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THE GREEN PEA PIRATES
Copyright, by Pete* B. Kyn*
|Kt Q GS IS ONE LUCKY SEA DOG.
Phlneas P. Scraps
rn ii]) around the docks of Run
and fnini mens boy on a rfVer
K r ' jlaKKi*'. Since each annual In
promised to be the last of the old
vessel, Scruggs naturally
difficulty In securing a crew,
opens, Adelbert P. Qlbney,
but erratic, a man whom nobody
would hire. Is the skipper.
Halt-own, a solemn Swede, constl
(be forcastle hands, and Bart Me-
a wastrel of the Glbney type.
the engine room. With this
crew and his ancient veßxel, Cap*
-* engaged In freighting gur
truck from lialfmoon bay to San
The Inevitable happens, the
■gif going ashore In a fog. A
vessel hailing the wreck, Mr.
gets word to a towing compuny
Frnncispo that the ship ashore Is
Prince, with promise of a
Two tugs succeed In pulling
Kgiggle Into deep water, and she slips
lines and gets away In the fog.
■ton at the deception practised on
Hph Captains Hicks and Flaherty, coni
■felnc the two tugboats, ascertain the
of the “Yankee Prlnco” and, fenr
ridicule should the facts hccorye
In along the water front, determine
Bpreon.-il vengeance. Their hostile
Ht to the Maggie results in Captain
|tP promising to get a new holler
■ sake needed repairs to the steamer.
■ CHAPTER V.
Hiwfek had elapsed and nothing of
nnture had transpired to
Hvb the routine of life aboard the
Hpie. until Bartholomew McOulTey.
Hbg beard certain waterfront wills
considered it the part of pru-
Hre to lny Ids information before
Hpggs and Mr. Gihney.
Hlook liere, Scraggs,” he began
Hbkly. ‘‘lt’s all tine an' dandy to
Hslae tae a new boiler, hut when do
Hntr*
Hwhy, jes’ ns soon as we enn Ret
Hb glut o' freight behind us, Bart.
Hboy You’ve innnnßed with the old
Her tills long, so It 'pears to me you
Kbt be patient nil’ hear with It a
■He longer, Bart.”
■ “Oh, I ain’t tryin’ to be disagreeable,
Hnggs, only It sort o’ worries me to
Irotc go along without bein' able to
■k our whistle."
I “We’ll fix it when business slacks
Br” Scrnggs decided with finality. He
■fuced at his watch. "Sufferin'
■tilor!” *he cried In simulnted dis-
Bfm. “Here it’s one o’clock an’ I ain’t
■fleeted a dollar o’ the freight money
Btan the Inst voyage. I must beat It."
I When Captain Scrnggs had "beaten
Bt,” Gihney and McGufTey exchanged
fcirwslve glances. “He’s runnin’ out
li us,” McGufTey complained.
1 “Even so, Bnrt, even so. Therefore,
■be thing for us to do Is to run out
In him. in other words, we’ll work a
■wth, save our money, an’ then, wlth-
Int a word o’ complaint or nrgyment,
I*ell walk out.”
I “Oh, I ain’t exnctly broke, Gib. I
lt°t eighty-five dollars."
I “Then.” quoth Glbney decisively,
Ityll go on strike tonight. Scrnggsy’ll
H thick In port n week before he can
■fit another engineer an’ another nnvl
■Wln’ ollicer, me an’ you bein’ the
Bjlf two natural-born fools In San
Hanclsco an* ports adjacent, an’ be
■F* three days have passed he’ll be
■tantln’ us up to compromise.”
■ “I don't want no compromise. What
|l*ant Is n new boiler.”
I “Ton’ll git it. We’ll make him order
Pjbt paint an’ the holler nfi’ pay for
Iwh j n advance before we’U agree to
lloback to work.”
I The engineer nodded his approval
after sealing tliefr pact with a
Ibearty handshake, they turned to and
■tontnenced discharging the Maggie.
tWhen Captain Scraggs returned to
l® e little steomer shortly after five
R cloc k, to his great amazement, he
Iwovered Mr. Gihney nnd McGufTey
| dressed la their other suits—inejudiug
iwluloid collars and cuffs.
