The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-09
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ans sz1Ogth EEtsr. arc c1a1Es her
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snd across her stern 10 ralsed ziit ls;-
tsrs. cOuiTzry % aS and custom
Wen arp EN- OF. tzndpeper even
spot where there's a lstres, and re-
palrf IL: after Ehleh Esu rz ~
s,Rxi1' over hev bON and stern. ard
Gu; her new name. TMszgs II. riEhi
into her piznkia'. NOoo1yl ever sGs-
pet bsr NAMES been ckzDge1. ] Do
tee that ihe oescfsl ietfers and nUu8-
hers cut !ntc her main bean l. F-C-P
-pe5T. III change the = 20 2 snf tiae
Cto o. and the = 70 r. A handy nan
with q EOo5 chlsel can DO lots Of
things He can change those nlnes 70
elgh;s. the Eve 70 . six. and the seven
20 . nine. I've sem 4 done before.
Tken ue1l rfz q forsfopFnast and a
sI1nnaker boom On her. and bend a
f@Asrnsn's stayszn- Nothing Ike il
uhsn you're sailing a little OF the
Uind- ScrzgEs you have the papers
Of the Old Maggie. and We all have
our liceDses regular enough. Dig Up
the old papers. sersggzy. and III doctor
en- Up TO o. the Maggie II. As for
our armament, well dlsmOunt the
gems and stow 'erD away In the hold
until We get dozn on the Colombian
coast. and while we're lying 10 Pan
anna repairing the holes where my
shots went through her. and putin
new blanks In her decks where the
old plankln' has been scored b. shrap-
mel. those paraqueets will think were
ss peaceful as chIpmunks. Better look
over your supplies. McGuney, and see
II there's any paint aboard. Tc Just
as lief give the old giri q different
dress before we drop ancho. In Pan
ANA"
"GIb." said Captain scraggs. earnest
~, -I'll keel-haul and shull-drag the
man that says you ain't got a great
head"
by The lord" supplemented McGuf
fey. you have"
The commodore smiled and tapped
his frontal bone with his forehnger
Imagination. my lads, Imagination,
he said. and reached for the last Of thu
punch.
Exactly three weeks from the date OI
the naval battle which took place N
the Coronado Islands. and whereby Mr
Gibney became commodore and man
aging owner Of the erstwhile MeKicar
coast patrol schooner ReiBa Maria. tina
vessel sailed out Of the hRrbor Of Pan
anna completely reJuvenated. Not I
scar on her shapely lines gave eyi
dence Of the sanguinary engagement
through which she had passed.
Mr. Gibney had her painted a cream!
white with a dark blue Waferline. Sh'
had had her bottom cleaned an'
scraped and the copper sheathlng over
hauled and patched up. Her sail
had been oyerhauled. Inspected. AM
repaired wherever necessary. and II
order 10 be on the safe side. Mr. Glib
Dey. upon motion duly made b. hin
and seconded by McGuhey (tO WHOM
the seconding OF the Glbney motion
had developed into a habit), purchase
an extra suit Of nsw sails. The en-
gines were oyerhauled By the faith
full MeGuffey and a large store Of dis
tillate stored In the hold. Captai
Seraggs. with his old-time aversion {
expense, made a motion (which wa
seconded BY McGuffsy before he ha
taken time 10 consider It's impOrt) Pre-
viding for the abolition Of the offic
OF chief engineer while the Maggie !
was under sail, at which time N
chief e1-Ofiicio was to hold hlmsel
under the orders 81 the commodore an
be transferred to the deck department
II necessary. Mr. Glbney approved tn
measure and II went into effect. Onl
on entering or leaving port. or 1
case OF chase by an enemy. we're N
engines 10 be used and McGuffcy wa
warned to be extremely saving Of hI
distillate.
Mr. Gibney made a splendid Job G
changing the vessels name. aud q
she chugged lazlly out OF Panama ba
and lifted TO the long ground-swell q
the Pacific. Il Is doubtful II even he
late Mexican commander would hay
recognized her. She was indeed
beautiful craft, and Commodore on
ney's heart swelled witt. pride as h
stood aft. coming the man at IN
wheel, and looked her over. II SCENE
like a saerilege now. when he refecte
how he had trained the gun Of the ol
Maggie on her that day on the Cor,
nados. and II seemed TO him now eve
greater sacrilege TO have brazenl
planned TO enter her as prIvateer
the struggles Of the republic OF Colon
bia. The past tense Is used advisedl
for that project was now entirely OF
much to the secret delight Of CAPITAL
scraggs. who. IL the hero Of one nav
engagement. was not anxious to tai
part ia another In Panama the fire.