The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-02

Fair crazy 10 get en- NOW, uon ! /"
stand to reason that them fellers
krows what's In them boxes, or they
wouldn't give me fifty dollars to haul
shIp7 or course, II does. However,
In order to earn that fifty dollars, l
got to back water. II wouldn't be
playin' fair u didn't. But that don't
prevent me from putin two dear
friends O. mine (here Mr.. Gibney en-
clrcled Scraggs and McGuffey with an
arm each) next to the secret which i
discovers, an II there's money In II
for old Hooky that buys me of, II
stands to reason that there's money
In It for us three. What's to prevent
you an McGuffey from goin' up to
this old horse sale an biddin In them
| two boxes for the use and benefit Of
Gibney. Scraggs an McGuffey, all
share an share alike? You can bid
as high as n hundred dollars, II neces-
sary, an still come out a 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.
| "WhatT they both interrogated.
"You two boys" continued Mr.. Glib
ney with aggravating dellberation.
"ain't what nobody would call dunn
mics. You're smart men. But the
trouble with both o. you boys Is you
amt got no Imagination. Without
Imagination nobody gets nowhere, un-
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, II you two
had read the address on them two
boxes. It wouldn't "a meant nothin' to
you. Absolutely nothln'. 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 .
grimy forefnger. and Scraggs and Nc.
Guffey eyed It very much as II they
expected II to 60 Off at any moment)-
them two boxes Is consigned to the
Gin Seng company, ia Dupont street.
San Francisco"
"well, that's up in Chinatown, all
right" admitted Captain Scraggs, but
how about what's inside the two
crates7'
"Oriental goods. Of course" said Nc
Guffey. "They are consigned to q
Chinaman, an besides, that's what II
says on the cases, don't It, Gib7 Orr
entail goods, Scraggs, is silks an satins,
rice. chop suey. punk. an idols an
fan tan layouts."
III 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 q Irish potatoi
Gin Seng. TIA Dupont street. Ginseng
"a root or q herb that medicine ID
made out Of. The dictionary says It's
Chinese panacea for exhaustion, an
happen to know that it's worth I'VE
dollars a pound an that them two
crates weighs a hundred and fifty
pounds each II 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.
"Gawdl" muttered McGuffey.
Great grief. Glib! Can this be pos.
sibleT gasped Captain Scraggs.
For answer Mr.. Gibney took out his
fifty-dollar bill and handed 1t to-te
McGuffey. He never trusted Captain
Scraggs with anything more valuable
than a pipeful Of tobacco.
"ScrGggsy." he said solemnly, I'm
willin' to back my imagination with
my cash. You an McGuffey hurry
right over to the warehouse an butt
In on the sale when they come to then
two boxes. The sale is just about
startin' now. Go as high as you THU
you can in order to get the ginseng a
a profitable figger, an pay the auc
tioneer fifty dollars down to hold tn,
sale; that will give you boys time t,
rush around to dig up the balance o
the money. Tack right along now
lads, while 60 down the street an
: get me some breakfast. 1 don't wan
Blumenthal to see me around that sale
He might get suspicious. After ca
: I'll meet you here aboard tn Maggie
an Wen divide the loot"
With fervent handshake al
around. the three shipmates parted.
After disposing Of hearty break
fast Of devilled lambs kidneys an,
coffee, Mr.. Gibney invested In a ten
7 cent Sailors Delight and stroped dow
to the Maggie. Neils Halvorsen, tn
lone deckhand, was aboard, and tn
moment Mr.. Glbney trod the Maggie
!. deck once more as mate. h
D exercised his prerogative to orde
4 Neils ashore for the remainds
: Of the day. Since Halvorsen was no
!, in on the ginseng deal. Mr.. Gibne
y concluded that It would be just a. wei
t to have him out u the way shoul
s Scraggs and McGuffey appear unez
4 pectedly with the two cases Of Rir