Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-08

Like piayin' post-onice." was Nc.
"uley's comment.
Ihe commodore smiled OF thouob,
sou boys would see II that way. Now
,ollorrow Tn going ashore to buy three
u.'ih outfits and lay In a big stock
OF provisions for the voyage. In the
meantime while the carpenters are
setun' the ship into shape. wen leave
me hrst mate In charge while we 90
aShore and have a good time. I'VE
seen worse places than Panama"
As a result OF this conference Mr..
Dioheys suggestions were acted up-
On, and they contriyed TO make their
Drief stay in Panama very agreeable.
Ihey Inspected the work on the canal
marNeied az the stupendous engineer
ing IN the Culebra Cut, drank a little.
gainbied a little. McGuffey whipped
a bartender. lie was ordered arrested,
and six spiggoty little policemen. sent
10 arrest him, were also thrashed. The
reserves were called out and n riot
ensued. Mr.. Gibney, following the
motto Of the syndicate. 1. e.,
All for one and one for ALL
United we stand. divided we fan.
mixed In the conflict and presently
found himself In durance vile. Can
tain Scraggs, luckily. forgot the mot
10 and escaped. but inasmuch as he
Sas on hand next morning TO pay a
me OF thirty pesos levied against each
OF the culprits. he was instantly for
given. Mr.. Gibney vowed that II a
United States cruiser didn't happen
10 be lying In the roadstead. he would
have shelled the town I'm retaliation.
But eventually the days passed, and
the Maggie III. well found and ready
for sea, shook out her sails to a fair
breeze and sailed away for Kandavu.
She kept well 10 the southwest until
she struck the southeast trades, when
she swung around on her course, head
ed straight for her destination. II
was a pleasant voyage. devoid of In
cident, and the health OF all hands
was excellent. Mr.. Gibney took daily
observations. and was particular 10
make daily entries in his log when
he, Scraggs, and McGuffey were not
playing cribbage, n game OF which all
three were passionately fond.
On the afternoon OF the twenty-nlnth
day after leaving Panama the lookout
reported land. Through his glasses
Mr.. Gibney made out a cluster of tall
palms az the southerly end OF the is
land. and as the schooner held lazIly
on her course he could discern the
white breakers foamlng over the reefs
that guarded the entrance TO the har-
Dor.
That's Kandavu. all right" an
nounced the commodore. II was there
In 50 with Bill McGinty In the schoon-
er Dashin' Wave. There's the entrance
TO the harbOr. with the Esk reefs 10
the north and the Pearl reefs TO the
south. The channels very narrow
not rnore than three cables, II It's that,
but there's plenty OF water and n
good muddy bottom that'll hold. Nc
Guffey, lad. better run below and tune
up your engines. It's too dangerous
a passage on an ebb-tlde for sailin'
vessel. so wen run In under the pow
er. Scraggsy. stand by and when ]
give the word have your crew shorten
sail"
Within a few minutes a long white
streak opened up In the wake Of the
schooner, announcing that McGufey's
engines were doing duty, and a nice
breeze springing up two points aft
the beam. the Maggie heeled over and
fairly few through the water. Mr.. Glib
ney smiled an ecstatlc smile as he
took the wheel and guided the schoon-
er through the channel. He rounded
her up In twelve fathoms, and within
five minutes every stitch OF canvas
was clewed down hard and fast. The
sun was setting as they dropped an
Choir, and Mr.. Glbney had lanterns