Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-10

/ u hadn't been for you buttin' in with
your blasted, rotten hulk OF fresh
water skid, I'd
Mr.. Gibney paused ominonsly and
savagely bit the end of his cigar. AS
for Captain seraggs, every drop Of
blood in his Oody was boiling in de-
Tense of tie ship he loved.
''Yea.re a pirate" he snrilled.
"k,nd you're just as big hornet as
you ever was" rerhed Mr.. Gibney.
| Always buzzin' around where you
amt wanted. But still, what's the use
OF bawlin' over split milk? Wen drop
into San Diego for a couple Of hours
and take on coal, and about sunset
Wen pull out and make the run down
to Descanso bay in the dark. We
might as well forget the past and put
this thing through as per program
Only ! saw visions Of a schooner all
my own, Scraggsy, and-well, what's
the use? What's the use? Scraggsy
you're natural-born mar-plot. Al
ways buttin' in, buttln in, fit for moth
in but the green-pea trade. However,
guess l can turn into my old berth
and get some sleep. Put the old girl
under a slow bell and save your coal.
Wen have to fool away four or five
hours In San Diego anyhow and there
amt no sense in crowdin' the old hulk"
Glib" said Captain Scraggs, was
that really yoEr lay-to steal the
cargo, double-cross the insurrecto
junta, and sell out to furrin' coun-
try?r
"Of course 1t was" said Mr.. Glib
ney pettishly. '"They all do such
things In the banana republics. Why
should be an exception There's half
dozen different gangs fightin' each
other and the government in Mexico,
and If don't deliver these arms, just
see all the lives I'll be savIn'. And after
got the cargo into Colombia and
sold 1t, I could have peached on the
rebels there, and got a reward for It,
and saved lot more lives, and come
away rich and respected"
by the Lord Harry" said Captain
Scraggs, "but you've got an magma
ton, Glib. I'll swear to that. Glib
take off my hat to you. You're all
tight and shipshape and no loose ends
bohbin' around you. Don't tell me- tn
schemes got t. fan through, Glib. Great
snakes, don't tell me that. Aih't there
some way o. gettin' around it? There
must be. Why, Glib, my dear BOY, I
never heard Of such grand lay In my
life. It's a absolute winner. Don't
give up, Glib. OIL up your Imagination
and find a way out. Let's get to-
gether, Glib, and make little money.
Dang 1t all, Glib, been lonesome ever
since / seen You last"
"Well," replied Mr.. Gibney, "Tll tlln
in and try to scheme way out, but l
don't hold out no hope. Not ray of
It. I'm afraid, Seraggsy, we've got to
be honest"
Saying which, Mr. Gibney hoped up
into his berth, stretched his huge legs.
and fell asleep with his clothes on.
Captain Scraggs looked him over with
the closest approach to affection that
had ever lightened his cold gray eye,
and signing heavily, presently went on
deck. AS he passed up the companion
way. the first mate heard iiim murmur
"Gih's a fine lad. I'll be dad burned
# he amt"
AT six O'clock next morning the
Maggie was rounding Point Iona,
heading in for San Diego bay, and
Captain Scraggs went below and
awakened Mr.. Gibney.
whats for breakfast, Scraggsy, old
kidY" asked Mr.. Gibney.
"Fried eggs" said Captain Scraggs
remembering Mr. Gibney's partially
for that form of nutriment IN the van.
Ished days Of the green-pea trade.
allan an fried eggs an sizzlin' pot
o. coffee. Thought way out o. our
mess, Gib?"
mot YETI replied Mr.. Gibney as he
rolled cut of bed, shut eggs is always
stimulatin', and I don't give up hope
on full stomach"
An hour later they were tied up un-
der the coal bunkers. and at Mr.. Glib.
HtN SuASNSAlNH SViuE ANGhts lphA VI
sacked coal were piled on top of the
fc'castle head and on the main deck
ford, In case of emergency. They lay
In the harbor all day until about -four
o'clock, when Mr.. Gibney, by virtue OF
his authority as supercargo, ordered
the lines cast off and the Maggie
steamed out OF the harbor. or Point
Lena they veered to the south. leav-
ing the Coronado islands on the star.
board quarter. ten miles TO the west
Mr.. Gihney was below with Captain
Scraggs, battling with the problem
that confronted them, when the mate
stuck his head down the companion.
way to report a large power schooner
coming out from the lee of the Coro-
nados and standing Off on a course cal,
culated to intercept the Maggie in an
hour or two.