| Show cr 11 e ca Is 1146 P now on pe C Z L oft L U at on eo not ibm by PETER B KYNE author of WEBSTER MANS MAN THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS ETC Capy copyright rIght by peter B D kyn DERELICT RICHLY LADEN synopsis captain PhIne att I 1 has haa grown up around the docks of san ban francisco and from mess meas boy on a river steamer nt eainer risen to eilf alio ownership at 0 tile the steamer maggie since each annual inspection spec tion lon promised to be the last of 0 he old vessel scraggy ag go naturally lias has some culty cully in a crow crew when the story etory opens adelbert 1 ia gibney likable but erratic a man whom nobody but would hire la Is the skipper nells neils li halvorsen en a solemn swede constitutes thoa forecastle hands li arula and dart art me durfay a wastrel of the jibney type degnis in the engine room with IM athla motley crow crew and ills hla ancient vessel captain tu Is I 1 enraged engaged in fri lighting tr burden urdell I 1 truck from buy bay to san francisco the inevitable ells the maggle gols goes ashore lit in it tog A passing balling tile hie wreck mr clinney gets geta word to td a company pany in hail bait francisco Irand mo that hut tho corn ship ohp ashare Is id tile the yank u with promise of at a rich hal vigo two tugs tuga succeed in the maggle Mii hele into deep water ana she slips her tow lines arid and gets uway away in the toe fog furious lur loua at tile decea deception practiced on an sinjin captains dicks alck and daherty Da Piali herly erty commanding coenia tile the two tug tugboats boats csc the ilia identity identify of 0 tile yankee mince Ill und find fearing ridicule should ilia facts become known along th tha water front determine on oil personal vengeance their hostile li to the mabble results in ili captain promising to get a new bolter boiler and make maka needed repairs to the steamer scraggy refuses to fulfill his fits promises arid and gibney and mcguffey with marvelous luck ships a fresh cr crew w at tile end of 0 it few days of 0 wild conviviality und find mcduffey are am sti stranded unil and meek their old positions ios lUona on oil the Alag alaggio glo they are hostilely received inn 1001 rumain remain on their way hay to san han liun cisco they sight it derelict 1 CHAPTER V continued 5 spoken like at imin 1 I ilu do not think scruggs for oneo in ill my life I 1 dinv you vou here the hair Is short it ill willin to illy ilig in ili nn lit kielp tell out in ID if jell but its goptill got till so ine tile nil fill mn ailt trust you no more were that lint leery of you ion we 0 o wont ake your word for bothin not liln since you fooled bilm on oil the he new boiler un tin tile HIP OK fit tit lie mint consequently were olt you nn nil tills salvage t jot job unless you give us its A clearance in ili whitin statin hint flint wo 0 o are not nn nit never wits ill rates hint flint wore ere good lawa law a citizens nil fill aboard the lie ns as your mir guests the trip nt at our own risk when you iou filgia midi huch a paper with your our crew for foi wit nesses ill ion Dr istrate liow how flint burk can call ile bo aniva ged my battern bet tern tny my scraggly sy till 1111 I 1 nent worlden it for not nothing hint GIT gib my benr boy youre flip most sensitive ann I 1 ever sniped wit will 1 cant you take ri fi little loko joke sure I 1 can take a littly joki hjokt its ita the big biff ones onea that stick in ili my crow craw ajl i stifle my charlie it fountain pen tin fin n lent leaf out 0 alib alt log book nn an ill draw araw up lit tire affidavit affy davit for your signature complied compiled precipitately with this request mr air spread tits grent bulk over the be chart case ani e anti ami with ninny n anti flit of iilo hi tongue on oil the lie up and lon down Bt st roLes inkes produced produce il tills this kable lee doc ament at sea off at point Mon montitia montara aboard S S Af figgie of SUP sav francisco june 4 19 this othis Is to certify that A 11 abney 0 esq and hart N iq Is law bblain siti sens of the U S A nil and tile the thereof hereof and lit in no nn way vay pirates or such anti be it further revolved ved lint flint flip th sald parties hereto am aboard talt bald american mairle tills this late on oil like special invite of phineas il owner as tits ills guests and tit nt their own risk witness my hand anti and seil seat I 1 captain signed without tt bout reading anti tile new binate arid nells neils lial birsen their signatures sIgna ns its witnesses mr gibney thereupon folded chiq clearance paper into tile tiniest po possible sibie tint imi wrapped cropped it in a piece ii f unroll tinfoil torn toni from n of tt tobacco bacco to protect tt it from froin ills salian tucked it lit in ills cheek and wilh it sign for MOul AIcO urrey Tey to follow hlin plated pan bcd crawling over the cargo nf A ft by tills this time thile tile merrle was ns A hundred cd yards ard of tit alie fits als les pd lark and ins slowly loly find and forward before lif hr r in ni ny my lorn days dai mr air abney Ib ney a trifle thickly be jnue e of oc tue the in lili 1114 mouth 1 I neer kot got such a gallop ns As scruggs handed me ine nn nil you lust last light I 1 dont forget ike that lit 1 a li nurry tirry now that flint wo u 6 jot got ft A vindication 0 tile charge W 0 piracy cincy gain us ini