Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-21


gard a refusal Of said invite as
pers'nal affront."
by gOlly. you're gittin' sporty In
your Old age" the engineer declared.
-Iu 20 you, Scraggs. How about you.
GbT"
Il accept with thanks. Scraggsy. old
tarp0t- Personally, maintain that
seamen should leave their troubles
aboard ship"
That's the sperrit appreciate.
boys. Come 10 the cabin an I'll pay
you OF. Then walt a coupler min
utes tin shift into my glad rags an
away Wei go. Ike Paddy Ford's goat
On our own hook"
''Old Scraggsy's as cunnin' as a pet
fox. amt heg" the new navigating Off
Ger whispered as Scraggs departed
for his other suit. "He's goln' 10 blow
himself on US tonight. thinllin' TO soften
our hard resolution. Wen fool him.
Take al he gives US. but stand pat.
Bart"
Bart nodded. His was one OF those
sturdy natures that could always be
depended upon TO play the game, win.
lose or draw.
AS preliminary moye.- Captain
ScragEs declared I'm favor OF a couple
u cocktails 10 whet their appetites
for the French dinner, and according
~ the trio repaired 10 an adjacent
saloon and tucked three each under
their belts-all at Captain Scraggs'
expense. When he proposed a fourth.
Mr.. Gibney's perfect craftsmanship
caused him 10 protest. and reluctantly
Captain Scraggs permitted Gibney 20
buy. Scraggs decided 10 have a cigar.
however. instead OF another Martini.
The ethics OF the situation then lndi-
Gated that McGuffey should "set 'em
up" which he did over Captain
Scraggs' protestant again the wary
Scraggs called for q cigar. alleging as
an excuse for his weakness that for
years three cocktails before dinner had
been his absolute limit. A fourth cock
tail on an empty stomach, he declared.
would kin the evening for him.
But why descend 10 sordld and vul-
gar detaIls7 Suffice that when the
artful Scraggs. pretending 20 be over
come by his pOtations and very IN into
the bargain. begged 10 be delivered
hack aboard the Maggie. Messrs. Nc
Guffey and GIbney loaded him into
taxicab and sent him there. while they
continued their search for excite
ment. Where and how they found
Il requires no calculation here !;
Il Is sufficient 20 state that Il was ex-
pensive. for when men OF the Gibney
and McGuftey type have once gotten
fair start naught but financial dissolu-
ton can stop them.
On Monday morning. Messrs. Glib
ney and McGuftey awoke In Scab
Johnny's boarding house. Mr.. Gibney
awoke first. by reason OF the fact that
his stomach hammered az the door OF
his soul and babe him be up and do
lnr. While HIS head ached slightly
from the fiery usquebaugh Of the Bow
head saloon. he craved a return TO
solid diet. so for several minutes he
lay supIne. cOnjuring in HIS agile brain
WAYS and means Of supplying this
need IN the absence Of ready cash.
sTu have 70 hook my sextant,
was the conclusion at which he pres
emily arrived. Ten minutes later he
took his sextant under his arm and de-
parted for a pawnshop In lower Mar
ket street. From the pawnshop he re-
turned 70 Scab Johnny's with eight
dollars in hts pocket. routed out the
eontrIte McGufrey. and carried the lat
ter OF 70 ham and eggs.
They felt better after breakfast and
for the space OF an hour lolled at the
table. discussing their adventures OF
the mast forty-eight hours. wen,
there's one thing certain" McGuney
concluded. "an' that thing Is sure
clnch. Our strike has petered out
Let's mosey along down TO the Mag
rie's dock an see how Scraggsy's get
tin along"
Forthwith they set out 10 interview
Captaln Scraggs. The owner OF the
Maggie greeted them cheerily, but art
or discussing generalltles for hair an
hour. ScragES Iaiicu 10 "AN
lures. whereupon Mr.. Chimney an
nounced casually that he guessed he
ara Mac would be on their way.
same here. boys" Captain scraggs
mined breezuy. Il got a new mate an
a new engineer comm aboard at ten
o'clock an we sail at twelve.
swell. well see you occasionally
Mr.. GIbney said AZ parting.
-oh. sure. Don't be strangers:
You're always welcome aboard the ci1
Maggie" came the careless rejoinder'
somewhat crestfailen. the striking
palr repaired to the Bowhead saloon
70 discuss the situation over glass OF
beer. However. Mr.. Gihney's SPLITS
never dropped below zero while ne
had one nickel TO rub against another;
hcDcr such slight depression as ne
selt was due 10 a feeling that Captain
srrarrs had basely swindled him and
wrcnrev. he was disappointed IN