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Show It-- - w THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH, UTAH further back into the shaft alley and , out of range. The towboat men held a council of war and decided to drown Scraggs out Dan Hicks ran up on deck and returned dragging the deck fire hose behind him. He thrust the brass nozzle entrance and InInto the shaft-allevited Scraggs to surrender unconditionally or be drowned like a kitten. Scraggs, knowing his own fire hose, defied them, so Dan Hicks started the pump while Flaherty turned on the water. Instantly the hose burst up on deck and Scraggs Jeers of triumph filled the engine room. The enemy was about to draw lots to see which one of the two should crawl Into the shaft alley and throw a cupful of chloride of lime (for they found a can of this In the engine room) In Captain Scraggs face, when a shadow darkened the hatch and Mr. Bartholomew demanded belligerently: McGuffey Whats goln on down there? Who the devils takin' liberties In my eny ried It to the counter, wet his tarry Index finger and started turning the pages In a vain search for the AmeriSynoosls, Captain Phlneas P. Scraggs can steamer Tankee Prince, Presentjy has r rowu up around the docks of San he looked up at Jack Flaherty. 'Francisco, and from mats boy on a river Flaherty, he said, I think youre steamer, risen to th ownership of the steamer Maggie. Slee each annual In- a liar. spection promised to be the last of the old The same to yon and many of weatherbeaten vessel, Scraggs naturally Flaherty replied, not a bit lias some difficulty In securing a crew. them, Tou said she was an eight abashed. (When the story opens, Adelbert P. Glbney, likable, but erratic, a man whom nobody thonsand-to- n tramp. Is would the Ibat Scraggs hire. skipper, I never went so far as to say Pd consta solemn Swede, jNells Halvorsen, been aboard her on trial trip, though itutes the forcastle hands, and Bart and did cut down her tonnage, show-i-n a wastrel of the Gibney type, reigns in the engine room. With this I got the fragments of a conmotley crew and his ancient vessel. Cap- science left, Hicks defended himself. tain Scraggs Is engaged in freighting garHe closed the book with a sigh and den truck from Halfmoon bay to San Francisco. The Inevitable happens, the placed It back on the shelf, Just as Maggie going ashore In a fog. A the door opened to admit no less passing vessel hailing the wreck, Mr. McGuf-feGlbney get word to a towing company personage than Bartholomew late chief engineer, first assistIn San Francisco that the ship ashore Is the Tankee Prince, with - promise of a ant, second assistant, third assistant. rich salvage and stoker Wiper, oiler, water-tende- r of the S. S. Maggie. With a brief nod CHAPTER III Continued. to Jack Flaherty Mr. McGuffey apDan Hicks. proached Thatll do, bosun, Glbney thunI been lookin for you, captain, he dered. Then, In his natural voice, to announced. Say, I hear the chief o All set, Scraggsy. Guess Scraggs: the Aphrodites goln to take a three were ready to be pulled off. Get down months layoff to get sliet of his rheuin the engine room and stand by for matism. Is that straight? full speed ahead when I give the I believe It is, McGuffey." word." Well, say, Id like to have a chance Quick I Hurry ! Scraggs entreated to substltoot for him. Tou know my little the as he disappeared through capabilities, Hicks, an If It would be engine-roohatch, for the tide was agreeable to you to have me for your now at the tip of the flood and the chief your recommendation would go Maggie was bumping wickedly and a long way toward landin me the Job. Gibdriving further up the beach. Mr. Td sure make them engines behave. ney turned his stovepipe seaward and What vessel have you been on lateI shouted : Tugboats, ahoy ly? Hicks demanded cautiously, for ! Ahoy they answered in unison, he knew Mr. McGuffeys reputation for j Ail ready! Leter around pay day. The Squarehead stationed himself at I been with that freshwater scaventhe bitts with a lantern and Mr. Gibney ger, Scraggs, In the Maggie for most hastened to the pilot house and took a year. his place at the v heelT When the hawDid you quit or did Scraggs fire sers commenced to lift out of the sea. you?" The Squarehead gave a warning shout, He fired me, McGuffey replied whereupon Mr. Gibney called the en- honestly. "If he hadnt Td have quit, he Give her the gun, gine room. so Its a toss-uCornin In from Pttll against Halfmoon commanded Scraggs. last night we got In the bay them tugs for all youre worth. Refog an plied up on the beach jus member this Is the steamer Tankee below the Cliff house We must not come off too Trince. This Is Interesting, Jack Flaherty readily. Tou say she walked murmured. Captain Scraggs opened the throttle, ashore on you, McGuffey? Well, Pll and ivlule the two tugs steadily drew be shot I her off into deep water, the Maggie "She did. Scraggs blamed