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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH. UTAH notes fishes. Author of The qREEH PEA - . GIANTS, Etc. bad a monkey wrench in one hand and a greasy rag In the other. Mr. Gibney turned and looked at the mail? ; McGuffey, for a thousand ! be bellowed, and ran forward with outstretched hand. Captain Scraggs was at Gibneys heels, and between them they came very nearly dislocating Bartholomew McGuffeys arm. McGuffey, my dear boy, said Captain Scraggs, Whatever are you on this heathen battleshlpT Me ! ejaculated Mr. McGuffey, with e his deliberation. Why, Tm McGUFFEY. R Bynopsla. Captain Phlneas P. Scraggs has grown up around th docks o( San Fiancisco, and from mea hoy on a river steamer, risen to the ownership of the steamer Since each annual InMaggie. spection promised to be the last of the old weatherbeaten vessel, Scraggs naturally has some dlffl- -' culty In securing a crew. When the story opens, Adelbert P. likable, but erratic,' a, man whom nobody but Scraggs would hire, is the skipper, Nells Halvor-sea solemn Swede, constitutes the forecastle hands, and Bart a wastrel of the Gibney type, reigns In the engine room. With this motley crew and his an- -. dent vessel. Captain Scraggs is In engaged freighting garden truck from Halfmoon bay to San f Francisco. The Inevitable happens; -the Haggle goes ashore In a 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. Two tugs suoceed in pulling the Maggie Into deep water, and she slips her tow lines and gets away In the fog. Furious at the deception practiced on them. Captains Hicks and Flaherty, commanding the two 'tugboats, ascertain the identity of the Tankee Prlnoe" and, fearing ridicule should the facts become known along the wa- -. ter front, determine on personal vengeanoe. 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 fulfill his promises and Gibney and strike. McGuffey With marvelous luck- ,- Scraggs ships a fresh orew. At the end of a few days of wild conviviality Gibney and McGuffey are stranded and seek their old positions on the Maggie. They are hostllely received, but remain. On their way to San Francisco they sigh a derelict and Gibney and McGuffey swim to it The derelict proves to be the Chesapeake, richly laden. Its entire crew stricken with scurvy. Scraggs attempts to tow her In, but the Maggie Is unequal to the task and and McGuffey, alone, sail the ship to San Francisco, their salvage money amounting to 11.000 apiece. His crew having deserted him. Captain Scraggs Induces them to return. At an "old horse sale the three purchase two mysterious boxes which tjiey believe to contain smuggled "Oriental goods. They find. Instead, two dead Chinamen. Scraggs seeks to "double cross his two associates, but Mr. Gibney outwits him and makes a financial settlement satisfactory with the Chinese company to whom the bodies have been consigned, leaving Scraggs out In the cold. Gibney resents McGuffeys action In lending money to Scraggs without consulting him, and after a terrific wordy combat the three separate, McGuffey becoming as- slstant engineer on an oil tanker, Gibney disappearing, and Scraggs, forced to lay up the Maggie, takes a subordinate position on a ferry steamer. . Senor Lopez, Mexican revolutionist, makes Scraggs a generous offer for transportation of munitions to Lower California. Scraggs accepts, and the old Maggie is once more put Into commission. Arriving at his destlfiatlon, Scraggs finds his old companion, Mr. Gibney, la the consignee. Time having softened animosities, the reunion Is Joyful. Gibney plans to steal tbe ammunition and convey It to revolutionists In Colombia. On the way they axe attacked by a Mexican gunboat and a terrific combat ensues. . j Glb-ne- y, n, IX Continued. 10 As the first muzzle burst raked the Mexican Captain Scraggs saw that most of the terrible blast of lead had gone too high. Nevertheless, It was effective, for to a man the crews of deserted their posts the end tumbled below; seeing which the irfdividual In command lost his nerve. He was satisfied now that the infernal Maggie purposed ramming him ; he had marveled that the filibuster should ase shrapnel, after she had ranged with shell (he did not know It was percussion shrapnel) and In sudden panic he decided that' the Maggie, mortally wounded, purposed getting dose If enough to sink him with shell-fir- e the failed to ram him ; whereupon the fellow streak came through and he waved his arms frantically above his . In token of surrender. down her rag Be merciful, Gib. Scraggs. Theres men dyln on that boat. Lay alongside that craft, Mr. Glb-ae- y shouted to the helmsman, Th Shes hauled ihrieked ichooner had hove! to and, when the Maggie also hove to some thirty yards ;o windward of her Mr. Gibney informed the Mexican, in atrocious Span- tsh well mixed with English, that If ;he latter so much as lifted his little Unger he might expect to be sunk like t dog. "Down below, everybody but Tjhe helmsman, or Til sweep your Jecks with another muzzle burst," he - thundered. , The Mexican - ; - . ln single-hande- er Des-cans- CHAPTER lead p, along-slde.an- "j 11 the chief engineer of this craft I had a good Job, too, but I guess its all off now, and the Mexican governmentll fire me. Say, who chucked that buckshot down Into my engine room?" Admiral Gibney did It" Bald d The old Maggies Scraggs. me and Gibs filibusters. Bear a hand, Mac, and help us clap the hatches on our prisoners. Thank God," said Mr. Gibney piously.