The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-22
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 Good old disholoth!' murmurea (, MT. GBbney. "She never comes down
 "The Maggie forever!" shrieked Scraggs.
 'rHooray." beloved McGuffey. An now, Scraggsy, if you've got all the enthusiasm out of your blood. kick in with a hundred an fifty dollars an interest to date. An, don't tell me that notes outlawed. or I'll feed you to the fiShes."
 Captain ScraggS looked creStfallen, but produced the money.
 CHAPTER X.
 Well, Scraggsy, old hunks. this is pleasant, ain't it?' said MT. Gibney, and spat on the deck of the Maggie "Right-o,' replied Captain Scraggs cheerily, though when I was a young feller and first went to sea, it wasn't t 1 considered no pleasantly to spit on a nice clean deck. You might cut that out, Glib. It's vulgar
 ''Passin' over the fact, Scraggs, that you ain't got no call to jerk me up on the master and managin' owner of this here schooner. I'm free to con- fess, Scraggsy, that your observation | does you credit. I just did that to see | If you was goin' to take as big an in | terest in the new Maggie az you did in | the old Maggie. and the fact that you | object to me expectoretin' on the deck | proves to me that you're leavin' be- tendencies of the green pea trade. It leads me to believe that you'll rise to high rank and distinction | in the Colombian navy. Your | decks is barred, and the Maggie II | goes under navy discipline from now on. Am right?'
 l Right as right whaLe,'' said Cap | tain Scraggs. And now that you've given that old mate of mine the course and we've temporarily plugged up the holes in this here Mexican gunboat, and everything points to a on. suppose you delegate me as a | committee of one to brew a scuttle of | grog, after which the syndicate holds a mettin and lays out a course for its future conduct There's a few ques- lions Of rank and privileges that | ought to be settled dnce and for all so there can't be no comeback | '"The point is we'll taken and it is so ordered" said MT. Gdbney. who had once held office in Har,bor IS, Master and Pilots Association o1 two of parlda amentary law. Hustle up the grog, call MoGuffey up out of the engine room, and we'll hold the neetin'.''
 Twenty minutes later Scraggs came on deck to announce the successful | concoction of a kettle of whisky | punch: wherenIpon the three adven- | turers went below and sat down al
 
 ''I move that Glib be appointed pres ideut of the syndicate said Captain Scrag aggs.
 second the motion" rumb1ed Nc Guffey
 The motions carried, said Mir Gib. ney, and banged the table with his horny fist "Tle nettln will please come to- order. The chair hereb. appoints Phineas ScraggS secretary o the syndicate, to keep a record of this and all future meetin's of the board I will now entertain propositions o any atnd all natures, and I invite tht members of the board to knock the stopper out of their jaw tackle ana go to it
 "I move.'' said Captain Scraggs that B. 1IcGuffey, Esquire, be, ant he is hereby appointed. chief engineer 1 Of the Maggie II at a salary not tc exceed the wage schedule of the Ma rtne Engineers Association of the Pa. cffic coast, and that he be voted one-fourth interest in the vessel an6 all subsequent profits"
 "Seoond the motion," said Mir Gfb ney, "aud not to hamper the bushes. of the meetin'. we'Gl just consider tha motion carried unantmous.'
 B. McGuffey, Esquire, rose. bowed his thanks. and sat down again, ap. parently very much cctafused. It wat svidAnt that he had sornethink to say.