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WsflAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 14. 1923 1
BUSINESS MEN If
SOUTH WILL GJTHER
Meeting of Farmers, Merchants
and Bankers Scheduled to Be
Held in Memphis Aug. 22
MEMPHIS, Aug. 14.—Farmers,
merchants and bankers of nine mid-
Southern states will journey to
Memphis for the annual convention
of the Cotton States Merchants As
sociation, to be in session in this
city August 22, 23 and 24.
The largest attendance ever
present at any session of the asso
ciation is looked for this year by
P. M. Birmingham, secretary of the
organization.
Prominent speakers of nation
al scope have been engaged to de
liver addresses, and the program
committee, of which W. B. Cleve
land is chairman, feels confident
that there will be subjects ably dis
cussed that will carry an appeal to
every one attending.
Agriculture, finance, buying, sell
ing and advertising will have prom
inent places on the program, in
fact every phase of commercial life
in the cotton states is expected to
have representation on the prog
t ram.
One of the most prominent
speakers will be Senator Oscar W.
Underwood, of Alabama, who has
just recently announced his candi
dacy for president of the United
States.
, Senator Underwood has recently
returned from Europe, where he
made a careful study of financial,
agricultural and economic affairs
of a number of the foreign coun
tries. He will speak on “European
Conditions and How They Affect
the Farmer.” His address will be
delivered on the third day of the
conference.
Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia
another one of the leading speak
ers, it is understood, will speak on
the Federal Reserve System, he be
ing the author of the Federal Re
serve Act, considered one of the
most important pieces of financial
legislation enacted in the past fifty
years. He is announced to speak
on the second day of the meeting.
“Government Aid to Agriculture
and Business” is the subject of
Geoiige R .James. a member of the
Federal Reservp Board, who is com
ing from Washington to take a
prominent part on the program. E'e
is well known to cotton states mer
chants and his visit on this occasion
is considered of special signifi
cance.
An authority on both cotton and
finance, Theodore IL Price, of
New ork City, editor of “Commerce
and Finance,” has been obtained as
a second day speaker, and his ad
dresses expected to carry a power
ful appeal to the representative'
business heads of the Southern
states. .
Nornjan H. Johnson, of Rich
mond,'ya., secretary of the South
ern Wholesale Dry Goods Asso
ciation, is another prominent speak-
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Peter Pennington, known as
“Chinese” Pennington, because
of his slant eyes, is detailed by
the government to run to earth
The Yellow Seven, a gang of Chi
nese bandits. He suspects Chai-
Hung, influential Chinese, of be
ing leader of the gang. Penning
ton is in live with Monica Viney ,
sister of Captain John Hewitt
Commissioner of Police at Jcssel
ton, British North Borneo. Moh
ica receives a Siamese kitten
for a present and namesTt Peter
after Pennington.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Pennington held a roving com
mission. The extraordinary acci
dent of birth had condemned him
to go through life with two diagon
al slits for eyes, had been mainly
responsible for the unusual career
he had selected. When occasion
demanded, he assumed the guise of
a half-caste trader, of a Chinese
shop-keeper, a coolie, or even a
mandarin. And in his jungle wan
derings, the natives who had dubb
ed him “he who sees in the dark,”
had endowed him also with sundry
other powers.
As far as was humanly possible,
Pennington worked alone, and the
Commissioner of Police was never
surprised when he disappeared for
weeks at a time, nor bothered his
head about this extraordinary
youth until he turned up again. It
was shortly after his interview with
Chinese Pennington, however, that
certain incidents occurred that gave
food for reflection. On visiting the
shop qf Lien-Yin—the agent of the
notorious Chai-K'ung -- Hewitt
found it closed, and none of the
neighboring traders appeared able
to supply him with the information
he sought as to the whereabputs of
Livn-Yln himself.
Hewitt returned to the bungalow
in search of Pennington, only to
learn that he had gone out half an
hour before, and had left no mes
sage. The Commissioner swore
softly to himself and sent the boy
Monica. It, occurred to him that his
sister might be of help. At any
rate, she was- probably the last per
son who had seen Pennington.
The servant returned with a mes
sage that Monica was suffering
from a severe headache and that
he was not to wait lunch for her.
The Chinese servant shuffled in
and placed a small tray on the table
before him. The Commissioner
reached out for the glass, looking
er, his subject being the “Key
Note.”
Reduced railroad fares have been
arranged for the delegates to the
convention and local committees are
making elaborate preparations for
entertaining the hundreds of guests
and speakers expected.
down all the while at the man’s
oare toes.