I <T b« cargo’s out, Scrnggsy, my won,
decks has been washed down an’
1 In my department Is ship
!..?*' Thus Mr. Glbney.
L? kt ' v,se ,n mine,” McGufTey
IMded.
I rt M ? ons ‘‘ <|,u ' nt, y.” Mr. Glbney con-
I judod, “we're qtdttin’ the Maggie an’
I 'ta all the suine to you we’U have
wr time.”
% dear Gib. Why, wlmtever’s
„ e over • vou two boys?”
om yoUr chotter » Scrnggs. Shell
In th ' e Cnsl '* You’ve fooled us once
tne matter o’ that new boiler on’
e Paintin’, an* we’re not goln’ to
th*. 5011 a second chance. Come
ag,l ~~ or take the consequences.
fund’’ 011 n ° more w, th « bar an’ a
Rent’s hard words, Mr. Gihney.”
, trmh Is allers bitter,” McGuf
ie T opined.
Captain Scraggs paused to consider
eerlous predicament which con
k» *t was Saturday night.
’ ie«B<» eW r * McGufTey to be the pos
llf h °* ,nore m oney than usual and
cou, d assure himself that this
gjj . ® should be dissipated before
PtaJ*? y rnorn, ng he was aware, from
Ifbrtr. tJl at the strike would be
■ba ~D , jy Tuesday at the latest. And
lniwli afford that delay. He re-
B therefore, on diplomacy.
Bltii. etl, *' m he answered with
■JJ7 appearance of contrition. "You
■%rtVJ 0t me ,n the n *n®-hole an’ I
I “>7Mlf. At the same time,
Author of "WEBSTER MAN’S MAN,** "THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS,*’ ETC.
I appreciate fully your p'lnt of view,
while realizin’ that I can’t convince
y®u o’ mine. So we won’t have no
hard fecJin's at partin’, boys, an’ to
show you I’m a sport I'll treat to a
French dinner an’ h motion picture
show afterward. Further. I shall re-
Kurd a refusal of said invite as a
pers’nal affront.”
"By golly, you’re giftin’ sporty In
your old age.” the engineer declared.
‘‘l'll go you, Scruggs. llow about you,
r.lb?”
“I accept with thanks, Scrnggsy, old
tarpot. Personally, I maintain that
seamen should leave their troubles
aboard ship.”
‘‘That's the sperrit I appreciate,
hoys. Come to the cabin an’ I’ll pay
you off. Then wait a coupler min
utes till I shift Into my glad rags an’
away we’ll go, like Paddy Ford's goat
—on our own hook."
"Old Scraggsy’s as ctinnln’ as a pet
fox, ain't he?” the new navigating offi
cer whispered as Scruggs departed
for ids other suit. "He’s goln’ to blow
himself on us tonight, thinkin’ to soften
our hard resolution. We’ll fool him.
Take aJI he gives us. but stand pat,
Bart."
Part nodded. Ills was one of those
sturdy natures* that could always be
depended upon to play the game, win,
lose or draw.
As n preliminary move. Captain
Scrnggs declared in favor of a couple
of cocktails to whet their appetites
for the French dinner, and according*
ly the trio repaired to an adjacent
saloon and tucket! three each under
their hell a —all at Captain Scrnggs'
expense. When he proposed a fourth,
Mr. CJlhney’s perfect sportsmanship
caused him to protest, and reluctantly
Captain Scrnggs permitted Glbney to
buy. Scrnggs decided to have a cigar,
however, instead of another Martini.
The ethics of the situation then Indi
cated that McGuffey should “set ’em
up,” which he did over Captain
Scruggs' protest—and again the wary
Scrnggs called for n cigar, alleging as
an excuse for his weakness that for
years three cocktails before dinner had
been Ids absolute limit. A fourth cock
tail on an empty stomach, lie declared,
would kill the evening for him.
Hut why descend to sordid and vul
gar details? Suffice that when the
artful Scrnggs, pretending to lie over
come by ids potntions and very ill Into
the bargain, begged to be delivered
back aboard the Maggie. Messrs. Mc-
Guflfe.v and Glbney loaded him into a
taxicab and sent him there, while they
continued their search for excite
ment. Where and how they found
it requires no elucidation here;
it Is sufficient to state that it was ex
pensive, for when men of the Glbney
and McGuffey type have once gotten a
fair start naught but financial dissolu
tion can stop them.
