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BELONGED TO ME
(Continued from page 7.) set my man free, and I sent him back
sald
ever money you want to help you 50 of the slapped b
I put and wounded his adversary
1 took this opportunity of
CONSIGNEES.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.,. COPENHAGEN.
Hong Kong, 17th April, 1993.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AUSTRALIAN. TRAMP STEAMSHIPS, LTD.
The Motor Vessel
"ASIA” to his home.
having arrived (from Copenhagen, I began to realise that Amico Dite Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp and "So you'd like me tokë –
behaved in the least like the Genoa) consignees of cargo are hereby “Just a moment, please. In ordinary man he said he was when he informed that all goods are being the few minutes I shall do exactly what made me take charge of him like this, landed and placed at their risk into
else but really queer person hazardous and/or extra hazardous Fou want, and then you can stop my would have imagined such a subtle Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kow talking when you like; only now kind of. slavery!
loen Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., where would like to finish what I've got to A man I knew who was an excel delivery can be obtained as soon as
swordsman say. I still belong to myself for this junctureed to help me at the goods are landed,
One day, when Amico No claims will be admitted after the the moment. I've only one thing Dite was sitting quietly drinking a goods have left the Godowns and all to tell you, and that is I've chosen glass of milk in a very smart cafe, goods remaining undelivered after you to be my director, and so I make this man came up and glared at him: 21st April, 1933, at 4 pm. will be
to rent. you a present of my life, and what-then he festled him, and as soon as subject
Dite
him All broken, chafed and damaged Braes, quite calmly, as roods are to be left in the Godown, make it interesting.. You have if he did. want to hurt him too where they will be examined by plenty of imagination, and you'll much. Amico Dite asked my permis- Mesars. Anderson & Ashe on the easily be able to break the ghastly ion to send his seconds to challenge 20th April, 1933, at 10 am.
the man who had insulted
him; I pro- All claims against the vessel must | monotony of my life. Up till now duced two of my friends, who oblig be presented to the Undersigned within you have only been able to controlled him to fight, although he did not ten days of the ships arrival, or they imaginary people, but to-day you've want to in the least Amico Dite will not be recognised. :
lever about got a real man, a man who moves/knew nothing of this that
duelling No Fire Insurance will be effected. and it Was jost
Bill of Lading will be countersign- and who suffers, and you can do he struck out violently
at the very ed by whatever you like with him.
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD. myself in your hands--not like explaining to him that he must leave
Agents. corpse, though. You would noting to know what to do with me if I did the town at once, but he would not hear going away without me; he but like a mechanical toy, an preferred being tried
tried before the court, amazing marionette that can talk and so he got himself sentenced to
three months' imprisonment. and laugh, and do whatever you I really thought I should be free} order it to. From now on I give from him for that time, but after a you my life and a thousand pounds day or two I began thinking it was a year to pay for all the things my duty to set Amico Dite free. you'll need to make my life pic-seemed almost impossible; but, by turesque and adventurous. I've got vines of bribes, I managed to con- people that what I was do- the proper document here in
my ing was an excellent
Dite auc- pocket-walter, a pen and ink. perfectly disguised, and so,
The above named vessel having ar There's only the date and
ceeded in getting out of the prison rived, Consignees are hereby inform~ your one day just before dawn. This tlaced that delivery of their cargo must) signature missing. Say yes or no, he really had to go into exile, so I be taken from the ship'e tackle im just as you feel, but say it quickly," had to leave my house, my work and mediately the vessel is ready to dis- I pretended to think it over for a my country all in order to arrange charge same, and as fast as the ves- few seconds, but I had really made when we reached London I was in If the Consignees fall to take de
When we
sel can deliver, up my mind already. Amico Dite greater muddle than ever. I livery of the said goods within the was fulfilling one of my oldest couldn't speak a word of English, and time and at the rate aforesaid, the desires. I had always been a little in the midst of that huge, unknown vessel shall have the liberty to dia- grieved that I could only make uption to find any exciting adventures at the risk and expense of ConsignceE
city
was less than ever in a poal charge and store the goods in Godown the lives of imaginary people. for my man's benefits. Finally I had All broken, chafed and damaged my spare moments I often thought to ask the advice of a
A private detec
goods are to be left on board and will of what I would do if I had a real tive, who gave me Bome vague in-be examined by our Surveyors, Mesira, flesh-and-blood creature to do what structions In abominable French. Goddard &. Douglas, on application. After consulting a good map of Lon- I liked with.
