The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-03-02
RE.ENTER meouFFEY.

Synopsis. - onptain Phiness p.
scraggs has grown up around the
docks OF San Francisco. and from
mess boy on river steamer, risen
to the ownership OF the steamer
Maggie Since each annual In
spection promised to be the last Of
the old weatherbeaten vessel,
scraggs naturally has some diffi-
Guilty In securing a crew. When
the story opens. Adelbert p. Gib-
ney, likable, but erratic. a man
whom nobody but Scraggs woulc
hire. is the skipper. Neils HalvOr-
sen, a solemn Swede. constitutes
the forecastle hands. and Bart Nc
Gufrey. wastrei OF the Gibney
type. reigns In the engine room.
with this motley crew and his an
cient vessel. Captain scraggs is
engaged In freighting garden
truck from HalfmOon bay to San
Francisco. The inevitable happens;
the Maggie goes ashore In fog.
A passing vessel hailing the wreck.
Mr. Gibney gets word to a towing
company In san Francisco that the
ship ashore Is the Yankee Prince.
with promise OF a rich salvage.
Maggie into deep water. and she
slips her tow lines and gets away
In the fog. Furious at the decep-
ton practiced on them. Captains
ticks and Flaherty. commanding
the two tugboas. ascertain the
Identity OF the Yankee Prince
ami fearing ridicule should the
facts become known along the wa
AafA
vengeance. Their hostile visit to
the Maggie results In Captain
scraggs promising to get a new
boiler and make needed repairs to
the steamer. Scraggs refuses to
fulnll his promises and Glbney and
McG.ffey strike" with marvel
GUS luck. Scraggs ships fresh
crew. At the end of few days
OF wild conviviality Glbney and
McGuffey are stranded and seek
their old positions on the Maggie.
They are hostilely received, but re-
main. on their way to San Fran
cisco they sight n derelict and Glib
ney and McGuffey swim TO H. The
/ derelict proves to be the Chesa-
/ peake, richly laden. it's entire crew
~ en- with scurvy Scraggs at
ttulptt " tOW Htt ltls Dut tlt tiak-
gle Is unequal to the task and Glib
ney and McGuffey. alone. sail the
ship to San Francisco. their sal
wage money amounting 10 $1,000
apiece. His crew having deserted
him. Captain Scraggs induces them
to return Al an "old horse" sale
ife three purchase two mysterious
boxes which they believe TO con-
i t.l.
| They hnc instead. two dead Chi
| namen. Scraggs seeks to double
| cross" his two associates. but MIR.
| Gibney outwits him and makes a
sa, sfactory financial settlement
with the Chinese company to
| whom the bodies have been con-
| signed. leaving Scraggs out In the
| cold. Glbney resents AcGurfey's
| action In lending money TO Scraggs
| without consulting him, and after
i n terrific wordy combat the three
separate, McGuffey becoming as
sistam engineer on an oil tanker.
GibneS disappearing. and Scraggs,
ii forced TO lay up the Maggie, takes
subordinate position on a ferry
steamer Senior Lopez. Mexican
revolut.onlst. makes Scraggs a gem
erous uffer for transportation OF
Ill munitions to Lower California.
Srraggl accepts. and the old Mag
gle is once more put into commits
sion Arriving at his destination.
ScraEgs finds his old companion.
Mr.. Gibney. Is the oonsignee. Time
having softened animoslties. the re-
union Ia joyful. Gihney plans to
steal the ammunition and convey
II II to re solutionists In Colombia. On
the way they are attacked by a
Mexican gunboat and q terrific
III combat ensues