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Mike Flannery, Detective

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straight. We got to get these fellas, see? That's our job, acet "There may be something to that What we want to know, we'll ask

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at that," said Mike Flannery, let-you, and don't you go doin' a lot Chartered Motor Vessel tug his feet drop to the floor and of useless talk. Time's what counts looking into the bowl of his pipe in nabbin' these guys, my friend. From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISL with seoming interest. "Me father Now, how many of these robber PORT SAID, SUEZ MASSAWAH, ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY COLOM, pretindid me name was Flannery guys was there"

BO, PENANG & SINGAPORE via right along, but thim old folks was "Two of thim," said Mike Flan-

.: SAIGON. lodd in their ways now and again. nery "I was in th' back room yon-

The county in Ireland was full of der when they come in

"Hold on! Finnertys in them days befoor me father fetched me from there."

Mr. Dallas and Mr. Kerlong lared at Mike Flannery.

"He was a little short man.” said Flannery.

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CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Hold on!" exclaimed informed that all Goods are being Mr. Kerlong. "One thing at a time, landed at their risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf friend. The' was two of them, and Godowe Company, Ltd., at Kow

Dallas."

| Four' whence antrer from the wharves "Two of them," said Mr. Dallas delivery may be obtained. making a note in his book.

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"And where was you when they come in?" asked Mr. Kerlong of Mr. Flannery.

"Who wan" naked Mr. Walias. "Me old mun," said Flannery. "I was in th' back room yender,

No claims will be admitted after th "Short he was, but thim Finnertys pastin' way bills on th' outgoing Goods have left the Godown, and all was great large fellys like me. No consignments"

Goode remaining undelivered after the doubt ye have th' right of it. sir,' "Wait now! Walt now!" com- 23rd instant will be subject to rent. and it's a Finnerty I am. Adopted-manded Mr. Kerlong. "He was in All claims against the vessel must presented to the Undersigned on or robbers before the 1st Proximo, or they will like. Not but what th' Corrigans- the back room when the av which me mother, God rest her come in, Joe. The agent was in the Finner-Flannery was anul, was one-was fine large fellys back room. too. "Mike me old

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and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godawns where they will be examined on the ways after sayin', 'Ye take after "Yeah! I got it." said Mr. Dal 23rd instant, at 10 am, by our sur İyer mother in size, but 'tis after me las,

veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. ye take in

th' bead. Thim Cor- "And what was you doing in the In the case of dutiable cargo, Cou- rigans ls all dumb,'

'so back room?" Mr. Bays he,

Kerlong asked signera are requested to inform the Mike Flannery.

Imports & Exports Office that they remimber ye are a Flannery." "

have such goode for examination. "Dippy," said Mr. Dallas to Mr. " was pastin' wayhill tags

No Fire Insurance has been effect- Kerlong. "They gave him a bump outgoing consignments in the backed. on the head, I guess."

room yonder when I seen th' two of: Bill of Lading will be countersign "And how do I know," continued thim-the big tall one an' th' littlefed by

DODWELL & CO. LTD. [Mike Flannery, looking at his skin-small fella-—”

Agents knuckles. "Chat

whole the

"Wait, now! The agent, Michael

Hong Kong, 17th October, 1933. caboodle of us was not Finnertys in Flaher-Michael Flannery, was the old country, takin' th' name of the back room--What you call that Flannery when we come hither.back room, Flannery?"

"Black masks," said Mr. Dallas. There's the Polokowskys

"Th' back room. I call it th' back "He said they were runs th

black masks. news-sland Was Polakowsky" in room because 'tis back of th' front Ed." Poland and is Polka now. d'ye see room, ye see," Mike explained.

"Yeah? Them bandits mostly And

this felly Chris "Yeah! Michael Flannery was in has black masks. Sometimes they Columbus that come over th' Brat th' back room, pastin' waybill tage has white masks, What colour

not wa.

in

-"Black masks, Eddie."

of all known as Colon back among on the outgoing consignmente when masks do the Long and Short have th' Dagos where he come from? th' robbers entered th premises, mostly. Joe?" Belike the name of Flannery was a Joe." Mr. Kerlong explained to Mr. cammyfooge me old man was after Dolins carefully, and then be turned takin' onto him, so go on an' call to Mr. Flannery, "And what did me Finnerty, alra. if it giver yelyou see?" he asked. foy. However————”

"Yeah! I guess it was the Long and Short all right. Now, Flannery, when you seen these bandits enter "I seen the two of thim---"'

the office here, did one of them have "What's the matter with you?

"He seen the two of them," Mrtis gun in hla hand?"

Dallas. ["Crazy?" asked Mr Dallas, glaring Kerlong explained to Mr.

