Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-23

Mr.. McGuftcy flashed back AT MN,
obeying Il wink from Mr.. Gibney. AN
here's hundred dollars To bind the
bargain. Balance on delivery of proper
bill-o,Sale."
While Scraggs was counting the
nancy Mr., Chimney WAS writing re-
ceipt I'm his note book. Scraggs, still
furious, signed the receipt.
"Now. then, Scraggsy," said Mr.. Glib
ney afiahly, hustle up to the custom
house, get formal bill-o'sale blank
fill her in, an hustle back agln for
your check An see 10 IL YOU don't
change your mind, because it won't do
You any good. If YOU don't come
through now l can sue you an force
you to-"
"Oh! So you're buyin' my interest,
eh?p
"Well I'm lendln' Mac the money,
an got bunch he'll sell the interest
TO me an Neils without hggerin on Il
profit. You're iarrin' note I'm the
syndicate. ScraggSy. an I've come TO
that time O life where | want peace.
An there won't be no peace on the
Victor unless / skipper her"
Captain Scraggs departed to draw
up the FORMAL bill of sale and Mr.. Glib
ney. drawing The Squarehead and Me
Gufrey TO him, favored each with a
searching glance and said:
"Genllemen, did It ever occur TO you
that there's money in the chicken
busincss?'
It had, Both McGuTey and Neis
admitted it. There are few men In
this world who have not. at some
period of their lives held the same
view, albeit the majority Of those who
have endcavored TO demonstrate that
fact have subsequently, changed their
minds.
~ thought rs much" the commo-
dore griuned. If was 70 let You two
out e. my sight for Il day you'd both
be flat busted the day after So we
won't buy no farm an 60 in for click
ems Wen sell the Victor an buy n
lllle tradin' schooner. Then wen go
back TO the South seas an earn Il
legitimate Twin"
"But whyll we sell the Victor?" Nc
Gufrey demanded. "Gib, she's a love
Of boat"
because I've just had talk with
the owners a. the two opposition lines
an they. KNOWN me 10 he chummy
with YOU am ScraggSy, give me the tip
to tell YOU two that YOU could have
your choice a. two propoSitions-a
rate war or sale o the Victor for
ten thousand dollars That gets you
out clean an saves your original CAPT
tai an IT gifts Scraggsy out the sane
way, while nettin' me an Nells FIVE
hundred each"
~ rate war would ruin us" Ne
Guffey agreed. an addition 10 sourin'
Scraggsy's disposition until he
wouldn't be fit 10 live with. Glib, you're
wonder"
81 know It," Mr. Gihney replied
Within two hours Captain Scraggs'
half interest had passed into the hands
OF NcGufrey, and half an hour later
the Victor had passed into the hands
Of the opposition ines, 70 he operated
for the joint profit Of the latter. Later
In the day am four members of the
syndicate met in the Bowhead saloon,
whore Mr. Chimney explained the deal
70 Captain Scraggs. The latter was
dumfounded.
you'll run without me. Glib"
Scraggs declared omphatically. 1--WE
had a-plenty O. the dark blue for mine.
got a little stake now. 50 I'm going
to look around an invest IN a."
"a chicken ranch" McGuGey inter
rupted
"Right-O, Bart. How'd you guess
IT."
"Imaginatiou," quoth McGunrey tap
ping his forehead, "imaginatlon,
Scraggsy."
Three weeks later M Glhncy had
purchased. for account Of his now alb
breviated syndicate, the kind Of pow
or schooner he desired. and The IN.
spectors gave him Il ticket ~ master.
With Tie Squarehead as nate and
Mr. McGuf'ey as engineer and general
utility man. the liftlc schooner cleared
for Pago Page on day whom Captain
Scraggs was too busy buylag incuba-
tors to come down 10 the dock and see
them off
And for aught the clronicler Of this
tale knows to the contrary. ihe syndi-
cate may be sailing ia iiat se!f-same
schooner TO this yefy day
TTHE END