The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-27

menaced Mr.. McGuffey with rigid
! index finger. BART" he demanded,
ibid you loan ScraGgsy some money"
The honest McGuffey hung, his head.
"A little bh," he replied childishly.
"What dye call little bit?'
"Three hundred dollars, Glib"
| "Secured?"
He gimme his note at eight per
| cent. The savin's bank only pays
| four
us the note secured by endorse
ment or cOllateral?
mo-"
"Humm-m! Strange you didn't say
nothin' to me about - this till I hac
to pry it out o. you, Bart"
"Well, Scraggsy was feelin' so dog
goned Nue."
1.-THE TRUTH" Mr.. Gibney insisted
firmly, "tle truth, Bart"
"WelL Scraggsy asked me not to say
anythin to you 'about It,"
"Sure. He knew I'd kill the deal.
He knew bettern to try to nick me for
three hundred bucks on his DANCED,
worthless note. Bart, why'd you do
it?"
"Oh. h-ll. Glib, be a good feller,"
poor McGuffey pleaded. Don't be
too hard on OIL Scraggsy."
"We're discussin' you, Bart. Pears
to me you've sort O. lost confidence
in your old shipmate. amt you?
Pears that way to me when you act
sneaky like"
McGuffey bridled. II amt a sneak"
"A rose by any other named be
Just as sweet" Mr.. Gibney quoted.
"You poor, misguided simp. If you
ever see that three hundred dollars
again you'll be a lot Older'n you are
now. However, that amt none O. my
business. The fact remains, Bart, that
you conspired with Scraggsy to keep
things away from me, which shows
you amt the man thought you were
so from now on you go your way an
I'll 60 NINE"
II got right to do as I blasted
please with my money" McGuffey de-
Tended holly. II amt no child to be
lectured to-"
"COnsiderin' the fact that you
wouldn't have had the money to lend
If it hadn't been for me, allow I'm in
suited when you use the said money
to give ala an comfort to my enemy.
I'm through"
McGuftey, smothered in guilt, felt
nevertheless that he had to stand by
his guns. so to speak. "Stay through,
if you feel like it." he retorted. "Where
dye get that chatter? Amt free,
white, an twenty-one year old?"
Mr.. Gibney was really hurt. You
poor boob" he murmured. ITS the
old game O. settin' beggar on horse
buck an seem him ride to the devil,
or sllppin'. gold ring In pigs nose.
An l figured you was my friend!"
well, amt I?''
"Fooey! Foocy! Don't talk to me.
You'd sell out your own mother"
"Gib, you tryin' to pick fight with
me?"
"No, but 1 would If I thought I
wouldn't git footrace instead" Glib
I ney rejoined scathlngly. "Cripes.
what double crossin' been handed
Honest, Bart, when it comes to- that
sort O. work Scraggs is in his infancy.
You sure take the cake"
II amt got the heart to clOut You
an make you eat them Words" MIR.
McGuffey declared, sorrOwfully.
"You mean you amt got the CUTS, )"
Mr.. Gibney corrected him. Bart. I
got your number Goodbye"
Mr.. McGuffey had a wild impulse to
cast himself upon the Gibney neck
and weep, hut his honor forbade any
such weakness. So he invited Mr..
Gibney to betake himself to region
several degrees hotter than the Mag
gie's engine room; then, because he
feared to linger and develop a senti'
mental weakness. he turned his back
abruptly and descended to the said
engine room.
On his part. Adelbert P. Gibney en-
tered the cabin and glared long and
menacingly at Captain Scraggs. "Tl
have my time," he growled presently
"Give it to me an give it quick"
:. The very information of his voice
warned Scraggs that the PRESENT was
not time for argument or tr1tling
Silently he paid Mr.. Gibney the money
due him; in equal silence the nayl
eating officer went to the pilot house
unscrewed his framed certificate from
the wall, packed it with his few be
lodgings. and departed for Scab John
ny's boarding house.
"Hello," Scab Johnny saluted him al
his entrance. "Quit the Maggie"
Mr.. Gibney nodded.
"Want trip to the dark, blue"
Lead me to It," mumbled Mr.. Glib
ney.
!. It'll cost you twenty dollars. Glib
Chief mate on the Rose of Sharon
bound for the Galapagos islands seal
ing"
'Ill take it, Johnny" Mr.. Chine.
threw over twenty.dollar bill, Went
to his room. packed all of his belong
ings, paid his hill to scab Johnny, ant