The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-13

our bones now. Neils Harvorsen is in
cluded In this syndicate for good"
"Amen." This from the honest Nc
Guffey.
"Meetin's adjourned" said Captain
Scraggs icily.
Under the direction OF the crafty
commodore, the valuable cargo Of the
Maggie ii was disposed OF I'm Homo
lulu. During the period while the
schooner lay at the dock dlscharging,
Captain Scraggs and McGuffey pru-
IDENTIFY remained In the cabin with the
perhdious mate. In order that. should
an investigation be undertaken later
by the Treasury department. no man
might swear that the real Phlneas
Scraggs, filibuster, had been in Homo
lulu on certain date. The Kanakn
crew of the schooner Mr. Gibney man.
aged to ship with an old shlpmaster
friend bound for New Guinea, so their
testimony was out of the way for a
while. at least.
When the Maggie II was finally dis
charged and the proceeds of her rich
cargo nestled, in crisp bills OF large
denomination, In n money belt under
MIR. Gibney's armpits and next his ras-
cally skin, he purchased tickets under
assumed names for himself, Scraggs,
McGuffey and Halvorsen on the liner
Hiionian, due to sail at noon next day.
These details attended to. the Mag
gle II backed away from the dock un-
! DER her own power and cast anchor Off
the quarantine station. The mate was
then brought on deck and made to
confront the syndicate.
"It appears. my man." the commo-
dore began. "that you was too anxious
to horn In on the profits O. this expe-
dition, SO In moment o. human weak
ness you die your employers an evil
deed. We had It all figgered out to
feed you TO the sharks on the way
home, because dead men tell no tales.
but our sufferins on that island has
caused us all to look with milder
eye on mere human Shortcomings. The
Good Book says: Forgive us our tres
passes as we forgive those what tres
pass agin u.s. an | amt ashamed to
admit that you owe your wicked life
TO the fact that Scraggsy's got religion
an McGuffey amt much better. But
we got all the money we need an
were goin' to Europe to enjoy 1t. so
before we go we're goin' to pass sen.
tence upon you. 1t is the verdict o.
the court that we present you with the
power schooner Maggie III free gratis.
an that you accept the same In the
same friendly sperrlt In which 1t is
rendered. Havin' schooner o. your
own from now on, you won't be
tempted to steal one an commit whole
sale murdes a-doln' 1t. You're forgiven.
man. Take the Maggie ii with our
blessin', organize comp'ny, an go
back TO Kandavu an make some money
Tor yourself. Scraggsy, are you anvil
Tin to prove that you've given this
erin mate complete forgiveness by
shakin' hands with him?"
Il forgive him freely" said Captain
Scraggs. "an' 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.
II hope ! may never see the back o.
my neck If l 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 a good brave mate until you went
wrong. amt forgot how YOU
sprayed the hillsldes with lead the day
Glib an Scraggsy was took by them
cannibals. No, stree | amt holding
no grudge. It's human to commit
crime. I've committed one or two nv.
self Good luck to you, matey. Hope
you make u barrel o. money with the
old girl"
Thanks" the mate mumbled. az
ain't deservin' o. this nohow." and he
commenced to snlvel little.
Mr.. Glbney forgot that he ives play.
Ing hypocrite's part. and his gener
Gus nature overcame him.
"Dog my cats" he clustered, whats
the use givin' him the vessel IL we
don't give him some spondulicks "a
outfit her with grub an suppliesf Poo,
devil bet he amt got a cent &c
bless himself with. Scraggsy, old tar
pot, If we're goin' to turn over a new
leaf an be Christians, let's sail unde,
full cloud o. canvas"
"By Neptune. that's so, Glib. Tbi,
feller did US an awful dirty trick, but