The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-01-13

appreciate fully your pint Of view.
while reallzin' that / can't convince
you o mine. So we won't have no
hard feelin's At partin'. boys, an to
show you I'm . sport I'll treat to a
French dinner an q motion picture
show afterward Further. I shall re-
gard a refusal of said invite as a
pers'nal affront." y
"By goiIy. you're gittin' sporty in
your old age" the engineer declared.
'Tll go you. Scraggs. How about you,
Gibr'
II accept with thanks, Scraggsy, old
tarpot. Personally, maintain that
seamen should leave their troubles
aboard ship"
That's the sperrit appreciate,
boys. Come to the cabin an I'll pay
you of. Then wait a coupler min
utes till shift into nay glad rags an
away we'll 60. like Paddy Ford's goat
,-on our own hook" r
"Old Scraggsy's as cunnin' as a pet
fox, amt heT the new navigating off,
Ger whispered as Scraggs departed
for his other suit Hes goin' to blow
himself on us tonight. thinkin' to soften
our hard resolution. Wen fool him.
Take all he gives us, but stand pat,
Bart"
Bart nodded. His was one Of those
sturdy natures that could always be
depended upon to play the game, win,
lose or draw.
AS preliminary move, Captain
Scraggs declared In favor Of a couple
Of cocktails to whet their appetites
for the French dinner, and according
ly the trio repaired to an adjacent
saloon and tucked three each under
their belts-all at Captain Scraggs'
expense. When he proposed fourth,
Mr.. Gibney's perfect sportsmanship
caused him to protest, and reluctantly
Captain Scraggs permitted Gibney to
buy. Scraggs decided to have a cigar,
however. instead Of another Martini.
The ethics Of the situation then indi-
Gated that McGuffey should "set 'em
up," which ne did over Captain
Scraggs' protestant again the wary
Scraggs called for q cigar, alleging as
an excuse for his weakness that for
years three cocktails before dinner had
been his absolute limit. A fourth cock
tall on an empty stomach, he declared,
would kill the evening for him.
But why descend to sordid and vul-
gar details7 Suffice that when the
artful Scraggs, pretending to be over
come by his potations and very iii into
the bargain, begged to be delivered
back aboard the Maggie, Messrs. Nc
Guffey and Gibney loaded him into a
taxicab and sent him there, while they
continued their search for excite
ment. Where and how they found
1t requires no elucidation here
1t is sufficient to state that 1t was ex-
pensive, for when men Of the Gibney
and McGuffey type have once gotten a
fair start naught but financial dissolu-
tion can stop them.
On Monday morning, Messrs. Glib.
ney and McGuffey awoke in Scah
Johnny's boarding house. Mr.. Gibney
awoke first, by reason Of the fact that
his stomach hammered at the door of
his soul and bade him be up and do
Ing. While his head ached slightly
from the fiery usquebaugh Of the Bow
head saloon. he craved a return to a
solid diet. so for several minutes he
lay supine, conjuring In his agile brain
ways and means Of supplying this
need In the absence Of ready cash.
''rll have to hook my sextant," !"
was the conclusion at which he pres
emily arrived. Ten minutes later he
took his sextant under his arm and de.
parted for a pawnshop In lower Mar
ket street. From the pawnshop he re-
| turned to Scab Johnny's with eight
dollars in his pocket, routed out the
contrite McGuffey, and carried the lat
ter of to ham and eggs.
They felt better after breakfast and
for the space Of an hour loIled at the
table, discussing their adventures of
the past forty-eight hours. "Well,
there's one thing certain" McGuffey
concluded, IAN that thing Is sure a
cinch. Our strike has petered out.
Let's mosey along down to the Mag
gie's dock an see how Scraggsy's get
tin along"
Forthwith they set out to interview
Captain Scraggs. The owner Of the
Maggie greeted them cheerily, but aft
er discussing generalities for half an
hour, Scraggs failed to make over
lures, whereupon Mr.. Gibney an
nounced casually that he guessed he
and Mac would be on their way.
"Same here, boys" Captain Scraggs
pIped breezily. II got new mate an
new engineer comm aboard at ten
o'clock an we sail at twelve.v
.weil. wen see you occasionally" !"
Mr.. Gibney said at parting. 81
"Oh, sure. Don't be strangers.
You're always welcome aboard the CID
Magfie.r came the careless rejoinder.
Somewhat crestfallen. the striking
pair repaired to the Bowhead saloon
to discuss the sltuation over asgiass Of
beer. However. Mr.. Gibney's spirits
never dropped below zero while ne
had one nickel to rub against another /;
hence sucli slight depression AZ he
felt was due to a feeling that Captain
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