Williams news., 1922-05-19

Like playin' post-ofice." was Me Guffey'S comment.
 The commodore smiled. "I thought you boys would see it that way. Now tomorrow I'm going ashore to buy three divin' outfits and lay in a big stock of provisions for the voyage. In the meantime, while the carpenters are gettfn' the ship into shape, we'll leave the first mate in charge while we go ashore and have a good time. I've seen worse places than Panama
 As a result of this conference Mir. Gibney's suggestions were acted up- on, and they contrived to make their brief stay in Panama very agreeable. They inspected tlIe work on the canal marveled at the stupendous engineer ing in the Culebra Cut, drank a little, gambIed a little. McGuffey whipped a bartender. He was ordered arrested, and six spiggOty little policemen, sent to arrest him, were also thrashed. The reserves were called out and a riot ensued. MT. Gibney, following the motto of the syndicate, l. e.,
 All for one and one for all
 United we stand. divided we fall. mixed in the conflict and presently found himself in durance vile. Cap tain Scraggs, luckily, forgot the mot to and escaped, but inasmuch as he Was on hand next morning to pay a fine of thirty pesos levied against each of the culprits, he was instantly for given. MT. Gibney vowed that If Q United States cruiser didn't happen to be lying in the roadstead. he would have shelled the town in retaliation.
 But eventually the days passed, and the Maggie II, we'll found and ready for sea, shook out her sails to a fair breeze and sailed away for Kandavu. She kept we'll to the southwest until she struck the southeast trades, when she swung around on her course, head ed straight for her destination. It was a pleasant voyage, devoid of in cident, and the health of all hands was excellent. MT. Gibney took daily observations, and was particular to make daily entries in his log when he, Scraggs, and McGuffey were not playing cribbage. a game of which all three were paSSfonately fond.
 On the afternoon of the twenty-ninth day after leaving Panama the lookout reported land. Through his glasses MT. Gibney made out a cluster of tall palms at the southerly end of the is-
 
 on her course he could discern the white breakers foaming over the reefs that guarded the entrance to the har- bor.
 That's Kandavu, all right" an- nounced the commodore 'I was there in 'S9 with Bill McGinty in the schoon- CT Dashin Wave. There's the entrance to the harbor, with the Esk reefs to the north and the Pearl reefs to the south. The channels very narrow not more than three cables, if it's that but there's plenty of water and a good muddy bottom that'll hold. Me Guffey, lad, better run below and tune up your engines. It's too dangerous a passage on an ebb-tide for sailin' vessel, so we'll run in under the pow CT. Scraggsy, stand by and when l give the word have your crew shorten sail"
 streak opened up in the wake of the schooner, announcing that McGuffeys engines were doing duty, and a nice breeze springing up two points aft the beam, the Maggie heeled over and fairly flew through the water MT. Gib- ney smiled an ecstatic smile as he took the wheel and guided the schoon- CT through the channel. He rounded her up in twelve fathoms, and within was clewed down hard and fast. The sun was setting as they dropped an- chor, and MT. Gibney had lanterns