Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-01-20

bless himself Win. ScTuggsyt Ola lAI-
pot, II we're goln' to turn over a new
leaf an be Christians, let's sail under
a fun cloud O canvas"
by Neptune, that's go, Glib. This
Teller did us an awful dirty trick, but
al the same time there amt a coward
" bone in his huh carcass. / amt
forgot how he stood to the guns that
day of the COronados when we was
attacked by the Mexicans.'
stake the Teller, GID" advised Nc
GuTey. and wiped away a vagrant
tear. He was quite overcome at his
own generosity and the hammer In
which II had touched the hard heart
Of the inlQuit0us mate.
Mr.. Glbney laid five 0ne-hundred-
dollar bills In the mates palm.
"Good-by," he said gently, ian see
II you can't be as much Of a man an
as good a sport hereafter as them
you've wrOnged an who's forgive you
fully and freely"
One by one the three f%reebOOters Of
the green-pea trade pumped the
stricken mates hand, tossed him a
scrap Of advice, and went oversize In
to the small boat which was to take
them ashore. 1t was a solemn parting
and Mr.. Gibney and McGuffey were
snufling audibIy.
The next day, as the Hilonian
steamed out OF the harbor, bearing the
syndicate back to San Francisco, they
looked across at the little Maggie ii
for the last time, and observed that
the mate Vas on deck, experimenting
three Kanaka sailors who were hoist
ing supplies aboard from a bumbOat.
Commodore Glbney babe his first
command a misty farewell.
"Good-by, little ship" he yelled and
waved his hand. "Gawd! You was
a witch in a 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.
"What's up, GLIB" demanded Cap
tain Scrasgs.
~ 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 n lot O. Eyetalian ped
dlers. We're g0in' to the best hotel
an we're goin' in style"
With the assistance of the wharfin-
ger an automobile was summoned, and
in due course the members of the syn
dicatp found themselves ensconced In
Il fashionable suite in San FranciscO's
most fashionable hotel. Mr.. Gibney
stored the syndicate's pearls in the no.
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 q period of
JOY %nnconfned.
At the end OF a week Of riot and
revelry Mr., Gibney revived sufficiently
to muster all hands and lead them to
a 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. 1--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 II we are ashore, Tn still the
commodore. Now, set around an well
hold a meetin'."
He banged the chiffonier with his
great fist. "Meetin' o. the Maggie syn,
dictate" he announced. "MeetinI'
come to order. The first business he
fore the meetin' is a call for volun
teers to furnish a money-makin' idet
for the syndicate"
Neils Halvorsen shook his sorre
head. He had no ideas, r. McGuffey
Esquire, shook his head also. Captain
ScraggS wanted to sing.
~ see it's up to me to suggest some
thin" Mr.. Gihney smiled benignly, n
II n money-maklng idea was the easies
thing on earth to produce. "The las
thing I remember before we went t
that Turkish bath wns us four visitln
n fortune teller an haVin' our fortune
told, past, present an future. for
J dollar Il throw. Anybody here remem
her what his fortune WASP"
II appeared thnt no one remembered
not even Mr.. Gihney. He therefor
continued:
"rhe chair win app'int Mr.. McGui
fey an himself a committee q NV
70 wait mn one O these here clairvoy
ants and have their fortunes tod
agiu."