The Spotted Panther - Classic Reprint Author:James Francis Dwyer CHAPTER I, THE HOUSE OF THE DREAM SMOKE T o THE Inan who thinks that the United States of America is the milk and honey section of the world, and that New York is the centre of that section, there is no news that could be Inore distressing than the knowledge that he is as far away fronl that centre as he can possibly get. Chico lVlorgan made thi... more »s discovery on the sumnler evening that he worked out the geographical position of Banjernlassin. Broadway was as far to the east as it was to the west, and Chico cursed softly as the horne-longing produced by the discovery bit into his soul. "J ust think," he growled, "we've got the soles of our shoes directly opposite the sales of the shoes worn by the fellows who are tramping up and down the Vhite Vay, and what is more, we haven't got the nl0ney to get one step nearer horne. " Chico's statement was the plain truth. New York was on the opposite side of the world, and we were financially incapable of lessening th