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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03

Captain Scraggs shut up~ prompt
~, and ccntented himself with glover
Ing az Mr.. Gibney. The mate sat
down on the hatch coaming, lit his
pipe, and gave himself up to medits-
ton for fully five minutes, at the end
Of which time McGuffey was aware
that his Imagination was about to
come to the front once more.
swell, gentlemen" (again McGuf-
fey nodded approvingly) II bet get
my twenty bucks back outer them two
Chinks." he announced presently.
How'll yer do It'll" inquired McGuf-
fey POLITELY.
How'll I do TT Easy as fallin
through an open hatch. I'm a-goin'
Z keep them two stiffs in tn boxes
until dark, an then I'm a-goin' to take
'em out, bend rope around their
middle, drop 'em overheard an anchor
'em there all night. see tn lad we
opens up In No. case has had beau
tiful job of embalmin' done on him,
but II let them soak all night, like
a mackerel. they'll timber up an look
kinder fresh. Then first thing In tn
mornin' I'll telephone tn coroner an
tell him ] found two floaters out In
tn bay an for him to come an get
'em. been along the waterfront long
enough { know that tn lad that picks
up fioater gets reward o. ten dol
lars from tn city. You can bet that
Adelbert p. Gibney breaks even on tn
deal, all right"
"Gib, my dear boy" said Captain
Scraggs admiringly. II apologize for
my actions Of few minutes ago.
was unstrung. You're still mate o. tn
American steamer Maggie, an as such,
welcome to tn ship. All ask Is that
you nail up your property, Glib, an
remove It from tn dinin' room table.
I want to remind you, however, Glib.
that as shipmates me an McGuffey
don't stand for you shoulderln' any
loss on them two cases o'-Oriental
goods. We was t share tn gains, II
any, an likewise tn losses"
That's right" said McGuffey, "fair
an square. No bellyachin' between
shipmates. Me an Scraggs each owns
one-third O. them diseased Chinks, an
we each stands one-third O. tn loss,
II any"
'But there won't be no loss" pro-
tested Mr.. Gibney.
"Drayage charges, Glib, drayage
charges. We give man a dollar TO
tow 'em down t. tn ship"
1
Forget It," answered Mr.. Gibney
magnanimously, "an' let's go over an
get a drink. I'm all shook up"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03

an upturned fire bucket, smoking pen
sively and gazing across the bay with
an assumption Of lamblike innocence
on his fox face.
He soon departed, but Mr.. Glbney
was suspicious. Hes got his lines
fast somewhere-you can bank on
that" was his comment. "While we
was away he rugged up some kind Of
a deal, Bart. 1t stands to reason 1t
was a mighty profitable deal, too.
My imagination may be a bit Off the
course at times, Bart, but In general,
II there's dead whale floatin' around
the ship can smell It."
what do you make out O. that fat
Cinnamon cruisin' down the bulkhead
In an express wagon an another China
man settin' up on the bridge with
himT McGuffey demanded. "Seems
to me they're comm, bows on, for the
Maggie"
"They tell me to deduct somethin',
Bart. Wait a minute till we see II
they're comm aboard. II they are"
They're goin' to make landin'.
Glib"
"-then I deduct that this body
snatchin' Scraggs-"
They're boardin' us, Glib"
"--has arranged with yon fat China
man to relieve us o. the unwelcome
presence of his defunct friends. He's
gone an hunted up the relatives an
made 'em come across-that's what
he's done. The dirty, low, schemin'
granddaddy Of all the foxes in Chris.
tendomi I'll fish around an see what
figger Scraggs charged him." and Mr..
Gibney stepped to the rail to meet
Gin Seng, for It was indeed he.
~Sowsee, sow-see, hun-gay," Mr..
Gibney saluted the Chinaman in q
facetious attempt to talk the latter's
language 'Hello. there, John China.
man. How's your liverf Captain he
ALE same get. tired; he no waitee
Wha's mallah, John. Too long time
you no come. You heap lazy all time
Gin Seng smiled his bland. inscruta.
BILE Chinese smile. "You ketchum two
China boy. in boxr he Queried.
I'VE have" doomed McGufIey. IAN
beautiful specimens they be-"
~No money, no China boy" Gibney
added firmly.
money hsvs got. Too muches mon.
81 you wAntee. No can do. Me pay
two hundred dolIhh- Five hundred dol
lab heap mseheA Ne hAvs. 81. ssi,,-
49, = =.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03
A DIFFERENT WAY

