, 1921-11-05

your old age" the engineer declared.
"rIl go you. Scragss. How about you.
Gib?"
II accept with thanks. Scraggsy. old
tarpot. Personally. I maintain that
seamen should leave their troubles
aboard ship"
That's the sperrit I appreciate.
boys. Come TO the cabin an I'll pay
you of. Then wait a coupler min
utes till I shift into my glad rags an
away wen GO. like Paddy Ford's goat
on our own hook"
"old ScrnEgsy's as cunnin' ns a pei
fox. Amt hei" the new navigating off,
GER whispered rs Scraggs departed
for his other suit. Hes goln' 10 blow
himself on us tonight. thInkin' to soften
our hard resolution. Wen fool him.
Take all 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 a preliminary move, Captain
Scrnggs declared In favor of a couple
Of cocktails to whet their appetites
for the French dinner, aud according
~ the trio repaired to an adjacent
saloon md tucked three each under
their belts-all Mt Captain .Scraggs'
expense. When he proposed q fourth,
Mr.. Gibney's perfect s-portsmanship
caused him to protest. and reluctantly
Captain Scraggs permitted Gibney to
buy. Scragss decided TO have a cigar,
however. instead of another Martini.
The ethics of the situation then indl-
Gated that McGuffey should "set 'em
up" which he did over Captain
Scraggs' protestant again the vary
Scrnggs called for a cigar, alleging ms
an Excuse for his weakness that for
years three cocktails before dinner had
been his absolute limit. A fourth cock
tall on an empty stomach, he declared,
would kill the evening for him.
But why descend TO sordid and vul-
gar details? Sufice that when the
artful Scraggs. pretending to be over.
come by his potations and very III into
the bargain. begged to be delivered
back aboard the Maggie, Messrs. Nc
Guffey and Gibney loaded him into a
taxicab and sen him there, while they
continued their sea-ch for excite
ment. Where and how they fount
1t requires no calculation here
Il is sufficient to state thai It wns ex
pensive, for when men of the Chine,
and McGuffey type have once gotten
fair start naught but financial dlssolu
ton can stop them.
nn NfDnda- -ArrE-- Ma ~fr
'ney and McGuffey awoke in Seal
|, Johnny's boarding house. Mr.. Chine
nwoke first, by reason OF the fact tina
his stomach hammered at the door o
his soul and babe him be up and dc
Ing. While his head ached slight
from the fiery usquebauSh of the Bow
head saloon, he craved a return to
| solid diet, so for several minutes h
! lay supine. %conjuring in his agile brnl
ways md means Of supplying thi
need In the absence OF ready casl
"Tn have to hook my sextant,
was the conclusion at which lie pre-,
emily arrived. Ten minutes later h
took his rcxtant under his arm and d,
parted for a pnwnshop In lower Ma,
Eet street. From the pawnshop no r,
~ 1Sao tOiAAiLs . WIFI HtLI
dollars in his pocket, routed out II
contrite McGurey. and carried the Ia
ter of to ham and eggs.
They felt better after breakfast ar
for the space OF an hour lolled at u
table. discussing their adventures
the past f~orty-eight hours. 1--WE
there's one thing certain" McGun,
concluded, IAN that thing is sure
clnch. Our strike has petered o,
Let's mosey along down to the Ma
gie's dock an see how scrnggsy's 6,
tin along"
Forthwith they set u TO intcrvis
Captain Scrngga- The owner OF I
Maggie greeted them cheerIly. but n
or discussing genernlities for half
hour. Scraggs failed to make ov'
lures, w%hereupon Mr.. Glbney q
nounced casually that he guessed
and Mac would be on their WI
Sane here. boys" captnin scrng