The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-02-10

again you'll be lot older'n you are
now. However. that amt none o. my
business. The fact remains. Bart, that
you consplred with Scraggsy to keep
things away from me, which shows
| you amt the man thought you were,
SO from now on you go your way an
I'll go NINE"
II got a right to do as blasted
please with my money" McGuffey de-
Tended holly. II amt no child to be
lectured to-"
| "Considerin' the fact that you
wouldn't have had the money to lend
| II II hadn't been for me, allow I'm in
suited when you use the said money
to give ala an comfort to my enemy.
I'm through"
McGuffey, smothered In guilt. felt
nevertheless that he had to stand by
his guns. so to speak. "Stay through.
| IL you feel like It," he retorted. where
dye get that chatter7 Amt l free.
white. an twenty-one year oldT
Mr.. Gibney was really hurt. "You
poor boob" he murmured. "It's the
old game O. settin' Deggar on horse
back an SEEM him ride to the devil,
or slippin' a gold ring In a pigs nose.
An I figured you was my friendl"
"Well amt IT.
| "Fooeyi Fooeyi Don't talk to me.
| You'd sell out your own mother"
"Gib, you tryin' to pick fight with
mel"
mo, but I would II thought !
wouldn't git footrace instead" Glib
ney rejoined scathingly. "Cripes,
what a double-crossin' been handed
Honest. Bart. when It comes to that
sort O. work Scraggs Is in his infancy.
You sure take the cake"
| II amt got the heart to clout you
an make you eat them words" Mr..
McGuffey declared, sorrowfully.
"You mean you amt got the CUTS,
Mr.. Gibney corrected him. Bart. ]
got your number. Goodbye"
Mr.. McGuffey had wild impulse to
cast himself upon the Gibney neck
and weep, but his honor forbade any
such weakness. So he invited Mr..
Gibney to betake himself to a region
several degrees hotter than the Mag
gie's engine room; then, because he
feared to linger and develop a senti-
mental weakness. he turned his back
abruptly and descended to the said
engine room.
| On his part, Adelbert P. Gibney en-
tered the cabin and glared long and
menacingly at Captain Scraggs. ''I'l
have my time" he growled presently,
"Give II to me an give 1t quick"
The very information Of his voice
warned Scraggs that the present was
not time for argument or trifiing
Silently he paid Mr.. Gibney the money
due him; In equal silence the navi.
eating officer went to the pilot house,
unscrewed his framed certificate from
the wall, packed II with his few be
longings. and departed for Scab John
ny's boarding house.
Hello" Scab Johnny saluted him at
his entrance. "Quit the MaggieT'
Mr.. Gibney nodded.
"Want a trip to the dark bluer'
lead me to It," mumbled Mr.. Glib
ney. NJ
"It'll cost you twenty dollars, Glib,
Chief mate on the Rose Of Sharon,
bound for the Galapagos islands seal
Ing"
"rll take It, Johnny" Mr.. Gibney
threw over twenty-dollar bill, went
to his room, packed all Of his belong
ings, paid his bill to Scab Johnny, and
within the hour was aboard the
schooner Rose Of Sharon. Two hours
later they towed out with the tide.
Poor McGuffey was stunned when
he heard the news that night from
Scab Johnny. When he retailed the
information to Scraggs next morning.
Scraggs was equally perturbed. He
guessed that McGuffey and Gibney
had quarreled and ne had the poor
Judgment to ask McGuffey the cause of
the row. Instantly. McGuffey informed
him that that was none of his dad
fetched business-and the Incident was
closed.
The three months that followed were
the most narrowing Of McGuffey's life.
Captain Scraggs knew his engineer
would not resign while he, ScraggS,
owed him three hundred dollars
wherefore he was not too particular
to put q bride on his tongue when
things appeared to 60 wrong. Mc0uf-
fey longed to kill him, but dared not.
When, eventually. the railroad had
been extended sufficiently far down
the coast to enable the farmers to
haul their goods to the railroad In
trucks, the Maggie automatically
went ont Of the green-pea trade
simultaneously. Captain Scraggs' note
to McGuftey fell due and the engineer
| demanded payment. Scrnggs de-
INJURED. pleading poverty. but Mr.. Ne.
0uFsy assumed such . threatening at.
titude that reluctantly ScrAggs paid
him I hundred and flfty dollars On &C
count. and Mc0ufEey extended the bal
shce one pear and quit y. {,
~sss that va got that hundred and
nfty an ths interest," IN your Jeans
the NEXT time ~ neet~ AZ warned
! Serssgs q he went ovsrside.
Time passed. ror Z month The MAJ
| ~ piled regularly between Bo1oca
~ ~ an rranc1soo n q on0oo1oz