-I didnt kill you. Gome to look Into the matter, I didnt kill anybody, though I see half a dozen Mexicans around decks more or less cut up. Where you been all these years, Mac 7 I been chief engineer in the Mexican navy," replied McGuffey. "Have you captured us In the name of the United States or what 7" Weve captured you In the name of Adelbert P. Gibney," was the reply. I been huntin all my life for a Bhlp of my own, and now Ive got her. Lord, Mac, shes a beauty, aint she? All hardwood finish, teak rail, well found, and Just, the ticket for the Island trade. Well, well, well! Im Captain Gibney at last. Where do I come in, Gib?" asked Captain Scraggs modestly. . Well, seeln as the Maggie has two holes through her hull below the waterline, and is generally nicked to pieces, you might quit askin questions and get hack aboard and put the pumps on her. Youre lucky If she o dont sink on you before we get to dont she worry. If sinks, bay. Ill give you a Job as my first mate. Mac, youre my engineer, but not at no fancy e Mexican price. Ill pay you the union-scaland not a1 blasted cent more or less. Is that fair? McGuffey said It was, and went below to tune up his engine. Mr, Gibney took the wheel of the gunboat, and sent Captain Scraggs back aboard the Maggie, and In a few minutes both vessels were bowling along toward Descanso bay. They were off the bay at midnight, and while with Mr. Gibney In command of the federal gunboat Captain Scraggs had nothing to fear, the rapid rise of water 'In the hold of the Maggie was sadly disconcerting. About daylight he made up his mind that she would sink within two hours, and without pausing to whine over bis predicament, he promptly beached her. She drove far up the beach, with the slack .water breaking around her scarred stern, and when the tide ebbed she lay high and dry. And the rebel soldiers came trooping , down from the Megano rancho and falling upon her carcass like so many ants, quickly distributed her cargo amongst them, and disap- peered. Captain Scraggs sent his crew out aboard the captured gunboat to assist Mr Gibney In rowing his prisoners ashore, and when finally he stood alone beside the wreck of the brave old Maggie, piled up at last In the port of missing ships, something snapped within his breast and the big tears rolled In quick succession down his - cheeks. d Tbe old hulk looked peculiarly pathetic as she lay there, listed over on her beam ends. She had served him well, but she had finished her last voyage, and with some vague Idea of saving her old bones from vandal hands, Captain Scraggs, sobbing audibly, scattered the contents of half a dozen cans of kerosene over her decks and in the cabin, lighted fires In three different sections of the wreck, and left her to the consuming flames. Half an hour later he stood on the battered decks of the gunboat beside Gibney and McGuffey and watched the dense clouds of smoke that heralded the passing of the Mag- t en-U- . Its points Phlneas Scraggs secretary of ti)ftjApdicate, to keep a record of this arnMdl future meetins of the board. I tcfll now entertain propositions of anjYand all' natures, and I invite the members of the board to knock the stopper out of their Jaw tackle and . go to It I move," said Captain Scraggs, that B. McGuffey, Esquire, be, and he is hereby appointed, chief engineer of the Maggie II at a salary not to exceed the wage schedule of the Marine Engineers' Association of the Pacific coast, and that he be voted a Interest In the vessel and all subsequent profits. Second the motion, said Mr. Gibney; and not to hamper the business of the meetin, well Just consider that motion carried unanimous. B. McGuffey, Esquire, rose, bowed bis thanks, and sat down again, apparently very much confused. It was evident that he had something to say, but was having difficulty framing his thoughts In parliamentary language. Heave away, Mac, said Mr. Gib- Now that hes gone an done ney. It, I say hes entitled to It But the fact of the whole thing is, Gibs the natural leader of the expedition or whatever Its goln to he, and he cant have hls peace of mind wrecked and Shell Be Known as Maggie II, Out of Respect for the Old Girl Thats his plans disturbed