, 1921-12-10

Of coco palms.
There's the king ard Tubu-Tshu.-
yelled scragEa "Lers round the beg.
gars up
Sure" responded the commodore.
We'll need EN- for hostages II we're
to get that black coral. Wen urn ,em
over TO McGuney."
~rd better ease up a minute. sir
said the mate to Mr.. McGurey. -The
guns getting fearful hot"
Let her melt.- raved McGurey.
but keep her workin' for all she's
worth III have revenge for CHS
death. or-suferin' mackerelr'
Mcoufey once more ant down on
the cabin v~entnator. He pointed
dumhiy to the beach. and there, pad
ding or to the Maggie II. were two
naked cannibals and two naked white
men In q canoe. Five minutes later
they came alongside. Mc0urey met
them at the rail. and he smiled and
licked his lower lip as the trembling
monarch and his prime minister, in re-
Spouse to a severe application Of Mr..
Gibney's hands and feet, came flying
over the rail. Mr.. GIbney and Captain
scraggs followed.
I'm much obliged to you. Mac" said
Mr.. GIbney, striving brnvely TO appenr
jaunty. "onc Of your first shots came
between my legs and cut the rope that
held me. and banged me and the post
] was tied to all over the lot. A frag.
ment OF the shell appears 10 have
taken away part OF my ear, but 1
guess I'll recover. We're pretty well
shook up. Mac. old socks. and a jolt
of whisky would be in order after
you've put the irons on these two can
nibals."
At esq O'Clock Of the morning Of
the day following the frightful expert
ence OF Commodore GIbney and Cap
tain scraggs with the cannlbaIs OF
Kandavu. the members of the Maggie
II syndicate faced each other across
the breakfast table with appetites in
no wise diminished by the exciting
events Of the preceding day.
McGuffey surveyed his superior on
GERS. cursed them bitterly. and re-
marked. with tears Of Joy in his hon.
est eyes. that both gentlemen had
evaded their Just deserts when they
escaped with their lives. IF It hadn't
been for the mate" said McGufey Sc
vereiy, I'D "a let yeu two boobies sur.
fer the penalty for your ~foolIshness.
Any man that goes to work and fra
ternizes with a cannlbai amt got no
kick comm II he's made up into chick
en- curry with rice. The minute I hear
old Scraggsy ylppin' for help. says l to
myself, let the beggars fight their own
way out OF the ness But the mate
comes a%-runnin' up and says he's pretty
sure he can come near plantin' a. mess
Of shells In the center Of the disturb
snce. even II we can't see the war; on
account OF the Jungle. Its all on with
the commodore and the skipper, any
how says the mate. so we might Just
as well have vengeance on their muir.
derers.' So. of course. when he put IL
that way I give my consent"
At this tuncture the mate. passing
around McGufrey on his way to the
deck. winked solemnly at Mr.. GIbney.
who hung his war-worn head In simu-
lated shame. When the mate had left
the cabin the commodore pounded
with his fork on the cabin table and
announced n special meeting OF the
hiasyie II syndicate.
The first business before the meet
Ing" said Mr.. Gibney. els to readjusf
the ownership in the syndicate. Me
and Scraggsy's had our heads together.
Mac and xx-atvo o.roaI that rH,,t,,a
shot your way into a full one-third In
terest. instead OF a quarter as hereto
fore. . From now on. Mac, you're an
equal owner with me sed Scraggsy.
and now that that matters settled.
You can quit rippin' 1t into US on the
race question and suggest what's to be
done in the ease of Tabu-Tabu and
this cannibal king that almost lured me
and the navigatin' officer to u de-
struction."
II have the villains In double irons
and chained to the mainmast," replied
McGuffey, "and as a testimonial OF my
gratitude for the Increased interest In
the syndicate which you and Scrnggs
has just voted me, I win scheme up O
ittin' form OF vengeance on them two
tar babies. However. only an extraor-
binary sentence can at such an eS-
traordinary crime, SO I must have time
to think It over. These two bucks is
mine to do what I please with aud I'll
take any interference as un~nelghborly
and unworthy Of a shipmate."
"Take 'em." said Captain Scraggs
vehemently. 'For my part l only ask
one thing. II you can see your way
clear. Mac. to give me the kings scalp
for a tobacco pouch. I'll be obliged"
"And J." added the commodore.
would like Tabu-Tabu's shin bone for
a clarionet. Pendin' McGuffey's re-
Elections on the hamperin' OF crime in
Kandavu. however, wen turn our at
tention TO the prime object OF the ex-
petition. We've had our little fun and
it's high time we got down to business.
It will be low tide at nine o'clock. so
I suggest, Scraggs, that you order the
mate and two seamen N In the big
whaleboat, together with the divln' ap-
~paratus. and we'll 20 after pearl oys-