Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-04-21
CHAPTER xlv-continued.

"By the tail o. the Great Sacred
anil" chartered Scraggs. "Gib's right"
McGuffey was plainly disappointed.
NJ hadn't thought o. that at all Glib. l
k4en cherishin' the thought O. lammin'
he whey out'n that mate, but if you
ssy so I'll give up the idee. But if
hringin' the Maggie ii into home wa
hers is invitin' death, what in blue
blazesre we goin' to do with herr"
Mr. Gibney smiled-an arch, cunning
nmile. "We1l give her to that muir
6erin' mate, free gratis"
Captain Scraggs bounded out of his
ehalr, struck the hot deck with his
bare feet, cursed, and hoped back
Into the chair again. McGuffey stared
lncredulously. "Gib, my dear boy"
cuavered Scraggs, SAY that agin."
Eyes" continued the commodore
placidly, wen just get shet o. her
peaceabie like by givin' her to this
mate Don't forget, Scraggsy, old tar
bot, that this mates been passin' him
eelf off for you in Honolulu, an If
khere's ever an investigation, the trail
leads to the Maggie IL. This mates
admitted being Captain Scraggs, an If
hes found with the schooner In his
possession It'll take heap O. evidence
FOR him to prove that he amt Captain
Ecraggs. Wen just keep this here mate
In the brig while we're disposing Of
bur black coral, pearl, shell and copra
IN Honolulu, an then. when we've
cleaned up, an got our passages
booked for San Francisco"
"But who says we're goin' back to
Ban Francsco?" cut in McGuffey.
"Why, where else would men with
honey in their pockets head for, you
eil-soaked piece of ignorance? Amt
lou had enough adventure to do you a
BpeT demanded Captain Scraggs.
Me an GIBBS for goin back to San
Francisco, so shut up. If you got any
objection, you're outvoted two to one
70 the syndicate"
McGuffey subsidized, growing, and
Hr. Gibney continued:
when we're ready to leave Homo
zulu, Wen bring this mate on deck,
make him kind Christian talk an
give him the Maggie II with the COM
plments O. the syndicate. He'll think
our sufferin's on that island has
touched us with religion an he'll be SO
4 tickled he'll keep his mouth shut.
Then, with all three of us safe an out
ID o the mess, an the evidence on our
hands, Wen clear out for Gawd's coun-
try an look around for some sort of a
profitable investment"
The commodore sighed. ashes a
"a Love OF boat an II breaks my heart
TO give up the only command I've ever
had, but the fact is, Mac, her posses
sion by US is dangerous, an we don't
need her, an we can't sell her because
ner records got blurs on It. We can't
convey clean an satisfactory title.
ANYHOW, she didn't cost us a cent an
mere amt no real financial loss If we
give her 10 this mate. He'd be glad TO
get her If she had yellow jack aboard,
an II he's caught with her he'll have
" do the explainin'. When you're
caught with the goods In your possess
sion Mac, II makes the explainin' al.
II 'he harder. Besides, we're three to
N one an II 1t comes to a showdown
iater we can outswear the mate"
captain Scraggs picked his snaggle
teeth with the little blade of his Jack
mI1e and cogitated a minute.
Wen, he announced presently, "far
De 1t from me to fly In the face o. a
ie'on's death. I've made heap o.
money, follerin' GIBBS advice, an bust
my oob-stay If ! don't stay put on this.
dib, it's your lead"
Wen, I'll follow suit. GIBBS got all
me trumps," acquiesced the engineer.
we got plenty O. dough an no board
Sl''s comm due, so we'H loaf along
more until Glib digs up somethin'
How about Neils?" queried Captain
9cfaggs. do we continue to let that
ex-deckhand in on our fortunesY
II Neils Halvorsen had asked you
'oat question when he come to rescue
'ou the day you lay a-dyin' O. thirst
On mat desert island, wouldn't you
nave said yesT'
Sure pop"
Then don't ask no questions that's
unworthy Of you," said Mr.. Chimney Sc
sereiy. II don't want to see none o.
mem green-pea trade ethics croppin'
Up IN you, Scraggsy. If It wasn't for
mat Swede the sea-gulls'd be plckin'
gor bones now. Neils Harvorsen is in
GUIDED in this syndicate for good"
Amen" This from the honest Nc
N e@tiD's adjourned" said Captain
sefaggs icily.
oHaer the direction Of the crafty
commodore, the valuable cargo Of ne
s-@Se'e Il was disposed OF in Homo
. .u,4' DUNG the period while the
r r lay at the dock discharglng.
Septain Scraggs end McGufey pru-
49, sI..y remained in the cabin with the
s'I0l0us mats. in order that. should
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