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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. A" - "“l LEAN face was thrust into the opening of the tent and t_—_J a man, who was sitting alone over some papers spread on a case around the base of a hurricane-lamp, looked up sharply. “Are you Pennington?” The man with the Chinese eyes rose to his feet. “That's my name.” An expression of relief spread over the newcomer's countenance. “I’ve been searching for your headquarters for the best part of two forsaken island a matter of five days ago, pattin’ myself on the bac at havin’ knocked across a soft billet — and here I am in the wilds of Borneo, wi.h a company of black devils and a fifteen pounder gun that I haven't th< remotoest idea what to do with' i'v • instructions from Captain Hewitt —commissioner of police at Jetseltuu —t ) report to you for duty.’* he squirmed through the narrow aperture and. stooping low to avoid bumping his head, unconcernedly dis posed six feet three inches of man hood on a length of sacking that covered a neat pile of kerosene tins. man! I was beginning to wot**" who* you were going to turn up. Wiort atro your men?” “Standin’ very nwch ease outside. I split ’em up into platoons and spread ’em out a bit. We’d have been here earlier if It hadn’t been for that confounded gun. It got stuck regularly every half hour. Last right we had to hack down a tree to get it out. Forty-seven and a half hours forced marchin’, my boy, and every man present!”

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A NATIVE IN A GREASY JACKET AND A RUSTY SARONG ENTERED. Pennington laughed. He tacitly admired Hewitt’s good taste in selecting Clay for’ the job. He sat for some moments, stroking an unshaven chin, then, removing a portion of the case, extracted a square bottle and a pair of tumblers. “I’ve a sort of skeleton force of my own scattered round the base of the precious fluid with generous exactitude. “They’re tough little chaps who can find their way easily in the -jungle. We've installed a telegraph system by means of Dusun gongs hung in trees.” “If you're pouring that out for me,” broke in the other, “I’ll have an inch more sodo. So Chai-Hung’s up there, is he?” Pennington nodded. “We’ve cornered him at last —and tomorrow’s got to see the end of the Yellow Seven.” Clay shifted his long legs into a more comfortable position and tapped a pipe on the heel of his riding boot. “D'you know,” _he confessed suddenly, “beyond the fact that Mr. Chai-Hung’s not a nice sort of chap to meet, I remain in sublime ignorance of the real reason of all this expended energy. You don’t glean much from a sudden ’phone-call from a harassed official, y’know. What I’m tryln’ to get at by all this is: who is Chai-Hung. when he’s at home—and what In the name of all that’s holy Is the Yellow Seven?” “The Yellow Seven is the name of a secret •* society the members of which are exclusively of Chinese origin, and whose symbol is a yellow Chinese playing-card ornamented

