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BEGIN I-IERE TODAY
Monica Viney lives with her bro-
ther, Captain John Hewitt, Commis-
sioner of Police at Jesselton, British
North Borneo. Monica is,engaged to
marry Peter Pennington, who is: -de-
tailed by the government to capture
Chaff -Hung, leader of "The Yellow
Seven, a gang of Chinese bandits.
Pennington has as chief -of -staff, one
Rabat-Pilai, who hates the bandit
leader bitterly. Pennington suspects
Van Daulen of the murder : of Dom-
berg, the Dutch manager at Kasih-
ayer.
DR. H. A. MCINTYRE
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Pennington sat belt upright.
"Look here, Van Daulen, you threw
out a pretty broad hint last night con-
cerning the supposed inactivity of the
police. Within eighteen :hours, of
hearing from you that Domberg was
dead and the sign of the Yellow Seven
plastered on his bungalow, I've found
the implements that were employed
to make that sign. The slackness was
not on our side, but yours."
The Dutchman left the rail and
came a couple of paces nearer.
"How d'you snake that 'out?"
$y leotiwti.Lo gt,Et>m.
il,n.vsvwaoeo Ey
.^..w,�raTttiral tet
"Our boots on the verandah then.
Tabi, Rabat -Pilaf !"
"'Iabi,' Tuan.'
The customary Salutation carried
the servant to, the passage. IIe
glanced back once -then vanished
together.
"Queer chap—your man!"
"Rather weird, isn't he? He cut
off Chai-Hung's left hand when last
the met and walks the world with the
step of a fellow (vho's managed to
pay off 'a fair proportion of a heavy
debt. He smoked the thing over the
fire andI fancy he carries it about
with him under his blouse."
Van Daulen shudddred.
Pennington came languidly to his
feet.
"Good night, Van Daulen. Hope
we're both well enough to sit up and
enjoy that cup of tea..
Rabat-Pilai was dusting, laborious-
ly when Pennington in riding-
breechee and slippers—emerged on to
the verandah an easy first. Van
Daulen was splashing in his room,
grunting and spluttering with the
glorious lack of restraint of a rhi
"I have known for a considerable The man with the Chinese eyes
time that Chai-Hung was in the "kiclked ,off his slippers,
neighborhood and for ten days your His foot was on the point of enter-
ing have been patrolled ,by ing the boot when Rabat dropped a
my own men. , During the whole of pile Penning of worn volumes.
that period not a single agent of the !pile.
ton started" and looked up.
Yellow Seven'has' either' entered or The servant was signaling furiously,
his mutilated face 'queerly contorted,
The Englishman raised his brows,
took'' each heel gingerly between fin-
ger and thunb and from the left boot
shook what looked like a tin -tack
with an enormous head. He was still
staring at it when Rabat -Pilaf picked
left."
"How long do you propose staying
here?"
"Until the fellow Pm looking' for
conies to find his paint."
"You still imagine he intends using
it again?"
"He'd' have burnt it if he didn't."
The Dutchman forced a smile.
"Since we seem destined to be
stable -companions for a considerable
period, ive'd better make the best of
it. I don't mind telling you, Pen-
nington, that you're on the wrong
track: There's not man on the piece
I couldn't vouch far and the paint
was probably intendedfor a blind.
Whittaker and Vance share. a place
between here and Domberg's. They've
both got Chinese servants; if Chai-
Hung wants free access to the coast,
they're as much in his way as I am
—and there's a particular fine oppor-
tunity for killing two birds with one
stone. If you vee in the bandit's
shoes-isnt that the first thing that
would occur to you?"
"I think I shall stop here in any
case:-" If ever I happen to be in need
of somebody to teach me my business,
I can't do better than to associate my-
self with one who •can see things so
well—from Chai-flung's point of
view."
The dark features of the Dutch-
man
man remained immobile, but Chinese
Pennington saw enough to satisfy him
that the shaft had gone home.
"You've placed me in a dleuped
awkward ' position," he complained
presently. "Until I replace my late
servant, I suppose I'm at liberty to
fall back on yours?"
"Rabat-Pilai is entirely et your
service."
The Dutchman picked up his rid-
ing boots and moved off in search of
his slippers.
Pennington—onc more ale:te—
enri:ed curiously at a huge moth that
wheeled round the flame of the lanip.
Between nine and ten Van Daulen
went out, taking the F.:1h to the coolie
lines. •floif an hour later llabat-Pilai
crept on to the verandah and halted
before Pennington's chair.
