The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-02-16

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r1af r. the gsrn u Q snsl boat rsset
tT tive -rer- There vas q yery siiZh'
s<e rsr.iog. sDf prssentiy TIE fDsn n
;ke s-zszll bat, rzfetlny thsir oSros-
fEnify by .sss gsoesiy hzss; of the Ian
ferns. rza ttesr fra1 cTzft 10 nncs'
the Iss Of the Nzxg5e. Tie ezgrs IL
tks ste-r shsets lezp~1 On TIE Instant
cz1gkf the Jseo1s ladder. ciinbe1
rirsb1y 0Ts- The side. sn1 EE0re bs4rt.
~ In ysrT god Enzikh ss lie feet
SsrSek TIE ceck.
WHAT'S the name os this coatirg
en71Y- ~ ce-zzncsd In 9 chzin-iocksr
VOICE u Ess quite evident that sTe1
IN the csrkDess. where her many de-
fscss mere 11rrcsfgIIy hidden. TIE Mag.
/ Eie ID 10s s-i; the specssl envoy o.
the MSrIczn ins1rTsct0s-
( -Ar1erscz1 steamer Nszzie.- said
the skipp@r frigifly. -Scrszzs IL M
1znse, sir AID II yO1 con't Ike ~
Texsel-~
ScrsxzsyF reared the special en-
TOy. -ScrzgEsy. for e fhoussD6. And
tie Old Nsggi. o. all boats, SersEsy.
cd tsrpO;, y0ur En- Duke ne, yo1
c0xzo1ec cd szIsnsEssrr
-GIb. ny dear boyf- shrieked Cap
tain scTzzzs and cast hirnsel, into Mr..
Gib1sy's arms IN q transport of i0y.
Nr. GibDey. for II was indeed be,
p'oCn5sd Csptsin scrszys - the ssex
With >oe great hand while with the
other De crushed the rtfppe-'s fingers
10 Q pulp. the while BE called oa ar
the powers Of darkness 10 witness that
never IN all his life had he received
such q pleasant surprise.
IL was indeed a happy moment An
the old snImosIties and differences
were swallowed up In the glad hand
clasp with which Mr.. GIbney greeted
his old shipzate Of the green-pez
trade. Scrsggs took him below at once
and they pledged eacA others health
We'll. III be keel-haGied and skuIl-
dragged = said Captain Scrsggs. pro
d1c1ng Q box Of two-for-a-quarter
cigars and handing Il TO Mr.. Gibney.
-GSo. ny dear boy. wherever have you
teen these last three yearsY
-EEery~bere.- replied Mr.. Gibney.
! hare been all over. mostly In Pana-
Ia tDd the Gold coast For two years
Fre bcss navigstn' officer on the Co
i0zh4H1 gunboat Bogota. When I was
q yOzng feller did a hitch In the navy
and become a frsf-class gunner, ana
then ! went to sea In the merchant ma
rine. and got my mates license. and
when i flashed my credentials on the
president Of the United States OF Co
lombia he give me job ct dos cieutt
pesos orc" per. That's Spanish for
two hundred bucks gold a month. I've
been through two wars and I got a
medal for sinkin' a fshIn' smack. 4
talk Spanish just Ike a native. / don't
drink no more 10 speak Of. and I've
been savin' my money. Some dsy
when get the price together In roin'
back to San Francisco, buy me q sice
little schooner. and 20 tradIn' 10 the
South seas How they been conasn'
with you. Scraggsy, old kiddor.
Lovely" replied Scraggs -Juu
simply grand III pull ten thousand
out Of this job
Mr.. Gibney whistled shriny through
his teeth
That's the ticket for SOUP" he said
admlringly. y tell you, Scragss. this
soldier OF fortune business may be all |
night. but II don't amount to much |
compared TO being a sailor Of fortune.
eh. Scrsggsyl Just as soon as heard
here Was q revolution In Mexico l quit
ny 5oo In the Colombian navy and /
norne north for the pickin's.
No. amt been In their rotten little
army Dye think want to
20 around KILN peoplef There
lint no pleasure gettin' killed In the
mere shank OF q bright and prosper.
'us ife dead hero don't
gather no moss. Scraggsy. Reads all
night In books. but II don't appeal
lone 10 me- I'm for peace every time
70 right away as soca as I heard Of
he trouble. says I to myself: Things
las been pretty quiet in Mexico for
Senty years, and they're due to shift
hings around pretty much. What
hem poems need is q man with an
maginatieo to help EN- out, ana n
hey've 30, the money, AdeIbert p. Gib-
'ey can supply the brains So comes
'orth TO Los Angeles, shows the In
urrecto tunts my medal and my hon.
'rable discharges from every ship I'd
yer been in. includin' the gunboat Bo-
'ota. and l talked big and swelled
round and told EN- to run In so,ps
rms and set busy. framed II all mn
or this nlibuster trip you're sn
'craggsy. only I never did hear that
hey'd picked on you. I told that cof
ee-colored rat Of q Lopez man n
unit up Scab Johnny and he'd set him
'eht. but IL anybody had told me Won
ad the nerve to run the Maggie In On
Ills deal. Scraggsy. I'd A-callcd him q
ar. Scraggs. you're mucho-bueno-
iaf Is. you're all right. I'm 20 useS
taikin' Spanish l. forget myself
I'LL. there's one end Of this little dea,
lat ! amt exactly explained 10 an