Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-08

W~AAms at. nA1ne4 absence on his
flIbusierlng trip The Colombian revolu-
tionIsts had risen and struck their
blow. After the fashion OF n hot
headed and impetuous people, they had
entered the contest absolutely nm
trained. As result, the war had last
Ell just two weeks. the leaders had
been incontinently shot, and the white
winged dove OF peace had once more
spread her plnions along the borders
81 the Gold coast.
Commodore Gibney was disguised be.
yond measure. and az a special meet
ing OF the syndicate, called in the
cabin Of the Maggie ii that same eve
ming, Il was finally decided that they
should embark on an indefinite trad
ing cruise In the South seas. or until
such time as Il seemed their services
must be required 20 free a downtrod-
den people from a tyrant's yoke.
Captain Scraggs and McGunfey had
never been In the South seas, but they
had heard that fair margin OF profit
was 70 he wrung from trade In copra,
products. They so expressed them
selves. To this suggestion. however.
Commodore GIbney waved a deprecat-
ing paw.
Legitimate tradin', boys" he said.
rs n nice. sane, healthy business. but
the profits Is slow. What we want Is
quick profits. and while II Amt set
down In black and white. one OF the
principal objects Of this syndicate Is
TO lead n life OF wild adventure. In
tradin'. there amt no adventure TO
speak OF. We ought 10 10 q little
bla sk-hIrdln'. or raid some OF those
Jap pearl fisheries of the northern
coast Of Formosa."
~But Wen be chased by real gun
boats n we do that" objected Captain
Scmggs. Those Jap gunboats shoot
to Kin. Can't you think OF somethin'
else. GIbg"
well" said Mr.. Gihney. "for n
starter. can. Suppose we just head
straight for Kandavu island In the FL
SIS. and scheme around FOR n cargo OF
black coralT It's only worth about If
Is dollars n pound. Kandayu lays
somewhere In latitude - south. longi-
tude lis west. and when I was there
last Il was fair reekln' with cannlbal
savaEes. But there's tons Of black
coral there. and nobody's ever been
able 20 sneak In and get away with
II. Every time boat used 10 land at
- sal
have a white-man stew down on the
beach. and It's got so that shippers
give the island a wide BERTH"
~GIb. my dear boy" chartered Cap
tain Scraggs. "rm a man OF peace
and II"
"Scraggsy. old stick-in-the-mud,"
said Mr.. GIbney. laying an affectionate
hand on the Shippers shoulder. you're
nothln' OF the sort. You're a fightin'
tarantula. and nobody knows IL bet
tern Adelbert p. Gibney. I've seen
you In action, Scraggsy. Remember
that. It's all right for you TO say
you're a man OF peace and advise me
and McGuEey 10 keep out OF the track
~ trouble. but we know that away
down low you're goln' around lookin
FOR blood, and that once you're up agin
the enemy. you never bat an eyelash.
En-. McGuffeyT'
McGufTey nodded; whereupon, Cap
tain Scraggs. making but poor ei-
fort 10 conceal the pleasure which Ar.
Gihney's rude compliment afforded
him. turned 10 the rail. glanced sea-
ward. and started TO walk away 10 at
tend 10 some trIling detail connected
with the boat falls.
"Au right. Glib. my lad" he SAID
affecting TO resign himself TO the iheN-
table. have IL your own way. You re
n commodore and I'm only pam
captain. but III follow wherever you
lead. I'll go as far as the next man
and well glOm that black coral II we
have 10 slaughter every man, woman
and child on the island. Only, when
were sizzlln' In a pot don't you up
and say / never warned you, because
I did. How dye propose intinidatih
the natives. CHR
-Scraggsy," said the commodore
SOlemnly, we've waged private N"4
acin a friendly nation. licked EN-
and helped ourselves 20 their snip.
We've changed her name and rig ana
her Official number and letters anu
were saiIIn' under bogus papers. mat
makes Us pirates. and that old Maggie
burree fioatIn' at the fore amt MOTH
IN, more nor less than the Jolly Roger
All right Let's be pirates. VINO
caresf When we sly Into Mgalao
harbor we'll invite the king and ms
head mez aboard for dinner. Wen
get 'en drunk. clap EN- In double
irons and surrender EN- 10 their weep
IN subjects when they've filed the
hold OF the Maggie II with biaes
coral. II they refuse 10 come aboaru
veil shell the bush with that long
rup and the Maxim rapid-hre guns
we've got below decks. Thath scare
a., "a they'll leave US alone and we