On Monday morning, Messrs. Olb
ney and McGuffey awoke in Scab
Johnny’s hoarding house. Mr. Glbney
awoke first, by reason of tlie fact that
ids stomach hammered at the door of
Ids soul and bade him be up and do
ing. While his head ached slightly
from the fiery usquebaugh of the Bow
head saloon, he craved a return to n
solid diet, so for several minutes he
lay supine, conjuring In bis agile brain
ways and means of supplying this
need In the absence of ready cash.
“I’ll have to bock my sextant,”
was the conclusion at which he pres
ently arrived. Ten minutes later be
took bis serin'* under his arm and de
parted fr« 4 pawnshop in lower Mar
ket stFrom the pawnshop he re
turnt:(* to Scab Johnny’s with eight
dollars in Ids pocket, routed out the
contrite McGufTey. and curried the lat
ter off to ham and eggs.
They felt better after breakfast and
for lhi' spare of ml hour lolled at the
tnltle, discussing tlmlr adventures of
tlip past fony-plpht hours. "'Veil,
there's one thlnu certain," MrllulTey
concluded. “on' Hull thlnu Ls sure a
cinch. Our strike lias petered out.
I.pt’s mosey nlomr down to the Man
cie's dork an' see how Kcrnuusy s no
tin' alone."
Forthwith they set out to Interview
Captain Scrnggs. The owner of the
Macule creeled them elieerlly. hut a t
er dlseusslnc ceneralities for half an
hour. Sent efts fulled to make over
tares, whereupon Mr. Olluiey an
nounced east,ally that lie Classed he
„,„l Mae would he on their way.
■•Same here, hoys," Captain N-raccs
pH breezily. "I pit a new mate an
a new enclneer eonnn a I id at ten
o’clock an' we sail at twelve.
"Well, we'll see you occasionally.
Mr Glhnev said at parting.
"Oh. sure. Pnn'l he strange™
You're always welcome aboard the "Id
Macule." came the careless rejoinder.
Somewhat crestfallen, the striking
pair repaired to the Howhead saloon
o discuss the situation over a class of
peer. However. Mr. tilhney. -|.lr s
never dropped helow zero while la
hnd one nickel to rui» ngninst nnotlur.
enee such slluht depression ns he
felt wns due to a feelhiu that Captain
Scrnggs had basely swindled him am
McGuffey. He was disappola.e a
scragg s and, said asjaurh. JU*
never ray 'die' while oar money holds
onl. an,, h. the n.eaathae our luck
may have changed. T-et s scam
_ CHiiifgNME WELLS BECOBD
By PETER B. KYNE
uroiiiiii iiml try to locutc some kind of
h Job; then when them new employees
o’ Seraggsy quit or get tired—whlch’Jl
~e after about two voyages—un* the
obi mail comes around boldin' out the
"live branch o’ peace, we’ll give him
the horselaugh.”
Three days of diligent search failed
to uncover the coveted Job for either,
however, and on the morning of the
fourth day Mr. Gihney announced that
it would he necessary to “raise the
wind,” if tlie pair would breakfast.
They retired to the sidewalk to hold a
caucus and Mr. McGufTey located a
dime which Imd drdpped down Inside
the lining of his coat. “That settles
it,” Gibney declared. "We’ve skipped
two meaJs hut I’ll he durned if we
skip another. We’ll ride out to the
San Mateo county line on the trolley
with that dime an’ then hoof It over
the hills to Halftnoon bay. Scraggs
won’t git away from the dock here un
til after twelve o’clock, so we know
lie'll Jie at Halftnoon hay nil night. If
we start now we’ll connect with him
In time for supper. Eh, Hart?"
"A twenty-mile Idke on a tee-totally
empty stomach, with a battle royal on
our hands the minute we arrive, weak
an' dost it onto, ain't quite my idea o’
enjoyment, Gib, but I'll go you if it
kills me. I.et's up hook an* away. I'm
for git tin' hack to work an’ usin’
moral persuasionv to git that new
boiler."
