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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE MAN WHO STOLE THE PELICAN
(Continued from page 7.)
What was
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length after it, clasping it round the To comply with the Gozeral Bond-
Krampuses.
to his
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Perhaps because a career in the. This was a disaster Indeed. Tape Diplomatic Office left him little faith gculd see his whole caroor disappearing in human nature, Michael Tape's in the crop of the pelican, which, to- passion in life was the study of waddling towards the lake.
gether with its companions, was now The birds and beasts of all sorts. Every to be done? No park-keeper was in Sunday afternoon, for kxample, ha sight to whom Tape could appeal for Consignees of Cargo are hereby in would wander round the Zoo, and aid; and he know that if he once tock formed that all Goods are being land-
This he was known to all the keepers that
oyo oft the identical bird ad at their risk into the hazardous
contained Travers's there as one of the mere instruct- (ho had heard of documents being
report and/or extra hazardous Godowns of ed of the regular visitors of the digested, but never before in quite thishe Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whinace and/or Gardens. Most of his mediations wa follow, and the whole flock might tried the wharvas delivery may be of centred round animals of various tained. sorts, and sometimes he would im-cover the lost document. At this Goods have left the Godowns, and all have to bo alaughtered in order to re- No claims will be admitted after the agine himself going on romantic thought ho qualled: to have hin six be- Goods remaining undelivered after expeditions to distant parts of the loved pallcans butchered was more than the 1st February, 1938, will be su world and returning with strange and rare beasts and birds for the the park authorities to do it. He must be presented to the Undersigned on All claims against the steamer must collection in Regent's Park. It come to a decision, at once; and this or before the 16th February, 1918, or was one of his daydreams to see the necessity being forced upon him, he they will not be recognised. magic phrase, "Presented by Mi-agility, over the railings, rushed to- Goods are to be left in the Goduwi
did no. Ho vaul
vaulted, with surprising
All broken, chafed, and damaged, chael Tape, Esq., F.Z.S." painted wards the pelican and, remembering where they will be examined on the upon innumerable little tin labels. his early achievements as a Rugby 31st January, 1933, at 10a.m. by This morning however, he did not football palyer, throw himself full
Messrs.
Goddard & Douglas. go to the Zoo, but Into St. James's
neck and shoulders. Park, to visit his old friends the
But the pelican was not for suren must have a Revenue Officer in attend- ed Warehouse Regulations consignees pelicans.
dering without a struggle, and for ance when damaged dutiable goods. He was, apparently, in luck, for minute or so bird and Civil Servant are examined, half a dozen of those admirably rolled about this way and that on the
No Fire Insurance has been effect former emitting louded. grotesque birds had left the water ass, the
squawks and the latter puffing and of the lake and were sunning them-enorting like a thousand
Bills of Lading will be countersign- selves on the grass close to the But eventually Tape had the better of jed by, railings against which Tape leaned it, and managed to get on his feet, still
clasping the struggling bird idly, watching the pompous move breast. ments of the pelicana. One of them had carried a small fish along from stood, is no mean
A pelican, it will readily be under- weight, but Tano the water, but had dropped it on succeeded in clambering back across the the turf without swallowing it, for railings without losing his pelleans, as anyone who has watch but one mute loafer and a couple of come in?"
Luckily the park was almost deserted: ed them knows, are fond of toying nursemaids had now appeared on the "Well, you see," replied Tape, "I with their food-tossing it up in scene, and in the far, far distance our thought you might cut the bird open for the air and catching it, then drop here could see a policeman making as me, and recover Travers's report." ping it again before finally making permit. Tape realised, therefore, that,
an approach as dignity would The devil you did!" exclaimed Red- a meal of it. Tape thought it in a few moments authority woun ar- on
"My dear chap, I can't operate pelican." would be amusing to get hold of the rive, and would certainly prevent kis
"Why not?
You're a surgeon, fish and to hold it up by the tall kidnapping project. But it was only
aren't you?
"Of course I am." for one of the birds to catch. Hefew yards to the read, along which ha could are n disengaged taxi driving
"Well, then," said Tape, "There you therefore bent over the rails and slowly in his direction. To the taxi, are! If you can cut open human tried to draw the Ash near to him then, he bolted, the terrifled bird fight-beings, surely you can manage a mere with his stick. This manoeuvre ating all the whole to get free of his bird. Why, I don't make such tracted the attention of the pell-clutches, and making all the noises its awful mess, myself, of carving a chic-
capacious throat could command. cans, who came poking round his Michael Tape, however, was made of
"I'm not going to," their long bills.
hia lively burden. Gasping for breath Taps, however, was not to be put off Then, while this entertaining he tottered to the taxi (which the dri-oven with so definite a refonul. "My door Redman," he continued, "think of sports was at its height, a horrible ver had pulled up in astonishment) and the
pushed the bird, beak foremost, in service you will be rendering to the thing happened. The precious enthrough the fortunately open window.unty Travers's report is of im- velops, with Travers's secret report
value. It may make the dif 9th Feb. inside it, slipped out of Tape's Tape cut him short with the magic then think of the good turn you will be The driver began to protest, but ference between peace and war. And pocket and fell right in front of the phrase "Threo times your fare!" and doing for me, one of your oldest pals! assembled pelicans.
