Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-03-31

the breakfast table with appetites in
40 wise diminished by the exciting
events of the preceding day,
McGuffey 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 ii hadn't
been for the mate" said McGuffey Sc
verely, I'D "a let you two boobies sui.
fer the penalty for your foolishness
Any man that goes to work and fra
ternizes with q eannlbal amt got no
kick comm If he's made up into chick
EN- curry with rice The minute l hear
old Scraggsy yippin' for help, says 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
aace, even II we can't see the war; 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 Wen have vengeance on their muir.
| derers.' So, of course, when he put il
that way give my consent"
At this juncture the mate. passing
around McGuffey on his way to the
| deck, winked solemnly at Mr.. Gibney,
who hung his war-wom head I'm smu-
lated shame. When the mate had left
the cabin the commodore pounded
| with his fork on the cabin table and
announced a special meeting of tina
! Maggie ii syndicate.
THE first business before the meet
ing" said Mr.. Gibney, as to readjust
the ownership In the syndicate Me
and Scraggsys had orr heads together,
Mac, and we've agreed that you've
shot your way into full one-thlrd 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 rippn' It into MS on the
race question and suggest what's TO be
done in the case OF Tabu-Tabu and
this cannibal king that almost lured me
and the navigatin' officer to our de
struction"
Il have the villains In double iron,
and chained to the manmast," replied
McGuffey, "and as testimonial of my
gratitude for the increased interest II
the syndicate which you and Scragg
has Just voted me. will scheme up
ilttin' form Of vengeance on them tw
tar babies. However, only an extraor
binary sentence can fit such an ex
traordinary crime, so must have TIM
TO think 1t over. These two bucks Il
mine to do what please with and II
take any Interference as unneighborl!
and unworthy of a shIpmate."
Take EN-" said Captain ScraggI
vehemently. For my part / only asl
one thing. II you can see your way
clear, Mac, to give me the kings scalI
for tobacco pouch. I'll be obliged"
"And l." added the commodore
would like Tabu-Tnbu's shin bone FOL
cIarionet. Pendln' McGuffeys re
Elections on the hamperln Of crime il
KaHdavu, however, Wen turn our at
tention to the prime object Of the ex
petition. We've had our little fun anC
it's high time we got down TO business
Ii VIII be low tide at nine o'clock, 81
| suggest, Scraggs, that you order th'
mate and two seamen out in the biz
whaleboat, together with the dlvln' ap
paratus, and wen go after pearl oys
ters and black coral AS for you, Mac
suppose you take the other boat and
Tabu-Tabu and the king, and help thu
mate. Take rifle along with you
and make them captIves dive for pear
oysters until they're black In the
face"
"Huh!" muttered the single-mndeC
| McGuffey. "What are they now2 Sky
blue?"
"Of course" continued the cCmmo
dore, 'ff tiger shark happens along
and picks the nlggers up, 1t amt non'
Of our business. ~ for me anC
Scroggsy, wen sit On deck and smoke
My head aches add guess Scraggsy'i
in q similar GX.-
| "Anythis' to be agreeable" acqul
esced McGuffey
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