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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH, UTAH at the same time there aint a coward- his hull carcass. I aint forgot how he stood to the guns that day off tlie Coronados when we was attacked by the Mexicans. Slake the feller, Gib, advised McGuffey. and wiped away a vagrant lear. lie was quite overcome at his own generosity and the manner in which it had touched the hard heart of tlie iniquitous mate. Mr. Gibney laid five bills in the mates pnlm. Good-bhe said gently, an see if you cant be as much of a man an as good a sport hereafter as them jop've wronged an whos forgive you fully and freely. One by one the three freebooters of the green-pe- a trade pumped the stricken rnntes hand, tossed him a scrap of advice, and went overside into the small boat which was to take them ashore. It was a solemn parting and Mr. Gibney and McGuffey were snuffling audibly. The next day, as the Hllonian steamed out of the harbor, bearing the syndicate back to San Francisco, they looked across at the little Maggie II for the last time, and observed that the mate was on deck, superintending three Kanaka sailors who were hoisting supplies aboard from a buraboat. Commodore Gibney bade his first command a misty farewell. Good-by- , little ship, he yelled and waved his hand. Gawd I You was a witch in a light wind. Seven days after leaving Honolulu, the Hilonian steamed into SanHran-ciscbay. The syndicate could not wait until she had tied up at her dock, and the minute the steamer had passed quarantine Mr. Gibney bailed a passing launch. Bag and baggage the happy quartette descended to the launch and landed at Meiggs wharf. Mr. Gibney stepped into the v'harftn-ger- s office and requested permission to use the telephone. Whats up, Gib? demanded Captain Scraggs. I want to 'phone for a automobile to come down an snake us up town in style. This syndicate aint to come rampin hom& to Gawds country lookin like a lot o Eyetaiinn peddlers. Were goin to the best hotel an weie goin in style. With the assistance of the wharfinger an automobile was Summoned, and in due course the members of the syndicate found themselves ensconced in a fashionable suite in San Franciscos ly n bone-i- y, HE VALLEY of fy GIANTS, Etc. r- CHAPTER XIV Continued. 15 By the tall o' the Great Sacred Bull, chattered Scraggs. Gib's right. McGuffey was plainly disappointed. I hadnt thought o that at all Gib. I been cherisliin the thought o lammln the whey outn that mate, but if you say so Ill give up the idee. But if bungin the Maggie II into home waters is invitin death, what in blue binzesre we goin to do with her? Mr. Gibney smiled an arch, cunning smile. Well give her to that mur- derin mate, free gratis." Captain Scraggs bounded out of his chair, struck the hot deck with his tare feet,, cursed, and hopped back Into tlie chair again: McGuffey stared Gib, my dear boy," Incredulously. quavered Scraggs, say that agin. yes, continued the commodore placidly, well just get shet o her peaceable like by givin her to tills mate. Dont forget, Scraggsy, old that this mates been passin himself off for you in Honolulu, an if there's ever an investigation, the trail leads to the Maggie II. This mates admitted being Captain Scraggs, an' if hes found with the schooner in his possession itll take a heap o evidence for him to prove thnt he aint Captain Scraggs. Well just keep this here mate In the 'brig while were disposing of our black coral, pearl, shell and copra in Honolulu, an then, when weve cleaned up, an got our passages booked for San Francisco " But who says were goin back to San Francisco? cut in McGuffey. Why, where else would men with money in their pockets head for, you piece of ignorance? Aint you had enough adventure to do you a demanded Captain Scraggs. spell? Me an Gibs for goin back to San Francisco, so shut up. If you got any objection, youre outvoted two to one in the syndicate. McGuffey subsided, growling, and Mr. Gibney continued : v When were ready to leave Honolulu, well bring this mate on deck, make him a kind Christian talk an give him the Maggie II with the compliments o the syndicate. Hell think our sufferins on that island has touched us with religion an hell be so