In commenting on the service rem
dered by scouts at the American Le-
gion convention at Kansas City. Her.
bert Corey, journalist, makes this
interesting comparison:
slime was when kid was more or
less Of nuisance around such gath
ering as this. He was either In the
hall, under everyone's feet, because
he wanted to see, or being barred
from the hall, he clustered In windows
and looked through doors and saw
anyhow. He had no more reverence
for authority than an Eskimo has for
the Grand Llama. He was engaged
in learning something of this world
he lives In, and he was learning In
the time-honored way in which boys
have learned-by being a terrible trial
to his elders and by not being discour-
aged.
''Ths boy scout way has been a DIFF
ferent way. All that energy and
perseverance and courage that every
proper kid displays as matter Of
course In the current of his daily life
has been turned to good account. In
stead Of being nuisance, he has
been made into help. He has been
taught, to see the dignity and honor
of service. too, 10 that no honorable
task seems mental 10 him. and no
obstacle II ever permitted to hold
him back. II the Legion -valuing
Americanlsm M II does and was
shown BY the resolutions adopted
does not take these boys into full fel.
lowship o. spirit strike ont that if
The boys are already in.v
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03
CHAPTER vII-continued.

For an hour Mr.. Gibney sat on the
stern bits and ruminated over a few
advantageous plans that had occurred
to him for the investment Of his share
Of the deal should Scraggs and Nc
Guffey succeed In landing what Mr..
6ibney termed "the loot" About eleven
o'clock an express wagon drove In on
the dock, and the mates dreams were
pleasantly interrupted by a gleeful
shout from Captain Scraggs, on the
lookout forward with the driver. Nc
Guffey sat on top Of the two cases
with his legs dangling over the end
Of the wagon. He was the picture of
contentment.
Mr.. Gibney hurried forward, threw
out the gangplank, and assisted Nc
Guffey in carrying both crates aboard
the Maggie and into her little cabin.
Captain Scraggs thereupon dismissed
the expressman, and all three part
ners gathered around the dining room
table, upon which the boxes rested.
swell, Scraggsy, old pal, old scout,
old socks, I see you've delivered the
goods" said Mr.. Gibney, batting the
skipper across the cabin with an affec-
tionate slap on the shoulder.
II did," said Scraggs-and cursed
Mr.. Gibney's demonstrativeness.
"Here's the bill O. sale all regular.
McGuffey has the change. That bunch
o Israelites run tn price up to $1,000
each on these two crates o. ginseng,
but when they see we're determined
to have 'em an amt interested In
nothin' else. they let's 'en go to us.
McGuffey, my dear boy. whatever are
You a-doin' there-standin' around
with your teeth in your MOUTH Skip
down into tn engine room and bring
up q hammer an col chisel. Wen
eben her up an inspect tn swag."
Upon McGuffey's return, Mr.. Gibney
took charge. He drove the chisel un-
der the lid Of the nearest crate, and
prepared to pry It loose. Suddenly
no paused. A thought had occurred
20 him.
sGentiemen," he said (McGuffey
nodded his head approvingly). this
world IL full o. sorrers an disappoint-
ments, an It may well be that these
two cases don't contain even 50 much
a. . smell o. ginseng after ALL II
may be that they are really Oriental
goods. What I want distinctly under
stood Is this: no matter what's inside.
We share equally In the profits, even
n they turn out to be losses. That's
understood an agreed to, amt 1T"
Captain Scraggs and McGuffey indi-
catJd that II was.
sfKere's element o mystery about
these two toxes" continued Mr.. Glib
uets ''that fascinates me. They sets
my lima Rination a-workin' an 1cgsies
up III ny sportin' instinets. NeWt
a.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03

plain wood box. labels 'em Oriental
goods an consigns 'em to the Gin
Seng company, TIA Dupont street, San
Francisco. Now, why are these two
countrymen o. yours shipped by freight
where, by the way, they goes astray,
for some reason that I don't know
nothin' about, an buys 'em up at a
old horse saleT'
Gin Seng shrugged his shoulders and
replied that he didn't understand.
"You lie." snarled Captain Scraggs
you savoy all right you fat old Idol,
you'll It's because II the railroad COM
pany knew these two boxes contained
dead corpses they'd a-soaked the rela-
tives. which is you. one full fare each
from wherever these two dead ones
comes from, Just the same as though
they was alive an well. But you has
'em shipped by freight, an aims to
spend dollar an thirty cents each
on 'em, by markin' 'em Oriental
goods Helluva way to treat rela-
ton. Now. looky here, you bloody
heather. tn cost you just five hun
dred dollars to recover these two
stiffs, an close my mouth. II you
don't come through I'll make a belch
t tn newspapers an they'll keel haul
an skulldrag tn Chinese Six Compa-
MES an the Hop Sing tong through the
courts for evadin' tn laws o. tn inter-
state commerce commission, an make
'em look like monkeys generally. An
then tn policeIl get wind Of 1t. Savoy.
policeman, you fat old murderer?
Tn price I'm askln' Is cheap, Charley.
How do I know but what these two
poor boys has been murdered In cold
blood? There's somethin' rotten In
Denmark, my bully boy, an you'll
save time an trouble an money by
diggin' up Eve hundred dollars"
Gin Seng said he would go back to
Chinatown and consult with his COM
pany. For reasons Of his own he was
badly frightened.
Scarce had he departed before the
watchful eye Of Captain Scraggs OBJ
served Mr.. Gibney and McGuffey In
the offing, block away. When they
came aboard they found Captain
Scraggs on top Of the house, seated on
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03

