Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-02-10

sprang to the stern, and attempted, by
scullIng. to keep the sktfrs head up 10
the waves. But the weight of the
cable whirled the little craft around.
wave rolled in over her counter, and
haIl-hIled her; the succeeding wave
completed the job and rolled the skin
over and The Squarehead was forced
TO swim back to the Chesapeake. he
climbed up the Jacobs ladder 10 face
storm Of abuse from Captain ScraggS.
lhe cable was hauled back aboard
with difficulty, owing to the submerged
SKIN at the end Of it. Captain Scraggs
and The Squarehead leaned over the
theSapeake's rail and tugged furious
", when the wreck came alongside but
all OF their strength was unequal to
the task Of righting the little craft by
hauling up on the light rope attached
10 her thwa.t.
For ten dollars more each me an
Macll tail on to that rope an do our
hest TO right the skiff. After she's
righted, I'll ball her out, borrow new
oars from this here bark. an helm NelIs
row back TO the Maggie with the
cable" Mr.. Gibney volunteered. Cash
In advance, as per usual"
You're a pair OF highway robbers,
but I'll take you.' Scraggs almost
walled, and paid out the money;
whereupon Gibney and McGuffey
tailed" on to the rope and with rau-
cous cries hauled away. As q result
Of their efforts, the thwart came away
with the rope and the quartet sat down
with exceeding ubruptness on the hard
| pine deck of the Chesapeake.
u had an ldee that thwart would
pull loose" Mr.. Gibney remarked.
well, what're you goin' to do now 2"
Il amt licked yet-not by a joyful"
| Scraggs snapped. "Halvorsen, haul
| down that signal halyard from the miZ-
! zenmast, take one end of it In your
with 1t. Wen fasten heavier line
to the cable, an haul the cable aboard
! with the Maggie's winch"
You say that so nice, Scraggsy, old
hopeful, I'm tempted to think you can
whistle it. Neils, he's only askin you
to risk your life overheard for nothing.
'Tain't In the shippin' articles that a
seaman's got to do that. If he wants
swinmin' exhibition make him pay
for it-through the nose An If /
was you, I'd find out how much o this
two thousand dollars tOwage he's gon'
to distribute to his crew. Persnlly
I'd get mine In advance"
I "Adelbert p. Gibney," Captain
Scraggs Missed. There's such a thing
as driyin a man to distraction. Hal
vOrsen, are you with meT"
AYE bane-for saxty dollars. Hay
bane worth a months pay for take
dat swim"
You dirty ScOwegian migrate. Well,
you don't get no sixty dollars from me.
Bear a hand and Wen drop the ships
work boat overheard / guess you can
tow a signal halyard to the Maggie,
can't you, NeIls"
Neils cOuld--and did. Within fifteen
minutes the Maggie was fast to her
prize. Now wen cOckhll the an
Choir" quoth Captain Scraggs, so Nc
Guffey reporting sufficient steam In the
donkey to turn over the windlass, the
anchor was raised and cockbIlled, and
the Maggie hauled away on the hawser
the Instant Captain Scraggs signaled
his new navigating officer that the
hook was free OF the bottom.
1.-THE old girl don't seem to be max
in Roadway in the right direction" Nc
Guffey remarked paintively, after the
Maggie had strained at the hawser for
five minutes. Mr.. Gibney, standing
by with hammer in his hand nodded
affirmatively, while the skipper of the
Chesapeake, whom Mr.. Gibney had had
the forethought 10 carry out OH deck
to watch the operation, glanced appre-
hensively ashore. Scraggs measured
the distance with his eye to the near
est fringe OF surf and 1t was plain that
he was worried.
Captain Scraggs," the skipper Of
the Chesapeake called feebly. Mr..
Gibney is right. That craft Of yours
Is unable TO tow my ship against this
wind. You're losing ground, inch by
inch. and it will be only a matter Of
an hour or two, III y0u hang on to me,
before I'll be in the breakers and d
total loss. You'fl have = get sail OF
her or let go the anchor until tug
arrives"
II don't know a thing about a sallin'
ship" Scraggs quayered.
81 know it ALL" Mr.. Gibney cut in,
"but there amt money enough in the
world to induce me to exercise That
knowledge 10 your profit" He turned
to the master Of the Chesapeake. For
one hundred dollars each, McGuffey
an / will sail her In for you, sir"
'T'n not take the risk, Mr.. Gibney
Captain Scraggs, II you win follow my
instructions wen get some sail on the
Chesapeake. Take those lines through
the leading blocks to the winch"
The engineer Of the Maggie came up
on deck and waved his arms wildly.
Lego" he bawled. I've blown out
two tubes. TIN be all I can do to get