"Well?r, •
"Great Tuan, the Dutchman left
the estate by the gate that faces:, the
sea. He went some little distance
into the. forest to where a big tree
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2.52 p.m.
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,, 4.10 p,m.
Going North, depart 6.50 p.m.
ar,' 11.40 do. 11.51 a.m.
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"Doesn't it occure to you that I'm
taking a deuce of a time dying?"
Stiffs ec0 6716
)43 rk.,
it up without turning a hair. He re-
treated With it to Van Daulen' chair,
grinning over the back of it at his
master.
"Good Lord! It was touch and go
that time, with a vengeance. The in-
human swine! Rabat, if I'd trodden
on that how long would I have been'
in agony?"
"Ten minutes, Tuan"
"How did you know?"
"I am my master's servant—and I
see everything."
All that was possible of the grin
vanished as Van Daulen appeared at
the head of the passage.
"Morning, Pennington. Hope I
haven't kept you waiting?"
"Not in the least, old bird. I've
always cherished a sort of hazy no-
tion you planters were early folk!
Those my boots, Rabat?"
He pulled thein on, one after the
other, fully aware all the while that
the Dutchman's eyes were upon him.
Suddenly he uttered a sharp excla
stands alone: There was a hurricane "nation and sat back in the chair, his
lamp hidden in the undergrowth. The lips parted, his breath coining and
Tuan Van Daulen lit it and held it going in short gasps.
"What's the matter, Pennington°"
"Nothing. Rabat-Pilai, you idiot,
why didn't you knock down this con-
founded nail?" , He fell forward,
burying his face in his hands, then
lurched to the floor, where he lay,
jerking spasmodically.
The native.—comprehending nothing
plucked a long knife from his belt.
With a wild cry he sprang at the
planter, who covered him with'. an
automatic.
"Stop where you are, Rabat-Pilai,
I'll deal with you later. Pennington;
can you hear me? In half an hour
from now it won't matter very much
whether your friend in Jesselton finds
fifty finger -prints on those brushes.
I've a launch in the bay and a tong-
kong standing off ready to take oneto
the Philippines. I killed Domberg.
We loathed one another pretty heart-
ily ever since we met and Domberg
stood in Chai-Hung's way—and :nine.
It was Chai-Hungsent me to Jessel-
ton—to get 'you here. Drop that
knife, you black -skinned devil,and
get over in the corner where I can see
you." He reached down for his boots.
He stamped his feet home—and the
corners of Rabat -Pilaf's enormous
mouth twitched.
A bellow like that of an angry bull
shook the rafters and the automatic
slipped to the, floor. Pennington's
fingers shot out and closed over the
butt.
"Doesn't it occur to you, Van Dau
"Whittaker is our orderly officer this len, that I'ni taking a deuce of a long
'week. He rides round first thing to
see everything's up to the mark. Still,
tea at five, by all means."
"Breakfastabout eight?"
"That's my usual arrangement."
"All right, -Rabat; you ;.can get to
bed—unless Mr, Van Denten wants
above his head. - A man stet's from the
shadows and joined him."
Pennington stared at the ceiling.
"What sort of man?"
"A Chinaman, Tuan. There was
no word spoken between them. The
stranger gave the Dutchman a little
box—and. went away again."
"One' of Chai-Hung's men?"
"Yah, Tuan. Ha did not go. i'ar,
because I had two of ours close at
hand. They will keep him for you
to': orrow."
"Excellent. What happened to the
Tuasi Van Daulen?"
"He took the box to a but by' the
railway -line. it was dark when he
entered; after that there was a light."
"You- loo'red in?"
The pian nodded.
"fie cane out of the hest several
times, looking round everywhere.. The
door was bolted presently from the
inside—and I looked through a place
where the boards had worl-ed apart.
There was a tube in the packet—d
tube with some dark liquid inside."
Footsteps were audible on the path
outside.
"Than you, Van Daulen? I, was
just saying to llabat-Pilai I could
manage .a cup of tea at five in the
morning. I suppose you'll; join' ane?
If I'remnember rightly, you call the
roll at five -thirty."
The Dutchman;' came into the ra-
dius pf the lamplight.
"Not very often," he laughed easily.
SMART MORNING DRESS'
Kurdish Chief
Clams $200,000
From Britain
'Asks Compensation for' His
Estate on the • Tigris—Suit
Involves King : Feisal
Also
With the arrival- in London of
Hamdi• Beg Babau, the surviving
head of the'Baban dynasty of -Meso-
potamia, powerful and wealthy‘in the
days of the. Crusades, the High Court:
of Chancery will be asked to settle a
claim against the British Govern-
ment - for 3200,000, which also invol-
ves` King Feisal of Iraq:
In the middle of the last century
the vast estates of he Babans were
Teas of finer quality are unchanged bi prince. Au
avalanche of the cheaper grades has made possible
a slight reduction In that class of ten.