Insratituds Always Monstrsus.
Ingratitude - ncnstrous; and for
the multitude to b uugratsful were .
make monster q thsA multitude
shakepears.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03

obdurate and. eventually the China
man paid over the money and departed
with the remains of his countrymen.
II knew he'd come through. Bart"
Mr.. Gibney declared. sThey got to
ship them stiffs to China to rest along
side their ancestors or be In Dutch
with the sperrits O. the departed for
ever after"
do we have to split this swag with
that dirty Scraggs7" McGuffey wanted
to know. "Seein' as how he tried to
give us the double cross"
"weTl fix Scraggsy-ail ship-shape
an legal SOS he won't have no come
back"
They had not long to wait. Upon
his arrival at Gin Seng's place of bust
ness Captain Scraggs had been In
formed that Gin Seng had gone out
twenty minutes before, and further In
curry revealed that he had departed
In an express wagon. Consumed with
misgivings of disaster, Scraggs re-
turned to the Maggie as fast as the
cable car and his legs could carry him
In the cabin he found Mr.. Gibney and
McGuffey playing crlbbage. They laid
down their hands as Scraggs entered.
Mr.. Gibney began at once: ITO
show you what funny world this Is
while me an Bart's settin' on deck
a-waitin' for you to come back, along
breezes a fat old Chinaman in an ex.
nraoo u,o no., m, oerar. <<> h,u thau, xxx,r
cases Of Oriental goods. He makes me
an Mac what we considers fair
offer. Lemme see, now" he continued,
and got out stub of lead pencil with
which he commenced figuring on the
white oilcloth table cover. "We paid
twenty dollars for them two dereiicts
an dollar towage. That's twenty
one dollars, an 4 third o. twenty-ont
Is seven, an seven dollars from TWEEN
ty-five leaves eighteen dollars comm
to you. Here's your eighteen dollars
Scraggsy. you lucky old vagabond-al
clear profit on neat days work, NJ
expense, no investment, no back-break
In interest charges or overhead, an
sold out at your own figger"
Captain Scraggs' face was stud,
In conflicting emotions as he raked II
the eighteen dollars. Thanks, Glib
he said frigidly.
/ me an GIBBS goin' ashore for luncl
at the Marigold cafe" McGuffey an
nounced presently, in order to breal
the horrible silence that followe,
Scraggsy's crushing defeat. "I'm will
in to spend some o. my profits on tn,
deal an blow you to lunch with
small bottle o. Dago Red thrown In
How about It, Scraggs2"
I'm on" Scraggs sought to throw
or his gloom and appear sprightly
"What'd you peddle them two cadaver
for, GibT
Mr.. Glbney grinned broadly, but di,
not answer. In effect. his grin In
formed Scraggs that that was none o.
the latter's business-and Scraggs as
simulated the hint. "Weu, at any rate
Glib, whatever you soaked him, II was
mighty good sale an congratulate
you. think mebbe I might ha' don,
little better myself. but then II
amt every day Teller can turn an
eighteen-dollar trick on corpse"
Comm to lunch with usT McGuf
fey demanded.
"Sure. Wait a minute till I run
forward an see II the lines Is all fast
He stepped out Of the cabin and
presently Gibney and McGuffey were
conscious Of a rapid succession Of
thuds on the deck. Glbney winked at
McGuffey.
Mother new hat gone to HI" MUIR
INJURED McGuffey.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03
"The job that confronts US
Il to get these munitions down
to our friends in Mexico"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
MIND HYPNoTlzED BY SIGNS
One REASON Why City Man Falls to
FamiIiarlze Himself With tho
Towns Landmarks.