"He did that." at Mike.

"The two robbers." and then he ask- "And I might be, at that," said ed Mr. Flannery. "Was they Mike Flannery agreeably. "There's the same size?" many a man goes along. one day! "Wan was a little small fella, and the gun in his fist, like I was sayın' after another, thinkin' he's no more wan was a big tall won," said Mike. said Mike Flannery, crazy than the King of Rooshs, and "They had asks on-black maxks a of a sudden---"

bath

"Was it the big guy or the little gay?"

"Twas th' little small fella ha

"Yeah?

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"No, they ain't, 'Eddie. They

out of your name, ain't you? Well, Joe; them two that's been holding that don't go with us, see? What up the Interurban offices all around n't got his fingerprints; he's a ie your name, if you're so particu- New York ere. How does it look to slick guy, he is; he wears gloves." lor about it?"

you. Joe?"

"Did this little guy in the black mask that had the gun have gloves on. Finnerty?" Mr. Kerlong søked.

Mike Flannery's eyes Jardened. It was the express agent who stuck "Yeah? Well, Mr. Flannery, was

"They's bad guys, them two," Mr.jout his chin this time. there robbers here or was you just Kerlong sald to Mr. Flannery "Are ye callin' me out of me name) givin' Pellick one of these amari seriously. "They're killers,, they awn purpose, or are ye plain daug. 24th Oct. razzes of yours? What's it all are. They must of been scared offled fool?" he demanded. "Stop it! 10th Nov. about, hey? We come out to in-er you'd be a dead guy now, fella! Flannery I was born, an' Flannery vestigate this business, see? And We been huntin' them guys down i was raised, and Flannery I am. we're here to catch these and Irish six mont's now, me an' Joe. They're F~~~~~~~~--y," he spell 12th Nov. vodville show. What's this gun?" aliek guys. You seen 'em come in ed. "An' no flat-foota from th' city! "That is the gun th' little small-was they disguised, Flannery?" can make a fool of me, syther," hal 2nd Nov, fella poked at me. Mike Flannery "I don't know was they disguised 'added.

explained. "It fell on th' floor whin or not," Flannery sald, doubtfully. "Now, don't go and get like that." I socked him with me club. There "They"

said Mr. Kerlong in an appealing was two of thim-

"Did they have maska on?" asked tone. "Cripes! We got a hard "Now, hold on there!" said Mr. Mr. Kerlong, as if Mr. Flannery enough job gettin' these bandita Kerlong, who seemed to have taken would have known that that was without nobody gettin' sore at us. chargo of the investigation, Mr.what he meant if he had not been!We don't mean nothin'. When we Dallas having taken out a small book too stupid to know anything. iget goin' on a job like this we don't and pencil. "We got to get this

"Yes," Mr. Flannery said.

think of nothin' else. All we think; "White or black?"

jof is the job we got.”

"Michael Flannery, with an M "It looks that way to me, Ed." for Michael and an F for Flannery, agreed Mr. Dallas. "One of 'em's and thank ye kindly fer askin', sir." short and one of 'em's tall, like the said Mike Flannery humbly, Long and the Short is, Ed."

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"So I

"Black," said Flannery.

"Huh!" said Mr. Flannery. know what they was, d'ye see? "Sure, that's how it is," said Mr. ||"Robbers!' I says t ́mesilf, and 1Dallas earnestly, "When I get Įmake a run for me desk here, where started on a fob like this a guy Įme club is on th' nail, and---"'¦could call me Cohen and I wouldn't "One thing at a time, you!” saidļknow the difference, Ain't that so. Mr. Kerlong- "Don't butt' in that Eddie ?”

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to me and Joe to get these guys, guy with the gun have gloves on, Flannery, and no time to throw | Flannerty 1'! away. Did you think these robbers Mr. Flannery got out of his chair. |was customers when you seen them His cap, with "Interurban” em-

come in

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behind him, and he reached for it. "A couple of dirty thieves," "de- and pulled it firmly down on - his] clared Flannery, "and I run for mehead. He put his pipe in his pocket club that was hanging'------"g and started for the door,"

"The agent reco'nised they wan "Here! Where you goin'!" Mr. bandita," Mr. Kerlong explained to Kerlong demanded.

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The then wald to Mr. Flannery, }, "Homo,” said Mr. Fjannery. "How did you reco'nise they was "Home." An' belike I will stop at bandite? What cause you to re-th' polls station an' tell "somewan coʻnise the "two parties that come that knows me name is not Fogarty Into the office to be bandits? Did or Finnerty or Cohen or Oberhauser, some pretres they have “maska on ?”, -24

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