Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-02

mate. Take n rifle along with you,
and make them captiyes dive for pearl
oysters until they're black In the
face"
HUH muttered the single minded
McGuffey. "What are they now? Sky
blue?"
cor course" continued the commo-
dore. "lf tiger shark happens along
and picks the nggers up. II amt none
OF our business. As for me and
Scraggsy, Wen sit on deck and smoke.
My head aches and guess Scraggsy's
in similar fix"
"Anythln' 10 be agreeable" acqui-
esced McGuffey.
After breakfast Commodore Giluey
ordered that the prisoners be broagAr
before him. The cook served them
with breakfast, and rs they ate, the
commodore reminded them that II was
only through his personal efforts and
his natural disinclnatiOn TO return
blow for blow that they were Mt that
moment enjoying IA square meal IN
stead Of swinging in the rigging
I'm goln 10 give you two yeggs Il
chance TO reform" concluded Mr.. Glib
ney, addressing TabuTabu. "If YOU
show us where we can get cargo OF
black coral and work hard and faith
full helpln' us TO get It aboard, II may
help YOU to comb a few gray hairs. I'm
goin to take the irons of now, but re-
member! At the first sign OF the
double-croSs you're both shark meat"
ON behalf Of himself and he king
Tabu-Tabu promised TO behave, and
McGufrey kicked them both into taa
small boat. The mate and two sea-
men followed in another boat, in which
the air-pump and diving apparatus
was carried. and TabuTahu piiO,Cd
them to a patch OF stu water iast in-
side the reef. The water was 50 clear
that McGufrey was enabled TO make
out vast marine gardens thickly
sprinkled with the precious black
coral.
cover YOU go, you two smokes,
raspcd McGuffey. menacing the cap
tycs with his rifle. olive deep, NY
hearties, and bring Up what you can
find. and IL shark comes along ord
takes n nip out OF your hind leg don''
expect no help from i. M,Grdcy
Esquire-hecause you won't get any
For nearly two weeks the Maggie II
lay at anchor. while her crew iaborec
daily in the gardens Of the deep. Vast
quantities Of pearl oysters wcu
brought to the surface, and these m
Gibncy stcwed personally in n great
iron pot on the beach. The shell wa.
stored away in the hold and tho pearl,
went into chamos pouch which never
fo~ an instant was out OF the conmo
dores possession. The coast al that
point being now deserted. frequent
visits ashore were made, and The crew
Toasted on young pig. chicken. yam.
and other delcacies Cuptain Scragg'
Has almost delirious with joy. lie 9n-
nouncod that he had not been SO happy
since Mrs. Scraggs slipped her cable
At the end OF two weeks Mr.. Gibn 81
decided that there was loot enough
ashore 20 complete the schooner
cargo, and at a meeting of the slnGi-
cate held one lovely moonlight night
on deck lie announced his plans to
Captain Scraggs and McGulcy.
Better leave the island alone, -
ccunseed McGurfey "Ihom nir2crs
may be a-layn' there ten Thousand
strong, waitin for Il boats crew ia
come prowlln' up into the bush 50 they
can nab ON
1--WE thought Of that, Mac said The
commodore Il triile coldly, "and if
made a sucker OF myself once Il don
stand to reason that I'm APP 10 do +.
again. Remember Mac. burnt child
breads the fire. Tomorrow morning
right after breakfast, Wei iurn tho
guns loose and pepper the bush for q
mile or two IN every direction. il
there's native within range he'll havo
business in the next county and Wl
won't be disturbed none"
Mr.. Gibneys program was duly put
through and the capital Of Kandavl
looted Of the trade accommodations of
years. And when the matches Wcre
finally battened down, Tie tanEs re-
filed with fresh water, and everything
in readiness to leave Kandavu for the
run TO Honolulu, Mr.. Gibncy announce
to the syndicate that the profits Of the
expedition would figure close up TO q
! hundred thousand dollars. Captain
SWagcs gaspcd and fell Imply against
! the maiumast.
"Gib. my dear boy" he spuitered
ARE you sure it amt all a dream an,
WI