They Did Not Look
confiscated by the Turkish Govern. In view of the widespread attention:
ment and a sop was -thrown to the that has been' directed to the matter,
' father of Hamdi Beg in the shape of motor "accidents during the' past
sof the'Governship of the eilayets of.
Mosul, Bagdad and Busra, which con- season, it le interesting to note that
' stituted the exact - territory over out of 1864 deaths so caused during
which the Babans had ruled at the the year 1927, only a total of :glghty,'
time of the Crusades, while the son or nine per cent. occurred at railway
was kept seas hostage in Stamboul, crossings. While the number is de-
wher:e he was' brought:up as a Turk• plored, 'as being too rainy, there is
wish entleman and every effort was reason for encouragement in the fact
made to have him forget his ante- .that government reports , recently is-
cedents. Agents of his father did sued note a marked tendency towards
not permit: this, and, in 1911, after a decrease in this percentage of cross-
making many pledgds to the Porte,e;lag Patalitles.
Ice received permission to reside in The year's- total of 86,4 motor acct..
Bagdadhis father, by that ,time,
be..} dents compares with 606 during 1926,
ing dea,d. the increase largely 'reflecting the tea -
In Bagdad Iiamdi Beg purchased mendous increase in. the number of
20,000 acres. of band on'the . right i motor cars travelling on Canadian
bank of the Tigris, opposite the city. roads. Despite this fact, railroad disregard safety. Motor acefd"enta aro
Here he rased fancy "fruits and sold crossing fatalities for the two years becoming more frequent. Every"sane
part of Jim land to the Bagdad Rail- s were exactly the same, numbering motorist deplores this. If accidents
way Company at a .great profit. ee eighty, .Thus, while the percentage are'to be lessened, the pane :motorist
was said that he possessed the se of such fatalities .in 1927 was nine, roust educate the culpably negligent
Bret of irrigation known to. his an is 1926 it was over thirteen per cent. motorists...."
testers when Mesopotamia had "bloc-! It is interesting to note that the In co-operating in the elimination
soured like the Garden of Paradise" `total death rate in Canada from of grade crossings, in supplementing
Just before the British troops oc-}'motor accidents in 1927 was 9,1 per- recognized and standard warnings
pied the region in 1916 he bad se• hundred thousand of population, and with wig -wags and other devices the
Deep French V ' at front combines cured from Stamboul, it is alleged, a for 1926it urin was
1926 the latest. In the
nitteod railways
heare
st 11 doing
furtherreat work to -
reduction of
with inverted laits ,of en es- full, title to the land; with` a map States d g yearwards t
P' skirt, engem_ which figures are available, the rate' crossing accidents, but they cannot
live of a front panel to accentuate showing its situation. This is said was 18 2, or nearly three times our F do the work alone, as is demonstrated
slender line in a simple home frock to have the endorsement off the local own. This fact, and also.the diminish- bythe report which shows that day
that . is so - comfortably warm, for it department of the British collector of wing percentage of crossing accidents by clay the automobile driver "ignored
choose`& ,fashionable patterned wool internal revenue. • lin Canada may be sat down to the warning; broke through the gates'
jersey in. lovely blue tones. Vestee According to the brief that Hamdi n
Beg's lawyers have lodged with the various safety camPaions that have "Did not look for the.approach of
supplies contrasting color ,these in been carried on, and to the efforts train, father and daughter killed";
beige jersey with blue buttons.. Style court, part of his land was °copled that have been put forward both in "Crashed into side of train. Fined 410
No. 150 is attractive made of printed by military forces, his irrigation
on-
ines were commandeered or destroy- the way of crossing protection and, in court". These actual quotations
sateen, plain jersey, striped washable by the publicity in which latter direc-'froin the list of "dangerous practises"
radium silk, plain gingham, printed ed, as were his fruit trees, and his tion they have been greatly aided by: are from the report of the Board of
pique, linen and cotton broadcloth in whole estate was rendered a desert
geometric patterns. The front waist, by the closing of the Iih!rr canal nresspublic-spirited
to `i �lsirl eedmattbtude of the tter. `Railwayeport issueid lbyonDominion Bureau
sections are gnderf ed, straight col_ [which e had . the.. The report of the Board of Railway of Statistics states that in the. Prov -
lar attached and rolled forming revel He was told, the brief states, thadish Commissioners shown that forty-five ince of Quebec, Montreal is reopen -
ere. It is veryeasily made as seen all would be well if he, as a Kurdish
Prince and the last of the Baban accidents occurred at protected cross- stint for one-half of all automobile
in in sizes! views. Pattern 16, 18, 20years,
can be had36, 38, 40,'dynasty, would acknowledge himselfIwings, and also that during 1927 there deaths. Toronto's contributions in
were seventy -Four accidents as a result: Ontario was only about twenty-three
42,44 and 46 inches bust measure:
vassal of o King Feisal. This he de -iii
The 36 -inch size requires 3 yards olIned to do on the following grounds: !sides off rtraiuscles andrunning into twelve unfortutii' noteder cent.
