The White Rogue of Siam

Action and danger. Hundreds of dramatic behind-the-scenes adventures are all part of the Clyde Beatty story. Here is the story of the White Rogue of Siam. My wife Harry and I once made an expedition to the Far East to Siam, a land of pagodas and smiling people.

It was in this strange country that I heard about one of the rarest of all animals. We'd start at the village of Lampong, up country from Bangkok, and happen to wander into the Siamese version of a general store.

They seem to have most everything here you see in a store back home price. I've noticed that. I'll bet they've even got my brand of shaving cream. Hurry about it now! Oh look, that man got that talking to the shopkeeper.

He came to the shopkeeper. Yeah, probably from some plantation. See here, Quisher. Get those things put up quickly, will you? I won't leave it an hour or so. Yes, sir. Mind you, don't forget the tobacco.

No, sir. Good, uh, could somebody help us here? Well, hello there. I didn't see you folks come in. The shopkeeper is just finishing my order. All right. Americans, aren't you? Well, yes, we are. I thought so. Welcome to Lampong.

David is my name. David's mine, and this is Mrs. David. A pleasure, I'm sure. Thank you, Mr. David. Do you live in Lampong? Good heavens, no. I just come in once a month for supplies.

Have a teak plantation, not yet check mine. It seems there are quite a number of those around here. There are too many of you asked me. You say your name is Beatty? That's right. Beatty.