Show lue E 13 I 1 VAL IV I 1 E X C BY PETER M KYNE ORIENTAL GOODS synopsis captain phineas P s has grown up around the docks of san ban francisco and from meso mesa boy on a steamer risen to the ownership of 0 the tha steamer Bt cainer maggie since each annual inspection spec tion promised to be uie the last of the old vessel naturally has some gome donl aulty in securing a crew when tho the story opens Adel adelbert bort P gibney likable but erratic a roan man whom nobody but scruggs would hire la is the skipper nells neils son sen a solemn swede constitutes the forecastle hands and dart bart mcguffey a wastrel of the tha gibney type rob reigns no in the engine room with this motley crew and his ancient vessel captain scruggs la Is engaged in freighting garden track from halfmoon bay to san ban francisco the inevitable happens the maggle maggie goes ashore in a fog A A passing vessel li the wreck mr gibney albney gets word to a towing company in san ban nancisco francisco that the shap jaboro la Is tho the yankee L with promise of a rich salvage two tugs succeed in fulling th the maggie into deep water and she slips her tow lines and gets away in the fog Fur furious lous at the deception practiced on them captains hicks and flaherty commanding the two tugboats tug boats ascertain the identity of the yankee prinie prince and fearing ridicule should the meta facts become known along the water front determine on personal vengeance ance theli their hostile visit to tho maggie results in captain scruggs promising to got get a new boli boiler erand and make needed repairs to the steamer refuses to fulfill his promises and gibney and McGuff mcguffog oy strike with marvel ous oua luck scraggy ships chips a fresh crow crew at the tha end of a few days of wild conviviality gibney find and mcguffey are stranded and seek their old positions on the maggle maggie they are hostilely received but remain on their way to san franisco francisco they sight night a derelict and gibney derelict and rey swim to it the derelict proves prove S to bo be the chesapeake schly richly aade laden n its entire crew stricken with se scurvy u arvy akra ggs attempts t temp to to tow h her or in but the tha ma maggie os gie Is unequal to the task and gib noy ney and mccuffey alone sail ball the ship to ban francisco their salvage money amounting to 1000 apiece allec aps crew having deserted him captain a etain ggs induces them W to rii return turn at an old horse salo sale the three purchase etwo mysterious boxes which they bellevo believe to co contain smuggled oriental goods CHAPTER vil VII continued 7 for tin nn hour mr gibney sat on the atom bitts and ruminated rumina ted over 4 u few advantageous advantage ons plans reans that had bad m occurred burred to him for mhd investment of his share of the leal deal should and me gufrey succeed in lail landing ding what mr gibney termed the tha loot about eleven tin an express wagon drove in on the dock and the mates dreams were pleasantly interrupted by a gleeful shout boat from captain on the lookout forward with the driver me mc guffey sat eat on top of the two roses cases with his legs lega dangling over the end of the wagon lie ile wash was the picture of contentment mr gibney hurried forward threw out the gangplank and assisted me bic gufrey guffey in carrying both crates aboard the moggie maggie and into tier her little cabin captain scruggs thereupon dismissed the and all thice partners gathered around the dining room table upon which the boxes rested well scraggly gRY old pal old scout t old socks I 1 see youve delivered the goods said eald mr gibney tatting batting the skipper across tho the cabin with tin nn affectionate slop slap on an the shoulder 1 I 1 did wild and cursed mr Gib demonstrativeness I heres ferels the bill 0 sale nil regular Hc mcduffey Guffey has the change that bunch 0 israelites run th tb price up to 1000 each ach ori on these two crates oi 0 ginseng I 1 but ut when they see bee were determined to haw lem cm nn nit aint interested in else they lets ein go to us ns Me mcguffey Guffey ray my dear boy whitt whatever ever tire you a doln doin there tit andin around with your t eth in your mouth skip down into th lh engine room rind and bring up a hammer an a coll col chisel well open her up nn an inspect th swap swag upon return mr gibney took clin charge rge ile he drove the chisel un der the lid ot of the nearest crate pail prepared to pry it loose suddenly suddenly lie paused A thought had occurred to him gen gentlemen clemen he sold Me mccuffey Gufrey nodded his head approvingly this world Is full a 0 nn an disappointments an it may well he that these two cases dont contain even so much as a smell 0 ginseng after alt all it may be that they are really oriental goods what I 1 want distinctly understood Is title this no matter inside we share equally squally in the profits even if they turn out to be thata understood n agreed to ilant fir it captain craggs and Met luffey andl indicated that it 11 RA theresa element 0 mattery royl tery about these two boxes continued mr gib n dt fe 1 7 that fascinates me they teta sets my imagination a tin an joggles HP p all 1 l my iny sp sport ortin lu now just to make it Inte interesting tin an add a spice t th grand iro im to bet again my own best judgment tin an lay