lrowever,the
lhat in is to be vaso of
of 46 inch material with 1 yard of All good Kurds wish for the protec i ate attempts to beat the train. In the , fatalatiee ocetu ring outside the city
20 -inch contrasting and 11i yards of ,tion of life ittisBritish mandate, but they ,preamble the report states: "Notwftk- limits, the injured 'aro frequently hur-
canno -"mit the overlordahip of an
binding. Price 2.0c in stamps or coin hay have nothing to gain', standing safety devices and caution-; Fled to city hospitals and thus =var-
A chair creaked' as the' other drop-
ped into) it.
"No thanks. You know where to
put my clothes for the morning. = I
like; my boots here—by this chair."
He turned to Pennington. "I roam
about in my slippers until my pony
comes round, you know. I find it
more comfortable.
Pennington waved his hand in the
g
air, implying dismissal.
But the Dutchman was not listen-
ing. A sort of semi -paralysis seemed
to have gripped. Trim and he shrank
rather than fell to the boards.
Pennington, ; springing to his . feet,
swung round on his servant, -
"Rabat -Pilaff, did you do this?" he
demanded sternly.
The features of a hideous, battered
idol confronted him. s
"It was between my fingers when
the Dutch Tuan cane -and I dropped
it."
"You're the most infernal liar that
was ever created, Rabat!"
Ile fell to his knees by the side of
Van Daulen. ,
(Tobe' continued.)
(coin is preferred). Wrap coin care-
fully.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
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address la'n-
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ly, giving number and size of such
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from Turkey or Persia and they»ar•y signals, people take chances and rantably increase Lha city death rate.
would rather be a hair on the lion!
than tate end of the monkey's tail." IIWins FiPht
t Silver Foxes Norway
Then, finding it impossible to so-
journ in the ancient city of the
' having a rat admire- development oY silver• Pox farrniug
want, t preferred;
20cin
Caliphs and ha ng great patterns as you vh
P Y1 because
of the
I at leisure
. om wt Y
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P British justice, a d e
tion of B j
stamps u coin (coin each
number
wrap lack of knowledge of the treatment
it carefully) for each number and ed to seek the !attar in London, Ho
address your order to Wilson Pattern entered his complaint at the Co. which silver foxes 'demand in captiv-
lonial Office, which admitted its in. ity Until this is known, rearing the
Service, '73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
Patterns sent by return mail.
Imperial Preference
adequacy to adjust the natter; hence foxes will la se difltau
his appeal to the High 'Court, How- not exist hi the case of any other
over, the Colonial Office, he alleges, animals. Every other kind of domes -
intimated to. him that he would be tic animal has been studied with care
allowed about a twollundredth part and on a scientific basis for countless
Quebec Beaumont (Cons.); Sir of what he asked, on condition that generations, yet oven in these condi-
Austen Chamberlain represents better he would accept tke arbitration of a tions success is more certain when it
than anyone else the closer union of British judge in Iraq and- would re- 'is possible to let them find their own
the countries of the Empire by the : fund the amount if his claims were feed. In the case of the silver fox
strongest tins of 0Onlmeree- When not allowed. This he declined on the brought up in captivity, they are gen-
tile day dawns to England which is ground that he had no money to pro- orally reared in tiny enclosures, and
going to see the principle of prefer•-- sent his case adequately before the: their food is often enough confined to
once given to British products from ; designated judge. A supplement to', that which is chosen for them by their
all the four corners of the globe, the his brief says that since his depar- breeder, no chance being given to
name of Chamberlain will be honored : ture from Bagdad some of his lands them to get for themselves what they
as a pioneer. The effective establish -:have been sold by an irregular civil 'might prefer.
