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notes vutlawed. or In feed you % -
fishes"
Captain Scraggs looked crestfallen,
but produced the money.
CHAPTER X.


and spat on the deck of the Maggie ii.
"Right-o." replied Captain Scraggs
cheerily, though when l was young |
feller and first went to sea, IL wasn't |
considered no pleasantly to spit on
nice clean deck. You might cut that |
out, Glib. It's vulgar"
"Passn' over the fact, Scraggs, that
you amt got no call to jerk me up on
sea ettycat, more particular since I'm
the master and managin' owner Of this
here schooner. I'm free to confess.
Scraggsy. that your observation does
you credit. just did that to see IL
you was goin' TO take as big an inter-
est in tie new Maggie as you did in
the old Maggie, and the fact that you
object TO inc expectoratln' on the deck
proves TO me that you're leavIn' behind
you all them bay scow tendencies OF
the green-pea trade. II leads me to be-
lieve that you'n rise to high rank and
distinction in the Colombian navy.
Your fin, Scraggsy. Expectorntin' on
the decks is barred. and the Maggie ii
goes under navy discipline from now
on. Am | rightT
fright as a right whale" saiu Cap
tain Scraggs. "And now that you've
given that old mate OF mine the course,
and we've temporarily plugged up the
holes I'm this here Mexican gunboat,
and everything points to safe and
profitable voyage from now on, sup
pose you delegate me as a committee
; OF one 10 brew scuttle Of groe. after
which the syndicate holds mettin'
and lays out course for Its future
conduct. There's few questions OF
rank and privileges that ought to be
settled once and for all, so there can't
be no comeback"
"The point Is well taken and II Is
SO ordered" said Mr.. Gibney, who had
once held office In Harbor 10, Master
and Pilots Association OF America. and
knew . fragment or two Of parlia-
mentary law. Rustic up the grog. call
McGuffoy up out of the engine room.
and wen hold the meetin'."
Twenty minutes later Scraggs came
on deck TO announce the successful
concoctfon of kettle Of whisky punch !;
whereupon the three adventurers went
below and sat down at the cabin table
for conference.
I move that Glib be apl,sinted presi-
de.,t of the syndicate" sad Captain
ScrasYs
"SecoA5 the notion" rumbsed Nc
Guffey.
"The motions carried" said Ms. Gib-
ney. and banged the table with mis-
horny fist. "The meetin' will pTease
come to order. The chair hereby ap-
points Phineas Scraggs secretary Of
the syndicate, to keep a record of this
and all future meetin's OF the board.
will now entertain propositions Of
any and all natures, and l invite the
members OF the board to knock the
stopper out Of their jaw tackle and
go to It"
81 move" said Captain Scraggs, that
b. McGuffey, Esquire, be, and he is
hereby appointed. chief engineer Of the
Maggie III at a salary not to exceed
the wage schedule of the Marine En-
gineers' Association of the Pacific
coast, and that he be voted a
one-fourth interest in the vessel and
all subsequent profits"
Second the notion" said Mr.. Glib
ney. "and not to hamper the business
, of the meetln. we'll Just consider that
: motion carried unanimous"
B. McGuffey. Esquire, rose. bowed
his thanks, and sat down again, ap
parently very much confused. II was
: evident that he had something to say
: but was having difficulty framing his
J thoughts in parliamentary language.
"Heave away, Mac" said Mr.. Glib
ney.
Cast OF yom lines. McGuffey.'
chirped Scraggs.
Thus encouraged. McGuffey rose
bowed his thanks once more, moisteneC
his larnyx with q gulp Of the punch
and spoke:
"Feller members and brothers OF th'
syndicate: In the management Of thu
deck department of this new craft o
ourn, my previous knowledge of th'
worthy president and the unworth.
| secretary leads me to believe tina
| there's goin' to be trouble. A shiI
J | uiNlutu hbin utsetil uust burtiy ~
] on her beam ends. Now. Scraggs.
here has been master so long that tn
4 juice OF authority has sorter soake'
into his marrer bones. For twent,
years It's been 'Howdy DO. Captail
4 Scraggs.' Have drink, Captail
Scraggs' Captain Scraggs this ar
Captain Scraggs that don't mea
1 no offense. gentlemen. when ! stat
u chat you can't teach an old dog ne'
\ tricks. No man that's ever been
! master makes good mate. On tn
other hand. I realize that Glib her
= has been a-pantin' and a-bellyachir
, all his life to get Q ship Of his ow
an have folks call him Captain Gil
ney.' Now that he's gone an don
: II. say he's entitled to 1t. But th
\ fact OF the whole thing is, Gib's IN