Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-09
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER !. - Captain t'Aineas p.
hcraggs has grown up arpund tie docks
Of San Francisco. and fr4n -sless boy on
q river steamer, risen to the ownership
q the steamer Maggie. Since each am
nual inspection promised "a be the last
81 the old weatherbeaien yessol. Scraggs
naturally has some difficulty in securing
a crew; When the story opens. Adclbcrt
=. Gibney. likable but eFzstic. man
whom nobody but scraggs Nou!d hire. Is
the skipper, Neils HaNorsfn solemn
Swede, constitutes the fo'caste hands.
and Bart McGuftey, a wastrel OF the Glib
nsy type rsiEns In the ens!ne room.
CHAPTER II.-with this motley crew
and his ancient vessel, Captain Scraggs
10 engaged in freighting harden truck
from Halfmoon bay 10 san Francisco.
TIE Inevitable happens. Tie Maggie going
ashore in fog. -
CHAPTER MA passing vessel hail
Ing the wreck Mr.. Gihnay gets word 90
q towing company In San Francisco that
the snip ashore is the Yankee Prince
With promise OF a rich salvage. Two
tugs succeed in pulling the Maggie into
deep water. and she slipsFher tow lines
and gets away In the foS
CHAPTEh Iv.-Furious at the decep-
ton practised on them. Captains Hicks
and flaherty, commanding the two tug
boats. ascertain the idend,Y.of the 'fYar-
kee Prince and fearing rdlCule should
the facts become known along tnc water
front. determine on personal verroau.e.
Their hostile visit 10 the Maggie results
In Captain ScragGs prowi lne 20 set
new boiler and make needed repairs 80
.he steamer.
CHAPTER. v.-soraggs refuses to fal-
I'LL his promises and Gibney and NfCClf-
fey strike" with marvellous luck
Scraggs ships a fresh crew All che end
or few DAYS OF wild conyN .alty chimney
and McGuuev are strand aud seek
their old positions on the Maggie They
are hostlcly received hlt remain ON
their way 10 san Francisco they sight
derelict and Gloney ana M-auuey swim
10 Il.
CHAPTER v1.-The derenct proves 70
tire crew stricken with sctIrgy Seragcs
attempts 70 tow her IN, bat he RIarria
unequal 70 the task and Gibney end
McGuhey, alone. sal! tia. ship TO san
Francisco. their salvage money amount
ing TO $1,000 apiece.
CHAPTER Independently fich our
TWO adventurers san have kindly feel
ing for the Maege and his crew have
Ing deserted him, Captain Scraggs in
duces them 70 return. At an cold horse"
sale the three purchase two mysterious
boxes which they believe 10 co9tafn
struggled Oriental good~.s' They End.
Instead two dead ChinaIaea}
CHAPTER VIII - scrsts-z seeks to
double cross" his two s&Aseciates. bat
Mr.; Gibney outwits him ana makes q
Chinese company 10 Waqlse,dhe bodies
have been unsigned, leaving Scraggs out
In tho cold. -.
CHAPTER IX.-Gibney sressnts McCuf-
fey's action in lending n,A<Hsbsxo Scraggs
without consulting hinf 7frfa afcpr n tsr--
rife wordy combat the three separate.
McGuffey becoming assis taHt. engineer on
an oil tanker Gibney dsAppearne. and
Scraggs. forced TO lay ia The Mlrfie,
takes sg ssn6r on. POS 49, , teTFy
ZIONIST, makes Scraggs sssS,tafr0us offer
for transportation OF mufA%opH 10 Lower
California Scraggs accepfa,3 enl the old
Maggie is once more put irp5 fonu.ss'on.
Arriving at his estimation. t7cTa ggs hn4S
his old companion, Mr.. bAbney, ie tle
consignee. Time having sott2ued animos-
ties, the reunion is Joyful Cipney plans
to steal the ammunition ats.s eT .t 20
revoluuenists IN Colombia. on their way
they are attacked by q MeN.can sauboat
which they capture, though the Maggie
is damaged so that IL has 10 DE destroyed.
On the gunboat, 10 which they transfer,
they find their old friena McluAcy act
ing as engineer.
CHAPTER X.-Our three Adventures
form syndicate with the gunooat
which they have renamed the Magsie At,
as their base OF operations They sal for
the South Sea ISLANDS. where they pan
to obtain valuable black coral
CHAPTER XI.-Going ashore with sup
posedly friendly natives, Ginucy ana
Scraggs are taken prisoners, % be held
for a cannibal feast
CHAPTER XII. - McGuney heiieyius
his friends to have been killed. smells tle
island Gibney and SCragrs escape AND
reach the ship with two prisoners. tie
king OF the island and his prime min-
lister" Utilizing the blacks as divers. lie
syndicate" collects a valuable cargo OF
black coral and sails for home. With the
double idea OF Furnishing tie canria"ls fer
their treaChery and having some i.u with
Scraggs, who is not fOud OF hgHt. tfin-
ney and McGufsy arrange lste come
hat with the prisoners. Gihney to fsnt
one and Scraggs the other. The five laHl
on a desert island. and while they ar.
engaged in the hstic fun tho steamer