Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

XAPTER !. Captain Phineas T.
Spggs has grown up around the docks
or San Francisco, and from mess boy on
river steamer. risen 10 the ownership
or the steamer Maggie. Since each an
nual inspection promised 10 be the last
OF the old weatherbeaten vessel, Scraegs
naturally has some difficulty In securing
a crew. When the story opens. Adelbert
II. Gibney. llllable but errauc. a man
whom nobody but Scraggs would hire, Is
the skipper. Neils Halvorsen. solemn
Swede. constitutes the fo'caste hands,
and Bart McGuffey, a wastrel OF the Glib
ney type. reigns in the engine room.
CHAPTER II.-With this motley crew
and his ancient vessel. Captain Scraggs
Is engaged in freighting garden truck
from Halfmoon bay 10 San Francisco.
The Inevitable happens, the Maggie going
ashore in fog
CHAPTER III.-A passing vessel hall
ing the wreck Mr.. Gibney gets word 10
a towing company in San Francisco that
the ship ashore is the Yankee Prince,
with promise OF a rich salvage Two
defy water. and she slips her tow lines
81 gets away in the fog
CHAPTER Iv.-Furious at the decep-
ton practised on them. Captains Hicks
and Flaherty. commanding the two tug
boats. ascertain the identity Of the yam
kee Prince" and. fearing ridicule should
b the facts become known along the water
!. front, determine on personal vengeance.
kNheir hostile visit to the Maggie results
W Captain Scraggs promising 10 get
lew boiler and make needed repairs to
be steamer.
CHAPTER v.-scraggs refuses 70 full
MI his promises and Gibney and McGut-
Scragss ships a fresh crew. ~ the end
OF a few days OF wild conviviality Gibney
and McGuffey are stranded and seek
their old positions on the Maggie. They
are hostilely received. but remain. on
their way 10 San Francisco they sight
n derelict and Gibney and McGuffey swim
10 II.
CHAPTER vI-The derelict proves to
be the Chesapeake, richly laden, its en-
tire crew stricken with acurvy. ScragCs
attempts 10 tow her in, but the Maggie
IS unequal 10 the task and Gibney and
McGuffey. alone. sail the ship TO san
Francisco, their salvage money amount
Ing to $1,000 apiece.
CHAPTER vTI-Independently -ich. our
two adventures stil have a kindly feel
Ing deserted him, Captain Scraggs in
drces them TO return At an old horse
sale the three purchase two mysterious
struggled Oriental goods" They find.
instead, two dead Cinnamon.
CHAPTER VIII. - scraggs seeks 10
double cross" his two associates. but
Mr Gbney outwits him and makes q
satisfactory financial settlement with the
Vs'hinese company to whom the bodies
have been consigned. leaving raggs out
inNt Ao cold
CHAPTER IX.-Gibney resents McGuf-
fey's action in lending money 70 Scraggs
without consulting him. and after ter
rifle Wordy combat the three separate,
McGnffev becoming assistant engineer on
an oil tanker. Gibney disappearing. and
Scraggs. forced TO lay up the Mlegie,
takes subordinate position on a ferry
steamer. senior Lopez. Mexican reVOiu-
ZIONIST makes Scragss generous Offer
for transportation OF munitions 10 Lower
California. SCraggs accepts, and the Oil
Maggie is once more put into commission.
Arriving at his destination, Scraggs hnOs
his old COMPANION, Mr.. Gibney, is the
cOnsignee. Time having softened anmos-
TO steal the ammunition and convey il 20
rcvoutionists In Colombia ON their way
they are attacked by a Mexican gunboat,
which they capture. though the Maggie
is damaged so that IL has 20 be destroyed.
on the gunboat, TO which they transfer.
they find their old friend McGuney act
ing as engineer.
CHAPTER X.-Our three adventurous
Norm q Syndicate with the gunbOat.
mich they have renamed the Maggie II,
Vas their base OF operations They sail for
the South Sea islands. where they plan
to obtain valuable black coral.
CHAPTER X1.-Going ashore with sup
posedly friendly natives. Gbney and
Scraggs are taken prisoners. TO be held
for a cannibal feast.