Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-14


The same TO you and many OF
them" F1aherty replied. not a bit
abashed. you said she was an eight
thousand-ton tramp"
i never went so far as 10 say I'd
been aboard her on trial trip. though
and did cut down her tonnage. show
In / got the fragments OF q con-
science left Hicks defended himself.
He closed the book with a sigh and
placed Il hack on the shelf, Just as
the door opened 20 admit no less
parsonage than Bartholomew McGuf-
fey. late chief engineer, FIRST assist
ant. second assistant third assistant.
wiper. oIler. water-tender and stoker
81 the s. $. Maggie. With n brief nod
to Jack Flaherty Mr.. McGufrey APP
preached Dan Hicks.
Il been lOokin' for you. captain" he
announced. SAY. I hear the chief o.
the Aphrodite's goin' to take a three
months layofr TO get shet Of his rheu-
matism. Is that straight"
Il believe II Is. McGufrey.-
swell. say. I'd Ike to have a chance
20 suhstitoot for him. You know my
capabilities. Hicks. an II II would be
agreeable TO you to have me for your
chief your recommendation would 60
a long way toward landln' me the Job.
I'd sure make them engines behave"
"what vessel have you been on late
lyg" Hicks demanded cautiously. for
he knew Mr. McGufrey's reputation for
non-reliabIlity around pay day.
Il been with that freshwater scaven-
ger. Scraggs. In the Maggie for most
q year"
"Did you quit or did scraggs Ere
your
-He fired me" McGunrey replied
honestly. IF he hadn't I'd have quit,
so it's a toss-up. Comm In from
Halfmoon bay last night we got In the
fog an piled up on the beach Jus
below the Cliff house"
This is interesting" Jack F7sherty
murmured. "You say she walked
ashore on you. McGunneyf Well, I'll
be shotl"
"She did. Scraggs blamed n on me.
Flaherty. He said didn't obey the
signals from the bridge. one word led
20 another. an he went dancin' mad
an ordered me of his ship. Well, it's
his shIp-or u was his ship. for TIL
bet a dollar she's ground 20 powder
by now-so all I could do was obey.
hoped overheard an waded ashore.
suppose all my clothes an things Is
gone BY now. I left everything aboard
an had 70 borrow this outfit from
Scab Johnny" He grlnned pathetical-
". $50 I guess you understand, Cap
tain Hicks. Just how bad I need that
Job spoke about a minute ago."
sTn think II over. Mac. an let you
Know Hicks replied evasively.
Mr.. McGuffey. sensing his defeat
retired forthwith TO hide his embar-
rassment and distress; as the door
closed behind him. Hicks and Flaherty
faced each other.
-Jack," quoth Dan Hicks, scan two
towhoat men. holdln' down two hun
dred-douar jobs an presumed 70 have
been out o. their swaddlln' clothes for
M least thirty years. afford 10 be
laughed OF the San Francisco water
frontY"
Il know one OF them that can't.
Dan. AT the same time. can a rat Ike
PhIneas p. Scraggs and a beaehcomo-
er Ike his mate GIbney make pair
OF sfar-spangled monkeys out Of said
two towboat men and get away with
ItY-
They did that last night Still. I've
known monkeys that would fight an
was human enough 20 settle a grudge.
Follow me. Jack"
Together they repaired TO Jackson
street bulkhead. Sure enough, there
lay the Maggie. rubbing her blistered
sides against the bulkhead. Captain
Scraggs was nowhere in sight. but Mr..
GIbney was at the winch, swinging
ashore the crates OF vegetables which
The Souarehead and three longshore-
men loaded into the cargo net
ayye're outnumbered." Jack Flaherty
WHISPERED. Lets wait until she's IN
loaded an Niuncg az S~eeS
aboard alone"
They retired without having at
tracted the attention OF Mr.. Gibney.
Promptly at twelve o'clock the long
shoremen knocked on work for the
lunch hour and Neiis Halv0rsen
drtfted across the street TO cool his
marched throat with steam beer.
While waiting for Scrsggs TO come up
out OF the engine room. and take MIN
70 luncheon. Mr. GIbney sauntered an
and was standing gazing renectiveiy
upon a spot on the Maggie's stern
where the hawsers had chafed away
the PAINT. when suddenly his fore-
holdings OF evil returned 10 him thou-
sand fold stronger than they had been
since scraE-s' return 20 the little snip.
He glanced up ard beheid gazing
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