They took n hitch In their belts and
started. From the point at which they
left the trolley to their Journey’s end
was a stiff six-hour Jaunt, up hill and
down dale, and long before the march
was half completed the unaccustomed
exercise had developed sundry galls
and blisters on the Gibney heels, while
the soles of poor McGufTey’s feet were
so hot he voiced the apprehension that
they might burn to a crisp at any mo
ment and drop off by the wayside.
The crew of the Maggie laid ceased
working cargo for the day and Cap
tain Scraggs was busy cooking supper
in the galley when the two prodigals,
exhausted, crippled and repentant,
came to the door and coughed propi
tiously, but Captain Scraggs pretended
not to hear, and went on with ids tusk
of turning fried eggs with an artistic
flip of the frying pan. So Mr. Gili
ney spoke, struggling bravely to ap
pear nonchalant. With Ills eyes on
the fried eggs and his mouth threaten
ing to slaver at the glorious sight, lie
said:
“Hello, there, Scrngg«y, old tnrpot.
How goes it with the owner o’ the fast
an’ commodious steamer Maggie? Git
that consignment o’ post-holes aboard
yet?”
Mr. Gibney’s honest face beamed ex
pectantly, for he was particularly par
tial to fried eggs. As for his com
panion In distress, anything edible and
which would serve to nullify the gnaw
ing at Ids internal economy would be
welcome. Inasmuch as Captain
Scraggs did not readily reply to Mr.
Gibney’s salutation. McGufTey decided
to lie more emphatic and to the point,
albeit In a joking way.
“Hurry up with them eggs, Scraggs."
he rumbled. "Me an’ Gib’s walked
down from the city an’ we're hungry.
Mr. McGuffey Located a Dime Which
Had Dropped Down Inside the Lin
ing of His Coat.
|i Uoekorfollcr'd give il rnllllon
dollars for my appetite. Try mine
l, lin l. Sernggsy. I «-»»t sometln
'"l.f!;., „ff m.v ship, you murderin' pi
" Srrnggs screamed.
'■•Not till we’ve ft," the prneticnl-
igineer retorted. “Kv*. *h«"
IV,. won’t got off. Me till Oil, n o
..„t nnv foot h’ft. Scruggs. If we on,
M, wiilit on.,liter step we’d be crippled
for life. Fry my eBS» hur« l . 1 ,eII
"’•This Is piracy, men. It’s robbery
(he High sens, an’ I can put yon
over .be for It." Scraggs -rned
hem. •‘Whin's more. I U «» "•
" The eggs, Scraggsy," boomed Mr.
Gihney, “the eggs.”
. Half nn hour Inter, ns the pirntes,
replete with provender, sat dangling
lheir damaged underpinning over the
stern railing where the gentle wave
lets lavpd and cooled them. Captnin
Scruggs, accompanied hy the new navi
gating otlleer, the new and
The Squarehead, came aft. The crip
ples looked up, surveyed their succes
sors In office, and found the sight far
from reassuring.
“I’ve already ordered you two
tramps off’n my ship," Scraggs begun
formally, "an’ I hereby, in the pres
ence o’ reliable witnesses, repeats the
invitation. You nlnT wanted; your
room's preferred to your comp’ny! nn*
b.v stjiyln’ a minute longer, In dethince
o' my orders, you’re Itiyln’ yourselves
liable to a charge o’ piracy.”
Mr. (jibney curefully laid his pipe
uslde and stood up. He was quite an
imposing spectacle in his bare feet,
with his trousers rolled tip to his great
knees, thereby revealing his scarlet
flannel underdrawers. With a stilled
groan. McGutTey rose and stood beside
his partner, and Mr. Gibney spoke:
"Scraggs, be reasonable. We ain’t
lookin’ for trouble; not because we
don’t relish it, for we do where a
couple o’ scabs Is concerned, but for
the simple reason tlint we ain’t in the
best o’ condition to receive it, al
though If you force It on us we’ll do
our best. If you chuck us off the Mag
gie an’ force us to walk hack to San
Francisco, we’re fcoln’ to be reported
as mlssln’. Honest, now, Scraggsy,
old side-winder, you ain’t goin’ to
maroon us here, alone with the vege
tables, are you I ?’’
"You done tne dirt. You quit nte
cold. Git out.* Two can play at a
dirty game an’ every dog must have
his day. This Is my day, Gib. Scat!”
