The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

Fair crazy to get 'em. Now, dent I;
stand to reason that them feilers
knows what's in them boxes. or they
wouldn't give me fifty dollars to haul
shipI OF course, Il does. However,
In order to earn that fifty dollars, |
got to back water. 1t wouldn't be
playin' fair If | didn't. But that don't
prevent me from putin two dear
friends o mine (here Mr.. Gibney en-
circled Scraggs and McGuffcy with an
arm cach) next to the secret which I
discovers. an If there's MONEY In 1t
for old Hooky that buys me off. II
stands TO reaso that there's money
in 1t for us three. What's tn 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 Mc(iuffey, all
share an share alike? You can bid
as high as n hundred dollars. IL neces-
sary, an still come out a thousand
dollars TO the good. I'm tellin' you
this because I know what's In them
two boxes
McGuffcy was staring fascinated mt
Mr.. Gibney. Captain Scraggs clutched
his mates arm in n frenzied clasp.
"Whnt?" they both Intercepted.
you two boys" continued Mr.. Glib
ney with a%ggravatlng dcliberation.
"ain't what nobody would call dunn
mics. You're smart men. But the
trouble with both q you boys is you
amt got. no imagination. Without
imagination nobody gets nowhere, I'M
less It's out tn small end o. tn horn.
Maybe you boys amt noticed It, 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 n meant nothin' to
YOU. Absolutely nothin'. But with me
it's different. I'm blessed with imagl-
nation enough to see right through
them Chinaman tricks. Them two
boxes is marked Oriental Goods an
consigned (here Mr.. Gibney raised a
grimy foretinger, and Scraggs and Nc
GufTcy eyed 1t very much us IL they
expected 1t to 60 of at any ~moment)--
them two boxes is consigned to the
Gin Sens company, ia Dupont street,
San Francisco"
"Well, that's up In Chinatown. all
right" admitted Captain Scraggs, hut
how about what's inside the two
crates?"
Oriental goods, Of course" said Nc.
Gufrey. "They are consigned to n
Chinaman, an besides. that's what 1t
says on the cases, don't 1t, Glib? ORR
entail goods. Scraggs, is silks an ~sntins,
rice. chop suey, punk, an idols an
fan tan layouts."
"If 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 a Irish potato?
Gin Seng, ia Dupont street. Ginseng
a root OF q herb that medicine Is
made out Of. The dictionary says It's
q Chinese pnnacea for exhaustion. an
/ happen TO know that it's worth 1--WE
dollars n pound an that them two
crates weighs a hundred and fifty
pounds each If they weighs an ounce"
His auditors stared at Mr.. Gibney
much as might a pair OF baseball fans
at the hero Of a home run withr two
strikes and the bases full.
"Gawd" muttcred McGuffey.
"Great grief, Glib! Can this be pos.
sible?" gasped Captain Scraggs.
For answer Mr.. Gibney took out his
1ifty-dollar bill and handed 1t TOTO
McGuffey. He never trusted Captain
Scraggs with anything more valuable
than a rlpeful Of tobacco.
"~Scrcggsy," he said solemnly, "I'm
willin' 10 back my Imagination witt
MY cash. You an McGuffey hurry
right over to the warehouse an but
in Oil the sale when they come to then
two boxes. The sale Is just about
startln' now. Go as high as you thrS
you can in order to get the ginseng a
a profitable figger, n pay the auc
tioneer fifty dollars down to hold TIT
sale; that will give you boys time t.
rush around to dig up the balance O
the money. Tack right along now
lads. while l go down the street an
get me sOme breakfast. ] 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 well divide the loot"
With a fervcnt handshake al
around, the three shipmates parted.
: After disposlng of q hearty break
fast Of devilled lambs kidneys an
coffee, Mr.. Gibney invested in n ter
cent Sailors Delight and strolled dow
) to the Maggie. Nells H%alvorsen, tn
; lone deckhand. was aboard, and tn
moment Mr.. Glbney trod the Maggie
deck once more rs mate, h
exercised his prerogative to orde
I Neils ashore for the remainde
= of the day. Since Halvorsen was nc
!, In on the ginseng deal, Mr.. Chine
Y concluded that It would be just as we
I to have him out # tie way shOul
: Scraggs and McGuffcy appear une,
pectedly with the two cases OF giI
seng.