The daily Alaskan., 1922-01-05
CHAPTER Kill

I turned their Sunatanued races NoWsEu [ deep water some years before Captain l $CraggS and the Maggie disappeared ! from the environS Of San Francisco | bay, and NeiIS Halvor>cu was wise | enough to waste no time wondering ! what had become or them. These two [ worthles might be anywhere, and | every conceivable thing under the sun f might have happened Co them; hence. U in hIS Idle moments Ncls HaIvorSen i did not disturb his gray matter spec [ ulstInC on their whereabouts and their | then condition of >cryiwde
 But the continued absence Of Cap I rain ScraCC> from his old haunfs ere ! ated QuIre a little gossip along thc waterfront. and tn the rour>o of Jimo ] rumors og his demise hy ~rudy and ] devious routes came to thr cars ot 1 NeUs Ba'vor>ru.
 Hence 'Thr Suuarchcad~ was pug ! zlcd. Tn fact. ro such an extent was ! Neus puzzled. that one perfectly calm. 1 clear night. while heating down San | Pablo lay in his bay ~coV. The While 1 snd Annie, he so far fo~eH himself
 and hlS own affairs as to concentrate i all his attention on the problem Of the i ultimate finish or Captain Sc0CCS. 1 So enEroSsrd was NeIs .u rhs vain ], speculation that he neglected 70 ob- l serve toward the rules nf r.r ocean I Highways That 0icey Of attention
 which is highly requisite esru 0D the ! skipper Of bay Scow, it tne fD'Sowo { f'tlr of captain is 10 be retained for i any definite period. As a result. Nei's ! became confused regarding the eNact l number or blasts from fne siren of ! liver steamer desiring to pass him TO port. Consequently rne W#tc and ] Annie received such a severe hurnE l from the river steamer tr question as 1 to cause her to careeu and aH Fe.u-. 1 unfortunately. loaded with gravel on. ! this particular trip. she su.s.taa .0- ! eonuneutIy rn thr hortnw of Sau Pablo bay. while NcHS and his crew Of two
 men sought refuge on a plank.
 ] Without attempting 70 co further
 into the details oE the mtsEortanes ot
 NeTS Ralvorsen. be It known that ..a l destruction ot the WiLEe sud Anne
 proved ro be sueh a severe s.0"s .n 1 Nclls' reputation as safe and san" 1 hay scov skipper thar he WAS H..- I marelv fn-rut tn seek other an. -.""
 virgin fcIH~ With the rrlu~"-rs .. ! his meage- fortune. thH aw0.'.H.~
 Swede purchased a course In 8 ."-a.
 nautical school from which la a.E
 managef to emerge with su-Ie.".
 courage ru appear before rhr ,l'.a
 States local inspectors of hu"s and
 boilers and take his examination '"- i s second mates certificate. TO his n0.
 utterahIp surprise tho license WIS
 granted: vhereunon he shipped aS o,farfermasrer on the steamer Ala. ! ueda. running Co Honolulu. and what vIth the lesson taught him in Inc ..~s l Of the Willie and Annie and inc rN.
 acting duties Of his office aboard -.e ! liner. he forgot that he had ever ! known Captain Scracgs.
 ' Judge of Neus HaIvorscD's surprise. { therefore. upon the occasion ot his I first trIn to Honolulu. when he s.w something which brought the whole
 matter back To mind. They were
 standing in toward Diamond head and
 fhe Alameda lay hove tO taking or ..e
 niIot II was early morning and The
 purple misrs hung over the entrance . to The harhOr. Nei's Halvo-Se1 sto"c { st the Cangway enjoying the sunrise < over the Punch-hNUL and c.aDg.-E . loucIngIy toward the vivid green ot { the hills beyond the city, when he was aware of a put" put put Go z storboard of the Alameda Ne"s ! turned al th.. sound just ln time Go see s beautiful gasoline schooner Of i about hundred and thirty tons head
 ing in toward the bay, She was so
 close that Neus was enabled to make
 out that her name was Maggie II, [ "Vel. aye be dam" muttered NelS.
 and scratched his head, for the nsme
 revived old memories. An hour later 1 when the Alameda loafe5 Into her berth at Brewers dock, Ne-s noticed
 that the schooner lay al anchor of the l quarantine station.
 ! That night Neils Halvo~scn went ] ashore for those forms Of enjoyment
 peculiar to hIs calling, and jn the Pan theon saloon. whiJher his pathway led
 him. he filled himself with beer and
 gossip. It was here that Nc.s came l across an item in an afternoon paper
 which challenged his instant auen- ton. It was just 6 sQulh in the ship
 ping news. but Neils HslvOrSen read
 lt with amazement and joy:
 The power schooner MsCEle T arrived
 ,bfs morning. ten days from the Friendly
 Islands The utue schooner came Info
 port with her hold bursting with trc most
 valuable CarEo that has entered Homo i Irl5 in many years. Tt consists for ihe most part Of black coral
 ''Ths MsrEie II is commanded by Cap
 tain Phlneas ScraEEs. and after tah.7g on provisions and water today WI gro