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this unusual series of stories deals with the exploits of chinese pen nington a detective sent by his gov ernment to british north borneo to run to earth the yellow seven a gang of chinese bandits tllustratcd by attempt to quit the island altogether the commissioner yawned he had had a heavy day and it was ten min utes short of midnight hes been away before he re minded the younger man but hes rolled up again with unfailing regu- chinese pennington stumbled up the ltrity steps of the commissioners bungalow penningtons fingers groped in a and threw himself at full length in a pocket searching for his pouch and long chair cigaret papers captain hewitt immersed in the things have never been so hot for fourth attempt to bring to a success- our enemy as they are at this moment ful conclusion a game of patience the secret society of which chaihung swept the cards into a jumbled heap i the head has to lie pretty low in eyes that you ponn the man with the chinese moved restlessly its mo all right im dead beat the commissioner crossed to where a lacquered tray rested on a table and measured out what he knew to be penningtons habitual tot pennington reached out for the tumbler hewitt old son ive recon- noitcrcd the complete coastlino of british north borneo since i saw you last the chaihung affairs nearing its final stages the bandit knows it and will probably mako a desperate mlnards liniment for asthma these days you can take it from me the yellow sevens becoming a back number its weeks since the yellow card with the seven black dots went abroad with its message of death its chai- hungs amazing personality alone that has kept the fire smoldering that weve exerted every effort to ox- tinguish he blew out a long wreath of smoke its been a wonderful ex perience hewitt in spite of all our setbacks theres something exhilar ating in tackling a worthy enemy hewitt smiled im glad you think so for my part im utterly fed up with our yel low friend of course you are you want to place chaihung in a convenient cover and pigeonhole him for evermore you sent for me to lay him by the heels lord knows how many weary months ago and im still at it for sixteen solid days ive been acting as a sort of railway porter slamming doors on mr chaihung every planter own ing an inch of coast is on the qui vivo or says he is after so many assurances of loyalty and devotion to duty i had to sit down in a quiet corner and consider who was the un clean hound that was letting us down fortunately it appears theres only one his place is under observation its sheer assumption of course but im prepared to swear im right the commissioner leant forward in his chair who is it he demanded in a low- voice domberg the dutch manager at kasih- ayer the other nodded i arrived at my conclusion by a process of elimination my first scrut iny left me with three possible all situated wide apart i spent the best part of a fortnight in the immediate vicinity of each of em and the kasihayer estate romped home an easy first domberg murmured hewitt shaking his head from side to side and frowning deeply id never have thought it stranger things have happened than that chaihung himself was our most respected chinese resident at ono lime if you remember my 3 liit as the sea breezes mashmallow light and creamy crijr vanilla flavored cake wafer fresh fruit jelly fillings and a generously thick coating of pure cbcoanut icing 8 even more delicious than it sounds christies xocomutpuifs imili isciiili esteemed chiefofstaff one rabat- pilai tells me that at certain sea sons theres more cargo surreptitious ly discharged at kasihayer than the customs authorities ever dreamed of ill put them wise in the morning said the commissioner between his teeth pennigtons hand fell on the others arm dont do that or youll spoil everything it wont do to let either domberg or chaihung suspect weve the place under observation pay em out sufficient rope and youll find theyll both hang themselves at kasihayer what aro you going to do im going to bed returned chi nese pennington grinning inanely damn you retorted hewitt po litely thanks hows monica by the bye a voice fdom the other side of the partition cut into the commissioners reply it was a feminine voice of an exceedingly pleasing timbre i was wondering when you were going to ask that fortynine minutes under our hospitable roof and necr a syl lable of inquiry for poor monica for a matter of seconds your fate hung in the balance i know said pennington i felt it wabbling the fairest widow east of suez as dawson had once termed her in an effort to be poetic sailed on to the verandah attired in a gorgeous kimono of hue and silver she settled her self comfortably on the arm of pen ningtons chair roll me a cigaret please a nice fat one you arc rather a luvil arent you you spend half your days wandering in the jungle wearing all sorts of unclean disguises chasing a fat oily oriental whenever you feel you require a rest from this absorb ing occupation you wander in here at j any old hour drink our whisky and talk shop into the everreceptive ears of my brother having exhausted every possible subject of interest it dawns upon you that youve a fiancee knocking around somewhere hows monica by the bye she glanced down at the cigaret now nearing com- jplction as a very special honor you may moisten the paper and stick it doivn duly before pleasure you know said pennington striking a match j besides i thought youd gone to bed i had but there was a mosquito in my curtains a particularly hungry specimen and i couldnt bleep i say i domberg really in with chai- hung the two men exchanged glances monica remonstrated hewitt youve been lisvening my poor benighted imbecile the wooden walls of this luxurious man sion act like so many sounding boards besides have you ever encountered the brand of woman thats going to stuff cottonwool in her ears and dive under the bedclothes when secret service agents are broadcasting their ex- ploits pennington screwed up his peculiar eyes brutally disillusioned of all the women in the world i believed you were the one who would whos domberg jack isnt he that nice o d dutchman with the gray hair we met once in sandakan hewitt stretched his long legs thats the fellow i must confess i liked domberg still if peter says i dont say anything for all i 1 now dcmberj may have no ativo hand in the affair at all but the troubles been traced to the kaih- syer area and tlrcticnlly ha re sponsible for anything that goes on there tho commissioner began counting on his fingers whos up there with him lets see vance van daulen and whit- taker fairly decent crowd taking them all round hewitt rose lowly and began pac ing the verandah his hands clasped j behind him j there came a thundering of hooves from tho white road at the foot of the slope and before monica could reach the rail a man had negotiated the path and clambered up the steps he halted on the threshold as if the light dazzled him then hurled an accusing finger at hewitt look here captain hewitt im in no mood to pick my words i want to know when youre going to put an end to this yellow seven business the commissioner poised himself on the table it would simplify matters a great deal he said coolly if i knew who you were im van daulen of kasihayer ive ridden every inch of the way from there tonight did domberg tell you to come demanded pennington the newcomo shot a glance at the speaker i came here to see the commis sioner he returned pointedlp but since you ask it domberg didnt tell me anything he couldnt hes dead for fully a minute silence reigned on the broad verandah hewitt was the first to speak how did he die van daulen the dutchman cleared his threat he was poisoned whittaker found him in his office a fine metal point had been placed in his penholder just where the forefinger pressed we as sume he just picked the thing up and the poison that had been smeared on it got into his blood how do you know this was the work of the yellow seven there was a yellow patch painted on the side of the building ornament ed with seven black smudges a large patch inquired the man in the chair about a yard long i should say and roughly a foot across nobody observed wandering about the estate complete with paintpot and brushes to be continued i bake your own bread with 1 r50l mmbm m gfliestandarct a of quality tga for over soy ears you must wake and call me early call me early mother dear that was often said to mothers by the girls of yesteryear but the girls now tell their maters as they start out for a spin you must wake up early mother someones got to let me in judge minards liniment for grippe tho philadelphia investigation dis closes that more than 1000000 gal lons of alcohol were diverted last year to say nothing of the persons who drank it san diego union einstein says two of bis passions are playing the violin and absolute solitude well we dont know any easier way a man can achieve the latter than by 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