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mmm hhbsww sgttba m yeuow sew untoeai by eomot skeuv nvuithan t ay rwantift m begin here today lotc signed by rryself into the bar captain john jlcwitt is commission- ain heaven only knows what use tr of police at jesselton british north intends to make of it borneo his beautiful sister monica the deluge had given way to a viney is engaged to marry peter pen- steady downpour as the two men riss- nngtoi detective pennington is de- ei clays tent sm kovcrnment to apprehend the tolier h w fo cnsiiung leader ot the yellow r t- u seven a gang of chinese bandits vt pc s heels fom pennington is assisted by his chief-of- to al0ld a stum anj hi hls staff kabafcpila who hates the ban- i jf against something soft and bulky dit chief bitterly pennington heads an ea pennington just a second expedition to capture chaihung they the other stopped and came slowly move toward the bandits latest hiding back place nov go on wih the story brought anything to sleep on my boy is in sole possession of a tartan travelingrug and a waterproof sheet the rug is inside the water proof sheet so its hound to be dry well thats good enough isnt it dawson sighed heavily it would be if i knew where the young idiot was unfortunately we lest one another a decent while back and ive a notion at the back of my head hes made himscl- a bivouac somewhere out of the groundsheet and is peacefully slumbering with my rug round his dirty shoulders pennington surveyed the other du biously suppose ill have to fix you up what part dyou want to take in the show tomorrow how does the first storming party appeal to you it doesnt ive put myself down already for the forlorn hope when everything else has failed and ive sufficient confidence in you to refuse to believe in failure how many of these things am i supposed to take threes a good number hello heros clay dawson nodded toward the opening evening ciay evening dawson i say penning ton did you say the sign of the yel low seven was a warning of death thats right why well when i left you i walked straight to where id left my kit the orderly had fixed up my tent and laid out my bed its a slecpinbag ykiow and hes never quite got the hang of it i turned back the cover to see what hed done and there was this under- 1 neath i he dropped to the deal table a yel low chinese playing card with seven black dots on the supper surface pennington picked it up good lord have you tackled your man clay hook his head thats the devil of it i cant find him anywhere pennington strode to the opening and peered out dawson had better stop here he jerked back over his shoulder clay you and ill embark upon a tour of inspection theres a weak point somewhere and its up to us to find it the district officer had drawn the blanket over his head until he re sembled an indian squaw i suppose im in full charge while youre away and am at libertv to help myself to the bottle while fully realizing the necessity for vieiting outposts on the eve of battle penn will excuse me i know if i suggest youve both got the windup for no thing the man at the opening swung round on his heel how dyou make that out dawson met his gaze without flinch ing youre on the verge of tumbling into the neatest little trap our worthy antagonist has ever planned because chaihung has succeeded in com municating with the outer world it doesnt imply that he had to find a flaw in the line to do so youre in ordinately proud of your jungle tele graph the yellow seven probably employ a system that is equally effi cient a friend beyond the charmed circle is communicated with he drops a card casually in the enemys camp in a place where it can hardly fail to be noticed result panic at g h q tons of mistrust everywhere and two otherwise sano british officers en- raging in the pleasant occupation of iraitorhunting on the wettest night weve had for months como on clay shouted penning ton whose irritability had taken him out of earshot wait half a minute i fancy daw sons on the right track oh what is it just this murmured the d 0 the despatch from hewitt was sev eral hours late you remember 1 re marked on it the runner was one of chaihungs agents he wormed his way up from the rear using the mes sage as his passport slipped into clays tent anj came on to you after ward the bandit is a pretty subtle bcai you know and theres nothing so good as getting your opponent r-t- tifd at the start the tall man nodded approval and the hard lines vanished fivii peh- nji6ns forehead the runnel from hewitt i never thought of that well interview ra- batpilai on our way round i dont like the idea of that fellow wandering rbji with all that information with to our movements remarked i jigtoii hes in poscseia cf aj he found clay stooping over a pros trate form whats the matter im not quite sure theres a fel low here yes by jove with a knife stuck in his back confound it the moons gone in got a light an electric flashlamp threw a nar row silver ray clay came to his feet