ila nellin to got si letof tire nn fill her crew to IM if ivel off nil all of your clothes with tile the exception say of your wo il swim off to that hark nn air give Phil leftS r P an n exhibition of erfal nil n tile the big idee adeel cautiously efty we sall tier her in ourselves s tae cae an jou you an glom gloin till all the salvage for fir veu with an all lie it tin nn that lint new mate an all eug engineer ineer ini im offa em cm for life popeyed pop eyed with excitement and interest it mccuffey esquire stood up tip arid with a single twist shed his film cup call anil tint out ills shirts followed both tie ho and ni gibney were mere already minus their shoes and socks mocks to slip mill out or of their faded dung dungarees arees was the work of un till instant strapping their hells belts around their to hold tip till their heir drawers the lie worthy northy pair stepped to lo I 1 tire lie rail mil of tile the aing gle le iley there here where you gold goin gib I 1 give you lint flint clearance clen rance paper on oil condition that you cwi wwi nn to 0 o tell oil me 1110 how ft to hint flint there bark im just about to tell ell you Sern ggs you yon dont touch A thine filing aboard llie lie Alag gle you leave tier out of it entirely you just list jump overboard like me file nn ali alac will lit in a jiffy over to io the bark lull k nil still her lit in to sail liy bay when you yon ret get there you drop anchor nn an call it A n days adny s work ork lie gri fined broad ly one 0 those bright flays days Sern ggs when lien in inc un till bine la Is just wal forin lit in salvage money drop around to see us till 1 we all 11 give you it a kick in ili tire the face farewell you yon bombs boobs and lio lie love oui rh hoard oard tu ta fried cried in ills film tail fail tal izing fabietto fab setto voice and followed follo Hed ills 1114 lender into hito alic lie briny deep CHAPTER VI the title ido was still mill nt at tile nood and UK lie two adventurers inneo fait progress tow nril he chesapeake choosing a opportunity ns its aie lie vessel djuped djuned thea graft ped tier martingale climbed tit ii on oil tile the and run ran along tire bowsprit to the to gallan istl on it tha deck helow below a fiend iran jay alny lit in tire llie sc uppers anti such a pervaded tile vessel 1 l E Ale mici luffey ans was tn en very ill and us ill fored to wok sock HIP flip rail mil scurvy or so methin air ir gibney nn nil noun bounced ced quit vil calmly enily there should chloride of line lime lit in the cintes store loomell loo mIll vil scatter some homo on oil those these poor devils too close 0 in o port now to chuck oni em overboard inn an all you aint doctors nor yet coroners or so you letter belter skip along till buld it 11 are arc under the donkey aft Alit alnar thes hes in ili tho Kp llcy lilley of course lie ile trot trotted teil down to the main leek deck tint and prowled aft on the lie port side of her house lie fie found two more lend dead inen tint and it cursory inspection of the hodle s 4 itald him they lind li nd died of scurvy it lie circled flip ship came linck back to the toc uRile entered and found four foar men alive in ili their heir berths but too fair gone 9 igafo them bliem ill have you hoys lit in the file marine hospital tonight ho informed the poor creatures and fought the masters asters in edbin lying on bin bif lied hed fully dressed ho be found the skipper of life file chesapeake tile the ninn dna and emaciated the freebooter of the groen green pen bratle lou touched died lit ills wet forelock respectfully my afy name Is Gi gleney bricy sir ani nn 1 hold tin nn lic license enze as first binate of sail or steam kleam I 1 was I 1 ln up the const on oil it khod abod for bothin little hillabolt ln hilla hoit boat nn nil seen aru yo u in distress so inn ine nn nil a friend swum over to give you the double 0 youre in ili a bar any sir mr two hundred and eighty seven lays days from li linenburg mr gibney our vegetables gave out anil we drank too lillich arnin water tint and ate too much fresh fish down in ili the doldrums our potatoes AI i L out of wy my cabin or ill riddle you he barked feebly nil nl wont vent cottrn before we ve we wore re out two manlis mon flis lis the file ships of afi leers stuck it out longest hift nhan we drifted in liere here this morning I 1 n fie only man aboard mile to 0 o sill up dp I 1 crawled up lip on the alie to gallon am 8 tie tl and let 0 go o the barb oard n ill had it cock billed for three M w akst ek all I 1 had to do was knock out the stopper while sir air gibney an questioned him and listened avidly to il lie e horrible tale of privation and despair Mc Guircy appeared to report a brisk lire fire under tile lio donkey and to t promse promise steam in forty minutes almo that tile ho maggie was hove bove to a cubic cable length distant wilh tier crew digging under tire lie deck loud lond of fit vegetables fur for tire the small boat help yourself your self to a belakin bel ayin pin pill dart nil knock ein cm on the heads fiends if they try to come came aboard mr air gibney ordered io do I 1 understand there Is a steamer nt at iran hand mr 01 tiney lie master of the lie chesapeake e queried theres tit 1111 I 1 excuse for ono one sir tin the little vegetable freighter maggie ANIag gle shell never be able aible to tow you lit