sailors Bumin Up There on the Beach. around the deck of the Maggie IL up also. From the main topmast of Gib Is sorter what the feller calls the Maggie II floated a long blue the power behind the throne. Hes burgee, with white lettering on It, and too big a Agger for the grade of capas It whipped out Into the breeze the tain. , Therefore, I move you, gentleold familiar name stood out against men,' that Adelbert P. Gibney be, and is hereby nominated and appointed to the noonday nun. Good old dishcloth murmured Mr. the grade of commodore, in full command" and supervision of all of the She, never cornea down. Gibney. The Vlaggle forever I shrieked property of the syndicate. And I also move that Phlneas Scraggs be apScraggs. "Hooray H b9knred McGuffey. An pointed chief navigatin officer of'thls now, Scraggsy, if youve got all the packet, to retain hls title of captain, enthusiasm out of your blood, kick In and to be obeyed and respected as with a hundred an fifty dollars an such by mery man aboard wltii the Interest to date. An dont tell me that ! exception of me and Gib. Tbe nrea- - SPECIAL BUSH SERVICE ucurtd If yoe Motion this paper when writinr firms below. -- You Are In big demand. can turn them into cash ten times quicker by shipping to R. C. ELLIOTT & CO. 40 No. 3rd West Write today for tags and information WOO'D STAVE m Ijfmforraatibn writ (blMKHBli n BUSINESS COLLEGES L. D. 6. BU8INE8S COLLEGE. of Efficiency. All commercial branches. Catalog free. 60 N. 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Dook me Pm honored by the handshake. ' Now regarding that crew you brought down from San Francisco on (he old Mag gle, Scraggs, theyre a likely lot and will come in handy If times is as lively In Colombia as I figger they will be when we arrive there. Captain Scraggs, you will have your mate pipe the crew to muster and ascertain theli feelins on the subject of takin chance with Commodore Gibney. II .they object to goln further, well land em In Panama an pay em off. ai agreed. If they feel like followin the Jolly Boger well give em the coasl seamans scale for a deep-watcruise and a five per cent bonus in case we turn a big trick." Captain Scraggs went at once on deck. Ten minutes later he returned to report that the mate and the font seamen elected to stick by the ship Bully boys, said the commodore bully boys. I like that mate. Hes a smart man and handles a gun well ." Cast off your lines, McGuffey," chirped Scraggs. Thus encouraged, McGuffey rose, bowed hls thanks once more, moistened his lamyx with a gulp of the punch, and spoke: Feller members and brothers of tire syndicate: In the management of the deck department of this new craft of ourn, my previous knowledge of the worthy president and the unworthy secretary leads me to believe that theres goln to be trouble. A ship divided agin herself must surely go on her beam ends. Now, Scraggsy here has been master so long that the Juice of authority has sorter soaked into hls marrer bones. For twenty years Its been 'Howdy do. Captain Have a drink, Captain Scraggs, Scraggs. CaptaIn Scraggs this an' Captain Scraggs that I dont mean no offense, gentlemen, when I state that you cant teach an old dog new tricks. No man thats ever been a master makes a good mate. On the other hand, I realize that Gib here has been and all hls life to get a ship of hls own an have folks call him Captain Gib- gie. She was a good old hulk, said And now, as the speMr. Gibney. cial envoy of the Liberal army of Mexico; heres a draft on Los Angeles for five thousand bucks, Scraggsy, which constitutes the balance due you ou this here filibuster trip. Of course, I neednt remind you, Scraggsy, that youd never have earned this money if It hadnt been for Adelbert P. Gibney workln his imagination overtime. Ive made you a chunk of money, and while I couldnt save your ship, 1 did save your life. As a reward for all this, I dont claim one cent of the money, due you, as I could If I wanted to be rotten mean. Pm goln to keep this fine little power schooner for my share of the loot Shes nicked up some, but that only bears evidence to what a bully good shot I am, and It wout take much to fix her up all ship- "Well, Scraggsy, old hunks, this is pleasant, aint It?" said Mr. Gibney, and spat on the deck of the Maggie IL Blght-o- , replied Captain Scraggs cheerily, though when I was a young feller and first went to sea, It wasnt considered no pleasantry to spit on a nice clean deck. You might cut that out, Gib. Its vulgar." - Passln over the fact, Scraggs, that you'alnt got no call to Jerk me up on sea ettycat, more particular since Tm the master and managin owner of this, here schooner, Tm free to confess, Scraggsy, that your observation does you credit I Just did that to see if you was goln to take as big an Interest In the new Maggie as you did In the old Maggie, and