you even money scraggly gay that it aint ginseng but oriental goods ill go you five dollars just fr ducks responded captain heartily mcguffey to hold the stakes on an decide the bet done replied mr air gibney the money was placed ln in hands and a moment later with a mighty effort mr gibney glency pried off the lid of the crate captain had his head inside tho the box a fifth of a second later scaled box inside lie he announced noun ced got get a can opener gib my boy ginseng for or a thousand mourned mr gibney albney scraggly sy youre elvo dollars of my money to the good ginseng always comes packed in air tight boxes ire ho produced a can opener from uio the cabin locker anti and fell to tits his work on n corner of the hermetically sealed scaled box As lie drove in the point of the can opener lit he paused hammer in hand and gazed solemnly at scruggs and mcganey Mc Guney gentlemen again Mc mcguffey McGuff Gufrey cy nodded approvingly do you know what a vacuum Is 1 I know replied the imperturbable Mc Guney A vacuum Is an empty hole that aint got in it correct said mr air gibney my head Is 13 a vacuum me ate about ginseng root I 1 why I 1 must have water on the brain I 1 ginseng be dog gonell its opium 1 captain was forced to grab the seat of his chair in order to keep himself from jumping up and clasping mr air gibney around the neck forty dollars a pound lie he gasped gib gib my dar boy youve made its wealthy quickly mr gibney ran the can opener around the edges of one corner of the zinc box inserted the claws of the hammer into the opening ani and with a n quick melodramatic twist bent back the angle thus for formed ined mr air gibney was the farst to got get a peep inside areat snakes esi he yelled art and fell bock back against the cabin wall A hoarse scream of rage and horror broke from captain scruggs in his en eagerness gerness he hod had driven his head so deep into the box that he come came within tin nn inch of kissing what the box contained which happened to be nothing more nor less lesa than a dead chinaman I 1 mr fey always slow and unimaginative shouldered the skipper aside and calmly surveyed the ghostly ghastly tion twig the yellow beggar will you albal gib said mcguffey Mc Guney acine one eye half open for 11 the world like he was i an en enjoying enjoy joyin ln th joke not n muscle twitched in feys hibernian countenance ile iio scratched hla his head for a moment as a sort 4 f arst farst old aid to memory then turned and handed mr gibney albney ten dollars you win gib its oriental goods sure enough Iloh berl shrieked captain ant and lew flew tit at mr Gib throat the sight reminded mcguffey of a terrier worrying a trin mastiff stiff nevertheless mr gibney was still so unnerved tit nt the discovery of the horrible contents of the box bor that despite his gigantic proportions lie he haq well nirh helpless mcginey Mc Guney you swab he be yelled pluck I liick this maritime outlaw off my neck lies bearin my windpipe out by ih hi roots Alc mcguffey McGuff luffey cy choked captain scruggs until lie reluctantly let go mr gibney whereupon ull nil three tied fled from the cabin ns as from a pestilence and gathered an angry and disappointed group out on deck Cip opium lunil 1 jeered captain with tears cars of rage in n ills his voice ginseng bengt 1 you yon and your imagination you swine youl you I 1 get off my ship you lout or ill murder you mr air gibney hung his herd nna an you too I 1 pot got to i admit tut that this here Is one on adelbert adalbert 11 I 1 gibney I 1 I 1 oh hear him shrilled captain sera v one on mail him 1 its two on you YU you bloody handed I 1 appos up pos otho ouse CUM contains opium tool too if there aint another dead corpse in no 2 cuse case I 1 hope my teeth may drop overboard aid shut UPI bellowed mr gibney in a towering rage what howl hoal have you got comin my aint they I 1 paid for em like a tuan nion I 1 all right then ill leep them t 0 Chin arnen you iou two aint out a cent yet an as for this flie I 1 wins off you scruggs Scrap gs its blood money what it Is in an I 1 hereby kives gives it back to ou on now nov quit er or by the tall 0 the great sacred hull dull ill lock you up nil all night in th cabin along 0 them two defunct celestials Celesti Celent als fuls billil uj up ly anti anc contented blin himself self with glower ing tit nt sir air gibney thi alif mate pat eat down c on 11 the lintel hutch cont conning ling lit fit his pipe tin tind pave gave himself up to ine ditri for foi fully he five minutes nt the end of which time was nos aware that his imagination was about to corne come to the front once more well gentlemen again mcgaffey nodded approvingly 1 I bet I 1 got get my twenty bucks back outer them two chinks lie announced presently Ifo wll yer cr do it inquired mcgrif fey 1011 tely Il IIo lowIll wll I 1 do it hasy easy ns fallan through tin nn open hatch im a coln t ta keep them two stiffs in tit th boxes boxen until dark nn an then im rt coin to take im im out bend a rope around their middle drop em cm overboard tin nn anchor I 1 em cm there nil night I 1 see th lad we opens up in no 1 case has had a beautiful job of embalming embalm in done on him but if I 1 let them boak nil all night like n mackerel limber up an look kinder fresh then first thing in th morti mortill moraln ln ill