dawson was right he said quiet ly ho was dead right who is it my orderly thats all dawson moved restlessly in his sleep then sat belt upright a hur- rican was blowing outside he rubbed his eyes and yawned he was still in sole possession of pen ningtons tent he consulted his watch it was close on three repairing storm ravages orange pekoe is only the name given to a size of leaf some good many poor orange pekoes are sold the most economical and yet the finest flavoured is salada orange pekoe sealed in metal pure fresh delicious 43c per lb the us post giving the king back his sword the famous statue of richard coeur de lion in london lost its sword i result of the recent hurricane 23649044 letters and 461- 441 packages went astray in united states last year washington results of an im provement aud expansion program in the postal service of the united the neighborhood store chicago news there are still v 32so0o email retail dealers in tho united states so that it is rather wild for one to predict the disappearance of the neighborhood merchant he has a place and a function in modern society while ho cannot afford to minimize tho influence ot chainstore competition he need not despair or abdicate to meet that competition other im in command here and im going to handle the first attack he blew a shrill blast on his whistle and before dawson could realize what was happening clay was gone with thirty odd shadows flitting after him dawson waited fully five minutes by his wristwatch then crawling back mustered his men fix bayonets not a sound until i tell you spread out in skirmishing order and dont lose your heads really fat people are often capable ot astonishing feats dawson scaled the slope with the agility of an ante lope wildeyed keen with enthusi asm to come up with clay he paused to round up those of the enemy that had escaped the initial onslaught to be continued arcs new ysrk- he found clay stooping over a pros trate form suddenly borne on the wings of the wind there wafted to his ears the sound of rapid firing r babel of discordant cries nrd something sear ed through the materia above his head with a spiteful significant zip and then from somewhere close at hand came the deep droning note of a dusun gong hell ejaculated the district offi cerand began lacing up his boots with nervous haste he raked out his tunic and mackintosh felt to see that his automatic was there and lunged for the open tho night was alive with shadowy flitting forms witli blazing torches the incessant rattle of musketry aul still the deepthroated gong sent its warning message into the darkness he splashed his way through the trees lit upon a bunch of barefooted native soldiers that appeared to be taking no useful part in the affray and led them in breathless haste to ward the spot from which the alarm seemed to originate get down all of you he shouted and fell on his hands almost on top of clay whose long legs trailed from behind a rock and whoso cheek was pressed against a riflestock that you dawson penningtons round on the far side at the only other possible point for them to break through clays rifle spoke that was a beauty dawson weve been at it for about an hour the enemy achieved a minor success at the outset caught our rear de fences nappin and a dozen or so carryin something on a pole man aged to squirm their way through and join the main body the yellow seven opened up to cover their approach and we decided to attack he fired again were advancin gradually all along the line ive promised to take the slope at the point of the bay onet before dawn he shouted to someone behind and a rifie was pushed against dawsons elbow his eye fell at the same mo ment upon a pile of clips at clays side he thrust one into the magazine chaihungs still up there i sup pose as far as im aware nobodys broken out i cant for the life of me imagine what it was they smuggled in it was evidently something im portant because they werent inclined to save rounds to secure its safety he glanced behind him your fel lows should be pretty fresh by now i fancy ill try a sortie with my own chaps and you can follow with the second wave moping up everything weve left behind ill toss you for it suggested dawson be hanged to you laughed tho chances are poor customs men curb canadian border traffic there is small hope in the use of a specially fitted automobile for smug gling liquor into the states across the canadian border because all the secret places on a motor car are known to the customs men points out richard carroll in liberty magazine there is scarcely a dodge worked by tne tourist that is new to the cus- toms man reports carroll the wise tourists talk of spare tires or seat springs of dashboards and oc good places under the hoods covering the engine forget it theyre all known every one of them false tops false bottoms even fake lamps the cars designed to carry supplies of rum in quantity cor the border are seized wheli found impounded and the own ers held in stiff bail