It on me, fought valiantly to stick to the beach Flaherty. He said I didnt obey the and even to continue her interrupted signals from the bridge, one word led journey overland. She merely suc- to another, an he went dancin mad ceeded in stretching both hawsers an ordered me off his ship. Well, Its taut; slowly she was drawn 'seaward, his ship or It was his ship, for Pll stern first, and at the expiration of bet a dollar shes gronnd to powder fifteen minutes steady pulling, Mr. Gib- by now so all I could do was obey. ney could restrain himself no longer. I hopped overboard an waded ashore. He rang for full speed astern and got I suppose all my clothes an things Is It promptly. Then, calling Neils Hal- gone by now. I left everything aboard vorsen to aid him, he abandoned the an had to borrow this outfit from wheel and scrambled aft Scab Johnny." He grinned patheticalWith no one at the wheel, the Mag- ly. So I guess you understand. Capgie shot off at a tangent and the haw- tain Hicks, Jnst how bad I need that sers slacked Immediately. In the twin- Job I spoke about a minute ago. kling of an eye Mr. Gibney had cast , Ill think It over, Mac, an let you them off, and as the ends disappeared know, Hicks replied evasively. with a swish over the stem he ran Mr. McGuffey, sensing his defeat, Retired forthwith to hide his embarrassment and distress; as the door closed behind him, Hicks and Flaherty faced eSch other. Jack, quoth Dan Hicks, can two towboat men, holdin down two jobs an presumed to have been out o their swaddlin clothes for at least thirty years, afford to be laughed off the San Francisco waterHICKS AND FLAHERTY ON VENGEANCE BENT. . . 1 - front? "I know one of them that cant, Dan. At the same time, can a rat like Phineas P. Scraggs and a beachcomber like his mate Gibney make a pair of monkeys out of said two towboat men and get away with it? They did that last night Still, Ive known monkeys that would fight an was human enough to settle a grudge. Fallow me, Jack. Together they repaired to Jackson street bulkhead. Sure enough, there lay the Maggie, rubbing her blistered sides against the bulkhead. Captain Scraggs was nowhere In sight, but Mr. Gibnejt was at the winch, swinging ashore the crates of vegetables which The Squarehead and three longshoremen loaded Into the cargo net. Were outnumbered, Jack Flaherty whispered. Lets wait until shes unloaded an Gibney an Scraggs are aboard alone." They retired without having attracted the attention of Mr. Gibney. Promptly at. twelve oclock the longshoremen knocked off work for the lunch hour and Neils Halvorsen drifted across the street to cool his parchefl throat with steam beer. While waiting for Scraggs to come up out of the engine room, and take him to luncheon, Mr. Glbney sauntered aft and was standing gazing reflectively upon a spot on the Maggie's stern where the hawsers had chafed away the paint, when suddenly his forebodings of evil returned to him a thousand fold stronger than they had been since Scraggs return to the little ship. He glanced up and beheld gazing down upon hlnj Captains Jack Flaherty and Daniel Hicks. Battle was Imminent and the valiant Glbney knew It; wherefore he determined Instantly to meet It like a man. Howdy, mm, he sainted them. Glad to have you aboard the yacht,' and he stepped backward to give him- self fighting room. star-spangl- ' Mr. Gibney Turned His Stovepipe Sea- ward and Ahoy!" Shouted: Tugboats, tack to the pilot house, rang for full speed ahead, put his helm hard over, and headed the Maggie in the general direction of China, although as a matter of fact he cared not wlmt direction he pursued, provided he got away from the beach and placed distance between the Maggie and two tugboat skippers. CHAPTER IV. The crews of the Aphrodite and the slept late, for they were weary and, fortunately, no calls for a tug came Into the office of the Red Stack company all morning. About ten O'clock Dan Hicks and Jack Flaherty breakfasted and about both met In the office. Apparently they were two souls with Nut a single thought, for the right hand of each sought the shelf whereon reposed the blue volume entitled "Lloyds Register. Dan'HIeis reached It first, car Bodega ten-thir- ty Heres where we collect the towage bill on the S. S. Tankee Prince," Dan Hicks Informed, him, and leaped from the bulkhead straight down at Mr. Glbney. Jack Flaherty followed. Mr. Gibney welcomed Captain Hicks with a terrific right swing, which missed; before be could guard. Dad Hicks had planted left and right where they would do the most good and Mr. Glbney went into a clinch to gine room? Dan Hicks explained the situation save himself further punishment. the just cause for drastic action and Scragg-sy-y-he bawled, Scraggsy, which they held against the fugitive Helpl Murder! Its Hicks in the shaft alley. Mr. McGuffey conand Flaherty I Bring an ax I" sidered a few moments and made his He flung Dan Hicks at Jack