telephone th coroner tin nn tell him I 1 found two floaters out lit in tit buy bay nn art for him to come tin nn get em I 1 been niong the waterfront long enough t know that tit th lad ind that picks up a floater gets n reward 0 ten tea dollars from th city you can bet that adelbert Adelb crt 11 I 1 gibney breaks even on th deal till all right gib my dear boy said captain scruggs admiringly 1 I apologize tor for my actions of a few minutes ngo ago I 1 wits was unstrung youre still mate 0 0 tit th american steamer maggie nn an ns as such ouch welcome to th ship all I 1 ask Is that you unil up your our property gib nit an remove it from th tb room table I 1 want to you ion however gib that as shipmates mo me an mcguffey dont stand for you shouldering derin any loss on them two cases W 0 oriental goods we ato t share th gains it if tiny any in an likewise th losses right said eald mccuffey Mc Guney fair an square no between shipmates me an scruggs each owns one third 0 thern them diseased chinks nn an we each stands one third d 0 th loss it if any iut there wont be no los loss protested sir mr gibney albney Dray drayage di charges arges gib drayage charges we give a man a 0 dollar to tow lem cm down t th ship forget it answered mr giba albney magnanimously an lets agn nn an get a drink im nil shook un dp CHAPTER vill atad either mr gibney or Mc Onfrey been watching captain after ho had left them they bouhl have iken ican much puzzled to account for that worthya wor thys actions first he dodged around the block into drumm street and then ran down drumm to california where lie he climbed aboard a cabai car and rode up into chinatown arriving at dupont street ho he alighted and up that interesting thoroughfare ough fare until he came to no ile he glanced tit nt a sign over the door and was aware that no h stood before tho the entrance to the of the chinese six Com companies so lie he climbed upstairs and inquired for gin seng who presently ande his appearance gin seng a very nice fat chinaman arrayed in a flowing silk glib gown begged lu lo pidgin english to know in what manner ho he could bo of service me heap big captain allee same ship began captain scraggy ga on board ship two chinn china boys have got gol here captain winked knowingly china boy no speak english that being the case interposed gin seng 1 I presume that you ou and I 1 understand each other so lets ids cut out the pidgin english inglish do I 1 understand that you are engaged in evading the immigration laws exactly captain scruggs managed to gasp as soon as he could recover from his astonishment they showed me your name an address an they wont rave R ave th ship where I 1 got em locked up in my cabin until you come nn an take em away couple connle 0 relatives of yours I 1 should linn gine gin seng smiled smile his bland chinese smile lie ile had frequent den dealings lings with ship masters engaged in the dangerous though lucrative trade of manug gling chinese into the united states and while lie he hid not received chice of this particular shipment he decided to go with captain to jackson street bulk bulkhead hend and see it lie he could not be of some ome use UM to his countrymen As captain scruggs and his chinese companion approached the wharf the skipper glanced warily about ire ho had find small fear that either glency or mcguffey would show up for nn an hour for he knew that mr air r lind had money in his posses possession slon Ylo now wever ever lie decided to take no chances and scouted the vicinity thoroughly before venturing aboard the magpie At these notions actions served but to increase Inc roise the respect c f gin song seng for the muster master of the lie miggle rind and ven fIrmed film in mi hlo belief that the maggie wits ns a smuggler smug captain took hn hl visitor inside the little cabin carefully locked and bolted the door lifted the zinc line flap back from the top of the lie crate of goods and dix displayed played the frice face of the bend chinaman also lie he pointed to te la chinese characters on tile the wooden lid of tile the crate what does the these hei hea scratches mean demanded scruggs this man Is named ali ah ghow and tie he lc longs to tile lie hop sing tons tong linw about tits his pal hedelt tant man la Is evidently ng g chaug alp lie ile Is alo a hop sing man captain scruggs wrote it down all AH right lie he said cheerily much obliged now what I 1 want to know Is what the hop sing tonj ton means mans m ans by shipping the departed brethren by freight they go to work nna an fix lem cm ap it nice nce sos keep packs em cm afa way ty in ID a zin coffan a alre V uin LIUA lujus ku cw roods goods 1 nit in em cm to the oln gin song seng company dupont street san francisco now why are these two countrymen 0 01 yow s shipped by freight where by the way they goes astray for reason that I 1 dont know bothin about an I 1 buys lein ani up tit at a old hors sale gin seng shrugged his bis shoulders and replied that lie understand you yon lie snarled captain spraggs you savvy pavey all right you tat a od ad d idol youl you I 1 its because if the company knew these two boxes contained dead corpses a soaked the relatives which la is you one full faro anre bentli eai front from wherever these two lead dead ones cues 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