Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-17

show you I'm sport I'll treat 10 a
French dinner an motion picture
show aftcrward. Farther shall re-
gard a refupal of said invite rs a
persnal an'ront"
"By gcny. you're ettin sporty in
your old age the engineer declared.
OH 90 YOU Scragss How about YOU,
Gib:"
81 accept with thanks. ScraSgSy, old
tarpot Personally, l maintain that
scamon should leave their troubles
aboard ship
"Thats the Sperrit | appreciate
boys. Come to the cabin an III pay
YOU OH. Then wait coupler min
utes tll ! shift into my glad rags an
away we1l GO Nike Paddy Ford's goat
ON oar oWn hook
cold Scraggsy's rs curnin' rs a pet
fox, amt hc?' tie new navigating OIL
Ger whispered as ScragSS departed
for his other suit JIe's goin' TO blow
himself on us tonight. thinkin' 10 soften
our hard resolution. Wen fool him.
Take all he gives us, but stand pat
Bart
Bart nodded. His was one of those
sturdy natures that could always be
depended upon to pay the game. win
lose or draw.
As q preliminary move. Captain
Scragg> declared in favor of couple
Of cocktails 10 whet their appoUios
for ia, T7r.p.h ,1f,por op1 .,....rl:,.
~ the trio repaired to an adjacent
saloon and tucked three each under
their belts-al az Captain Scrag2s'
expense. When lie proposed a fourth
Mr.. Gibncy's perfect craftsmanship
caused him 90 protest, and reluctantly
Captain ScraggS permitted Gibncy to
buy. ScragsS decided 10 have ciga?
however, instead Of another Martini.
The ethics of the situation then inli-
Gated that McGuIey should set 'em
pp," which he did over CaptaiN
Scrasas protcst-and again the wary
Scragss called for a cigar alleging rs
AN excuse for his weakness that for
years three cocktails before dinner had
boon his absolute limit 4 fourth cock.
ail on an empty stomach. he declared,
would bill The evening for him.
Eut why descend to sordid and vul-
car details? Suffice that when the
urtful Scragcs. pretending 10 be over
come 10y his potations and very i'll into
The bargain, begged TO be delivered
back aboard the Maggie. Messrs. Mo
Gun'ey and Gibncy loaded him into
taXicab and sent him there. while they
continued their search for excite
mcut. Where and how they found
IT requires no calculation here;
IL Is sufficient 10 state that II was ex-
penSiyc. for when men of the Gibney
and McGulfey type have once gotten,
fair start naueht but financial dissoM-
tion can stop them.
ON Monday morning. Messrs. Glib
ncy and McGuney awoke in Scab
Johnny's boarding house. Mr.. Gibney
awoke first. by reason of the fact that
bis stomach hammered M the door OF
his soul ana babe him be up and do
ing While his head ached slightly
from the fiery usquebaugh Of the Bow
solid diet 50 for several minutes he
lay supine, conjuring I'm his agile brain
ways and means of supplying this
need in the absence Of ready cash.
9TH have 10 hack my seNtant,"
was the conclusion at which ne pres
emily arrived. Ten minutes later he
took his seXtant under his arm and de-
parted for pawnshop in lower Mar
kct street From the pawnsiop lie re-
turned n Scab Johnny's with eight
dollars In his pocket. routed out the
conwitc McGuney. and carried the lat
ter off TO ham and eggs
They felt better after breakfast and
FOR The space of an hour lolled at the
table. discussing their adventures OF
the past forty-eight hours. "Well,
there's one thing certain" McGuffdy
concluded. AN that thing is sure
cinch. our strike has petered ont.
Let's mosey along down 10 the Mag
glc's dock an see how Scraggsy's get
tin along
Forthwith they set out 10 interview
Captain Scraggs. The owner of the
Maggie greeted them cheerily but aft
or discussing generalities for half NJ
hour, Scraggs failed TO make over
lures, Whercupon Mr.. Gibney an
nounced casually that he guessed he
and Mac would be on their way.
same here, boys" Captain Scraggs
piped brcezlly. Il got a new mate an
new engineer comm aboard at ten
o'clock an we sail at twelve"
"Wcu. wei see you occasionally"
Mr.. Gibney said at parting.
ooh, sure. Don't be strangers.
You're always welcome aboard the old
Maggie came the careless rejoinder
Somewhat crestfallen, the striking
pair repaired to the Bowhead saloon
10 discuss the situation over glass Of
beer. However, Mr.. Gibney's spirits
never dropped below zero while he
had one nickel to rub against another;
hence such slight depression ~ he
felt was due tOsa feeling that Captain
Scraggs had basely swindled him and
McGurey. lie was disappointed in
Scraggs and said as much. How
ever. Bart he concluded. well
never say die while our money holds