The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-09
The Green Pea Pirates
 ByPeter B. Kyne
fCon+in,,ad iron, Yesterday !


 (Continued from Ytesterday.)
 Not till we've et,'' the practical
 minded engineer retorted. Even then we won't get off. Me an Glib ain to walk another step we'd be crippled for life: Fry my eggs hard, tell you.''
 This is piracy, mem It's robbery over the road for it, '.Scraggs warned then. Whats more, I'll do ft.'' "
 ''The. eggs, Scfaggsy," boomed MT. Gibney, the eggs
 rep1ete with provender, sat dangling their damaged underpinning over the stern railing where the gentle wave lets laNed and cooled them, Captain igating officer, the new engineer, and The Squarehead, came aft. The 'crip ples looked up, surveyed their success sors in office, and found the sight far from reassuring.
 I've already ordered you two tramps otI'n my ship" Scraggs began formally, "an' I hereby, in the pres ence O, reliable witnesses, repeats the
 invitation. You ain't wanted; your rooms preferred to your comp ny, an by stayin' a minute longer, in defiance O my orders, you're layin' yourselves liable to charge O piracy
 MT. Gibney carefully laid his pipe aside and stood up. He was quite an imposing spectacle in his bare feet, with his trousers rolled up to his great knees, thereby revealing his scarlet flannel underdrawers. With a stifed groan, McGuffey rose and stood beside his partner, and MT. Gibney spoke:
 "Scraggs, he reasonable. We ain't lookin' for trouble; not because we don't relish it., for we do where a couple O scabs is concerned, but for the simple reason that we atnt in the best O condition to receive 1t. al- though If you force 1t; on us' we'll do our best. If you chuck us off the Mag gle an force us to walk back to San Francisco, we're goin' to be reported as missin' Honest. now, Scraggsy old side-winder, you ain't goin' to maroon us here. alone with the vege-
 You done me dirt. You quit me cold. Git out, Two can play at a dirty game an every dog must have his day. This Is my day, Gib. Scat"
 "Pers nally." McGuffey announced quietly, T prefer to die aboard the Maggie, if I have, to. This ain't mov- in day with B. McGuffey, Esquire"
 Ihem'S my sentiments. too Then defend yourselves. Come on, lads. Bear a hand an we'll bounce these muckers overheard" The Squarehead hung back, having no tn- tentfon of waging war upon his late comrades. but the engineer and the new navigating officer stepped briskly forward, for they were about to fight for their jobs. MT. Gibney. halted the advance by lifting both great hands in a deprecatory manner.
 For heavens sake, Scraggsy, have heart. Don't force us to murde, you. If we're peaceable. what's tC prevent you from givin' us a Dasssr. back to San Francisco, where we're known an where we'll have at leas a f1ght1n chance to git ,somethin' tt eat occasionally - You know mighty well what's +tc I fr1FT senger license. an I'll be lleel-hauleC an skull-dra gged if I fall for youl cute little game, my son. I atn't layin | myself liable to a fine from the in i spectors am maybe have my ticke 1 book took away to boot"
 Enough of this gab,". Mir. Gibne,
 roared My patience Is exhausted
 peace if have to fight for 1t. Me an Bart stays aboard the steamer Maggi, until she gets back to Frisco toWr Or until we're hove overheard In tn, interim by the weight of numbers, An if any man, or set O male biped, that calls theirselVes men, is so fool ish as to try to evict us from tht, packet, then all T got to, say is thar they're triflin' with death. I got m1 arms left even if my feet is on tho fritz, Scraggs," he continued an Il you start anything I'll hug you an in grizzly bear once I'm started an there's such a thing as dr1vln' mar to desperation."
 The bluff worked. Captain Scragg, i turned to his retainers and with , 1 condescending and paternal smile said: Boys. let's give the dumb fool their own way. If they insist upoI | takin' forcible possession O my shiI i on the high seas, there's only on i name for the crime-hn' that's pira oy
 punishable by hangin' from tho yard | arm. We'll Just let -'em stay aboard 1 an turn 'ea1 over to the police whel l we git back to the eity''
 i He started for his cabin and tin crew. vastly relieved. followed him 1 The pirates once more sat down ant 1 permitted their hot feet to Io1I over | board, 1 About ten o'clock next morning tn
 little vessel completed taking on he 1 cargo, the lines were east off, and tn | homeward voyage was begun. Messrs | Gibney and MeGfffey were seated ei | the stern pitts as inc Maggie cam.
 abreast the Point Montara fog sigma | station. when MF. Gibney observed ; l long telescope poking put the sid. | window of the pilot house, and fol 1 lowing the direction he made out { | large bark standing in dangerousi, ] close to the be6ef. In fact the break
 srs were tumbiing in d long whit