then tried to get into the car himself. For if I lose that report, it means the This, in itself, would not have But the pelican, apparently, was of sack for me from the Diplomatic been a terribly serious matter, had luckless Michael put his foot inside the
another opinion, and every time the Office." 24th Feb.not one of the birds taken into its door he found his leg painfully assault- Redman's reply. Then he wont
"And you fally well deserve it!" was head, the perverse idea that theed with all the violence of which that more favourably: But I suppose that wretched envelope might make a very powerful beak was capable. Yet I shall have to try to get you out of
the policeman (who bad pleasant change from a diet of fish. his pacel was now within 8ccelerated your scraps. Yet I don't fancy that it With this in mind, and before Tape things were almost desperate, and in wretched pelican-for whom, honestly, yards, will be necessary to cut open the could rescue his precious charge, to the cab Michael plunged, to the for- I feel more sorry than I do for you, old the polican in question had seized ther severe detriment of his calves.
chant" the envelope, had tossed it up in the air, had caught it adroitly, and was holding it in his bill. Tape
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stick, making clacking noises with storn stuff, and kept a firm grasp how," answered Redman, de
was horrified.
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Where to, sir?" cried the driver. and off the taxi started, beating the "Anywhere you like!" yelled Tops, policemen by a bare five yards.
on
"But what else will recover the re- port?" "Why, you joggins," and Red-
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"have you never heard of an
Tho drive was such as neither Michael
**Lord! What an ideal" shouted Tape, "Give it here," he shouted to the nor the driver (ner, even possibly the and before Redman could say another bird. But shouting did no good, bird) was ever afterwards likely to word he and dashed out, paid of the the bird inerely once more threw the mat had his feathered companion to was staggering back into the house forget. First of all the gallant diplo- taxi (at the promised treble rate), and thing up and caught it.
reckon with, and
the latter was in an grasping once more in his arms the Tape tried persuasion. "Pretty excessively obstreperous mood. It fluttering, squawking pelican. 8th Feb. Felly," he coaxed, working upon ait prodded him violently in the stomach; yolled the surgeon-but too late. The flapped at face with
at Tapo's
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"HI! Stop! Not in here, you foolt"} wings; obvious analogy, "there's a good and all the time it gave vent to blood-pelican was already in the consulting Pelly. There's a nice bird.” And curdling noises which made the taxi room, where it proceeded to flutter be held out his hand, hoping, sup-driver shudder, attracted the attention madly round, upsetting the telephone, posedly, that the pelican would of all
of all passers-by, and
every the Inknot; a couple of vaser of flowers caused hand the document back to hini.
policeman on the route to draw out his and other trifles.
On the scene that followed a veil But no miracle of the kind hap-pocket-book and make a note of the
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*PERSEUS ** 14th Feb. For Liverpool, Havre and Glasgow as shouting: and the pelican, de-and had a quiet spell which gave its himself, if he chooses (which he may
NEW YORK SERVICE. ciding to taste this strange titbit, captor a chance to collect his thoughts, not). It is sufcient to say that in This, of course, brought him face to three-quarters of an hour that price- incontinently bolted the envelope face with his second problem--where leas envelope was recovered, but look- "GLAUCUS "* -11th Mar. For Boston, New York and Baltimore Into the pouch it went, then it was he to take the pelican, and how and smelling amazigly of partly-dig- much the worse for its experience,
Philippines and Biralte could be seen travelling down the was he to extract from It threat, and finally, it deappeared report? Michael Tape thought and hardly looking in its best forms, and the
the precious t
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a credit to Harley-street.
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The greater must comprise the leas! What a veterinary could do a
He made for the door, but Redman doctor mat certalauly also be able to grabbed him by the arm. perform--and he had,
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Tape looked puzzled. Drive to 65, Harley-streetho "Perhos, shouted through the speaking-tube, and n't mind my leaving him here for a bit? he hesitated, "you would- the driver, relieved at being given so would respectable, an address, nodded agent. Five minutes more brought him to 65,
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That's your trouble, not mine. After slamming the door quickly before the all you stole the polican!". pelican
to ring
could follow him, he was about bell when the front door of the
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"No you don't, my boy," Redman as- sared him. "When you leave here that bird deos, too."
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Michael He would-
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rough and was about to speak to pelican to the Zoo. present, the him when he suddenly noticed the peli-
was, of comes, shoor madness. taxi window. can looking out of the and Dad and of
A respit, he afterwards believed,|
he stumped off down the street, ob-into stil more trouble. But for the viously under the impression that the moment his soul was serene and joyful. young diplomatist (diplomathuts are His eyes glistened to sted still young at forty) had taken leave “All right," he said, '
of his senses.
carolesness. "I'll take the beastly Fortunately Redman was disengag-bird and get rid of it somehow. ed, and Tage was soon in his copsolt-
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