The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-12-09
CHAPTER v.

"A Wcvh huu CioPocu hVthA9 vi
an eventful nature had transpired to
disturb the routine of life aboard the
Maggie, until Bartholomew McGuffey
having heard certain waterfront whis
pers, considered It the part Of pru-
dence to lay his information before
scraggs and Mr.. Gibney.
Look here. Scraggs," he began
briskly. TITS all fine an dandy to
promise me new boiler, but when do
I git it,"
"Why. jes' as soon as We can get
this tut o. freight behind us, Bart,
my boy. You've managed with the old
boiler this long, 80 1t pears to me you
might be patient an bear with It q
mite longer. Bart"
"Oh, I amt tryin' to be disagreeable,
Scraggs, only 1t sort o. worries me to
have to 60 along without bein' able to
use our whistle"
"We'll AZ It when business Stacks
up" Scraggs decided with finality. He
glanced at his watch. "Sufrerin'
sailor!" he cried In simulated dis
tress. Here it's one o'clock an l amt
collected 4 dollar o. the freight money
from the last voyage. / must beat It."
When Captain Seraggs had "beaten
It," Gibney and McGuffey exchanged
expressive glances. "He's runnin' out
on MS" McGuffey complained.
''Even 20. Bart, even 30. Therefore
the thing for us to do Is to run GU
on him. In other words, wen work
month, save our money, an then, with
out word O. complaint or argument
we'll walk out"
"Oh, I amt exactly broke, Glib.
got eighty-fve dollars"
Then." quoth Gibney decisivel,
well 60 on strike tonight. Scraggsy'
be stuck In port week before he ca
get another engineer an another nav
gatan' omcer. me an you bein' Il
only two natural.born fools In Ss
Francisco an ports adjacent, an b
fore three days have passed hs'n
huntin' NJ up to compromise"
y don't want no compromise. WI
want ID q new boiler"
You'll git It. Wen make him ord
the paint an the boiler an pay I
both in advance before wen agree
70 back to work"
The engineer nodded his approx
and after sealing their pact with
hearty handshake, they turned to a
commenced discharging the Magg
When Captain Scraggs returned
the little steamer shortly after q
O'Clock, to his great amazement,
discovered Mr. Gibney and McGufr
dressed in their other suits-includi
cellulold collars and cuffs.
"Ths cargo's out. Scraggsy, my *
the decks has been washed down {
everything In my department is sh
shape" Thus Mr.. Gibney.
Likewise In NINE" McGufI
added.
Consequently" Mr.. Gibney {,
cluded. 'were Quittin' the Maggie
II It's all the same to you Wen hs
our time"
my dear Glib. Why, whateve
come over you two boysr'
"Stow your chatter, Scraggs. 81
out the cash. You've fooled US O,
In the matter O. that new boiler
the painNn'. an we're not goin'
give you q second chance. ca
through-or take the consequence
Wen sail no more with liar an
fraud"
''Them's hard words, Mr.. Gibney.
''The truth IL alters bitter" Nice
fey opined.
Captain Scraggs paused to consI
The serious predicament which
frontsd him. 1t was Saturday nj
He know Mr. McGufDey to be the
SCISSOR Of more money than usual
II no could assure himself that
reserve should be dissipated be
Monday morning he was aware, I
experience. that the strike would
broken by Tuesday at the latest.
no could afford that delay. He
solved, therefore. on diplomacy.
well, I'm sorry." he answered ,
every appearance Of contrition. "
feilers got mG - the nine hole a
can't help myself. At tha same h