Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-22

The sun was setting rs they passed
OUT The Golden gate and swung down
The south channel, and with tile wind
on her beam. the aged Maggie did nine
Knots. Late in the afternoon If the
Following day She was off The Santa
Barbara channel, and about midnight
she ran in under the lee Of Poinl Dune
aud lay 10. The mate hung out the
green signal lights. and in aboGt All
hour Captain Scraggs heard The sound
or oars grating In rOwlockS. A few
minutes later Stentorian voice hailed
them ont of The darkness. Captain
Scraggs had Jacobs ladder slung
over tie side and the mate and two
dechhands hung over the rail- with Ian.
terms, lighting up the surrounding sea
feebly for tile benefit of The lone adj
Nenturer who sat mufied in great
coat ia the stern OF Il small lnat rowed
10y Two men. There was "A very slight
sea running. and presently tie men in
the small boat. watching their Oppor-
tunity by the ghostly light of the lam
terms. ran their frail craft in under
the lee OF the Maggie The figure in
the stern sheets le0ped on the Instant,
caught the Jacobs ladder. climbed
nimbly over the side. and swore heart
lily in very good English as his feet
struck the deck.
whats the name of this floating
coffin:' he demanded in chain-locher
voice. II was quite evident that even
In the darkness. where her many &c.
fleets were Incredibly hidden. the Mag
gie did not sult the special envoy of
the Mexican insurrectos.
american steamer Maggie" said
the skipper fIlgidiy. "Scraegs is NY
name. sir. And If you don't ike 10y
vessel"
'Scr-gssy roared The special en-.
voy. "Scraggsy, for Il thousand! And
the old Maggie Of all boats F.! Scraggsy,
old tarpot. Your flint Duke me, you
doggoned old salamander :"
"Gib. my dear boy" shrieked Cap
tain Scraggs and cast himself into Mr..
Gibneys arms in a transport of Joy.
Mr.. Gihney, for 1t was indeed he.
pounded Captain Scraggs on the back
with one great hand while with the
other he crushed the shippers fingers
10 a pulp, the while he called on all
the powers Of darkness 10 witness that
never in all his lie had lie received
such 4 pleasant surprise.
IL was indeed happy moment All
the Old animosities and differences
Ia es1aH a..
clasp with which Mr.. Glbney greeted
! his old shipmate Of the green-pea
trade. Scraggs took him below at once
and they pledged each others health
/ in Steaming kettle Of grog, while the
| Maggie, once more on her course,
rolled south toward DescanSo bay.
"Well. I'll be keelhauled ana skull
| dragged" said Captain Scraggs. pro
duclng box OF twO-fOr a-qusrter
cigars and handing It 10 Mr. Glbncy.
"Gib, my dear boy, wherever lave you
been these last three years.
Everywhere replied Mr.. Glbney
81 have been all over. mostly In pana-
ma and the Gold coast For two wears
I've been nayigntin' officer on the Go.
lombian gunboat Bogota. When L was
yomng Teller l did hitch In tie navy
and become a flrstclGas gunner. and
then | went to sea In the merchant ma
rine, and got my mates license, and
when | flashed my credentials on the
president Of the United States OF Co
lombia he give me job at dos clenti
oesos orc" per. That's Spanish for
two hundred bucks gold n month. I've
been through two wars and ! got Il
medal for sinkin' fshin' smnck.
talk Spanish just like a nati.e, l don't
drink no more TO speak Of, and I've
been savin' my money. Some ixy
when get the price together I'm goin
back 10 San Francisco, buy me Il nice
nttle schooner, and go tradin in the
South seas How they been comm
with you, Scraggsy, old kiddoF
Lovely" replied Scraggs. Jus
simply grand I'll pull ten Thousand
out Of this job"
Mr.. Glbney whlstled shrilly through
his teeth.
THAT'S the ticket for SOUP" he sait
| 0UUlflllGlNs ltlt NNhf Ahr-ft 49,
soldier OF fortune business may be al
right. but It don't amount TO mucl
compared TO being n sailor Of fortune
Oh. Scraggsy? Just as soon as hear'
there VAS "A revolution Ia Mexico qul
nv lob in the Colombian navy an'
come north FOR the pickin's.
M | ain't been in their rotten little
army Dye think / want Il
go around KILN people? Their
amt no pleasure gettln' killed in th'
mere shank Of bright and prosper
ous life a dead hero don
Gather no moss, Scraggsy. Reads al
right I'm books, but It don't appea
none 10 me. I'm for peace every time
So right away as Soon as heard o
tbe trouble. says 10 myself: 'Ihlns
has been pretty quiet in Mexico 10
twenty year-and they're due to shir
things around pretty much. VIVA
,hem poems need Is a man with 81
,maaination TO help 'em out, and
they've got the money. Adelbert L. 'it
nov can supply the brains So come
- Angeles, shows the III