The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-08

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Detected Two savages crouching Be-
hind clump Of Coco Palms.
NIcGuffey once more sat down on
the cabin ventilator. He pointed
dumbly to the beach, and there, pad
ding off to the Maggie II, were two
naked cannibals and two naked white
men in a canoe Five minutes later
they came alongside. McGuffey met
them at the rail, and he smiled and
licked his lower lip as the trembling
monarch and his prime minister, in re-
Spouse to severe application Of Mr..
Gibney's hands and feet, came flying
over the rail- Mr.. Gibney and Captain
Scraggs followed.
Pm much obliged to you, Mac" said
Mr.. Gibney, striving bravely to appear
jaunty zone Of your first shots came
between my legs and cut the rope that
held me. and banged me and the post
was tied to all over the lot. A frag-
ment of the shell appears to have
taken away part of my ear, but l
guess I'll recover. We're pretty we'll
shook up, Mac, old socks, and jolt
| Of whisky would be in order after
| you've put the irons on these two can
nibals."
At G:3O o'clock of the morning Of
the day following the frightful expert
ence of Commodore Gibney and Cap
tain Scraggs with the cannibals of
Kanluvu, the members Of the Maggie
II syndicate faced zach other across
the breakfast table with appetites in
no wise diminished by the exciting
events Of the preceding day.
+ NlcGuffey surveyed his superior Off
GERS, cursed them bitterly, and re-
marked, with tears Of Joy in his hon
est eyes, that both gentlemen had
evaded their just deserts when they
escaped with their lives. IF it hadn't
been for the mate" said McGuffey Sc
verely, I'D n let you two boobies suf-
fer the penalty for your foo!!shness.
any man that goes to work and fra
ternizes with cannibal amt got no
kick comm if he's made-lIp into chick
en- curry with rice. The minute l hear
old Scraggsy yippin' for help. say: / to
myself, let the beggars fight their own
way out of the mess But the mate
comes a-runnin' up and says he's pretty
sure he can come near plantin' mess
Of shells in the center Of the disturb
ance, even if we can't see the wari on
account Of the jungle. It's all Off with
the commodore and the skipper any
how says the mate, so we might Just
as we'll have vengeance on their muir
derers.' So, of course, when he ru. it
that way I give my CONSENT
at this iuncture the mate, passing
around McGuffey on his way to the
deck, winked sOlemnly at Mr.. Gibney,
who hung his warwOrn head in simu-
lated shame. When the mate had left
the cabin the commodore pounded
with his fork on the cabin table and
announced special meeting Of the
Maggie II syndicate.
"The first business before the meet
ing,"~said Mr.. Gibney, 'is to readjust
the ownership in the syndicate. Me
and Scraggsy's had our heads together,
Mac, and we've agreed that you've
shot your way into full one-third in
| terest, instead of quarter as hereto
fore. From now on, Mac, you're an
equal owner with me and Scraggsy,
and now that that matters settled,
you can quit rippin' 1t into us on the
! race question and suggest what's to be
done in the case of Tabu-Tabu and
this cannibal king that almost !ured Inc
and the navigatin' officer 70 our de-
struction."
"Ifhave the villains in double irons
and chained to the mainmast," replied
| McGuffey, land as a testimonial OF my
gratitude for the increased interest in
the syndicate which you and Scraggs
has Just voted me, I will scheme up a
fittin' form of vengeance on them two
tar babies. However, only an extraor'
binary sentence can fit such an eX'
| traordnary crime, so must have time
to think it over. These two bucks Is
mine to do what please with and III
take any interference as unneighborly
and unworthy of a shipmate." H.,
>"Take 'em," said Captain Scraggs
vehemently. N"For MY part only ask
one thing. If you can see your way
clear, Mac, to give me the kings scalp
for Il tobacco pouch. I'll be obliged"
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