberg: that won’t help them much while Vane, Whittaker and yourself are alive. Van Dauien crossed the floor in his socks and poured himselfr out a stiff helping of neat spirit. “Why didn't you put up at Vance's or Whittaker's?” “Because.” said Pennington sweetly, “I had a notion Chai-Hung had selected you for his next victim. I made a most interesting discovery while you were away this afternoon. I succeeded in running to earth a pot .of bright yellow paint, a tin of black enamel and two brushes.” Van Dauien spun around on his heel. ‘“Where?” he demanded thickly. "Buried a couple of feet down in a neatly-boarded recess under your own house.” “Under —my—house?” "Bang under the steps." Van Dauien leant heavily on the rail. J “May I see those brushes?” he inquired suddenly. “I’m afraid that’s impossible. You see, I sent them down to Hewitt by a special messenger over ar, hour ago. They’ve a finger-print expert down there —and paint's a thing that can be easily rubbed off.” There followed a long period of silence during wlttch a lithe, brownskinned scarecrow, with an ear and eye missing and a mouth slit at eithe side so that its owner wore a perpetual grin, emerged 1 from the living room and hung a lighted oilon a Hook above th. -ta-hla. The

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wooden rail, filling his pipe from a bag of tobacco —observed the fall of larkness without turning his head. The servant paused on his way out, stared deliberately at Pennington, re iprocated the broad wink that he received —and disappeared. “That stuff couldn’t have got under here -without somebody knowing it,” aid Van Daulen. “That Is my contention. Whoevei was responsible for the crime had an iccomplice in the house.” They other grunted. “Appears to lie between my boy—ind myself.” “So I took the liberty of arresting the boy.” “The devil you did!” (Continued In Our Next Issue) AUFDERHEIDE HOME SOLD Insurance Company Buys Residence in N. Pennsylvania St. Announcement was made today of the purchase of the Aufderheide residence, 1709 N. Pennsylvania St., by Federal Savings and Insurance Company. It will be the home of the home offices of the company and two subsidiary corporations, the Federal Life Assurance Association and the Federal Automobile Insurance Association. Cost was said to be about sioo,oo. The house has a frontage of fortyeight feet on Pennsylvania St. It will be occupied by th* companies .About Sept. 1. Their present location

OUR BOARDING HOUSE—By AHERN

THE OLD HOME TOWN—By STANLEY

Mayor John L. McGeath of Hartford City has asked patrons In that city to remove their telephones in a fight against increased rates. The United Fourth Vein Coal Com pany Is planning to open a ne-v mine near Hymera, In the notrwest part cf Sullivan County. Edmund B. Thornton, native siti ::en of Bedford has offered that city i site for anew park. The Rev. Oren A. Cook, pastor of the Baptist Church at Bedford for six years has resigned to become pastor of vthe Baptist church at Linton. The average assessed value of household goods for each home in Vermilion County is $173. The Wabash County teachers’ institute will be held at Wabash Aug. 27-31. That his wife got drunk and beat up town marshal Is alleged in a cross complaint filed by B. H. Dollarhite of Woodburn to his wife’s divorce suit. The Newcastle fair which lost $1,500 last year is expected to break about even this season. The annuel mass meeting of the

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bo was returning home after church services. Anew United Brethern church building is to be built In Petersburg. Jay County has contributed $1,583 for the building of t,he Riley Memorial hospital for children at Indianapolis. RIALTO BUILDING IS SOLD The Rialto building, Pennsylvania and Court Sts., occupied by the Baldwin Piano Company, has been purchased from the Foudray heirs by Lewis E., Donald A., Stella "W. and Florence Mqrrlson. The property was bought as an investment for $137,512, It was said. Following the expiration in two years of the Baldwin Company’s lease Improvements may be made.

OUT OUR WAY—By WILLIAMS

SALESMAN SAM—BY SWAIr

DIVORCE CHARGES DENIEC It. M. Saperstine Replies to Wife’ Complaint. Denial that he ever carried a re volver or threatened his wife, a charged in the divorce complaint oi Mrs. Garnett Saperstine, 2922 High land PI., was made today by Benja min M. Saperstine. \ Saperstine also denied his wife's charges that he had cursed her and that he was fined in Federal Court for selling liquor. “I defy any one to prove any of these charges," said Saperstine. Deep, Dark Plot Failed Police rushed to the 600 block in N. Rochester St., at 2 a. m. today on report by a woman of burglars ready for action.' When they arrived, they found that three men had stopped on the street to ronverse a little before going Into their homes nearby.

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THREE AUTOS MISSING Deteciives on Lookout for Cars Stolen During Night. Detectives today were on the lookout for three automobiles reported stolen during the night. J. F. Jackson, Meridian Apts., 430 N. Meridian St., reported his red car stolen from the rear of the apartments; Thomas Walters, 1639 E. Thirty-Fifth St., sedan taken from Gale and Sixteenth Sts.; James Edward Sivage, Greenwood, Ind., car taken from under the elevation In S. Delaware St. STOP ITCHING ECZEMA Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo Will Help You Never mind how often you have tried and failed, you can stop burning, itching Eczema quickly by applying Zemo furnished by any druggist fot\ 35c. Extra large bottle, SI.OO. Heall Ing begins the moment Zemo Is applied. In a short time usually every trace of Eczema, Tetter, Pimples, Rash, Blackheads and similar skin diseases will be removed. For clearing the skin and making it vigorously healthy, always use Zemo, the penetrating, antiseptlo liquid. When others fail it is the ona dependable treatment for skin troubles of ait kinda^-Advartlsament.