Show y W S sv sWi V I ttO Lf IL o f Y y y R 1 Ua w a 1 r l ls unusual l I of ot stories of ot Chin with the exploits eBO ese eso a detective cot by h government to North Borno BoID O to run ran to earth e Tho The Seven a ga gang g ot of Chinese ban bandits Chinese Pennington thrust his I head in at the tho doorway dooray of Hewitts Hewitte office and blinked toward where the commissioner sat sot at his desk apparently Immersed In thought but In reality watching the antics of oC a Siamese kitten that his hia sister was tantalizing with a II champagne cork suspended from crom a string Well WeI demanded the tho Intruder things Captain John Hewitt started guiltily and ana Monica Monico grasping the folds of her kimono with one ono hand and the kitten with the tho other dropped Into a II chair Morning said the comm commissioner Anything fresh The man with the peculiar eyes earns came in languidly Mrs Mrs irs Vincy's the freshest bIng Ive I've seen this he recommended Dont be bc a II tool fool onca flushing She held the animal ani- ani mal nal na up lip for tor Inspection ho Mr Dawson Dason sent him down from What hot are ore you going to call It Monicas Monica's fore forehead lead wrinkled pret prot- ti tUy Peter Poter she sho declared with aith Ith sud- sud sudden sUdden sud sudden den emphasis The Tho commissioner swung slIng around In his hl chair and smiled Monica Monico rose suddenly and made for the door threshold she stopped and glanced back o er her shoulder Are ou going to be frightfully busy Mr she sho asked Because Ive I've thousands ot of things to talk to you about when lion hen Johns John's finished with you Pennington turned presently and saw her brother regarding him curious curiously I 1 imagine you want wont to marry Monica he suggested bluntly Penington's eyes c e cs es that were set lIke an Orientals Oriental's on his lila youthful countenance disappeared behInd their diagonal slits silts And supposing I do There WM was something In 11 In the ring of his voice that suggested he be feared opposition on tho part lof Of commissioner ot of 1 himself f but Hewitt shot from hia chair and dropped both hands bands on tho the younger mans mILD's shoulders old son Bon he de declared de- de declared this thu dared theres nothing on earth that Id I'd like better Thanks said the other hus huskily bus bus- What are arc my chances think It It if you ask me mo my ray opinion I should say youve you've aa os much likelihood likelihood hood of being successful as US any mon man on tho the Island Why dont don't yoU ask now her her now Pennington waved a II hand In front of ot him as os It If to dispel a mist that had suddenly arisen You sent for me because your territory was run over-run by tho the Yet Yet- Yellow Tel low low Seven gang The he Instant I 1 em- em embarked embarked em embarked barked on my Investigations I realized that their Chal leader leader Hung Chal-Hung was Hung was the toughest nut I ha had yet set out to crack crock It was after X I Inas 1 certain of t my feelings toward our sister that I swore to myself never to submit my proposal until I had finally run Hung Chal-Hung to earth Hewitt stood stroking his smooth black hair Well Veil Vell he ho declared You ac- ac accomplished ac Sc accomplished what you set out to do You caught Hung Chal-Hung in his own trap The governor thanked you personally What more wont want dropped a wearily cathy eully into a chair Im not satisfied he lie le told him My contract was to get the blight blight- blighter er Cr dead or alive I 1 did neither I 1 couldn't I had a horde norde of his ruffians at Q lIl my heels and young Brabazon to get out of the scrape Into which hed he'd tumbled Bra Bra- Brabazon Brabazon Brabazon bazon took my pistol and ond lI pt em emoff off orf while I threw Hung Chal-Hung Into the death chamber It was full Cull ot of poisonous fumes Ill I'll Ill I'll admit and andI I I doubt it If a fly ly could have lived In it but hut Id I'd ha kiao hae ha e given everything I possessed to see that villaInous face composed for tor its last sleep You Ignore the importance of oC circumstantial evidence sal Hewitt That was a month ago There Thore hasn't been a single singh since And every Chinaman on th leland went Into mourning That's good enough for tor me and it ought to be good enough for you Ah commented Chinese Pen still unconvinced Have Havo you rny idea where here they burled buried him Th The Commissioner shook his hi head Have you 7 No That's the devil of ot It it Ive I've I been wandering from place to place in my usual elaborate dis- dis disguise disguise dis disguise toI I guise trying to fird oit Dont Don't you see my point HoItt How Ho lit Itt sat back in his chair Its It's odd ho bo admitted Look at ot It another way put puss sued PennIngton Hung Chat wasa was wasa wasa a celebrity He Ho had an Immense following Wouldn't you think they'd stick up a monument oter o his last resting place instead of oC keeping the whole affair a dead secret The Commissioner brou brought ht both hands on to the arms of oC his chair