The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-03-31

put, IL WciV gun " Sufu oNer u ucW
leaf an be Christians, let's sail under
a full cloud o. canvas"
"By Neptune, that's so. Glib. This
Teller did US an awful dirty trick, but
at the same time there amt coward
ly bone In his hull carcass. amt
forgot how he stood to the guns that
day Off the Coronados when we was
attacked by the Mexicans."
! "Stake the Teller, Gib," advised Nc
Guffey. and wiped away vagrant
tear. He was quite overcome at his
own generosity and the manner In
which 1t had touched the hard heart
Of the Ubiquitous mate.
Mr.. Gibney laid five one-hundred-
dollar bills in the mates palm.
"Goo6-by," he said gently, San see
II you can't be as much of man an
as good sport hereafter as them
you've wronged an who's forgive you
fully and freely"
One by one the three freebooters of
the green-pea trade pumped the
stricken mates hand, tossed him
scrap Of advice, and went oversize in
to the small boat which was to take
them ashore. 1t was solemn parting
and Mr.. Glbney and McGuffey were
snufiling audlbly.
The next day, as the HiIonian
steamed out of the harbor bearing the
syndicate back to San Francisco, they
looked across at the little Maggie III
| for the last time, and observed that
the mate was on deck, experimenting
three Kanaka sailors who were hoist
ing supplies aboard from bumboat.
Commodore Gibney babe his first
command a misty farewell.
"Good-by, little Ship" he yelled and
waved his hand. "Gawdi You was
witch in light wind"
Seven days after leaving Honolulu,
the Hilonian steamed into San Fran
cisco bay. The syndicate could not
wait until she had tied up at her dock
and the minute the steamer had passed
quarantine Mr.. Gibney hailed a pass
ing launch. Bag and baggage the
happy quartette descended to the
launch and landed at Meiggs wharf
Mr.. Gibney stepped into the wharfin-
gers Office and requested permission
to use the telephone.
whats up, CHR demanded Cap
tain Scraggs.
II want to phone for a automobile
to come down an snake us up town
In style. This syndicate amt a-goin'
to come rampin' home to Gawd's coun-
try lookin' like lot o. Eyetalian ped
dlers. We're goin' to the best hotel
an we're goin' In STYLE"
With the assistance Of the wharfln-
ger an automobile was summoned, and
dictate found themselves ensconced In
a fashionable suite in San Francisco's
most fashionable hotel. Mr.. Gibney
stored the syndicate's pearls in the ho-
tel safe, deposited an emergency roll
with the hotel clerk, and banked the
balance of the company funds in the
names of all four; after which the syn
dictate gave itself up to period Of
JOY unconfined.
At the end Of week of riot and
revelry Mr.. Gibney revived sufficiently
to muster all hands and lead them to
Turkish bath. Two days in the bath
restored them wonderfully, and when
the worthy commodore eventually got
them back to the hotel he announced
that henceforth the lid was on-and
on tight. Captain Scraggs, who was
hard to manage In his cups and the
most prodigal Of prodigals with steam
up to a certain pressure, demurred at
this.
mo more sky-larkin', Scraggsy, you
old cut-up," Mr.. Gibney ordered. "We
had our good time comm after all
that we've been through, but it's time
to- get down to business agin. Riches
has wings, Scraggsy. old salamander,
an even IL we are ashore, I'm still the
commodore. Now, set around an Wen
hold meetin'."
He banged the chiffonier with his
great fist. "Meetin' O. the Maggie syn
dicate," he announced. "Meetin'll
come to order. The first business be-
fore the meetin' is a call for volun-
teers to furnish money-makin' idee
for the syndicate"
Neils Halvorsen shook his sorrel
head. He had no ideas. B. McGuffey,
Esquire, shook his head also. Captain
Scraggs wanted to sing.
II see It's up to me to suggest some
thin" Mr.. Gibney smiled benigniy, as
II money-malxing idea was the easiest
thing on earth to produce. "The last
thing / remember before we went to
that Turkish bath was us four visitin'
fortune teller an havin' our fortunes
told, past, present an future. for a
dollar a throw. Anybody here remem-
Der what his fortune WASP"
It appeared that no one remembered,
not even Mr.. Gibney. He therefore
continued:
"The chair will app'int Mr.. McGuf-
fey an himself committee o. two
to wait on one o. these here clairvoy-
ants and have their fortunes told
agin."
McGuffey, who was as superstitious
as negro. seconded the motion heart
| lily and the committee forthwith sal
lied forth to consult the clairvoyant.
within the hour they returned.
"Nfembers o. the syndicate" the com.