Phoenix tribune., 1922-07-08


Head. He Was Much Moved.
erin mate complete forgiveness by
shakln' hands with himT
81 forgive him freely" said Captain
Scraggs, IAN here's my fin on IT."
The unfortunate mate hung his
head. He was much moved.
You don't mean 1t, sir, do your he
faltered.
Il hope l may never see the back o.
my neck If I don't" replied the skip
per.
"Surest thing you know, brother"
shouted Mr.. McGuffey and swatted the
deluded mate between the shoulders.
''Take her with our compliments. You
was good brave mate until you went
wrong. l amt forgot how you
sprayed the hillsides with lead the day
Glib an Scraggsy was took by them
cannibals No, stree l amt holding
no grudge. It's human to commit
crime. I've committed one or two my
self. Good luck to you, matey. Hope
you make barrel O. money with the
old girl"
Thanks" the mate mumbled. 81
ain't deservin' O. this nohow," and he
commenced to snivel a little.
Mr.. Glbney forgot that he was play
Ing a hypocrite's part, and his gener-
Gus nature overcame him.
"DOg my CATS" he clustered, whats
the use givin' him the vessel If we
don't give him some spondulicks to
outfit her with grub an supplies? Poor
devil! I bet he amt got a cent to
bless himself with. Scraggsy, old tar
pot, If we're goin' to turn over a new
leaf an be Christians, let's sail under
a full cloud o. canvas"
"By Neptune, that's SO, Glib. This
feller did us an awful dirty trick, but
at the same time there amt coward
ly bone in his hull carcass. I amt
forgot how he stood to the guns that
day off the Coronados when we was
attacked by the Mexicans."
stake the feller, Gib." advised Nc
Guffey. and wiped away a vagrant
tear He was quite overcome at his
own generosity and the manner in
which 1t had touched the hard heart
of the inlquitous mate.
Mr.. Gibney laid five one-hundred-
dollar bills in the mates palm.
"Good-by," he said gently. ian see
If you can't be as much Of man an
as good a sport hereafter as them
you've wronged an who's forgive you
fully and freely"
One by one the three freebooters of
the green-pea trade pumped the
stricken mates hand, tossed him
scrap of advice, and went oversize in
to the small boat which was to take
them ashore. 1t was solemn parting
and Mr., Gibney and McGuffey were
snuffling audibly.
The next day, as the Hilonian
steamed out Of the harbor, bearing the
syndicate back to San Francisco, they
looked across at the little Maggie II
for the last time, and observed that
the mate was on deck, experimenting
three Kanaka sailors who were hoist
ing supplies aboard from bumboat.
Commodore Gibney bade his first
command misty farewell.
"Good-by. little Ship" he yelled and
waved his hand. "Gawd! You was
a witch in light wind"
Seven days after leaving Honolulu.
the Hilonian steamed into San Fran
cisco bay. The syndicate could not
walt until she had tied up at her dock,
and the minute the steamer had passed
quarantine Mr.. Gibney hailed pass
ing launch. Bag and baggage the
happy quartette descended to the
launch and landed at Meiggs wharf.
Mr.. Gibney stepped into the wharfin-
gers office and requested permission
to use the telephone.
"What's up. Glib" demanded Cap
tain Scraggs.
Il want TO phone for automobile
to come down an snake US up town
Brazil is as large as the whole Of