in beca because tise slie site aint got power enough nn an if aishe find power enough slie she aint got fiot coal enough Iles idem tier owner la Is it 11 rotten beil bad tin nn before liell hell put a u rope aboard you liell hell tie you up on n contract fur for a n figger make nn air angel amp anve ep the way say your sour lies on all everything eveia thing trip HIP nn air call sail tier in ili for you ou nl at half tho the price 1 I cant risk my ship in tire linnas of two to wen men tho sick captein nn nil si vered sites too valtin ble arid so ao ly Is tier her cargo if tills little steamer will tow tile me lit jn ill kindly give tier her my towline arid let the HIP court settle hie fie hill not ly by A ni nill lillon llon sir air gibney gilmey protested pardon sir but you ion dont know this llila here like I 1 do I 1 think of fettin fifie set toot foot oil tills leek dock you think of it well when lid did you ou take command of my phlp youre flotsam nn nil je jetsam tanni sir nn an lit in the breakers youl youle e nil for all I 1 know dell delirious rions so bo for tire sake 0 protect ln you 1011 file sick seaman in the fo vastle till nn lie hie owners ini im taken coni tiland 11 the master of the lie chesapeake reached under ills hla pillow and produced a pistol out of my cabin or ill riddle you ou lie barked feebly mr air gibney departed without a word of protest and proceeded to ninko tits his arrangements regardless of flit masters consent As aa IK he and mcguffey busied themselves laying the he lending leading blocks along the lie leek deck toward tin the wid observed croil cap fain crates of voge oge tables overboard lit in tin nn effort to get nt lit tho the small leont quickly qu likly gfell tile die when the freight claims come in ili sir mr magun Alc Guffey ey cli orti ed poor ol 01 schug esy I 1 when captain nine cattle aboard mr aar gibney escorted bilm around to the masters inn cabin introduced him bilm ind and stood by while they the tow will cost you ou le five thon thousand sand cap all maln Ser liggs begun pompously me ate till still you iou it in rot fo four gibney declared three thousand thoi ind snarled sallins cheap as dirt ot at two ind As tt a matter of fart fact tire me on an sail tier her lit in for not liln just to skin you ou out 0 tire hie snI vage two dollars Is 14 in mi cowert figure scruggs declared fake it or lenie leave it captain thiller flit ahr mr fir cul Stances bargaining Is uyeless use lihs T two thou thousand 14 1 my last bid the figure Scra girs was ably one fifth of what the master allister of the chesapeake know knew a c bourt would AN ard nevertheless lip shook ills ids fiend its n straight towing jot job Capt and not it salvage proposition tit nt nil fill A tug would tow nitin ine for two hundred inn and fifty but ill give ele you iou five nap hundred the vegetables lio lie had jettisoned jetti scruggs knew lip lie could not afford to accept that price im through lie blurted bluffed and ills lit hauft worked taken captain Scra write out an agreement and ill sign it with tit tho agreement in his Js pocket followed by 11 tiney left the cabin one hundred each cacti to you tin an nine mac if sta silly aboard the file bliesa peake steer tier her nn an help the out with what sail pall 3 oil can call get ec on oil tier her scruggs promised take a n long jump nt at your 1 sy sr old sorrowful tit the best tile nil an adnell to do Is to help you cockbill the anchor tin an cost you ou ten felt bucks for cacti of vs us in advance the artful fellow realized ren llyod that knew nothing vh ateer about a sailing hill and kulil would liae have to depend upon the Squar chend for the information lie required I 1 1 tit all right Ile heres reit your our money sc scrapps r aggs replied and handed mr air oil anvy twenty dol dollar lors lit he and nells then went ment for forward ard rot got out the toot steel lowing cattle calle anti and fastened ft liggit rope to the end nil of it the skirt skiff flonta off the ship sit nt the end of tire the painter so BO tile Square heno hauled it in climbed flown don into tile lie skiff and made the light rope fast to a thwart tilt then with captain paying out the hawser nells neils bent manfully to jahe oars ond anti started 0 o tow tor tile he weel cattle back to the ingole Ing gle half way there here tire weight of tile cable drugging he be hind slowed tile Squar chend up eventually stopped liffie exerting nil his film tt fie ii pulled anti pul cullel lel hut but tile sole result of tits ida efforts ans to wear himself out seeing which tit the loggies officer set the lit tie ie steamer in toward the perspiring sells nells while captain Sern ggs gibney nul awl I 1 Ic GuRcy cheered lustily justify suddenly nn an oar snapped pd nells neils unshipped the remaining oar sprang to the lie stern and attempted by scuff log to t keep ahe skiffs bead up tip to tile waves hut hat the weight of the lie cable whirled tle the little craft around it anve rolled in ili over lier her counter and allt linof diled tier her tire the wave vave completed the joli joh ani and rolled the skiff over and the was forced to swim hack back to the lie chesapeake lie he climb climbed up the jacohs ladder to face it ii storm or of from captain Ko Se the bable was buck aboard 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