tickled hell keep his mouth shut. Then, with all three of us safe ah out o the mess, an the evidence off our hands, well clear out for Gawds country an look around for some sort of a profitable investment. Shes a The commodore sighed. love of a boat an It breaks my heart to give up the only command Ive ever had, but the fact Is, Mac, her possession by us is dangerous, an we dont need her, an we cant sell her because her records got blurs on It. We cant convey a clean an satisfactory title. Anyhow, she didnt cost ua a cent an there aint no real financial loss If we give her to this mate. Hed be glad to get her if she had yellow jack nboard, sn If hes caught with her hell have When youre la do the explainin. caught with the goods in your possession. Mac, It makes the explainin nil ttje harder. Besides, were three to one, an If It comes to a show-dowlater we can outswear the mate. Captain Scraggs picked his snaggle teeth with the little blade of his jack knife and cngltnted a minute. Well, he announced presently, far he it from me to fly In the face o a IYe made a heap o felon's death. money, follerln Gibs advice, an bust my bob stay if I dont stay put on this. Gib. its your lead. Well, Ill follow suit. Gibs got all the trumps, acquiesced the engineer. "We got plenty o dough an no board hills cornin due, so well loaf alongshore until Gib digs up somethin' tar-po- t, n good How about Nells? queried Captain Do we continue to let that Scraggs. ev 1ekhnnd In on our fortunes? It Neils Halvorsen had asked you tlui question when he come to rescue o thirst you the day you lay er. that desert island, wouldnt you huso sold yes? Wre pop." 'Then dont ask no questions thats uriTiioly of you, said Mr. Gibney se1 dont want to see none o verely tber pea trade ethics croppin' op la you Scraggsy. If it wasnt for Si. Ut tb be pickin' PECULIARITY OF WOOD PETER RHYNE. our bones now. Neils Harvorsen is included in this syndicate for good." Amen. This from the honest McGuffey. Meetins adjourned, said Captain Scraggs icily. Under the direction of the crafty commodore, the valuable cargo of the Maggie II was disposed of in Honolulu. During the period while tlie schooner lay at the dock discharging, Captain Scraggs and McGuffey prudently remained in the cabin with the perfidious mate, in order that, should an investigation be undertaken later by the Treasury department, no man might swear that the real Phineas Scraggs, filibuster, had been in Honolulu on a certain date. The Kanaka crew of the schooner Mr. Gibney managed to ship with an old shipmaster friend bound for New Guinea, so their testimony was out of the way for a while, at least. When the Maggie II was finally discharged and the proceeds of her rich cargo nestled, in crisp bills of large denomination, in a money belt under Mr. Gibneys armpits and next his rascally skin, he purchased tickets under assumed names for himself, Scraggs, McGuffey and nalvorsen on the liner Ililonion, due to sail at noon next day. These details attended to, the Maggie II backed away from the dock under her own power and cast anchor off the quarantine station. The mate was then brought on deck nnd made to confront the syndicate. It appears, my man," the commodore began, that you was too anxious to horn In on the profits o this expedition, so in a moment o human weakness you did your employers an evil deed. We had It all figgered out to feed you to the sharks on the way home, because dead men tell no tales, but our sufferins on that island has caused us all to look with a milder eye on mere human shortcoming. The Good Book says: Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those what trespass agin us, an I aint ashamed to admit that you owe your wicked life to the fact that Scraggsys got religion an McGuffey aint much better. But we got all the money we need an were goin to Europe to enjoy It, so before we go were goin to pass sentence upon you. It Is the verdict o' the court that we present you with the power schooner Maggie II free gratis, an that you accept the same in the same friendly sperrit in which it is tendered. Havin a schooner o your own from now on, you wont be tempted to steal one an commit wholesale murder It. Youre forgiven, man. Take the Maggie II with