Destiny of a Stranger

'He had not been in this part of the attic before. Probably no one had for many years.Next to him was a battered cabin trunk, the kind which was used on the old Union Castle Shipping Lines. The box had a lock of it but in manoeuvring it a little he found it suddenly releasing itself in his hand.He gasped as he saw some of the contents of the trunk. What were these things? Where did they come from?He picked up a tiny book which was encased in a silver cover and opened it curiously. This was ...