I dont don't quite know what to think he ho said slowly It If Chal- Chal Hung's Chal-Hung's lungs lung's dead as honestly I believe e he be is theres there's precious little to worry about On th the other hand It if he ho managed somehow to get out of o tho the d s trap th hed he'd ot et for Brabazon Its Brabazon its it's a damned seri sort serious serious ous proposition He lie rose to his feet and began pacing the room The responsibility ot of o my position here at this moments moment's getting on oa my InY nerves ho 10 complained pres pros presently presently I I cant can't help realizing that the tho safety ot of every white man woman and child depends on the tho accuracy o my deductions with e e gard e-gard gard to these murders gang-murders In which case cage put In Pen Pen Pen- Pennington Pen quietly It I be e bettor better to make sure suro Hewitt swung round on his heel How he demanded Get in touch with his agent agent- agent Llen Tin Toll leil him that at all costs he must murt furnish lou ou with cv- cv ev every ery cry proof that Hung Chal-Hung Is dead The Commissioner pressed the bell Its a Q hell of oC o a nuisance e announced somewhat testily and ond Im I'm only going through with It for your and sake sake and Monicas Monica's Pennington closed the door him and strolled toward where Mrs Viney was sitting the Siamese Cat t curled up fast tast asleep In her hr lap Iop lapA A chair chair-a chair a long cane affair wit with j H L Le e 4 i T 1 V Married lIe He Echoed BLankly cushions in chintz covers was dra drawn dran n up so closely that its pro pro- protruding protruding pro protruding arm almost touched hers The Mry try Iy proximity ot of the thing thrilled him and he accepted the invitation It offered You wanted to talk to me mc lie he ventured at length The girl regarded him thought thought- thoughtfully thoughtfully fully Cully Yes she admitted I want you to toll tell me what I ought to do doIt It seems so dreadful not to have tome ome definite object In life It Iti been borne borno upon me nie rather fore Core forcibly lately that im i'm Im I'm no real use to anybody Im I'm supposed to bo keep keel keelIng keeping keeping ing hous house for tor my brother lIe looked after himself e very ry well be- be before be before lIeI I fore roro I came out The Th truth Is Is-I'd If here else to gO eo I with I his stork Kork he ties lies S anxious J for tor my safety and hes he's seriouslY exercIsed as to my future futuro She picked up her hor fan tan and yawned be- be behind behind be behind hind It it Things Thing cant can't go on lIke this forever can they I sup suppose POgO not agreed Penning Penning- Pennington ton Inwardly In cursing hit his luck that prevented him voicing what to him at that moment was Wll an amazingly simple solution to the dIfficulty Theres only one thing for or It continued Monica desperately Ivo Ive got to got get married PennIngton crimsoned to the I roots of ot his ruffled hair Man he lie e echoed blankly I suppose oure ouro going to tell me that o I had one husband a- a aready al already ready and ought to oo oe satisfied with that I I w Swear to me mc that you didn't even think It I swear said re- re recovering recovering re recovering covering himself somewhat To tell the truth I 1 was I wondering wondering- Who ho Who the tha victim was to bel be b That's just what hat I wanted to talk to you about out l e 1 I o e received a pro pro- proposal pro proposal of marriage She paused to observe the effect or oC her statement upon her hearer I but she could only see soo the few tew un- un unruly Unruly un unruly ruly hairs that sprouted up at the back lCk of ot his head l where the Irregular parting ended Verbal he ha Inquired nith ith ex- ex exaggerated ex exaggerated disinterestedness No No in writing Would uld ou like to see bee it Goo Good Lord no He lIe turned toward her his bOyish face Cace twisted Into an expression of oC horrified amazement Oh I have 0 ve shown sho II It to any ordinary man You see I dont don't regard lou QU ou as an ordinary boin hi his name asked Pen Pen- Pennington ton ning grimly It It begins with a D she volun volun- volunteered volunteered tooted wickedly Dawson I did t say it was wa-s Dawson She looked down at ot her fingers I I Would ou advise me to marry I I hut him I 1 she continued Innocently Great Greot heavens Mrs Why do you ask me that Why not con consult con con- consult sult suit your brother a woman friend anone but hut me Thirty seconds later the storm brain brain brain- brainstorm storm had passed and ond he ho found himself on the threshold of oC his own room at the Commissioners Commissioner's bunga bunga- bungalow bungalow low tow lowAs As he slammed the door after him the only thing that came to offer consolation n was tas the kitten It had hold somehow crept In before him and ho he almost trod on onIt onit onIt It before re he was aware that it was there He Ho rescued It gently an I placed It on the folded blanket at atthe atthe atthe the toot foot of ot his bed In bedI Our r Next ext Issue suo I I |