The daily Alaskan., 1922-01-14


 eWelL I'm sorry. GIb,r munhled Nc GufTey, very much crestfsnsn, t'hut then you hove that dog-gous fish at me an'-"
 ''That was fortune hIttin' you & belt in the fsce, Mac sn' you was foo seIf-conceited to recognize It Remem- her that. both of you two. Fortune hlt you In the face today an you didn't know it"
 "Td ruther de poor, Glh," walled McGuFsy
 The commadore shook hands cor. dIRTy and departed, followed hy the faithful Neils Hslvorsen. The mo ment the door closed behind them Scncrs turned Co the engineer.
 aNiBc." he said earnestly, "GIh'S ID Co sonethin'. -He't got that ImaEinR- tion O his workln'. I csn tel It every tine: he gets a foEgy look In his eyes. We made e mistake kiddIn' him today. 7Th's 8 sensitive boy some ways an I reckon we hurt his feeIID's without Intendin' iL"
 aHq thr1n dead codfsh at me" protested NcGuTey. 'T love old Gih like g brother. but that's carryin' things with a mighty high hand"
 "Well. I'll apologize 70 him" de- clared Captain ScaErs and started for the door tn follow Mr, Glbney. McGufTey barred his way.
 'You apologize without my consent an you gotta buy me out O the Vic- for. I won't be no engineer with @ skipper that lacks backbone"
 "Oh, vert well Mac" Captain Srraccx realized too well the value o' MCGuTey in the engine room. He knew he could never he happy with snvbodv else. wen complete the deal with the Victor ship Q crew, get down to business an leave CID to hIs codAsh. An lets pay our bin an get outer here. It's too hiEh-toned Tor mean expensive
 For two weeks Captain SCrsEEs and NcGufTey saw no more of Mir. Gihney and Negs Halvo-en. In the mean time they had commenced running the Victor regularly up river, soliciting business In opposition Co the regular steamboat lines. While the Victor wss running with light treiEhts and con seUuently 8t a loss. the prospect for ultimate business was very bright and ScraEcs and McGuffey were not at all worried about the future
 Judge at their surprise, therefore, when one morning who should appear a, the door Of Scraggs' cabin but Mr. GIbncy.
 "Moruin'. Gfb," began SCraCCs cheer fly. "I S'pose you been rolled for your money as per usual. sn' you're around lookin' for a job ss matcT"
 Mr. Gibney Ignored this yelled In- sUyL "Not yet, ScrarEsy. ] got about five hundred tons O freight to send up 10 DuuniCan's landing an ] want a lump sum fCcer for doin' the job. We parted friends an for the sake O old times ] thought I'd give you a chance 10 fCCer on the business.
 "Thanky. Gih. TIT be glad to. Where's your freight an what does It consist OfT"
 Horticultural stun. It's crated, an I deliver Ir here on the steamers deck within reach O her tackles. NJ heavy pieces. Two men can handle every piece easy"
 "TurnIn' farmer, GIhT
 "Thlnkfn ahout t a little 'h0 oom- modore admitted. "Nyhars your rate on this freight? IL ainr pcr>hable, SO cey down to brass tacks."
 "A dollar a ton" declared the greedy ScracCs. naming a figure fully forty cents higher than he would have been willing Go accept Five hundred dol lars for the lot
 Suits me" The commodore non chalantly handed ScraEEs five hundred dollars. Gimme a receipt" he said
 So Captain SCrsCrs gave him a re ceipted freight bin and Mir. Gihnoy de parted. An hour later a barge was bunted alongside the Victor and Neils Halvorsen appeared Tn SrraEEs' cabin 10 Inform him that The five hundred tons Of freight was ready 10 be taken aboard.
 "An right NeTs. I'D put a gang 10 work right of" He came out on deck, paused. tilted his nose, and snlfed. He was still snifing when McGurey bounced up out Of the engine room.
 Holy Sailor" he shouted. "Who uncorkcd that alter O vio1ets7"
 You dog-gone sQusrehesd," shrieked Captain Scraggs You been monkey In around that codfsh again"
 "what smeIIsT" demanded the mate, poking his nose out Of his room.
 That tainted wealth I picked up at sea" shouted a voice from the dock and turning ScragEs and McGufey observed Mir. Gihney standing on a strlnger smiling at them.
 "GTb, my dear boy" qusvered Cap tain ScraEgs, "you can't mean to say you've unloaded them gosh-awful cod fish--
 No, not yet-but soon, Scraggsy, ,15 -s-,-.