The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-25

self handsome, Bart. Telephone for
a messenger boy" and, Mr.. Gibncy
sat down and wrote:
"Scraggsy, old fanciful, we're square,
Forget It and come to breakfast with
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us at seven tomorrow at the Mar!gold
cafe. III order deviled lam kidneys
for three. It's alright with Bart also.
"Yours,
>. - Glib"
This note, delivered to Captain
Scraggs by the messenger boy. lifted
the gloom from the latters miserable
soul and sent him home with light
heart to Mrs. Scraggs. At the Mari
gold cafe next morning he was almost
touched to observe that both Gibney
and McGuffey showed up arrayed in"
dungarees, wherefore Scraggs knew his
late enemies purposed proceeding to
the Maggie Immediately after breakfast
and working in the engine room all
day Sunday. Such action, when he
knew both gentlemen to be the pos
SCISSORS of wealth far beyond the
dreams Of avarice, bordered so close
ly or the miraculous that Scraggs made
a mental resolve to play fair in the
future-at least as fair as the limits
Of his cross-grained nature would per-
NIT. He was so cheerful and happy
that McGuffey, taking advantage Of
the situation, argued him into some
minor repairs to the engine.
About nine, o'clock, as Mr.. Gibney
was on his way to the DIarjgold Cafe
for breakfast, he was mildly inter-
ested, while passing the Embarcadero
warehouse, to note the presence Of
fully dozen seedy-loOking gentlemen
of undOubted Hebraic antecedents,
congregated in circle just outside the
warehouse door. There was an air
Of suppressed excitement about this
group of Jews that .rOusetl Mr.. Glib
ney's curiosity; so he decided to cross
over ana investigate, being OF the Opin-
ion that possibly one Of their number
had fallen ina fit. He had once had
an epileptic fshfpIhate and was pecu-
li"rly expert in the handling of such
cases. $3.50
Now, if the greater portion Of Mr..
Gibney's eventful career had not been
spent at sea-. he would have known, by
the red flag that floated over the door,
TINT public auction was about to
take place, and that the group Of He
brew gentlemen constituted al organt-
zation known AS the Forty Thieves,
whose busils less 1t was to dominate the
bidding at oil auctions brighten off, or
buy of. or outbid, ,all competitors, and
eventually gather unto themselves, at
their own figures, all goods offered for
sale. .
In the. center Of the group Mr.. Glib
ney noticed a tall. lanky individual,
evidently the leader, who was issuing
instru lotions in low voice to his
hencl men. This individual, though
Mr.. 'Gibney did not know it, was the
King Of the Forty Thieves. AS Mr..
Gibn,ay luffed into view tho king eyed
him with suspicion. Observing this,
Mr.. Gibney threw out his magnificent
ches t, scowled at the king. and stepped
into. the warehouse :forysall the world
as If lie owned it. y -
IAN oldish man with glasses-the
Hiuctioneer-was seated on a box max
Ing figures In n notebook. Him Mr..
Gibney addressed.
'What's all this here?" he' inquired,
jerking his thumb over his shoulder
at the group.
ITS an old horse sale" replied the
auctioneer. without looking up.
Mr.. Gibney brightRned. He glanced
around for the stock: in trade, hut OBJ
serving none concluded that the old
horses would be led in, ore at time,
through small door in the rear Of
the warehouse. Like most sailors, Mr..
Gibney Ind a passion for horseback
riding, and in a spirit of adventure he
resolved to acqHaint himself with the
ms ana outs Of ah> old horse sale.
SLOW much might, man have to
give for one of the critters?" he asked.
"And are they worth a whoop after
you get them?"
, TWENTY-FIVE cents up, was the an
swer. "YOu go it bliIal ut an old horse
sale, as rule. Perhaps you get some
thing that's worthless and then Again
you may get something that has heqps
of value, and perhaps YOU only pay
half dollar FOR it. 1t all depends on
the bidding. once sold an old horse
to a chap and he took itThome and
opened it ups.iand WHAT dye suppose
he found insule?" d 'fS'N 'S''>
Bots replied Mr.. Gibney, who
prided himself on being Something Of
a sveterinarfs1h having spent a few
months Of his youth AROUND livery
stable. s.,
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