Fla- decision. herty; as they collided he rushed In If what you say is true an I aint and dealt 6ach of them a powerful to dispute you, not havin in position Messrs. Hicks and poke. However, when you hauled the been present Flaherty were sizeable persons and off the beach, I don't blame while, Individually, they, were - no, Maggie sore. What I do blame match for the tremendous Glbney, you for feeling you for, though, Is carryln the war aboard the Maggie. If you wanted to whale Gib an Scraggsy you should ha laid for em on the dock. Under the circumstances, you make this a per-snaffair, an as a member o' the crew o the Mafegle I got to take a hand an defend my skipper agin youse two. Fact Is, gentlemen, I got a date to lick him first for what he done to me last night Howsumever, thats a private grouch. The fact remains that you two Jumped my pal Bert Glbney an licked him somethin scandalous. Hicks, Ill take you on first Come up out of there, you swab, and fight Flaherty, you stay below until I send for you ; If you try to climb up an horn in on my fight with Hicks, GlbneyU brain you." A faint cheer came from the shaft I Good old Mac. alley. "Toure on, McGuffey. Nobody ever had to beg me to fight him, Dan Hicks replied cordially, and climbed to the deck. To his great surprise, Mr. McGuffey winked at him and drew him off to the stern of the Maggie. Therell be no fight, he declared, "although well thud around on deck an yell a couple o times to make Scraggs think were' goln to It. He Aggers that by the time Ive fought you an Flaherty I wont be fit for combat with him, even if I lick you Scraggsy, He Bawled, Scraggsy-y-y- l hes got It all figgered out that both; FlaHelpl Murder! Ite Hick and a couple o days before HI wait herty! Bring an Axl tacklin him, an he thinks my temnevertheless what they lacked in perll cool by that time an he can horsepower they made up In pugnacity argy me out o my revenge. Savey? "I twig. and the salt sea seldom breeds a Mr. Glbney had returned to the craven. Captain Scraggs thrnst a frightened face up through the engine-roo- Maggie by this time and he now took hatch hatch, but at sight of the battle his station at the engine-rooroyal taking place on the deck aft, and growled at Flaherty and abused "Keep up yonr courage, his blood turned to water and he him. thought only of escape. To climb up ST.raggsy, he called, as Hicks and Mcto the bulkhead without being seen Guffey pranced around the deck In was impossible, however, so, not simulated combat "Macs whalin the knowing what else to do, he stood on whey out o Hicks an Hicks couldnt touch him with a buggy whip. d the Iron ladder and gazed, At the conclusion of the three minwith horror, at the unequal contest. Mr. McGuffey came Backward and forward the tide of utes of horse-plaUp with you, battle surged. For nearly three min- to the hatch again. utes all Scraggs saw was an Indis- Flaherty, he called loud enough for tinct tangle of legs and arms; then Captain Scraggs to hear, up with you suddenly the combatants disengaged before I go down after you. themselves and Scraggs beheld Mr. Flaherty was about to possess himGlbney prone upon the deck with a self of a hatchet when the face of his gory face upturned to the foggy skies. confrere. Dan Hicks, appeared over and grinned When he essayed to rise and continue McGuffeys shoulder the contest, Flaherty kicked him In knowingly at him. Immediately, Flathe ribs and Hicks cursed him; so herty hurled defiance at his enemies Mr. Glbney, realizing that all was and came up on deck, and once more over, beat the deck with his hand In to Captain Scraggs came the dull token of surrender. Hicks and Fla- sounds of apparent conflict overhead. Suddenly a cheer broke from Mr. herty waited until the fallen gladiaAll off an gone to Cooper-towtor had recovered sufficient breath to Glbney. Come Scraggsy, he shouted. sit up; then they pounced upon him, lifted him to the rail, and dropped him up an take a look at the fallen. overboard. Out of the shaft alley came Scraggs Captain Scraggs shrieked In protest at this added touch of barwith a rash, tossing his wrench aside barity, and Dan Hicks, turning, be- the better to climb the ladder. He was held Scraggsys white face at the half way up when Mr. Gibney reached hatch. down a great band, grasped him by Toure next, Scraggs, he called the collar, and whisked him out on cheerfully, and turned to peer over the deck with a single jerk. Here, to his rail. Mr. Gibney had emerged on the horror, he found himself confronted ' surface and was swimming slowly by a singularly scathless trio who him. away toward an adjacent float where grinned triumphantly at small Dan Seein is believin, Scraggs, boats landed. He climbed Thats a lesson wearily up on the float and sat there, Hicks informed him. gazing across at nicks and Flaherty you taught me an Flaherty last night, without animus, for to his way of but evidently you dont profit by exthinking