Consignees are requested to send in Now the very man don, I took Amico Dite into the most their Bills of Lading for countersigna- was offering himself up to me, with disreputable parta, but, to my great ture immediately. u good income thrown in as well. annoyance, nothing whatever happen-
DODWELL & CO, LTD., "I never waste time in bargain- ed to him there. We came across the
sailors, drunken usual ing," I said after my pretended con-
the usual paint-
Hong Kong, 10th April, 1938. cd, brazen-faced women, and numbers sideration, "sp I'll accept your offer, of': noisy,
airy, thrifty "viveurs," but no one although you must realise what a paid any attention to us perhaps they great responsibility it is for me, thought we were something to do with
{selves wandering
means
of
It Steamship,
taking charge of a soul and a body the police, we looked so sure
round the mazes of
"TARCOOLA" From SYDNEY & AUSTRALIAN PORTS.
As Agents.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE,
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO',
ANTWERP, LONDON'
AND STRAITS.
as well. Let's see the condition...little streets that are all exactly alike, Amica Dite handed те an Then I had the idea of sending official-looking document in a thick Amico Dite all by himself into the groy paper cover, and I read it in North of England, and giving him few moments. Everything was in only twenty or thirty shillings beyond order. By signing this paper I be-his rallway fore. A
he
knew no Eng- Came the rightful owner of the wealth fish either. I hoped something very The Steamship' and life of Amico Dite, the only con- disagreeable might happen to him, or, dition being that
should constantly better still, that he might never come: he directing him so that he should back at was really getting tir
"BENCRUACHAN”.
Consignees of cargo are hereby In- lead an illustrious and adventurous ed of this man who belonged to me, formed that all goods are being land. life. The contract lasted a year, but and for whom I worked so hard and at their risk into the hazardona it could be renewed if Amico Dita was
B0 much; Was Was gave up
simply long-and/or extra hazardous Godowns of satisfied with the way I managed him. ing for the day when I could get back The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and signed without hesitation, and left to my own dear old town full of Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or from Amico Dite immediately; after having cafes and loiterers. But after a fort- the wharver delivery may be obtained.
Having promised to write to him next day night had gone by Amico Dite came No claims will be admitted after and ordering him not to follow me back to Londen in perfect health and the Goods have left the Godowns, and but to have some strong drink. And spirits. He had come seress an It-all Goods remaining undelivered after as I was going out I saw him orderan friend of his in Edinburgh- the 18th April, 1993, will be subject | Ing. with his usual charming smile, 'cellist who had gone to Scotland years to rent.
im. drive him. send him anywhere and "Pirits, ghosts who could talk Melara. Goddard & Douglas.
On,
one of the most celebrated bitters in agn, and who had asked him to stay All claims against the steamer must the world.
and amused him during the time he be presented to the Underrigned on or That evening I did not go to bed was there.
before the 2nd May, 1932, or they But I wouldn't give up yet. In will not bo as terribly bored as I usually did. I
recognised. had something new and important to some newspaper I had seen the ad- All broken, chafed, and damaged think about: that was quite worth dress of a lule club for psychical re- Goods are to be left in the Godowns, spending a sleepless night for. A search that was looking for new mem where they will be examined on the man had become my property
and bers; it promised them they would 8th April, 1988, at 10 am, by really belonged to me I could lead sec
see real
To comply with the General. Bond- wanted; I could experiment with him I ordered Amico Dite to apply for ed Warehouse Regulations consignees and ve
give him strange emotions and membership immediately and to go must have a Beranus Dicer in at unheard-of
there regularly every evening.
