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There arrived one day at the aerodrome a large packing-case addressed "Sergeant Tam. " There was no surname, though there was no excuse for the timidity which stopped short at "Tam. " The consignor might, at least, have ventured to add a tentative and inquiring "Mac?"
Tam took the case into his little "bunk" and opened it. The stripping of the rough outer packing revealed a suave, unpolished cedar cabinet with two doors and a key that dangled from one of the knobs. Tam opened the case after some consideration and disclosed shelf upon shelf tightly packed with bundles of rich, brown, fragrant cigars.