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with seven black dots. Hewitt cabled for me when the trouble had grown too big for him to cope with. I formed a little band of native enthusiasts and scoured the country from j one end to the other, posing sometimes as a Celestial, at others as a tribesman. You see, the organization was too vast to suppress by sheer force of arms, the island swarmed with Chai-Hung’s spies and the only possible method of achieving success was to separate the brigand from the bulk of his followers, hem him in at a spot where the chances of egress were remote *and converge upon him from all points it once. Chai-Hung and his imme ’fate bodyguard have been drivdh 'rom the forest into a small, arid pla‘pau. A few of his disciples still cling to h!m, but the vast majority, obeying false signals arranged by myself, are concentrating in remote portions of British Northl Borneo, where Hewitt is on the lookout for them.” A few' moments later a native in i greasy velvet jacket and a rusty :;irpng entered silently and stood at ■‘tention before his chief. Clay, ob■rving him curiously, noticed that man was minus an ear and an e, that his mouth waff slit at either i.le and that he carried an enormous parang in a wooden sheath bound with bamboo. “Rabat-Pilai, the Tuan Clay has brought with him many soldiers. You will guide them to the points I indicated this afternoon. There is also with them a thing on wheels whose voice is very terrible and certain men whose sole object in life is to make it speak! This must go in the square nlace among the trees and be covwith bushes until the morning.” The scarecrw "aluted and disap pea red. Pennington smiled. “He’s my famous chief of staff. He’d come from the farthest evtremity of the earth if he thought I was :n trouble.” Clay was polishing the bowl of his wipe on hist tyeeches. “When do we start making it hot. Dawn?” “A trifle after that. There mustn’t be the slightest opportunity for ChaiHung to break through our cordon under cover of darkness. Know what he looks like?” The other felt for his pocketbook. “Hewitt presented me with a phoograph. I gather that he's lost his e;t hand since that was taken. Does : speak English?” “Perfectly. He has the manners pd polish of a diplomat when he '-hooses.” Clay thrust his head outside and brought it back wearing an expres- | -ion of disgust. “Rainin' like the devil,” he an- j rounced. "Wonder if my orderly's j put my tent up yet? If it’s all the j •iame to you. I'll hop along and see.” | He dived into the darkness, leaving j Pennington to his own reflections. Three minutes later Rabat-Pilai ! joined him. He thrust a crumpled pa- j per into the Englishman’s hand. “Jesselton —16th,” it read, “Chinese J rounded up successfully in most districts. Sending Dawson. Possibly join you myself.—Hewitt.” “Any reply, Tuan?" Pennington reflected, then scrib-1 bled four words on a half sheet of note-paper: “All going well. —Pennington.” He bit the end of his pencil, erased the signature and added: “Reinforcements arrived. Love to Monica.” “Give this to the runne;-, Rabat, and arrange for outposts to be stationed half a mile in our rear, prepared to warn us if there are any signs of hostile forces gathering behind us. Tahu?’ ’ “Yah, Tuan.” The creature saluted—and _ was gone. Pennington bent over a rough map. Presently he smiled at his own reflection in a cracked shaving mirror Ujat hung from the tent-pole. Possibly join you myself! He had never expected his excellency the Commissioner of Police to resist the temptation of being In at the death. He jerked up his head. Sdtnebody had blundered into a rope, tripped over it and apparently utilized it to 'assist him to his feet again, for the tent swayed as If in the throes of an earthquake. The shock was followed by a somewhat colored dissertation on tents in general and tent-ropes in particular. “Who’s that?” demanded Penning ton sharply. # The swearing ceased and presently a low chuckle' broke upon his ears. “Pennington, or I’m a confounded liar: I’ll give you three guesses.” “Don’t need ’em, old son. If any body were to ask me who was the fattest, ugliest,' cluAsiqst district' officer- in the whole of Borneo, I’d promptly reply—” ..... “Not Dawson—ls you’re really the little gentleman I take you to be. Lord. Penn. It's a devil of a night!” The affable Dawson squeezed his great form Into the one place that offered cover from-the deluge without and lowered himself on to the spot Clay had vacated. “Not bad—for you,” said man with the Chinese eyes, fishing out a third glass. “Three minutes after the runner. I’ve just replied to the mes sage announcing your departure.” The red face of the newcomer became suddenly serious. “The dickens you have! Hewitt dispatched It six hours before I left. The blighter’s been messing about on the way.” thorn in his foot or something. ' You look cold." “Cold! I'm soaked to the skin! I’ve been in the immediate vicinity of this camouflaged hovel for the best part of the night, walking in circles and challenged at regular intervals. I had a deuce of a job persuading one feller I wasn’t the notorious ChaiHung himself.” “Shows they’re doing' their work thoroughly. You’d better take a few grains of quinine and something neat to help it down. Clay’s turned up, by the bye.” “That’s all right. I met him in JesseUon the day after ho landed. PrettJ good man, I should think.”v ipTvjd off his tunic and, coolly

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DRUNKEN FATHER KiLLSUTTLE SON Prisoner Collapses When Told of Crime. By United News CHICAGO. Aug. 26. —Samuel Sopocl rubbed the sleep from his bleary Byes Sunday and discovered himself in a cell at the Chicago Ave. police station. His surprise was only momentary, however, for his week-end "parties” had ended in the same place several times beforp. On previous occasions, however, his crippled son John, aged 11, had generally hobbled over to the station of a Sunday morning to see If “Dad’s all right.” *T see I’m in again,” Sopocl remarked to the cell-keeper, who eyed him rather queerly, and nodded: “Yes, you’re in again. You’re in for a long time.” "What do you mean, a long time?” scoffed Sam. "I'm going to lay off the stuff for awhile. Has my kid been over yet?” "Don’t you remember?” "Remember what?” "Remfember how you charged into ‘the house Saturday night, ran your wife out, found littße John,hieing in the bedroom and began heating him. Then he began crying and ix^auao

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