Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-01
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X chapeau sprightly chestnu-eoiered monkey that
- eaped through trees of the stcaming Borneo
jungle today perhaps the most fortunate little san IN
the world For besides living pampered existence uhat
monkey dreamed Of she has been named an
heress to $4,000.
Lady Chapeau was assured a life downright luxury
day figured prominently in the thrill
freighters at the tip Of the Tmor Sea-
north of Australia.
Her owner is Tony LaPez Argentine seaman, who
standing watch the ship when enemy submarine
thought to have been japanese sent torpedo smashing
through the hull killing in the engine room and
completely disabling the vessel Lashed TO the decks OF
the fregher drums of highest aviation gasoline
the torpedo put the freghter out of commission
the the surface-it beautiful, moonlit
highland started Smelling the vessel Tonys first thought
fer Chapeau But he didn't dare leave his post until
the mates doomed orders down the deck TO abandon
ship. Tony below to the weather deck. where
Lady Chapeau was now prancing wildly up and down
eashed to long horizontal wire by twentyfve-toot
leather cord
Tony quickly cut the cord from the wire and with the
little animal in the crook of his he tried to pull his
life preserver but the monkey chung to him firmly that
she seriously delayed his So when Tony went TO
leap of the remaining eboats the boat
already being lowered and Tony lost his hold
guy rope and tumbled into the
Just then there a binding flash and a tremendous
shell crashed into the ship at deck level and
exploded several drums of gasoline. The burning stuff
poured down the scuppers and into the setting the
surface of the water aflae The lfeboats pulled
quickly possible, with every strainng the
and Tony left behind struggling in his hafon life
preserver His first recollection after the binding fasl
that his monkey gone though he still held ontt
some eight or ten feet of her leash
Even with the burning gasoline quickly mushrooming in
his direction Tony tugged the leash to retrieve his little
Chapeau and try to her from drowning burning
but he there wasn't chance that's how 1t
looked until he pulled his little Chapeau up TO him.
The monkey according to the way Tony recounted the
story recently San Francisco coughing water
but cutched in her little paws length Of bright
rope. Chapeau had grabbed 1t as drowning man will
at slightest thing that might keep him afloat
OF she didn't know that this rope attached
to the last feboat to depart or that the noise of the
shouts of his fellow to grab IT, But Tony knew
what IL around his shoulders He felt
line grow taut and then he and his monkey being
pulled roughly through the water and away from the burn
ing gasoline This was the way little Chapeau had saved
her masters life.
Now as a reward for such "heroism" Tony who has
relatives has named Chapeau the sole beneficiary
$4,000 padpp policy that
his life and additional $4,000 that will be paid by his
shipping company If he should lose his life disaster
during the The necessary legal papers have all been
drawn up and the executor of the will is to be Johnnie
Romero copropretor of the Iron Pot Cafe in San Fran
cisco's bohemian quarter.
Tony's testament stipulates that the monkey
be cared for luxury until it's DEATH and after that what
money remains is to be divided the seamans
friends
Tony still goes to sea, but he leaves chapeau
shore because he doesn't want to endanger her life
again
She now lives in underneath the
cafe where she cared for daily by Johnnie and the Iron
Pot walters.
Chapeau has a specially built bed complete with a
feather pillow a blanket, but she would much rather
sleep anyones old hat which is how she by Id
She nothing but the choicest tdbits from the
kitchen and she has particular fondness
peppermint candy She given coored stick Of it
a week, Sundays.
When Tony gets back to port, which is about
three months he halls taxi and hurTes
the restaurant greet his little pet. First he let's the
monkey hunt through his sea-bag for all sorts of
goodies he has slowed for her then he gives her
five-doar bill with the remark This is for Chapeau
being such good monkey Chapeau eats the currency
with gsto Later in the day perhaps he will take his pal
for a taxi ride through Golden Gate Park