"Do you know why Il Is so hard to
keep landmarks In your head In the
city these daysT asked the old
timer.
ut Is something that has bothered
me great deal. can remember that
up TO ten or twenty years ago never
had any trouble remembering thar on
such and such a corner was a three
story building with q wabbly tin
cornice. On another corner was q
yellow warehouse, etc.
"But a fellow doesn't remember
these things any more unless he makes
II a duty. mean that the mind II
no longer impressed photographically
with the appearance Of buildings--or
vacant lots.
"The reason Is the advertising signs
that assault the eye wherever one
looks. The letters Of the alphabet are
60 familiar to the eye that when we
see 4 sign the-eye at once begins trac-
Ing the letters. This doesn't mean
that. We read all these signs. Our eye
IL just unconsciously attracted to the
familiar type-and this type II about
all It sees ON building or q vacant
lot. M
II don't refer only to sign boards
The merchants nowadays, particularly
tho smaller merchants, MI their win
dows with signs Of nh descriptions
The names Of the stores are lettered
all across buildinesL The result Il
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-03
CHAPTER viii.

f1uQ eltneT mT. GlDney OF MC0uHey
been watching Captain Scraggs after
he had left them they would have
been much puzzled to account for that
worthy's actions. First he lodged
around the block into Drumm street,
and then ran down Drumm to Califor-
MIA, where he climbed aboard cable
car and rode up into Chinatown. Ar
irving at Dupont street he alighted
and walked up that interesting thor
oughfare until he came to No. ia.
He glanced at sign over the door and
was aware that he stood before the
entrance to the offices Of the Chinese
Six Companies, so he climbed upstairs
and inquired for Gin Seng,, who pres
emily made his appearanceI
Gin Seng, very nice, fat China
man, arrayed in a flowing silk gown,
begged, In pidgin English, to know in
what manner he could be Of service.
me heap big captain. alice same
Ship" began Captain Scraggs. ION
board ship two China boys have got"
(Here Captain Scraggs winlked know
ingly.) "China boy no speak Eng
lish--"
"That being the case" interposed
Gin Seng. II presume that you and I
understand each other, so let's cut
out the pidgin English. Do I under
stand that you are engaged In evading
the immigration lawsT"
Exactly" Captain Scraggs managed
to gasp, as soon as he could recover
from his establishment. 'They showed
me your name an address, an they
won't leave tn ship, where got 'em
locked up in my cabin, until you come
an take 'em away. Couple o. rela-
tives Of yours, should imagine"
Gin Seng smiled his bland Chinese
smile. He had frequent dealings with
ship masters engaged in the danger
GUS, though lucrative, trade of snug
Cling Chinese into the United States.
and while he had not received advice
Of this particular shipment, he decided
to 90 with Captain Scraggs to Jackson
street bulkhead and see II he could
not be Of some use to his countrymen.
As Captain Scraggs and his Chinese
companion approached the wharf the
skipper glanced warily about. He had
small fear that either Gibney or Nc
Guffey would show up for an hour, for
he knew that Mr.. Gibney had money
In his possession. However, he decided
to take no chances, and secuted the
vicinity thoroughly before venturing
aboard the Maggie. These actions
served but to increase the respect of
Gin Seng for the master Of the Maggie
and confirmed him In his belief that
the Maggie was q smuggier.
Captain Scraggs took his visitor In
side the little cabin, carefully locked
and bolted the door, lifted the zinc
Zap back from the top Of the crate Of
"Oriental goods" and displayed the
face Of the dead Chinaman. Also he
pointed to the Chinese characters on
the wooden lid Of the crate.
'what does these hen scratches
mean r demanded Scrages.
'-This man II named All. Chow and
he belongs to the Hop Sing Tong
"How. about his pal herer'
THAT man u evidently Nc Chong
Yip. He IL also Hop Sing man."
Captain Scraggs wrote II down. IAN
right" he said cheerily; smuch
obliged Now, what want to know
IL what the Hop Sing tong means b.
shipping the departed brethren BY
frsightf They 80 to WORK an flx EN-
up nics sos they'll keep. packs EN-
swsy n = ~ ssn@ 100 : ~
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
G0LOBIE TALKS
TO BOY SCOUTS
Guthrie Editor Came to
America as Bound
Boy" Years Ago

Special 90 The World
pONCA CITY. Nov 3o--senator
John Golobie. editor OF the Guthrie
State Register. was the principal
speaker az tho annual Thanksgiylng
banquet given to the Boy Scouts or
Ponca city by X. =. BauEhmnn.
wholesale lumbcrman. who is head
OF tho local Boy Scout council one
hundred and fifty scouts and all
the scout officials were ln attend
anco at the Methodist church, where
the banquet was served Golobio
was II native born Austrian. who as
"A boy was sent TO this country alone
by his mother so that ne might
havo the opportunities that America
offered, which could not be had in
his natiyo land. His boyhood story.
as told to the scouts, is one OF the
greatest interest Ho arrived I'm
America without being ahlo to speak
the English language. was bound
out. underwent all the hard knocks
that could possibly happen to "A lad,
and presevered until he became
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
WANN TO VOTE BONDS
Little Washington County Town Is
Contemplating Extending
Quapaw Service.

