Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-03-08

bless himself with. scraggsy, old tar.
pot. IL were goin' TO turn over a new
lear an be Christians, let's sail under
a fun cloud o. canvas.-
by Neptune. that's so. Glib. This
teller did US an awful dirty trick. but
at the same time there amt a coward
" bone I'm his hull carcass. aIn't
forgot how he stood TO the guns that
day on the Coronados when we was
attacked by the Mexicans."
Stake the teller. GIb," advised Nc
Guffey. and wiped away a vagrant
tear. He was quite overcome at his
own generosity and the manner In
which IL had touched the hard heart
OF the Ubiquitous mate.
Mr.. Gibney laid five one-hundred-
dollar bills In the mates palm.
"Good-by," he said gently. ''an' see
IL you can't be as much OF a man an
as good a sport hereafter as them
you've wronged an who's forgive you
fully and freely"
One by one the three freebooters OF
the green-pea trade pumped the
stricken mates hand, tossed him a
scrap OF advice. and went oversize in
10 the small boat which was TO take
them ashore. II was a solemn parting
and Mr.. Gibney and McGuffey were
snuffling audibly.
The next day. as the HilonIan
steamed out OF the harbor. bearing the
syndicate back TO San Francisco. they
looked across az the little Maggie III
for the last time. and observed that
the mate was on deck, experimenting
three Kanaka sailors who were hoist
ing supplies aboard from a bumboat.
Commodore GIbney babe his first
command n misty farewell.
"Good-by. little ship" he yelled and
waved his hand "Gawdl You was
a witch In a light wind"
Seven days after leaving Honolulu.
the Hilonlan steamed into San Fran
cisco bay. The syndicate could not
wait until she had tied up at her dock.
and the minute the steamer had passed
quarantine Mr.. GIbney hailed a pass
Ing launch. Bag and baggage the
happy quartette descended 10 the
launch and landed at Meiggs wharf.
Mr. Gibney stepped into the wharfin-
gers Office and requested permission
20 use the telephone.
whats up. GIb7" demanded Cap
tain Scraggs.
II want 10 phone for a automobile
10 come down an snake us up town
In style. This syndicate amt a-goin'
TO come rampln' home 20 Gawd's coun-
try lookIn' like lot o. Eyetalian ped
dlers. We're goin' TO the best hotel
an we're goin' In style"
With the assistance OF the wharfin-
ger an automobile was summoned. and
In due course the members OF the syn
dictate found themselves ensconced In
fashionable suite in San Francisco's
most fashionable hotel. Mr.. Gibney
stored the syndIcate's pearls in the ho-
tel safe, deposited an emergency roll
with the hotel clerk, and banked the
balance OF the company funds In the
names OF all four; after which the syn
dicate gave itself w TO a period Of
/ Joy unconfined.
At the end OF a week Of riot and
revelry Mr.. Gibney revived sufficiently
20 muster al hands and lead them TO
a Turkish bath. Two days In the bath
restored them wonderfully. and when
the worthy commodore eventually got
them back 10 the hotel he announced
that henceforth the I'D was on-and
on tight. Captain Scraggs. who was
hard 10 manage In his cups and the
most prOdigal OF prodigals with steam
up TO a certain pressure, demurred at
this.
"No more sly-lartIn', Scrnggsy, you
old cut-up," Mr.. Glbney ordered. "We
/ had our good time comm after all
/ that we've been through, but It's time
/ 10 get down 10 business agin. Riches
has wings. Scraggsy. old salamander,
an even II we are ashore, I'm still the
commodore. Now. set around an Wei
| hold a meetin'."
lie banged the chiffonler with his
great fist. 'AIeetln' o. the Maggie syn
dictate" he announced. "Meetin1l
come 70 order. The first business be-
/ lore NAlt ANtEAAA - a N&+A ~
teers 10 furnish a money-makin' idee
for the syndicate"
Nens HalvorSen shook his sorrel
head. He had no ideas. b. McGuffey'
Esquire. shook his head also. Captain
Scraggs wanted 10 sing.
81 see It's up 10 me to suggest some
thin" Mr.. Glbney smiled benlgnly, as
n money-malIing idea was the easiest
thing on earth 10 produce. "The last
thing / remember before we went 20
that Turkish bath was US four visitin'
n for .une teller an havin' our fortunes
told. past. present an future, for
dollar a throw. Anybody here remem-
her what HIS fortune wasT"
II appeared that no one remembered.
not even Mr.. GIbney. He therefore
continued:
aThe chair VIII appint Mr.. McGuf-
| fay an himself n committee o. two