He tendance
when damaged dutiable Now what
make him do kept on going for a week and saw goods are examined. next day? Ought I to order him to nothing at all; then one morning he
No:
Fire Insurance has been effect- Ido
some fixed him the the thing, or should I leave came to me and told me that he had ad.
and then spring actually met a Phost but that it wasn't|
Bill of Lading will be countersign- something on him suddenly? Finally,
better than ordinary men. Las ed by chose something that combined the deed, it seemed to have been rather GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., two methods. Next day wrote and more foolish than most people because
Agents. told him
that
until
he heard to the it stole his handkerchief, took away contrary, he was to sleep all day and his chair from under him, palied his Hong Kong, 11th April, 1923. spend the night out of doors wander-hair and hit him in the back
Well,
CONSIGNEES NOTICE. he said, "I don't ing about in all sorts of lonely places.
been anything realy ex-| Next day went to an estate agent's think there's
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, and took a lonely little house outside traordinary in what the town for six months. Then I hir-do. Excuse me you've made me
LIMITED.
speak to you ed two of the unemployed who were openly but I think you must agree looking for work for the winter. In with me that in your novels you've four days everything was ready. On got much more originality and more
I had Amice amusing evening
then a A MARK- Just think-kidnapping,
escape and
thewed, and when he bad got agination than in real life.1
Dite
**From: LEITH, MIDDLESBRO',
ANTWERP, LONDON 'AND STRAITS.
out into a lonely place, my accom-led women and duel, then esc plices attacked him and took him, now ghosts! You don't seem to have The Steamship, gagged and bound, to the house I been able to think of anything better Unfortunately no one than these old-fashioned tricks the
had
ready.
#BENNEVIS "
sort of thing you get in French novels. Consignees of Cargo are hereby in one reported the mysterious disappear. There!
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noticed what we were doing, and nor are much more thrilling in formed that all Goods are being land,|| PARYS Bil of Lading, 250
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the evening of his gift, I had thought but I soon came to the conclusion that Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undsilvamed after that kidnapping him would be an ex- your life was just like anyone
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cellent beginning for an exciting life, and KHADKA “YOU” must keep _]}}}
I had not bothered to think about your what could happen afterwards.
for your novels;
jeven Amico Dite's life wanted its d2 907 71'm beginning to doubt this a 'All claims against the i
deak: 25:03300, like newspaper you find something better to make me will not be recognised th
Before
examinad on
next well, and much as I dislike doing it be presented to the Undersigned on they obliged to tell you that unless or before the 1st May, 1995, or Shatalment at aerial:
thing better, do I shall have to look for another "As I could think of nothing
broke contract, has Goodh arw to be left in
the Godoy our contract has resorted to the old trick of send master
run out where they ding: to live with him, hain, the little up, ou prevented my answering this 6th April, 1965) 230 am 27
house where I had installed bind extraordinary Ingratitude. I thought Messrs.
Goddard ·Douglas, woman who was always masked Baver spoke to him, it was very-dil- to myself how
Warskoura
Regulations, consignees Revenue Omice is stand- damaged, dutiable, goods
|Bcult "finding a woman who would by had taken over control of them To comply with the: Général, Bond
Ares to do this and even more dime man I had not been master must have cult to train her, and even then the of my c own lifer. It had born ob nice was wouldn't engage becall for more liged to leave all my work in are than a month, or lankly,
Dite the middle to Amico
"country" to No? Firs? myk was something of a misogynist and worry myself Inventing romantic: ad- edider Wax over forty, so none of the things venture and reliable people to carry you might have, expected lactall dir] them out." Since I had taken posses- |happana? After a Lortught
that I ahould have to change may & hasễn. Beas so I had comy two unemployed
Framica Dites life-1 i had Zind 1500 the whole of my own life
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