Yellow Ostrich Leather

What do you recommend I have then, Arthur? asks Gaius.

Try the Bushman's Burger, says Arthur. And the Mars Bar Cheesecake's nice.

Gaius orders the Bushman's Burger and the Native Quondong Cheesecake, just to be different.

He sits down next to Arthur to wait for his lunch.

You came out of the Tunnel of Time early, remarks Gaius.

Arthur thinks that remark is funny.

You came out of the Tunnel of Time late, he says.

Gaius thinks that remark is silly.

But Arthur doesn't care. His knees are telling him it's time to move on.

I think I'll go and look for the railway station, he says. There might be news about the train.

You go then, says Gaius. I'm going back to the Tunnel after lunch. There's so much more to do. Use Morse Code, become a  Flying Doctor, tour the Moomba gas plant, and go underground at Roxby Downs. And I want a closer look at the Ediacaran fossils......

Bye then, says Arthur, getting up to leave.

Goodbye, says Gaius, whose Bushman's Burger has just arrived.

Good choice, the Bushman's Burger, says Pauline, who happens to be passing. Enjoy! And you Arthur, finished already? Are you ready to go back in?

I'm not going back in, says Arthur. I'm going to the station.

Oh don't leave yet, says Pauline, looking alarmed. Don't worry about your train. Craig said it won't be here for ages. You must visit the gift shop. We have some lovely things. You can buy some souvenirs.

Arthur remembers that he still has fifty dollars.

Alright, says Arthur. He goes into the gift shop, for a look around.

Socks, ties, scarves, with aboriginal designs. No. Carved wooden artifacts. No.

What to spend his money on?

Then he sees an ostrich leather bracelet, made by a local artist. It is yellow and it closes with a silver stud.

Arthur likes the yellow ostrich leather bracelet. It's price is forty nine ninety five.

He feels around in his pocket for the note.

Is it there?

It is.

Arthur buys the bracelet, and has it gift wrapped.

But what a mystery! Who's it for?