The daily Alaskan., 1921-12-10
CHAPTER VIlI.

CHAP EN Nilis
 Had either Mir. Gibney or McGufey been watching Captain ScragCs after he had left them they would have been much puzzled to account for that v0rthy's actions. First he dOdged around the block into Drumm street, and then ran down Drumm 10 Callfor- uIs. where he climbed aboard a cable car and rode un into Chinatown. Ar irving 0t Dupont street he sUghted and walked up that interesting thor ouChfare until he came Co No. Tl4. ! He glanced att sign over the door and was aware that he stood before the . entrance to the offices of rhe Chinese Six Companies. so he climbed upstairs and Inquired for Gin SenC, who pres ert'y made his appearance.
 Gin SenC. g very nice, fat China man. arrayed in a flowing silk gown, begged. In pidgin English, to know In what manner he could he Of service. Me heap big captain. anee same ship" began Captain ScraEgs. "On hoard ship TWO China bows have got"
 Hcrc Captain ScraCgS winked know fng,y) China boy no speak Eng W>r-"
 That being the case inrerPosed Gin ScnE. "I presume that you and J understand each other so lets cut our The DfdCin English. Do l under stand that you are engaged ID evading the immigration laws2"
 Exactly" Captain ScraCgs managed To gasp. as soon as he could recover from his astOnishment. They showed me your name an address, an they won't leave th' shin. where I got 'eD locked up In my cabin. uutn you come an -aEe 'em away. Couple O Tela- lives 0f yours. ! should imagine" G'n SonC smiled his bland Chinese smile. He had frequent dealings with ship masters engaged in The danger ous. though lucrative. trade Of snug gl.n- Chinese Into the United States and while he had not received advice or this particular shipment, he decided 10 go with Captain Scraggs to Jackson street buIkhead and see fl he could not he Of some use 10 hls countrymen.
 AS Captain ScraCgs and his Chinese companion approached the wharf the skipper glanced warily about He had small fear that either Gihney or Me Gufrey would show up for an hour, for he knew that MT. Gibney had money ln his possession. However, he decided 10 take no chances, and secuted the vicinity thoroughly before venturinE aboard the Maggie. These actions served but 10 increase the respect Of Gin seng for the master of the Maggie and confirmed him in his belief that the Maggie was a smuEgler.
 Captain ScracEs took his visitor h. side the little cabin. carefully locked and ho'ted the door, lifted the zinc flap hack from the top Of the crate Of "OrientaI goods" and displayed the face of the dead ChInsman. Also he pointed to the Chinese characters on the wooden lid of the crate.
 What does these hen scratches meanT demanded ScraCgS.
 This man Is named An Chow and he belongs to the Hop Sing tong"
 "How about his pal here|
 That man Is evidently NE Chong ylp. He is also a Hop Sing man" Captain ScraCCs wrote it down. "Ap right" he said cheerIly; much obliged Now. what 2 want to know Is what the Hop Sing tong means by shipping the departed brethren by freight? They go to work an hI 'em up nice SOS they'll keep, packs 'sm away in a zinc coffin, inside a nice plain wood box, labels 'em Oriental goods an consigns 'em to the Gin . SenE company, "A Dupont street, San Francisco. Now, why are these two countrymen O yours shipped by freight where, by the way, they goes sStrsy, for some reason that I don't know uOthIu' about, an buys 'em up at 6 old horse saleT'
 Gin SenE shrugged his shoulders and 1 replied that he didn't understand.
 You lle," snarled Captain ScragEs ''Tou savey all right, you fat old idol, you. It's because if the railroad com pany knew these two boxes contained dead corpses they'd E-sORked the rela- tives, which Is you, one full fare each 1 from wherever these two dead ones comes from, just the same as though they was alive sn' well. But you has 'em shipped by freight an aims 70 spend a dollar an thirty cents each on 'em. by marlin' 'em Oriental goods Heuuvs way to treat a rela- ton. Now, looky here, you bloody hnathcn- ItN cnsr VOL irst fre hun