he had gotten off lightly, con, perience. Toure too miserable to sidering the enormity of his offense. beat up, but just to show you It aint The least he had anticipated was three possible for a dirty bay pirate like months in hospital, and so grateful you to skin the likes o me an Flawas he to Hicks and Flaherty for herty we purpose hangin the seat o their forbearance that he strangled a your pants up around your coat colresolve to "lay for Hicks and Fla- lar. Face him about, Gibney. With a quick twist, Mr. Glbney preherty and thrash them individually something he was fully able to do sented Captain Scraggs for his penand forgot his aches and pains in a ance ; Flaherty and McGuffey followed lively Interest as to the fate of Cap- Dan Hicks promptly and Captain tain Scraggs at the hands of the tow- Scraggs screamed at every kick. And boat men. He was aware that Cap- now came Mr. Gibneys turn. "For tain Scraggs had fa'ied ignominiously failin to stand up like a man, to rally to the Gibney appeal to repel Scraggsy, an battle Hicks an Flaboarders, and in his own expressive herty, he Informed the culprit, and terminology he hoped that what the tossed him over to McGuffey to he enemy would do to the dastard would held In position for him. be Dont, Gib. Please dont, Scraggs The enemy, meanwhile, had turned walled. It aint cornin to me from their attention upon Scraggs, who had you. I never beard you callin Have mercy, qodged below like a frightened rabbit Honest, I never, Gib. and sought shelter In the shaft alley. Adelbert Tou saved the Maggie last He had sufficient presence of mind, as night an a quarter interest In her is If you dont kick me I he dashed through the engine room, to yomr snatch a large monkey wrench off the Mr. Glbney paused, foot In midair; tool rack on the wall, and, kneeling surveyed the Maggie from stem to Just Inside the alley entrance he stern, hesitated, licked his lower Up, turned at bay and threatened the in- and glanced at the common enemy. vaders with his weapon. Thereupon For an Instant It came Into his mind Hicks and Flaherty pelted him with to call upon the valiant and able Mclumps of coal, but the sole result at Guffey to support him In a fierce counter-this assault was to force Scraggs attack upon Hides and Flaherty. yl al At-a-b- Only for an Instant, however; then his sense of fair play conquered. ' No, Scraggsy, ha replied eadly. She aint worth It, an' your duplicity cant be overlooked. If theres any- thing I hate Scraggsy lta GOOD HIGHWAYS duplicity. Here goes and get yourself , a new navigatin officer. Scraggs twisted and flinched Instantly, and Mr. Glbneya great bool missed the mark. "Ah, he breathed, Ill give you an extra for that Dont! Please ' don't Scraggi howled. Lay offn me an nl put In a new boUer an have the compass adjusted. The words were no sooner out of his mouth than Mr. McGuffey swung him clear of Mr. Glbneya wrath. Swe-i- r it he hissed. "Raise you right hanS aiT swear It an ril 'protect you from Gib. Captain Scraggs raised a trembling right hand and swore It Til get a new firs hose an fire buckets; Pll fix the ash hoist and ran the bedbugs an cockroaches out of her, he added. PROTECT ROADS FROM RAINS Where Flood Spreads Out Over Vak ley, It Is Big Problem to 8 ecu re Proper Drainage. (Prepared by the United St&tee Department of Agriculture ) During July and August, cloud-bhratwhich are practically very heavy thunderstorms, cause serious problems In road construction In Nevada and Utab. The bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture has worked out several effective methods of protecting roads from these immense sudden flows of water after long dry spells. Where the drainage channels are well defined no great difficulty Is involved In struc"Tou hear that Gib? McGuffey the design of the road drainage tures ; but whqre the flood spreads out Have a heart pleaded. over a delta or a valley it is a prob"Not unless he gives her a coat ol lem so to locate the line and drainage the an about bickerin quits paint structures that the latter will save overtime, Bart the road from destruction. I promise, Scraggs answered him. In sections where the flood tends to he added, you an dear Pervlded, out, a wide berm on each side spread ol Mac promises to stick by tha ship. of the roadway makes a substantial ."Its a whack, yelled McGuffey Joyprotection. The borrow pit provides fully and whirling, struck Dan Hick a mighty blow on tbe Jaw. Off our He favored ship, you hoodlums. Jack Flaherty with a hearty thump and swung again on Dan Hicks. At em, Scraggsy. Heres where yon prove to Gib whether youre a man-th- ump or a mouse thump or a thump, thump bobtailed thump-- rat Dan Hicks had been upset and as be sprawled on his back on deck, he appeared to Captain Scraggs to offer at least an even chance for victory. So Scraggs, mustering his courage, flew at poor Hicks tooth and toenail. His best was not mnch but it served to keep