"Pers’nnlly," McGufTey »announced
quietly, "I prefer to die aboard the
Maggie, if I hn\«e to. This ain’t mov
in' day with It. .McGufTey, Esquire.”
"Them’s my sentiments, too,
Scraggsy."
"Then defend yourselves. Come on,
lads. Bear a hand an’ we’ll bounce
these muckers overboard.” The
Squarehead hung back, having no In
tention of waging war upon Ills late
comrades, but the engineer and the
new navignting officer stepped briskly
forward, for they were about to 'fight
for their Jobs. Mr. Gihney halted the
advnnce by lifting both great hands
In a deprecatory manner.
"For heaven’s sake, Scraggsy, have
a heart. Don’t force us to murder
you. If we’re peaceable, what’s to
prevent you from glvln’ us a passage
back to San Francisco, where we’re
known nn' where we’ll have at least
a tight in’ chance to git somethin’ to
eat occasionally?’’
"You know mighty well what’s to
prevent me, Gib. I ain’t got no pns
senger license, an’ I’ll be keel-hauled
an’ skull-dragged If I fall for your
cute little gome, my son. I ain’t layln’
myself liable to a line from the inspec
tors an’ maybe have my ticket book
took away to boot.”
"Enough of this gab," Mr. Gibney
roared. "My patience Is exhausted.
I’m dog-tired an’ I’m goin’ to have
peace if I have to light for it. Me an’
Bart stays aboard the steamer Maggie
until she gets back to Frisco town or
until we’re hove overboard in the In
terim by the weight of numbers. An’
if any man, or set o’ male bipeds that
calls theirselves men, is so foolish as
to try to evict us from this packet,
then all I got to say Is that they’re
triflin’ with death. I got my arms left,
even If my feet is on the fritz,
Scraggs,” he continued, "an’ if you
start anything I’ll hug you an’ your
crew to death. I’m a rip-roarin’ griz
zly bear once I’m started an’ there’s
such a thing as drivin’ u man to des
peration.”
The bluff worked! Captain Scraggs
turned to his retainers and with »»
condescending and paternal smile,
said: "Boys, let's give the dumb
fools their own way. If they insist
upon inkin’ forcible possession o’ my
ship on the high seas, there’s only one
name for the crime—an’ that’s piracy,
punishable by bangin’ from the yard
arm. We’ll Just let ’em stay aboard
an’ turn ’em over to the police when
we git back to the city.”
He started for Ids cabin and the
crew, vastly relieved, followed him.
The pirates once more sat down and
permitted their hot feet to 101 l over
boa rd.
About ten o’clock next morning the
little vessel completed taking on her
cargo, the lines were cast off, and the
homeward \mynge was begun. Messrs.
Gihney and McGufTey were seated on
the stern bitts ns the Maggie came
abreast the Point Montnra fog signal
station, when Mr. Gibney observed a
long telescope poking out the side win
dow of tlie pilot house, and following
the direction In which the telescope
was pointing he made out a large bark
standing In dangerously close to the
beach. In fact, the breakers were tum
bling in a long white streak over the
reefs less than a quarter of a mile
from tier.
In an Instant all was excitement
aboard the Maggie. "That looks like
an elegant little pick-up. She’s plumb
deserted." Scraggs shouted to hla navi-
gating officer. "I don’t see any distress
signals (lyin’ nn* yet she’s got an
anchor out while her cytnvns is bangin’
so-so.” . ,
"If she had any'hands aboard, you’d
think they’d bare sense enough to
clew up her courses,” the mate an
swerer!.
At this Juncture. Mr. Glbney and
McGufTey, unable to restrain their cu
riosity, and forgetful of the fact that
they were pirates with very sore feet,
came running over the deektoad and
invaded the pilot house. “Gimme that
glass, you sock-eyed salmon, you.** Glb
ney ordered Scraggs, and tore the tele
scope front the owner’s hands.
'‘Hum —nt —m! American hark. Ches
apeake. Starboard anchor out; ‘yards
braced n-hox; royal an’ tO'-gallan'-s'ls
clewed tip; courses bangin' In the
huntlines an* clew garnets, Sturs-nn’-
Strlpes upside down.”