“What did' you buy at the shop
of Lien-Yin this morning he de
manded with sudden fierceness
The Qhinaman started violently.
‘Nothing, tuan,” he stammered,
evidently taken off his guard.
Hewitt’s brows converged.
“What were you doing there—if
you bought nothing?”
The creature opened his mouth,
but no sound came. He stood be
fore the Englishman, twisting his
fingers together, glancing from one
object to another as if in search
of inspiration.
“The shop of Lien-Yin is clos
ed,” he announced suddenly.
The Commissioner sprang to his
feet. He crossed to the rail and
called to an olderly on duty outside.
“I am going to arrest you, my
friend,” he said grimly.
The servant’s eyes dilated with
terror and he shrank back against
the wall, both hands outstretched
■in front of him.
“But, why, tuan?”
“Because I have seen a certain
man who was in Lien-Yin’s shop
when you went.” He paused to ob
serve the effect of this feat of imag
ination. “He heard you warn Lien-
Yin that my men were coming to
take him.”
The features of the swarthy face
hardened as the Chinaman’s eye fell
upon the figure of the orderly who
lurked inquiringly on the threshold.
“It is a lie, tuan,” the servant
protested sullenly, “because there
was nobody in the shop when I
went.”
Hewitt turned abruptly to con
ceal the smile that played at the
corners of his mouth.
‘“Take him away,” he command
ed. “and don’t let him out of your
sight.”
“It was on- the evening of the
fourth day after Pennington’s de
parture, that new boy—engaged in
place of the one who was under
arrest—came in with the announce
men that a deputation was waiting
in the garden.
The Commissioner and Mrs. Viney
wqre at dinner, Hewitt looked up.
“Who are they?”
The hoy shook his head.
“There are six of them, tuan,
and they have come a long dis
tance.”.
The Commissioner shrugged his
shoulders.
He passed a hand through his
hair and vanished through the open
doorway.
The night was unusually dark
and a cool breeze met him as he
reached the open veranda. A broad
rectangle of light, coming from
the house, fell upon the soft earth
at the foot of the steps and, just
beyond it, he saw the forms of six
men, their white garments con
trasting weirdly with the intense
blackness without. A short, uni
formed figure, in a round hat and
bare feet, came smartly to atten
tion as he approached.
“Well, what is it?” inquired
Hewitt.
Before the native non-commis
sioned officer could reply, a tall
Chinaman pushed to the ton of the
steps .and stood before the Commis
sioner.
“Great tuan,” he began speaking
rapidly in Malay, “I am Lien-Yin,
the agent of the great Chai-Hung
—who is dead.”
Hewitt looked up sharply.
“Go on,” he commanded. “Pres
ently I shall have something to say
to you, Lien-Yin.”
“Chai-Hung is dead,” pursued the
other unperturbed.
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This coiffure won a prize at the
international hairdressing competi
tion at Milan, Italy. Suggestive of
Christmas with that pinetree and
star do-dad in front ,isn’t it?
lishman coldly. He was gazing to
ward a dimly-outlined case sus
pended from two poles the extremi
ties of which rested on the shoul
ders of four men. “How exactly did
Chai-Hung die?”
“He was poisoned, tuan. I can
not tell you the manner of his death
because I was not there. You will
understand that I was the agent of
Chai-Hung, paid to do his bidding.
It is to” further carry out his wish
es thai have come to you tonight.
There is a boat leaving for Singa
pore tomorrow, tuan, and it is de
sider that the remains of my late
master should be conveyed in it to
the tomb of his ancestors.”
The Commissioner gasped.
“The remains of Chai-Hung?” he
echoed.
“Yah, tuan.”
“Where are they?”
“There, tuan.” He pointed a long
finger-nail toward the garden, in
dicating the case Hewitt had al
ready seen.
The Commissioner 'drummed on
the woodwork of the table with the
tips of his fingers. He found it
difficult to reconcile the enormous
figure of the Chinese bandit when
alive—with the ridiculous box that
was supposed to contain all that
was left of him when dead!
“How do you mean—there?” he
demanded presently. “What does
that case contain?”
“It contains a bronze jar” said
Lien-Yin calmly, “and in the jar
are the ashes of Chai-Hung.”
Hewitt sprang to his feet and
began pacing the veranda.
“What nonsense is this?” he
jerked out over his shoulder. “Since
when have you commenced burning
your bead?”
