&nbsp; The first time I heard Jim Maitland&#39;s name mentioned was in the bar of a P. and O. We were two days out of Colombo, going East, and when I confessed my complete ignorance of the man a sort of stupefied silence settled on the company.<br />&quot;You don&#39;t know Jim?&quot; murmured an Assam tea-planter. &quot;I thought everyone knew Jim.&quot;<br />&quot;Anyway, if you stay in these parts long you soon will,&quot; put in someone else. &quot;And once known--never forgotten.&quot;<br />They fell into reminiscences of old times, and I was well content to listen. Ever and anon Maitland&#39;s name was mentioned, and gradually my curiosity was aroused. And when one by one they went off to turn in, leaving me alone with the tea-planter, I asked him point-blank for further details.<br />He smiled thoughtfully, and took a sip of his whisky and soda.<br />&nbsp;