Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-08

up nice SOS they'll keep, packs 'em
away in zinc coffin, inside nice
plain wood box, labels 'em Oriental
goods an consigns 'em TO the Gin
Seng company, IA Dupont street, San
Francisco. Now. why are these two
countrymen o. yours shipped by freight
where, by the way. they goes astray,
for some reason that ] don't know
nothin' about. an l buys 'em up at a
old horse sale7"
Gin Seng shrugged his shoulders and
replied that he didn't understand.
you lie," snarled Captain ScraggS.
you savoy all right, YOU fat old idol,
you! It's because If the railroad COM
pany knew these two boxes contained
dead corpses they'd a-soaked the rela-
tiveS which is you, one full fare each
from wherever these two dead ones
comes from, just the same as though
they was alive an well. But you has
em shipped by freight an aims 20
spend dollar an thirty cents each
on EN-, by markin' 'em Oriental
goods ITelluva way to treat a rela-
ton. Now, looky here, YOU bloody
heather. Itn cosr YOU just five hun
dred dollars 10 recover these two
stiffs, an close my mouth. II you
don't come through I'll make belch
L tn newspapers an they'll keel haul
an skulldrag IN Chinese Six Compa-
MES an the Hop Sing tong through the
courts for evadin' tn laws o tn inter
state commerce commission, an make
'em look like monkeys generally An
then tn polAeW get wind of IT, Savoy.
policeman, you fat old murderer?
Tn price I'm asl,in' is cheap, Charley
How do l know but what these two
poor boys has been murdered in cold
blood? There's somethin' rotten In
Denmark, my bully boy, an youll
save time m trouble an money by
diggin' up five hundred dollars
Gin Seng said he would 20 back to
Chinatown and consult with his COM
pany. For reasons of his own he was
badly frightened.
Scarce had he departed before the
watchful eye of Captain Scraggs OBJ
served Mr. Gibney and McGuffev IN
the oning. a block away. When tAey
came aboard they found Captain
ScraggS on top of the house, seated on
an upturned fire bucket. smoking pen
! sivey and gazing across the bay with
an assumption Of lamblike innocence
on his fox face.
He soon departed. but Mr.. Gibney
was suspicious. Hes got his lines
fast somewhere-you can bank on
that" was his comment. while we
was away he rugged up some kind Of
a deal, Bart It stands 70 reason il
was n mighty profitable deal, too.
My Imagination may be a bit off the
course at times, Bart but in general,
If there's a dead whale noatin' around
the ship can smell it,"
''What do you make out o that fat
Chinaman cruisin' down the bulkhead
in an express wagon an another China
man settin' up on the bridge with
himf" McGuffey demanded Seems
to me they're comm, bows on. for the
Maggie
"They tell me to deduct somethin'
Bart. Wait a minute till we see If
they're comm aboard. If they are"
They're goin' to make a landin',
Glib"
then deduct that this body
snatchin' Scraggs-"
They're boardin' us, Glib"
has arranged with yon fat China
man TO relieve us o. the unwelcome
presence Of his defunct friends. He's
gone an hunted up the relatives an
made 'em come across-thats what
he's done. The dirty, low, schemn'
granddaddy Of all the foxes in Chris
tendon! I'll fish around an sec what
fa.ger Scraggs charged him" and Mr..
Gibney stepped TO the rail TO meet
Gin Seng for it was indeed he.
"Sow-see, sow-see, hun-gay," Mr..
Gibney saluted the Chinaman i'm a
facetious attempt to talk the latter s
language Hello there, John China
man. How's your liver? Captain he
allie same get tired; he no waitee
Wha's mallah John. Too long time
you no come. You heap lazy all time"
Gin Seng smiled his bland, inscruta.
Bile Chinese smile. you ketchum two
China boy in box?" he Queried.
1--WE have" doomed McGuffey, IAN
beautiful specimens they be-"
"No money, no China boy" Glbney
added firmly.
money have got. Too muchee mon
ey you wantee. No can do. Me pay
two hundred dollah. Five hundred dol
lah heap muchee. No have got"
"Nothin' dom, John. Five hundred
dollars an not penny less. Put VI
the dough or beat IT,"
Gin Seng expostulated, lied, evaded
and all but wept, but Mr.. Gibney was
obdurate and eventually the China
man paid over the money and departed
with the remains of his countrymen
81 knew he'd come through, Bart,
Mr. Gibney declared. "They got to
ship them stiffs to China TO rest along
side their ancestors or be In Dutch
with the sperrits O. the departed for.
ever after"
"Do we have TO split this swag with
that dirty Scraggs?" McGuffey wanted