among the little fellows who pay a fine of so a bottle and depart sadder wiser and dryer women are the chief offenders some thing seems to tell the average tourist that his women folk will not be search ed they come to the border going into canada slim of hip flat of chest and guilty of countenance they ar rive at the border on the way home large of hip bulging of bosom and with innocence written all over them the deceit is pitiful and funny states particulars in the air mall dr kieln sa ho n resource- aro outlined by harry s new post- 1 fulness enterprise originality and cul- mastorgencral in hi annual report i tivation ot tho personal and tho hu- to president couiuge which noted man element in trade the small an operating deficit of j3336314s for sn ilas its own advantages and can tho year ended june 30 retain them and even increase them tho fivecent rate on letters sent u van pay more attention to individual by air was made effective sinb the astes and preferences it can play a dale of tho report but mr new said p ln building up the neighborhood that the contract air mail service jt can diversify its stock more appears to justify his opinion that freely and at less risk private enterprise can perform the z work creditably koads and railways the postmastergeneral recom- new york heraldtribune time mended amendment ot the march 8 was when the line of progress in cont act under which contracts were let dur- muulcations seemed clear all over ing the last year for transporting the the world canals replaced roads and mails by air between new york and then railroads replaced canals every montreal key west and san juan town wanted at least a stub railway porto rico and between key west line today many a stub railway fine and the canal zone asking authority has been abandoned even in the to make contracts for routes between united states and for local prssen- the island possessions and foreign gcr traffic at least many railroads countries between such island pos- find it cheaper to operate bus lines sessions and over routes in foreign paralleling their own tracks than to countries run steam trains over tho rails the fiscal affairs of the depart- j the auto truck lias changed the na- nient indicate careful aud economical ture of the road it is no longer a pair administration of the service he of muddy ruts carrying lumbering said notwithstanding the decrease horses slowly across a few bare miles in the increase of postai revenues the automobile en a concrete road under those of the preceding year j keeps pace with the train and except the operating deficit increased at a for heavy freight in built it serves lesser rate per cent the railroads purpose even better it the average per capita expend- delivers at the doer saving two reidad- ku klux klan new york world the united states supreme court has upheld a new york decision making it com pulsory for the k k k to file their constitution oaths and lists of mem bership secrecy has always and al most everywhere been the essence of tho klans strength the value of sec recy explains why it has fought this case up to the supreme court tho klans decay aud tho decay of sec recy have gone hand in hand in various states where it has beten most dangerous such as indiana georgia pennsylvania and alabama legislation has been passed or vigor ously pushed to compel it to unmask education enlightenment tho disil lusionment of multitudes of dupes havo robbed the klan of its strength the best safeguard against tho rc- crudescense of any such body is simply strong light distinguished model a distingiushed model of lustrous black crepe satin featuring the diag onal closing bodice and circular flared skirt in front showing smart up-in- thcfront wasitlihe the most re- markable thing about it is the easy manner in which it is made canton- faille crepe wool crepe dull flat silk crepe crepe roma georgette crepe crepe elizabeth sheer velvet and sheer tweed are appreciated for style no 910 the applied band around neck and down front is jnteresting made of contrasting fabric or color or cut from the bias of fabric pattern in sizes 16 18 30 years 36 38- 40 42 44 and 46 inches bust measure size 36 requires 3 yards of 40inch ma terial with vi yard of 30inch con trasting price 20c in stamps or coin coin is preferred wrap coin care fully how to order patterns write your ame and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c n stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for cah number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto patterns sent by roturn mail ture for postage was 511 a reduc tion of s5 per cent in the number ot undeliverable letters was noted but these messages totaled 23049044 pieces the decrease was ascribed to i the departments campaign to induce ings minards liniment fc- arthur if wcr your youag h is dont wash mail advertisers to use envelopes soab ant whip hip check colds with minards liniment vancouver and montreal 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