the fact that you objett to me expectoratin on the deck proves to me that youre leavin behind you all them bay scow tendencies of tbe green-pe- a trade. It leads me to believe that youll rise to high rank and distinction In the Colombian navy. Your fin, Scraggsy. Expectoratin on the decks Is barred, and the Maggie H goes under navy discipline from now on. Am I right?" "Bight as a right whale," said Captain Scraggs. And now that youve given that old mate of mine the course, end weve temporarily plugged up the holes In this here Mexican gunboat, and everything points to a safe and profitable voyage from now on, suppose you delegate me as a committee of one to brew a scuttle of grog, after which the syndicate holds a mettln and lays out a course for Its future conduct. Theres a few questions of rank and privileges that ought to be settled once and for all, so there cant be no , The point Is well taken and It Is sft ordered," said Mr. Gibney, who had Mice held office in Harbor 15, Master and Pilots Association of America, and knew a fragment or two of parliamentary law. Bustle up the grog, call McGuffey up out of the engine room, and well hold the meetin." , Twenty minutes later Scraggs came on deck to announce the successful concoction of a kettle of whisky punch ; whereupon the three adventurers went below and sat down at the cabin table for a conference. I move that Gib be appointed presisaid Captain dent of the syndicate, Scraggs. Second the motion," rumbled McGuffey. The motions carried, sold Mr. Gto-neand banged the table with his horfljr fist. The meetin will please come to order. The chair hereby apcome-back- mate'll do die uaviba.u. Mbits Scraggsys teamin' the deep Second the. motion, said Capu.lt Scraggs briskly. McGuffey, jour air gument does yon a heap of credit fei. t Its its X. ney. sun-tanne- obeyed and Captain Scrafegs went up In the .pilot house and laid the terribly - battered Maggie ilongslde the schooner. The instant he touched, Mr. Glbnfey sprang (board, quickly followed by Captain Scraggs, who had "relinquished the elm to his first mate. Usin high bursts Suddenly Captain Scraggs shouted, shape again. destructive. All love aint the of Lord, very the shrapnel for Gib. Look, look! and pointed with his finger. At them bumps an scratches c$n be planed down. . But well have to do tbe bead of the little some mendin on her canvas Pll toll leading down Into the Shes called the Botha room a man was standing. He Iron-Tail- but Tm going to run her to Panama and change her name. SheU be known as Mangle XI, out of respect for the old girl thats buraln up there, on the beach. Captain Scraggs was so touched at this delicate little tribute that he turned awav and burst into tears. Aw, shut up, Scraggsy, old hunks," You said McGuffey consolingly, aint got nothin to cry about Youre a rich man. Look at me. I atat am I? And I dont get so much os a bean out of this mix-uall on account of me bein tied up with a lot of hounds that quits flght-l-n before theyre half licked. Thats so, said Captain Scraggs, wiping his eyes with bis grimy fists. I declare youre out In the cold, McGuffey, and It aint right Gib, my boy, us three has had some stlrrln times together and weve, had onr difto think ferences, but I aint of them past griefs. The sight o you, meetla and annihilatin the pride of the Mexican navy, calm in th moment o despair, generous In victory and delicate as blazes to fallen shipmate, goln to work an namin your vessel after him that way, Is somethin that wipes away all sor-rand welds a friendship thats bound to endoor till death us do part. If McGuffeyd been on our Bide, we know from past performances that hed a fit like a tiger, wouldnt you, Mac?" (Here Mr. McGuffey coughed slightly, as much as to say that he would have fought like ten tigers had be only been given the opportunity.) Captain Scraggs continued : I should say that a fair valuation' of this schooner as she stands Is ten thousand dollars. That belongs to Gib. Now Im willin to chuck five thousand dollars Into the deal, well form a close corporation and as a compliment to McGuffey, elect him chief engineer In his own ship and give him, say, a quarter Interest In our layout,- - as a little testimonial to an old friend, tried and true. said Mr. Gibney, your Scraggsy, fin. Weve fought, but well let that go. We wipe the slate clean and start In all over again on the Maggie II, and Im free to state, without fearjof contradiction, that in the last embrog-ll- o you showed up like four aces and a king, with the fen tire compaJy stand-i- n pat ' Scraggsy, youre a hero, and what you propose proves that youre considerable of a singed cat betterin you look. Well go freebootin down on the Gold coast Theres war, red war, breakin loose down there, and well shy in our horseshoe with the strongest side and pry loose a fortune Tm for a life of wild adsomewhere. venture, and now that weve got the ship and the funds and the crew, lets go to It. Theres a deal of fine liquor in the wardroom, and I suggest that we nominate Phlneas Scraggs, late master of the battleship Maggie, now second in command of the Maggie H, to brew a kettle o hot grog to celebrate our victory. Mac Scraggsy your fins.