CHAPTER XVI. THE BROKEN HOODOO.

A REAL PIRATE. SOME QUEER PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS. HIGH LEAPS BY DEER.

CHARACTERS THAT APPEAR IN THIS STORY.

=Matt King=, otherwise Motor Matt.

=Joe McGlory=, a young cowboy who proves himself a lad of worth and character, and whose eccentricities are all on the humorous side. A good chum to tie to--a point Motor Matt is quick to perceive.

=Tsan Ti=, Mandarin of the Red Button, who appeals to Motor Matt for help in a very peculiar undertaking.

=Sam Wing=, a San Francisco Chinaman, member of a _tong_ that is amiably disposed toward Tsan Ti.

=Kien Lung=, courier of the Chinese Regent, who respectfully delivers the yellow cord to Tsan Ti.

=Grattan=, a masterful rogue who consummates one of the cleverest robberies in the annals of crime.

=Bunce=, a sailor who assists Grattan and makes considerable trouble for the motor boys and the mandarin.

=Goldstein=, a diamond broker with a penchant for dealing in stolen goods.

=Pryne=, a brother-in-law of Grattan, who plays a short but important part in the events of the story.