Dan Hicks off Mr. McGuffey while the latter was disposing of Jack Flaherty, which he did, via the rail, even as the towboat men had disposed of Mr. Glbney. Dan Hicks followed Flaherty, and the crew of the Maggie crowded the rail as the enemy swam to the float, crawled np cm it and departed, vowing vengeance. "Alls well that ends well, gentle-meannounced. McGuffey , Mr. Scraggsys goln to buy a drink an the past Is buried an forgotten. Didnt old Scraggsy put up a fight, s, n, Gib? "No, but he tried to, Mac. TU tell the world he did, and he thrast out the hand of forgiveness to Scraggsy, who, realizing he had come very hand- - m material for the embankment and serves as a diversion drain. Sometimes a short concrete dip is used for the purpose of passing the water over the road In a comparatively wide and shallow flow Instead of under It dip Is simply a pavement extending the full width of the roadway end protected at each edge against underwall extending 18 mining by a cut-of-f Inches below the bottom of the pavement Instead of attempting to build up a grade for this pavement bo as to raise It above the flood water, the dip follows the grade of the wash, and the water passes over It In time of flood. Where the deltas are so wide and the country so undeveloped as to make the cost of a concrete dip excessive, the dips are surfaced with gravel and the downstream edge Is protectwall. In coned by a concrete cut-onection with these drainage dips a V--. shaped system of dikes and ditches is used, converging toward the road If It is desired to lead the flow from tws or more washes to a single dtp, and diverging toward the road when It Is better to split the fivw of a single stream to more than one dip. ff pop-eye- WOMEN FAVOR BETTER ROADS Townsend Bill Endorsed by General Federation of Womene Clube at 8alt Lake Meeting. n, Ill Fix the Ash Holst and Run ths Bedbugs and Cockroaches Out of Her. somely out of an unlovely situation, clasped the hands of Mr. Glbney and McGuffey and burst Into tears. While Mr. McGuffey thumped him between the shoWder blades and cursed him affectionately, Mr. Glbney retired to change Into dry garments; when he reappeared the trio went ashore for the promised grog and a luncheon at the skippers expense. This Scraggs person is soms little promisee. fine Evidence of the widespread Interest In good highways was shown at the recent meeting of the General Federation of Womens Clubs at Salt Lake City. In endorsing the Townsend bill for national highways, now before congress, Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman of Chicago, chairman of tha department of applied education, said : It is not necessary for us to point oat the real Interest of American women in highway matters. The Influence of real highways on country life, on economics, on education. Is now generally understood. What Is needed ts a national highway policy which will conserve government funds, and, through concentration of federal money on main highways, will glva ns a connected system at the earliest moment and the least expense. GOOD ROADS REDUCE PRICES (TO BIS CONTINUED.) Poor Transportation Facilities Help Keep Up High Cost f Liv- Rapid Americanization. An American visitor was giving the other day some examples of the ex- ing in Big Cities. traordinary speed and completeness with whlcn the process of Americanization la carried out, even in the case of extreme alien types. Perhaps the most extraordinary Instances occurred In the newly erected mansion built in the style of an Elizabethan manor of a Chicago He decided to 'import a ghost to heighten the Illusion of antiquity, and aher a prolonged search and the expenditure of a considerable sum of money, a satisfactory specimen was picked up In Devonshire and shipped to Chicago in cold storage. It walked by daylight and had every appearance, both as regards garb and figure, of having jnst missed the sailThe millionaire ing of the Mayflower. and his friends, some of the best pas-pi- e were delighted with ltt looks and solemn deportment. On the third day, ur.fortunate-l-y It was seen eating a doughnafeo London Morning Monitor. e. old-wor- , One of the solutions of the high cost of living problem lies In good roads. Poor transportation facilities form a strong factor in keeping prices up. With a system of well paved national highways transportation conditions would be Improved to such an extent that the cost and time of bringing food and merchandise to the consumer would be materially cut Bay State Auto Law. In a campaign to make the roads of Massachusetts safe and comfortable for night driving, automobiles from other states must have proper light equipment devices approved In that state before they are allowed within the limits of the common. wealth. - Profitable Roadside Markets. Roadside markets have helped mors than one farm family living on a state highway to add n nett little stm to lt bank account. much-travel- 1 4 |