went of this theory which was pro-
pounded at the end' of the last tem
tury by the father of Sir Austen
Chamberlain will undeniably strength -
court established by King Feisal and
that th clatter was the purchaser,
':How are oug etg
n on with your
en the bonds which unite some of the husband, dear?" "Oh, splendidly. I
most enterprising peoples of the woritr never find hinr at home, and he never
with the heart of the Empire. finds nie out,"
to Get Blue Whales
$2,500,000 Research. Expedi'
tion Financed by British
Goes for Naught—But
Sad Part is Extermina-
tion of Sea Monsters
London.—Norway has apparently
beaten England iu a fight for the
332,810,000 whale -oil tntinstvy in the
Antarctic; and British disappointment
over this defeat is so keen that the
question will probably be raised in
Parliament during the present soa-
stou.
The public knows and cares little
about a business rivalry so far from
home, but the business interests in-
volved are resentful. Their disap-
pointment is' all the sharper because
"Isn't your'price for this parrot very $2,500,000 has been spent in trying to
high?" . "But it was brought up iii establish a profitable industry for
ono of the most fashionable families, England in the Antarctic. An elab-
madam:' "How do you know?" "tott"oratoly equipped research expedition,
always talks when anyone begins `for example, was sent to the south
sing." aboard the ship Discovery to investi-
gate the whale and its habits. The
Famous Atlantic Liner to Make Her Pacific Debut
0132210-184.447.
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In this modern age, speed -is of
paramount importance, whether it be
over land, on the sea, or in the air.,
Busy execu Ives and perishable com-
modities must arrive at their destina-
tions 1n as short a time as possible,
andall modern science and human
ingenuity have been devoted to this
end. In this connection it is interest-
ing to learn that the Canadian Pacific
liner "Empress of Franco," the_faetest
passenger vessel in regular service
between Canada and Europe, has been
transferred to the Pacific, where she
will vie with the White Empresses for
the speedrecord. between Vancouver
and the Orient.
During the World War the"Empress
of France" was chosen because of her
speed to be flagehip of the 10th Aux-.
iliary Cruiser Squadron of the British
Navy. Under the command of Ad.
miral Sir, Dudley de Chair she inter-
cepted nearly 10,00e vessels plying
between Canada and Europe and fire -
vented tons of contraband materials
from. falling' into the hands of the
enemy. Early this, year the "Ern -
press" made a cruise from New York
Pa South America and Africa, touching
r,
"L/rr ,s FA77157Ly MONG itONfr. -
at the lonely isle of Tristan da Cunha
en route, but another vessel of her
fleet, the "Duchess of'Atholi," of 20,-
000 gross tons, will make 0118 "cruise
of contrasts" in 1029. The "Empress
of France" is of 18,350 gross registered
tons and was twice chosen by the
Prince of Wales to- carry him to Ce&
Discovery returned with a mass of
scientific information, yet the expe-
dition must be called a failure from
the British business point of view.
Only two British companies are
now operating in the Antarctic, as
compared with thirteen energetic
Norwegian companies there. More
than 10,000 whales are killed each
year and the value of whale oil pro-
duced annually has risen to more than
330,000,000. The Norwegians, using
floating whale -oil "factories" built In
England, have pushed ahead until they
have almost a monopoly of the Indus-
try..
Still more discouraging to those
watching the situation here is the
gradual extermination of the great
blue whale which American whalers
once 'killed in small numbers but
which the Norwegians are now kill-
ing by thousands. Licenses for Whal-
ing were once issued for small British
stations on the shores of the Falkland
Islands; but the Norwegians have
made licenses unnecessary by their
floating Whaling stations, which are
utterly unregulated.- The great Ant-
arctic blue whale, wvhich grows to, 100
feet in length, multiplies slowly, and
thus there is grave danger that the
species will some day become extinct.
If the British oil interest had their
way they would acquire the Norwo•
gian whaling stations with encouage-
meut from the Colonial Office here,
and would then press for international
regulations to govern the whaling
trade. Only in this way, it is argued
here, will it be possible for British
'interests to reap the benefits of ex-
peditibne, 'like the Discovery's and
make. Englah'd`once more a factor in
the only industry of importance in the
Antarctic.
o,
History,like Geology, demands the
use of the imagination, and in propor-
tion as the exercise of historic imagi-
nation is rigorously performed in
thinking of the past, will be the
breadth of our conception of the
changeswhich the future .has in
store for us, as well as the length of
time and the magnitude of effort re-
quired for theirperfectachievement.
• i —Viscount Morley.