our blessin, organize a eompny, an. go back to Kandavu an make some money for yourself. Scraggsy, are you to prove that youve given this errin mate complete forgiveness by shakin hands with him? J forgive him freely, said Captgin Scraggs, an heres my fin on it. The unfortunate mate hung his iiead. He was much moved. You dont mean It, sir, do you? he faltered. I hope I may never see the back o my neck if I dont, replied the skipper. Surest thing you know, brother, shouted Mr. McGuffey and swatted tlie deluded mate between the shoulders. Take her with our compliments. You was a good brave mate until you went I aint forgot how you wrong. sprayed the hillsides with lead the day Gib an Scraggsy was took by them ! I aint holding cannibals. No, no grudge. Its human to commit crime. Ive committed one or two myself. Good luck to you, matey. Hope you make a barrel o money with the old girl. I Thanks, the mate mumbled. aint deservin o' this nohow, and he commenced to snivel a little. Mr. Gibney forgot that he was playing a hypocrites phrt, and his generous nature overcame him. Dog my cats, he blustered, whats the use givin him the vessel if we dont give him some spondulicks to outfit her with grub an supplies? Poor devil ! I bet he aint got a cent to bless himself with. Scraggsy, old If were goin to turn over a new leaf an' be Christians, lets sail under a full cloud o cnnvns. By Neptune, thats so, Gib. Thiy feller did us an a yfu! dirty trick, bui sir-ee- tar-po- t. MOVEMENT There is a figure which may be brought out prominently In Certain kinds of woods, mostly those of tropical origin, says the American Tills is variously Magazine. known ns roe, ribbon grain, feather grain, etc., nnd appears as narrow to bioiol. longitudinal stripes, alternating This Is due, not to I, gin and dark. illlVeretices In color, but to the win- In which the tight is reflected by tin- - different layers. For-esii- y - 5i.COPVrciGHT,BY OF o Nells Halvorsen shook his sorrel head. Be had no Ideas. B. McGuffey. Esquire, shook his head also. Captain Scraggs wanted to sing. I see its up to me to suggest somethin. Mr. Gibney smiled benignly, as g idea was the easiest if a The last thing on earth to produce. we went to before remember I thing visitin us four was bath Turkish that a fortune teller an havin our fortunes told, past, present an future, for a dollar a throw. Anybody here rememwhat his fortune was? ber 7 It appeared that no one remembered, not even Mr. Gibney. He therefore continued : The chnir will appint Mr. McGufo two fey an himself a committee to wait on one o these here clairvoyants and have their fortunes told agin. McGuffey, who was as superstitious as a negro, seconded tlie motion heartsalily and the committee forthwith lied forth to consult tlie clairvoyant. Within the hour they returned. Members o the syndicate, the commodore announced, we got an idea. Not a heluva good one, but fair to middlin. Me an Mac calls on this an Madame de the minute she gets a lamp at my mlt (it is worthy, of remark here that Mr. Gibney had a starfish tattooed on the d ship back of his left lmpd, a across his breast, and a gorgeous picture of a lady climbing a ladder adorned the inner side of his brawny right forearm. The feet of the lady in question hung down below the fringe of Mr. Gibneys short sleeve) she got My friend, youre rankup an says: in a grave mistake remainin ashore. Then she Your fortune lies at sea. threw a fit an mumbled something man that was about a goin to cross my path. I guess she must have meant Scraggsy or Neils, both bein blondes an she come out of her trance shiverin an shakin. Your fortune lies at sea, my Go forth friend, she kept on sayin. an seek it. ' " Gimme the longitude an latitude, mnam, I says, an Ill go out. Look in the shippin news in the papers tomorrower, she pipes up. Five dollars, please. You didnt give her five dollars, did you? gasped Captain Scraggs. Why, Gib, my dear boy, I thought you was sober. So I was. Then, Gib, ail I got to say Is that youre a sucker. You want tlie rest of us before you go throwin away the funds o the syndicate on ldees as such tom-foMcGuffey saw a storm gathering-oMr. Gibneys brows, and hastened to intervene. Meetins adjourned," he announced, pendin tlie