He lowered the glass and roared at
Nells JHnlvorsen, fho was at the
wheel. "Starboard your helm, Square-
“I’ll Hug You and Your Crow to
Death.”
head. Don’t be afraid of her. We’re
goin’ over there an’ hook on to her.
I' should say she Is a pick-up!’’
Mr.' Gibuey had abdicated as a pi
rate and assumed command of the S.
8. Maggie. With the memory of a
scant breakfast upon him, however.
Captain Scraggs was still harsh and
bitter.
“Git out o’ my pilot house an’ aft
where the police can And you when
they come lookin’ for you,** he
screeched. “Don’t you give no orders
to my deckhand.’*
“Stow It, you ass. Yonder’s a prise,
hut It’ll require imagination to win It;
consequently you need Adelbert 1*.
Glbney In your business, If you’re con
templatin' hookin’ on to that bark,
snakin’ her Into San Francisco bay, an’
libel in’ her for ten thousnml dollars'
salvage. You an’ Mao an’ The Square
head here have sailed this strip o’
coast too long together to quarrel over
the first good piece o’ salvage we ever
run Into. Come, Scraggsy. lie decent,
forget the past, • an’ let’s dig In to
gether.’’
The new nnvigntlng officer drew
Captain Scraggs aside and whispered
in his ear: “Make It up with these
Smart Alecks, Scruggs. They got It on
us. but If we can send you tin’ Hnl
vorspn, McGulJey and Cybney over
to the bark, you can get some sail on
her an’ what with the wind lielpin’
us along, the Mpggle can tow her all
right.”
Mr. Glhney snw by the hopeful* even
cunning, look that leaped to Scraggs’
eyes tliat the problem was about to be
solved without recourse to the Glbney
imagination, so he resolved to be alert
and not ‘permit* himself to be caught
out on the end of n limb. “Well.
Scraggsy?” he demanded.
“I guess I need you In my business.
Gib. You’re right an’ I’tn always
wrong. It’s a fact. I ain’t got no
more Imagination than n chicken.”
“My imagination** bettor'n
my raputatSon, Scraggy, an* I
ain’t working for nothin* 1**
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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tS SURE AS PAWN BRINS ANEW DAY'
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8 CASCAttj; QUININE 1
Will Break. That Cbld and «*il
■ I Make Yin* Fit Tomorrow. c^l
gIBH W. M.HIUL. CO., ORTWOIT. 1
WANTED
SUBSTANTIAL INVESTORS
to assist me In exercising option on wonder*
ful oil deal. My bankers and friends are
Joining me In deal to purchase acreage near
well In Mexla-Wortham district, which hug
been drilled six feet In the sand. Casing has
been set In cement and will bo drilled In an
soon as cement sets. Based on my experience
for past five years, and oil and gas showing,
this will be a tremendously large well.
The Sun company, a Standard Oil subsid
iary, haa drilled in a well two days ago. Just
north of us, near the Humphreya-Meador
well. This practically proves the Wortham*
Mexla district, eliminating the known has
ards and risks, making proflts CERTAIN.
The Magnolia company paid $600,000 for
19 % acres and one well near us. The U. 3.-
TEX. company paid over $1,000,000 for 41
acres known as the Anderson tract, and got
a good 22,000 barrel a day well Just last
week. Magrolla Petroleum paid $1,100,000
for the Desenberg well and 48 acres which
haa produced over 1,000,000 barrels of oil la
the paat three months. 1 paid my own cash
for the option, snd need substantial Investors
to help me complete the payments which
must be made quickly.
Refer by permission to A. M. Beeman.
cashier of the Security State Bank, and A. B.
Thomas, vice president of the Continental
National Bank, this city, aa to my Integrity
and ability to do thlnga 1 was formerly
vice president and treasurer of the Edmondg
Oil A Meaning company, which paid 1$ con
secutive cash dividends during the dullest
months. I know the oil business from top
to bottom, with knowledgs dertved from thg
hard knocks of actual experience. Have
drilled the largest producers la Burkbaraott
and B1 Dorado Arkansas fields.
I Invite the closest Investigation. -
Wire reeervatlen sad mall cheek eare of
Security State Bank, Tort Worth. Texas.
Ml* W. T. Wajarsuln Wtftt. IMi