fprclal 10 Inc NOrld.
WANN, Nov 30.-A proposition
to vote on n $4,000 bond for the
construction of the gas mains from
the Quapaw Gas company's gate to
the town of Wann will be voted on
by the citizens Of Wann December
2. The property owners of the
city will not pay for the construc-
ton of the line, it is said. The city
proposes to assess each meter own
er so cents per month, which will
go Into a sinking fund to retire the
bonds. The Wann gas plant has
been a losing proposition financial
ly for several years. it is reported
The owners of the company found
that the line connecting the city
with the Quapaws gate is in such
condition that large amount of
gas escapes, The Sheets interests
own the plant and recently offered
20 sell the company ror 81, If the
city would take up the meter de-
posits. Many new gas wells are
being brought in near Wann and the
citizens say that the city will have
an abundant supply at a minimum
price soon,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
REV. COLLIER IS
HELD FOR TRIAL
EX-McAlester Minister Is
in Jail in Default of
$1,000 Bond
DENIES ACCUSATION
Information Charges He Took
Ring From Jeweler on Pre-
tense of Selling 1t

py the Associated Press state wire.
M'ALESTER, Nov. 30.--Rev. ]. c.
Collier, former minister OF the North
McAlester Baptist church, and prior
10 last year a Methodist minister
with IA years pastorate in various
oklahoma towns, must answer in
the district court to the charges OF
embezzlement on which he was ex-
tradted from California after his
arrest at Long Beach,
The preliminary was held
Wednesday forenoon and after TAX
Ing the matter under advisement
several hours, Justice Of the Peace
Y. A. Thompson bound Reverend
Collier over to the court with bond
set at $1,000, The minister is oc-
cupying a cell in the Pittsburgh
county Jail pending an effort Of
friends to raise this amount. He
denies the charges in which he is
accused OF the theft OF $3.50 Ma
sonic ring from c. h. Hammond
local Ieweler, who had entrusted it
TO him to sell.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
INDIAN HERO IS
PLAGUE VICTIM
Otis Leader Again Falls
III of Disease Brought
on by Being Gassed
Special to The World

Special to The World.
HOLDENVILLE. Nov. 3O.-Otis
Leader. the Choctaw Indian whom
the republic OF France chose as
the most perfect specimen OF man
hood in the American army and
had n bust made OF him TO be
placed in the National Art gallery
in Paris, is in Oklahoma City for
examination under government
physician. hoping that they will
find some place where he can be
permanently cured of the disease
which again threatens to under
mine his health and splendid
physique.
Although Leader had several
children and was exempt from the
draft, he enlisted as a private from
Pittsburgh county and was over
seas for two years.
He was under fire on the front
numerous times and was decorated
for bravery by tho French and the
American government. These
medals are priced very highly by
Leader and are kept in his safety
deposit vault in a bank at Allen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
Must Stand Trial for Etbezn orgeA Husband Foruvea

Leader was severely gassel and for
n time after his return 90 the United
states he was a physical wreck and
had almost completely lost his voice.
He spent some time in government
hospital and was apparently cured
and has been looking after his farms
at Stuart and Gerty, while living in
NcAlestcr. Now, however, his lungs
have become affected and he has
once moro enlisted in great fight,
not 10 win p world war. but to try
to permanently win back his health
and again be victorious I'm n test 10
decide the most physically m man In
the American ArmN
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-01
TULSANS GEP CONTRACT
Arch Bridge over Caney River win
BE Built by Wood 81 Witten.

BARTLESVILLE, Nov. 30.-The
commissioners OF Washington coun-
" have let the architectural con-
tract for the Seventh street bridge
over the Caney river to Wood &
Whitten of Tulsa. The long arch
bridge was recommended in pref
erance 10 a span bridge. The con-
crete arch bridge will cost SAT. 900.
while the steel girder span would
cost $1,000, less it was explained.
When the hard-surface bonds We're
voted more than a year ago, 1t was
stipulated in the ballots at the cleo
ton that $4,000 was to be used
for the construction of bridge over
the river at Seventh street. The
government Will match this s25 600
dollar for dollar, it is understood,
giving the commissioners $4,000
with which 10 complete the struc-
ture.