- - Tm proud of you both. . Shake." They shook and as Captain Gibneys eye wandered aloft. First Mate Scraggs and Chief Engineer McGuffey looked Maria, old-tim- GUP-ne- ' CHAPTER MAN, 7 CBprrigfct.fcTPntcB.KyM feed you to tile Captain Scraggs looked crestfallen, but produced the money. " "THE VALLEY of the By PETER B. KYNE Ill , "WEBSTER-MA- NS PIRATES - outlawed, or BEAUTY PARLORS CURLS, SWITCHES. Transformations from ?1.98 up. Only human hair used. Fast prepaid mail service. Walkers (Dept.) Beauty Parlor. and Brothers of the dicate," He Began. "Gentlemen Syn- I should hesitate to take advantage of my prerogative as commodore to Interfere with the normal work-in- s of the deck department, I trust that on this special occasion our esteemed navigatin officer, Captain Scraggs, will not consider it' beneath his dignity or an attack on his office if I suggest to 'him that he brew another kettle of grog for the crew. Second the motion, replied Mc- DEPARTMENT STORES SEND TO WALKERS, SALT LAKE CITY, for Utah, anything you cannot get in your home stores. While Commercial inquiries answered and information gladiy furnished without cost. Address any Aim above. Chinese Villages cf 100, C'OO The distrubution of the population of China la a curious thing to contemA hundred thousand people plate. may be gathered together within what might rightly be regarded as city Guffey. limits, but on they map their city will Carried," said Scraggs, 'and pro- be indicated as a mere village that is ceeded to heat some water. not worth considering. Moreover, Anything further? stated the pres- they will not have establshed a single ident feature of city organization. Villages How about uniforms? This from of 100,000 inhabitants are rather diffiScraggs. Captain Well leave that to Gib," suggested cult to visualize, but they exist In Hes been in the Colombi- China. Eleanor Franklin Egan In tbs McGuffey. . an navy and hell know Just what to Saturday Evening Post. . get us." Well, theres another thing thats Poetry and Reality. got to be settled, continued Captain It Is one of the misfortunes of If Pm to be navigatin off- progress that the tomb of Lalla Scraggs. icer on the flagship of a furrin fleet, Rookh is not In Kashmir vale by the strike me pink If Ill do more cookin crystal pools of Shalhnar, but close move the t galley. Its degradin. I railroads-th- at that we engage some enterpriser Ori- to one of the rumbling little aye modernizing Hindustan. Of ental for that Job. said Mr. Gibney. Carried, "Any course, the daughter of Aurangzeb does not lie there, but It Is no poetical further business? location for even a legendary tomb Once more McGuffey stood up. Gentlemen and brothers of the syndicate, of such a heroine. New Kork Evehe began, Im satisfied that the back-bitining Post the scrappln, the petty jealousies and general cussedness that Tangled in Hls Adjectives. characterized our lives on the old At the close of a suburbaft political Maggie will not be duplicated on the the other evening the cusmeeting IL Them vicious is gone Maggie days votes of thanks were being givtomary an on now from the forever, I hope, en, when one of the speakers electrified motto of us three should be; the gathering by asking those present All for one and one for all to acord a hearty vote of thanks to United we stand, divided wo fall." in Mr. X for the able manner This earnest little speech, which which he has discharged the erroneous came straight from the honest McGuf-fey'- s duties of chairman of this meeting. heart, brought thes tears to the commodores eyes. Under the inspiration of McGuffeys unselfish words the History of the Banjo, glasses were refilled and all three England obtained the banjo from It was brought to this pledged their friendship anew. As for America. Captain Scraggs, he was naturally of country by the negro slaves. The Idea a cold and selfish disposition, and Mc- originated In India. Guffeys toast appealed more to his brain than to his heart. Had he known Kind of Kind. what was to happen to him in the Scot Old Dinna cry, my wee days to come and what that simple little motto was to mean in his par- laddie! If ye dinna find yer penny ticular case, It Is doubtful if he would afore dark, heres a match! Way. have tossed off hls liquor as gaily as side Tales. he did. The Maggie the South hu, (TVV SI calls for BE CONTINUED.) Has One Good Point. Do you find any merit Scribblers Editor Well, It Isn't In my poem? very long." 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