For the firs 1 time Lien-Yin smil
ed. His evil, pock-marked face puck
ered up into ir.numoarble wrinkles
and he groped in the depths of a
voluminous sleeve. He produced a
yellow document, wound on a rod of
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“These are the last wishes of
the great Chai-Kung,” he said.
“State thent briefly,” command
ed Hewitt.
“That, because I have lived both
in the West and in the East and
have seen customs that are bad and
some that are good, I would wish
my body to be disposed of in a
manner that I believe to be good.
That, in the event of my death in
any place outside China, my body
shall be burnt and the ashes placed
in an urn made by my people and
suitably inscribed, and shall be
transported with as little delay as
possible to the home of my ances
tors —”
“I see,” broke in the Commis
sioner, taking the scroll from his
hand. “You will come to me in the
morning, Lien-Yin, for my decision.
In the meantime both this and the
package must remain here. Do you
understand?”
The Chinamln appeared to hesi
tate. ,
“They are the ashes of the.dead,”
he reminded the Commissioner.
“Precisely,” agreed Hewitt. “But
you forget, Mr. Lien-Yin, that I
still bold a warrant for the arrest
of Chai-Hung—dead or alive.
He stuck the thing on the top of
the safe in bis office. ,
Captain John Hewitt had long
ago given up collecting curios, and
yet this great bronze jar fascinat
ed him. If indeed the ashes of the
great Chai-Hung reposed within,
his own troubles were at an end,
Pennington was free to return to
[Singapore, and the whole of the
[scattered white community of the
’ v. re at libertv to retire
tranquilly to rest. More over, it
seemed as if within the funeral u.n
of Chai-Hung lay the key to Moni
ca’s happiness.
He rose presently and, lifting
the jar from its perch, turned it
round and round in his hands. The
thing was a masterpiece of Orien
tal craftsmanship, and the. lettering
that he had believed to be painted
on the bronze surface —was inlaid,
a process that must have taken
years of patient toil to accomplish.
And yet Chai-Hung had only been
"dead for a matter of days! He
found hir elf wondering what the
inscription impiled, and wishing
that (Jhinese Pennington—who
could 1 ve speedily enlightened
him—had chosen any other time
but this to be away. For ..'irr' rea
son or other, he began to feel un
satisfied with the way in which
the trophy had come into his pos
session. It was a perfectly natural
sequence of events, after all, and
perhaps it was that which worried
him most.
Hewitt flicked the ash from his
cigar. Turning abruptly, lhe saw
Monica standing in the doorway.
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HUNTINGTON, August 14—The |
Intermediate B. Y ,P. U. of Pleas
ant Grove Baptist church were the
guests of the Preston organization
last Sunday evening when the Pleas
ant Grove Intermediates gave a
demonstration program at 4 o’clock
in the Baptist church there.
A delightful affair of Wednesday
will be the picnic at Mr. Johnson’s
fish pond at which the members of
the Sunday school classes Nos. 3,
4 and 5 with their teachers will
entertain their invited guests.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Mount and
, little son, Thomas Lee, of Pavo,
returned to their home Sunday
after a very pleasant visit to their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. John
son.
Misses Hazel Peavy, of Unadilla,
and Cleo Jackson, of Round Oak,
have returned to their homes after
a delightful visit of a week to
Miss Minnie Perry.
Miss Sarah Lee Ryals is the guest
of friends and relatives in Au
gust for several days.
Mrs. Henry Nissle and little son,
Daniel Monroe, of Jacksonville, re
turned to their home Sunday after
having spent a week with their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ethridge.
J. E. Kinard and mother, Mrs.
Mary Kinard, spent Sunday pleas
antly with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
She was wearing the same kimono
as when Pennington had surpirsed
them in the office, and the Siam
ese kitten was tucked snugly under
one arm. It seemed to the Com
missioner that she was unusually
pale and there were dark- lines un
der her eyes that he had not no
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PAGE THREE
Kinard, at their home near Plains.
Miss Laurie Johnson left Sunday
for Pavo. While there she Will be
the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. B.
Mount.
Mrs. D. C. Sheppard is the guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Greene at their home near Ella
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bray, of Cor
delc* were the dinner guests Sun
day'of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kinard.
Mrs. Roy Ethridge, of Leslie, is
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Eugene Williams.
Misses Tera Kinard and Verna
Parker, of Americus, were the din
ner guests Sunday of Miss Maude
Check.
Mesdames W. L. Hayes, Roy
Johnson and M. C. Harris and C.
Robert Cole and Miss Vera Hayes
were the guests of Mrs. Claude
Johnson Sunday afternoon.
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