Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-17

Fair crazy to get 'em. Now, don't Il
stand to reason tSat them fellers
knows what's in them boxes. or they
wouldn't give me fifty dollars to haul
ship7 OF course. Il does. However.
in order to earn that fifty dollars, /
got to back water. 1t wouldn't be
playin' fair II l didn't. But that don't
prevent me from putin two dear
friends O. mine (here Mr.. Gibney en-
circled Scraggs and McGuffey with an
arm each) next 20 the secret which l
discovers. an If there's money In Il
for old Hooky that buys me OFF, Il
stands TO reason that there's money
IN 1t for us three, What's to prevent
you an McGuffey from goin' up to
this old horse sale an biddln' In them
two boxes for the use and benefit Of
Gibney. Scraggs an McGuffey, ali
share an share alike1 You can bid
as high as hundred dollars, IL neces-
sary, an still come out thousand
dollars TO the good I'm tellln' you
this because I know what's in them
two boxes"
McGuffey was staring fascinated at
Mr. Gibney. Captain Scraggs clutched
his mates arm in frenzled clasp.
"WhatY they both Intercepted.
"You two boys" continued Mr.. Glib
ney with aggravating deliberation
'ain't what nobody would call dunn.
mics. You're smart men. But the
trouble with both q you boys is you
amt got no imagination. Without
imagination nobody gets nowhere, IN
less it's out tn small end o. tn horn.
Maybe you boys amt noticed II. but
my Imagination Is all that keeps me
from goin' to jail. Now, If you two
had read the address on them two
boxes. 1t wouldn't "A meant nothln' TO
you. Absolutely nothin', But with me
it's different I'm blessed with imagi.
nation enough to see right through
them Chinaman tricks. Them two
boxes is marked Oriental Goods an
consigned (here Mr. Gibney raised
grirly f0retinger, and Scraggs and Nc.
Guftay eyed 1t very much as If they
expected 1t to so Off at any momentl-
them two boxes is consigned to the
Gin Seng company. TIA Dupont street
San Francisco"
We'll, that's up in Chinatown, all
right" admitted Captain Scraggs, "but
how about what's inside the two
crates?"
Oriental goods, OF course" said Nc.
Guffey, "They are consigned to a
Chinaman, an besides, that's what IL
says on the cases, don't II, Glib? orr
entail goods, Scraggs. is silks an satins,
rice, chop suey, punk, an idols an
fan tan layouts"
"If there amt Swiss cheese move.
ments in that head block of yours,
Mac, you and Scraggsy can divide my
share o. these two boxes o. ginseng
root between you. DO you get It, you
| chuckleheaded son of a Irish potato
Gin Seng, TIA Dupont street Ginseng
"a root or herb that medicine is
made out Of The dictionary says it's
Chinese panacea for exhaustion, an
| happen to know that it's worth fv,
dollars a pound an that them TIVE
crates weighs a hundred and fit,
pounds each If they weighs an ounce.
His auditors stared at Mr.. Gibney
much as might pair of baseball fans
at the hero Of a home run with two
strikes and the bases full.
"GawdH muttered McGuffey.
Great grief, Glib Can this be pos
sibleT gasped Captain Scraggs
4. L.
fifty-dollar bill and handed It TOTO
McGuffey. He never trusted Captain
Scraggs with anything more valuable
than pipeful Of tobacco.
| "ScrGggsy," he said solemnly, I'm
Wilin' TO back my Imagination with
my cash. You an McGufrey hurry
| right over to the warehouse an butt
in Oh the sale when they come to them
two boxes. The sale Is just about
startin' now. Go as high as you thH2i
you can in order to get the ginseng at
a profitable figger, an pay the auc.
tioneer fifty dollars down to hold the
sale; shat win give you boys time to
rush around to dig up the balance O
the money Tack right along now,
lads, while | 20 down the street an
get me some breakfast. | don't want
Blumenthal TO see me around that sale.
He might get suspicious. After eat
I'll meet you here aboard tn Maggie,
an wen divide the loot"
With a fervent handshake all
around, the three shipmates parted.
After dlsposing Of a hearty break.
fast Of devllled lambs kidneys and
coffee, Mr.. Glbney invested In n ten
cent Sailors Delight and stroned down
TO the Maggie. Nells Halvorsen, the
lone deckhand. was aboard, and he
moment Mr.. Gibney trod the Maggie's
| deck once more as mate, he
exercised his prerogative TO order
| NeIls ashore for the remainder
Of the day. Since Halyorsen was not
In on the ginseng deal Mr.. Glbney
concluded that II would be just as well
10 have him out = tie way should
Scraggs and McGuffey appear unex-
pectedly with the two cases Of gin
seng.