, 1921-12-24
witch in a Light wind

Seven days after leaving Honolulu.
he Hiionian steamed into San Fran-.
cisco bay. The syndicate could not
walt until she had tied up at her dock.
and the minute the steamer had passed
quarantine Mr.. Gibney hailed a pass
ing launch Bag and baggags the
happy quartette descended to the
launch and landed at Me;gss wharf.
Mr.. oibney stepped into the wharnn-
gers once and requested permission
to use the telephone.
whats up. Chr demanded Cap
tain scuggs.
Il want to phone for a automobile
to. come down an snake Us up town
In style. This syndicate Amt a-goin.
to come rampin' home to 0awd's coun-
try lookin' like a lot o. Eyefalian ped
dier. We're goin' to the best hotel
an we're soin' In style"
With the assistance OF the whardn-
ger an automobile was summoned, and
In due eourse the members Of the syn
dicate found themselves ensccnced In
a fashionable suite in San Francisco's
most fashionable hotel. Mr.. oibney
stored the syndicafe's pearls in the ho-
tel safe. deposited an emergency roll
with the hotel clerk, and banked the
balance Of the company funds In the
names OF all four: after which the syn
dictate CAV Itself up to a period Of
10Y ~unconnned-
At the end Of a week Of riot and
revelry Mr.. Gibney revived sunicientiy
to muster all hands and Lead them to
q Turkish bath. Two days In the bath
restored them wonderfully. and when
the worthy commodore eventually rot
them back to the hotel he announced
that henceforth the lid was on-and
on tight. Captain scrnggs. who was
hard to manage In his cups and the
most prcdigal Of prodicais with steam
up to a certain pressure. demurred AZ
this.
mo more s~kylsrkin'. scraggsy, you
old cut-up." Mr.. Gibney ordered. "we
had our good time comm after all
that we've been through, but it's time
to get down to business agIn. Riches
has wings. Scraggsy. old saiamander.
an even II we are ashore, Pm still the
commodore. Now. set around an well
hold q m~eetin.."
He banged the chifonier with his
great fist. "Meetin' o. the Maggie syn
dicste," he announced. "MeetinIl
come to order. The hrst business be-
fore the meetin' is a call for volun-
teers to furnish n money-makin' idee
for the syndicate"
Neps Haivorsen shook his sorreI
head. BE had no ideas. B. McGui:ey.
E~npo rkAnk hl~ kAAA SA C~k~l-
scraggs wanted to sing.
II gee It's up to me to suggest some.
thin" Mr.. Gibney smiled benignly. ms
II a money-making Idea was the easiest
thing on earth to produce. "The last
thing ! remember before we went to
that Turkish bath was US Tour visitin'
q fortune teller an havin' our fortunes
told, past, present an future, for 1
dollar a throw, Anyrct7 here remem.
Der what his fortune wasT'
II appeared that no one remembered
NOT even MI. Gibney. BE therefors
continued:
'The chair will appint Mr.. McGuf.
fey an himself a committee o. two
to wait on one o. these here clairvoy.
ants and have their fortunes told
agin."
McGuffey. who was as superstitious
as a negro. seconded the motion heart.
lily and the committee forthwith sal
lied forth to consult the clairvoyant
Within the hour they returned.
Members o the syndicate" the com
modore announced, I'VE got an idea
Not a heluva good one. but fair tc
middlin'. Ne an Mac calls on this
Madame de What-you-may-call-her an
the minute she gets a lamp at my mil
Ut is worthy of remark here that Mr.
Gibney had a starfish tattooed on the
back ofshis left hand. a full.rigged shiI
across his breast. and a, gorgeous pic
tura Of a lady climbing a ladde,
adorned the inner. side Of his brawny
right forearm. The feet of the lady
In question hung down below the frings
of Mr.. Gibney's short sleeve) she got
up TN says: ..Ay friend, you're max
in a grave mistake remainin' ashore
Your fortune lies at sea- Then sh,
threw a At an mumbled something
about a light-haired man that wa,
goin' to cross my path. I guess She
must have meant Scraggsy or Neils
both bein' b~londes-an' she come GU
Of her trance shiverin' an shakin'.
"rYour fortune lies at sen. m,
friend she kept on sayin'. Go fortt
an seek It.
; .Gimme the longitude an latitude
maam,' / says. an I'll go out
"Look in the shippin' news in tn,
papers tomorrower.' she pipes up
Five dollars. please"
you didn't give her i've dollsrs
did your gasped Captain Scrnggs
"why. Glib. my dear boy. I thought
you was sober"
$50 I was"
"Then. Glib. all I got to say Is thai
you're a sucker. You want to consult
the rest Of us before you go THROWN
away the funds o. the syndicate or
such tom-fool idees as"
McGuffey saw a storm gathering on