issue o the papers tomorrow mornin. Scraggsy, you oughter jine the Band o Hope. Youre ugly when you got a drink in you. Neils Halvorsen interfered to beg a cigar of Mr. Gibney and the affair money-makin- light-haire- d suggested. He had a secret hankering to mess around some real engines again, and gave It as his opinion that fortune was more likely to lurk In a steamer with good solid stern-wheengines and boilers than In a battered hulk at set. Captain Scraggs agreed with him most heartily and a tie vote resulted, Mr. Gibney inclining toward the derelict. Whatre we goin to do about It, Gib? Captain Scraggs demanded. When in doubt, Scraggsy, old teapot, always play trumps. In order to make no mistake, right after breakfast you an McGuffey go down to Jackson street wharf an Interview this roan Coakley about his steamer Victor. You been goin to sea long enough to know a good hull when you see it, nn if we cant trust Mac to know a good set of Inner works wed better dissolve the syndicate. As for me an Nells, well go down to the Front an charter a tug an chase out after that there derelict before the revenue cutter gets her an blows her out o the path o commerce with a stick o dynamite. Forthwith ,Mr. Gibney and Nells, after snatching a hasty breakfast, departed for the waterfront, where they chartered a tug for three days and put to sea. At about ten oclock Captain Scraggs 'And McGuffey strolled leisurely down to Jackson street wharf to inspect the Victor. By noon they had completed a most satisfactory Inspection of the steamers hull and boilers, and bought' her in for seven thousand dollars. Captain Scraggs was delighted. He said she was worth ten thousand. Already he had decided that heavy and profitable freights awaited the syndicate along the SacrameDto river, where the farmers and orchardlsts tad been for years the victims of a monopoly and a gentlemens agreement between the two steamboat lines that plied between Sacramento, Stockton and San Francisco. , On the afternoon of the third day Mr. Gibney and Nells Halvorsen returned from sea. They were unutterfor lack ably weary and hollow-eye- d of sleep. Well, I suppose you two suckers found that derelict, challenged Mc- n passed over. At six oclock the following morning the numbers of the syndicate were awakened by a prodigious pounding at their respective doors. Answering the summons, they found Mr. Gibney in undress uniform and the morning paper clutched in his hand. Meetin o the Maggie syndicate In ny The Unfortunate Mate Hung His He Was. Much Moved. Head. most faihionable hotel. Mr. Gibney stored pearls In the hotel safe, deposited an emergency roll with the hotel clerk, and banked the balance of the company funds In the names of all four ; after which the syndicate gave itself up to n period of ' joy unconfined. At the end of a week of riot and revelry Mr. Gibney revived sufficiently to muster all lianas and lead them to a Turkish bath. Two days in the bath restored them wonderfully, and when the worthy commodore eventually got them back to the hotel he announced that henceforth the lid was on and on tight Captain Scraggs, who was hard to manage in bis cups and the most prodigal of prodigals with steam up' to a certain pressure, demurred at this. No more Scraggsy, you sky-larki- Mr. Gibney ordered. We had our good time cornin after all that weve been through, but Its time to get down to business agin. Riches has w'ings, 'Scraggsy, old salamander, an even If we are ashore, Im still the commodore. Now, set around an well hold a meetin. He banged the chiffonier with his Meetin o the Maggie syngreat fist. old cut-u- Meetinl! dicate," he announced. come to order. The first business before the meetin Is n call for volunidee teers to furnish a moasy-maklfor the syndicate." n FLYING-FISHE- S Some highly interesting observations ward, the outer part at a higher level have been made by than the base, in on flying-fishe- s flight, Dr. E. H. Hankin In the Arabian sea. wlille both show n downward inclinain still weather the length of a glide tion in flight at high speed. Sden was about a meter, with considerable title American. lateral instability ; In a light wind Eliminate the Crude. this was increased to from 200 to 400 There are not many