The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-01-19

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show afterward. Further. shall re-
gard refusal OF said invite as n
pers'nal affront."
"By golly, you're glttin' sporty In
your old age" the engineer declared.
"rll 20 you. Scraggs. How about you.
Gib7"
II accept with thanks. Scrnggsy. old
tarpot Personally, | maintain that
seamen should leave their troubles
aboard ship"
That's the sperrit appreciate.
boys. Come TO the cabin an I'll pay
you on. Then walt coupler min
utes TIL shift into my glad rags an
away Wen go. like Paddy Ford's goat
on our own hook"
"Old Scraggsy's as cunnln' as a pet
fox. amt hel" the new navigating Off
Ger whispered rs Scraggs departed
for his other suit. Hes goln' to blow
himself on us tonight, thlnkin' to soften
our hard resolution. Wen fool him
Take all he gives US, but stand pat.
Bart"
Bart nodded. His was one OF those
sturdy natures that could always be
depended upon to play the game. win.
lose or draw.
AS preliminary move. Captain
Scraggs declared In favor of couple
OF cocktails 80 whet their appetites
for the French dinner, and according
ly the trio repaired TO an adjacent
saloon and tucked three each under
their belts-all at Captain Scraggs'
expense. When he proposed fourth,
MIR. Gihney's perfect sportsmanshlp
caused him 10 protest. and reluctantly
Captain Scraggs permitted Gibney to
buy. Scraggs decided 10 have a cigar
however. instead OF another Martini
The ethics OF the situation then indi-
Gated that McGuffey should "set 'em
up" which he did over Captain
Scraggs' protestant again the wary
Scraggs called for n cigar. alleging as
an excuse for his weakness that for
years three cocktails before dinner had
been his absolute limit. A fourth cock
tail on an empty stomach. he declared.
would kin the evening for him.
But why descend to sordid and vul-
gar detallsi Suffice that when the
artful Scraggs, pretending 10 be over
come by his potations and very III into
the bargain. begged 10 be delivered
back aboard the Maggie, Messrs. Me
Guftey and Gihney loaded him into
taNlcab and sent him shere while they
continued their search for excite
ment. Where and how they found
II requires no elucidation here
IL Is sufficient 10 state that Il was eX-
pensive, for when men OF the Gibney
and McGufrey type have once gotten a
fair start naught but financial dlssolu-
tion can stop them.
On Monday morning MeSsrs. Gih-
ney and McGuney awoke in Scah
Johnny's boarding house. Mr.. Gibney
awoke first. by reason Of the fact that
his stomach hammered at the door OF
his soul and hade him be up and do
ting. While his head ached slightly
frCm the fery usquebsugh OF the Bow
head saloon. he craved a return 20
solid diet. so for several minutes he
lay supine. conjuring in his agile brain
ways and means ot supplying this
need In the absence of ready cash.
"ru have 20 hoek my sextant."
was the conclusion at which he pres
entity arrived. Ten minutes later he
took his seNtant under his aim and de-
parted for pawnshop In lower Mar
ket street. From the pawnshop he re-
turned to Scah Johnny's with eight
dollars In his pocket. routed out the
contrite McGnfTey. and carried the lat.
ter OF 70 ham and eggs,
They felt better after breakfast and
for the space Of an hour lolled az the
table. discussing their adventures OF
the past forty eight hours "werl.
there's oue thing certain" McGuffey
concluded, "an' that thing Is sure
clnch. Our strike has petered out.
Let's moSey along down 20 the Mag
gie's dock an see how Scraggsy's get
tin along"
Forthwith they set out TO Interview
Captain ScraggS. The owner ot the
Maggie greeted them cheerily, but aft
er discussing generalities for half an
hour. ScraCys failed 10 make over
tures. whereupOn Mr.. Gihney an
nouneed casually that he guessed he
and Mac would be on their way.
Same here. boys" Captain Scaggs
plped hreeEny. Il got new rnate an
a new engineer comm aboard at ten
O'Clock an we sail az twelve
"well. we1l see you occasionally"
Mr.. Gihney said az parting.
"oh. sure. Don't be strangers.
You're always welcome aboard the old
Maggie came the careless reiolnder.
Somewhat crestfallen. the striking
pair repaired TO the Bowhead saloon
70 discuss the situation over a glass Of
beer. However. Mr.. Gtbney's spirits
never dropped below zero while he
had one nickel 70 rub against another;
hence such slight depression as he
felt was due to feeling that Captain
Scrsggs had haSely svindled him and
NcGnney. He was Disappointed In
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