Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-12
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I. Captain Phineas =.
Scraggs has grown up around the docks
OF San Francisco, and from mess boy on
a river steamer. risen 10 the ownership
OF the steamer Maggie. Since each an
nual inspection promised 10 be the last
OF the old weatherbeaten vessel, Scraess
naturally has some difficulty IN securing
a crew. When the story opens, Adelpert
p. Gibney, llkable but err1uc. man
whom nobody but Scraggs would hire IS
the skipper Neils HalVOrsen, solemn
Swede. constitutes the fo'castle hands,
and Bart McGuffey, a wastrel OF the Glib
ney type, reigns In the engine room.
CHAPTER IT.-with this motley crew
and his ancient vessel, Captain Scragss
is engaged in freightng garden truck
from Halfmoon bay 10 San Francisco
The inevitable happens. the Maggie going
ashore in a fog.
CHAPTER III.-A passing vessel hall
ing the wreck, Mr.. Gihrey gets word 10
a towing company IA san FRANCISCO that
the ship ashore Is the Aanhce IIiht''
with promise of a rich salvage. Two
tugs succeed I'm pulling the NIgg'e inio
deep water. ana she slips her tow lines
and gets away In the fog.
CHAPTER IV.-Furious at the decep-
tion practisel on them, Captains Hicks
and F1ahertv, commanding the Two luE-
boats. ascertain the identity 81 the "fan-
kee Prince and fearing r.dicule should
the facts become known along the water
front, detelm on personal vengeance.
Their hostile visit to the Margie results
In Captain Scraggs promising go get a
new boiler and make needed repairs 10
she steamer.
CHAPTER V.-Scrargs refuses 20 Pull
NIL his promises and cibncy ani NcGaf-
fey strike" with marvellous luck.
Scraggs ships a fresh crew. Az the end
OF a few days OF wild conviyiality Ghney
and McGuffey are stranded and So
their old positions on the Aaggle Trey
are hOstilely received, but remain. ON
their way TO san Francisco they sight
derelict and Gibney and McGuifey swim
10 Il.
CHAPTER vT.-The derelict groves 10
be the Chesapeake richly laden its enc
tire crew stricken with scurvy. ScraIgs
attempts 10 tow her in, but the Magg.e
is unequal 20 the task and ibney and
McGuffey, alone. SAL the ship o. san
Francisco. their salvage money amount
ing TO $1,000 apiece.
CHAPTER VTI-Indepondertl Fich. our
two adventures still have "a kindly feel
ing for the Masgfe. and. his crew nav
ing deserted him. Captain ScracrS in-
duces them 70 return. A. an "oll horse
sale the three purchase two mysterious
boxes which they believe 10 contain
struggled Oriental goods" They find,
instead, two dead Cinnamon.
CHAPTER VIII - scraers seeks 20
double cross" his two associates. but
Mr.. Glbney outwlts him and makes o
satisfactory financial settlement with the
Chinese company 10 whom the bodies
have been consigned, leaving Scraggs out
In the cold.
CHAPTER IX.-Gibney resents McGuf-
fey's action I'm lending money 90 Seraess
without consulting him, and after ID tcr-
rife wordy combat the three separate.
McGuffey becoming assistant engineer on
an oil tanker. Gibncy dsarpe caring and
Scraggs, forced TO lay up the Ma1-ie-
takes a subordinate position on "a ferry
steamer. Senior Lopez, Mexican revolu-
ZIONIST makes Scraggs q generous offer
for transportation of munitions 10 Lower
California. Scraggs accepts, and the old
Maggie is once more put into commission.
Arriving at his destination. Scraggs finds
his old companion, Mr.. Gibucy, is The
consignee. Time having softened aulmos-
tiles, the reunion Is joyful. Gioney plans
TO steal the ammunition and convey IL 20
revolutionists in Colombia ON their way
they are attacked by a McXcan gunboat.
which they capture. though tile Maggie
is damaged so that il has to be destroyed.
On the gunboat. 10 which they transfer.
they find their old friend McGuflcy act
ing as engineer.