houses that do meters. A resemblance betw'een the wing action of soaring vultures and not shelter at least one hideous piece the fin action of the fishes was marked. of furniture. This may be a chair with In both, tlie wing or fin is inclined up Intricate legs or with absurdly carved slow-spee- d room, he bawled. Ive found New York Man Takes Purchase Home and Nfext Morning Takes the Count. New York. Is Pigs pigs. Ellis Parker Butler said they is, and If you dont believe him ask Irwin Moscowltz. He knows. Mr. Moscowltz for the first time In his life became the proud possessor of a pig In Connecticut, as he was motoring down from Bridgeport to his little gray home In the Bronx. He was nearing the state line when out from the shadows, into the stare light, stepped a large, negro, rawboned and rangy. He raised his hand In a gesture that Mr. interpreted as a signal to stop. Mr. Moscowltz stopped. , Mr. Moscowltz did not particularly want to stop. There were a thousand other things that Mr. Moscowltz would eight-octav- Mos-cowi- tz Guffey. Found her an got a line Yep. aboard an towed her in, an it was a tough job. Shes layln over on the Berkeley tide flats, an at lowtide tomorrow well go over an find out wliat weve got. Dont .even know her Shes practically subname yet. merged. I think you was awful foolish, Gib, buyin a pig In a poke that way. I dont believe In goin In blind. Me Maes bought a real ship. We own' the Victor. Im dead on my feet, growled the commodore, nnd jumping Into bed he refused to discuss the matter further and was sound asleep in a jiffy. Mr. Gibney was up bright and early and aroused the syndicate to faction. The tide would be at Its lowest ebb and the commodore at nine thirty-on- e figured that his fortune would be lying well exposed on the Berkeley tide flats. He engaged a diver and a small gasoline launch, and after an early breakfast In a cbopbonse on the they started for the wreck. They were within half a mile of It, heading right Into the eye of the wind, when Captain Scraggs and McGuffey stood erect in the launch simultaneously and sniffed like a pair of well, an ro n e TEN IN BATHTUB V our fortune." The meeting came to order without the- - formality of dressing, and the sqa dogs. Dead whale," suggested McGuffey. commodore, spreading the paper on I hope It aint Gibs fortune, realoud: his knee, read plied Scraggs drily. FOR SALE CHEAP - Shut up, bellowed Mr. Gibney. He was lilmself by this time, for The stern-whesteamer Victor, as thesniffing launch swiftly appronched the well found, staunch and newly painted. derelict the unpleasant odor became Boilers and engines in excellent shape. more pronounced. Vessel must be sold to close out an Betcher that schooner was in colestate. Address John Coakley, Jack-so- lisionwith a steamer," Captain Street wharf. She was cut announced. Scraggs How dye know shes a fortune, down right through the focastle with Gib? McGuffey demanded. Lemme the watch below sound asleep, an look at her engines before you get this here fragrance appeals to me as excited." a sure sign of a Job for the coroner." I aint saying she is," MF. Gibney Mr. Gibneys eyes flashed, but he read-in Lemme finish retorted testily. no reply. Tfcey had rounded the made ! He continued: schooners stern now, and her name REPORTS PASSING DERELICT was visible. Schooner Kadiak, Seattle," read The steam schooner Arelhusa, Scraggs. Llttki old three sticker a Grays Harbor to Oakland Long wharf, thousand years old an cut clear reports passing a derelict schooner through just abaft the foremast' Mctwenty miles off Point Reyes at six Guffey, you dont spose this heres a last night. The derelict was pirate craft an just bulgin with gold." down by the head, and her rail Just Sure. retorted the engineer with showed above the water. It was im- a slow wink, tainted wealth. Mr. Gibney could stand their hack possible to learn her identity. The presence of this derelict In ling no longer. Looky here, you two," tlie steamer lanes to North Pacific lie bawled out angrily. I got a hunch ports Is a distinct menace to naviga- I picked up a lemon, but Iin tion, and It Is probable that a revenue to tackle, the deal with Nells If you cutter will be dispatched today to two think I didnt do right