Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-03

Half an hour later, as the pirates,
replete with provender, sat dangling
their damaged UNDERMINING over the
let's laved and cooled them, Captain
Scraggs, accompanied by the new navi-
eating officer, the new engineer, and
The SGuarehead, came aft. The Grip
pies looked up, surveyed their success
sors in office, and found the sight FAR
from reassuring.
"Pve already ordered you two
tramps off'n my ship" Scraggs began
formally, IAN I hereby, in the pres
ence o. reliable witnesses, repeats the
invitation. You amt wanted /; your
rooms pres red to your comp'ny. an
by stas n minute longer, in defiance
o. my orders, you're layin' yourselves
liable to charge o. piracy"
Mr.. Gibney carefully laid his pipe
aside and stood up. He was quite an
imposing spectacle IN his bare feet,
with his trousers rolled up to his great
| knees, thereby revealing his scarlet
flannel underdrawers. With a stified
groan, McGuffey rose and stood beside
his partner, and Mr.. Gibney spoke:
"Scraggs. be reasonable. We amt
| lookin' for trouble; not because we
| don't relish 1t, for we do where
couple o. scabS is concerned, but for
the simple reason that we amt in the
best o. condition to receive 1t, al
| though If you force 1t on us We'll do
| our best. If you chuck us off the Mag
! gle an force us to walk back to San
Francisco, we're goin' to be reported
as missin'. Honest, now, Scraggsy,
old side-winder, you amt goin' to
maroon us here, alone with the vege-
tables, are your"
"You done me dirt. You quit me
cold Git out Two can play at
dirt. game an every dog must have
his day. This is my day, Glib. Scat!'
Personally" McGuffey announced
quietly, 81 prefer to die aboard the
Maggie, If l have to. This amt NOV.
in day with B. McGuffey, Esquire"
"Them's my sentiments. too,
Scraggsy."
f, "Then defend yourselves. Come on,
| lads. Bear a hand an we'll bounce
these muckers overheard" The
Squareheed hung back, having no in
tention Of waging war upon his late
comrades, but the engineer and the
new navigating officer stepped briskly
forward, for they we're about to fight
for their jobs. Mr.. Gibney halted the
advance by lifting both great hands
In a .deprecatory manner.
For heavens sake, Scraggxy, have
heart. Don't force US to murder
you. If we're peaceable, what's to
prevent you from givin' US a passage
back to San Francisco, where we're
known an where Wen have at least
fightin' chance TO git somethin' to
eat occasionally"
you know mighty well what's to
prevent me, Glib. / amt got no pas
senger license, an I'll be keel-hauled
an skull-dragged If fall for your
cute little game, my SON ] amt layin'
myself liable to fine from the inspec-
tors an maybe have my ticket book
took away to boot"
Enough of this gab," Mr. Gibney
roared. MY patience is exhausted.
I'm dog-tired an I'm goin' to have
peace If have to fight for it. Me an
Bart stays aboard the steamer Maggie
until she gets back to Frisco town or
until we're hove overheard in the In
term by the weight of numbers. An
If any man. or set O. male bipeds that
calls themselves men, is so foolish as
to try to evict us from this packet,
| then all / got to say is that they're
trifiin' with death, got my arms left,
even II my feet is on the fritz,
Scraggs," he continued, "an' If you
start anything TIL hug you an your
| crew TO death. I'm rip-roarin' griz-
Fly bear once I'm started an there's
such thing as drivin' a man to des-
| peration."
The blum workedl Captain Scraggs
] turned to his retainers and with a
condescending and paternal smile,
said: Boys, let's give the dumb
fools their own way. If they insist
upon takin' forcible possession o. my
ship on the high seas, there's only one
| name for the crime-an' that's piracy,
punishable by hangin' from the yard
arm. Wen just let EN- stay aboard
au' turn 'em over to the police when
we git back to the city"
! He started for his cabin and the
crew, vastly relieved, followed him.
The pirates once more sat down and
permitted their hor feet 70 loll over
! board
About ten o'clock next morning the
little vessel completed taking on her
cargo, the lines were cast off, and the
homeward voyage was begun. Messrs.
Gibney and McGuffey were seated on
| the stern bits as the Maggie came
abreast the Point Montara fog signal
station, when Mr. Gibney observed
long telescope poking out the side win.
dow of the pilot house and following
the direction In which the telescope
was pointing he made out large bark