by the search for the derelict and either tow syndicate up a bill of exher into port or destroy her. pense towin this craft into port I Gentlemen o the syndicate, thems aint goin to stand for no klddln, the only two items in the shippin even If we are In a page tlat looks' likely. The question towage bill. Man Is human an bound to make mistakes. is, in Which lies our fortune?" Neilj Halvorsen spoke up, giving it Dont kid the commodore, Scraggsy as hl! opinion that the fortune-tellin- g This aromer o roses Is mofien a lady probably knew her business and strong man can stand, so tut out the that their fortune really, lay at sea. josh. (TO BE CONTINUED.) The derelict was at sea. How else, then, could tlie prophecy be interThe most pitiful objects In this world preted? Well, this uteamer Victor isnt ex- are girls who act like men and men actly travelling overland." McGuffev who act like girls. arms, on which a lion growls or an eagle threatens, or It may be an sideboard with all sorts of meaningless giincrnrk ornament.-,- . Even good lines in furnlfv-cannot make golden onk beam Ifni, and yet much of this Is still found In hoiiies in which an effort to achieve beauty is made. Often --it Is liv clearing away the most strikingly ugly pieces that harmony is achieved. The Idea that only by adding to the objects In the boose can one add to the beauty of the Interior Is far from correct. BUYS RIB, FINDS Versatility, Woman is versatile, by heck. How now? Ruins one mans life by not marry, ing him and anothers by marrying Courier-Journa- l. Louisville him, by heck. Kitchen Diplomacy. Exe Did joutell the cook that tin beefsteak was burned? Mrs. Exe Mercy, no! She would leave instantly. I told her it was Just , jrlit but that we preferred it a trlfla Mr. underdone.,, Mr. Moscowitz Took the Count. v dearly have loved to do at the time, bui he stopped. It seemed the thing to do. ; , Boss, said the negro, flashing a set of teeth that could have bitten the anchor off the steamship Paris, Boss does you all want to purchase a pig? How much? asked Mr. Moscowltz. Allll permit you all to have this pig for the sum of two and a half slmoleons, Boss, replied the stranger. Two minutes later Mr.'- - Moscowitz was on his way again with the pig snuggled up In a corner of the tonneau. On reaching the Bronx Mr. Moscowltz eased his car Into the garage and with the pig under his arm wended his way to his apartment where he placed the pig in the bath tub and then went to bed and forgot all about It. Next morning, as has been her custom for years, . Mrs. Moscowltz awoke from slumber. She got up and then stood In the middle of the flow in the attitude of one who listens and endeavors to Identify a sound that smites the tympanum and registers double blank on the brain. Well, to make a long story short, Mrs, Moscowitz went to the bathroom and found that Mr. Moscowltzs pig had repaid his kindness by having pups or whatever they call little pigs. There were nine of them. - Mrs. Moscowitz awoke Mr. Moscowitz and told him what had happened. Mr. Moscowltz took the count. Burns Schoolhouse for Pint of Drink Charleston, W, Va. Clifford Smith of Kimberley, near here, according to his confession, burned a schoolhouse at Kimberley In consideration of a 'pint of moonshine whisky, it was said by State Fire Marshal C. L. TopHe Implicated Richard ping. Minor In his confession. Minor approached Smith, tfee litter said, and told him a teacher in the school turned over a Ufirrel of coqn mash belonging to him. He offered Smith a pint of whisky to burn the building and the offer was accepted. JS ARRESTED ' FOR OWN GOOD Accused by Former Sweetheart to Keep Him From Evil Companions, She Said at Marriage. New York. Miss Belle Plltes of this city has become the bride of John Thomas of Carteret, N. J., after she testified against Aim and had him sent to prison to keep him from evil companions. At the trial, Miss Plltes testified that she heard Thomas and others planning a highway robbery. Thomas was arrested, convicted and sentenced to prison. I am willing to follow him to the electric chair, if It' is necessary, she I said in pleading for his release. had been his sweetheart for a long time and could not bear to see him will) bad persona. ) |