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SjCS'SESSU-.i .f4M. v&5r f jp.BiaM1Si,vl5SilipP3- r fiSftw.- RED CLOUD, XBBRAJBKA, CHIEF w, I., II-' ir v -i M : ! IV ' ft S CThe Author of Copyright, by Peter B. Kyne HORRID WAR. Synopsis.-- Captain Plilncoa P. BoraKffa has grown up around the docks of Ban Krancbico, and from mesa boy on a rlvor atoumer, rlnon to the ownership of the Btcamor Magglo. Slnco each annual In upectlon promised to bo the last of the old woathcrbeaten vessel, Bcrnggs naturally has some Olffl culty In soourlnic a crew. When the story opons, Adolbort P. Qib ney, Ukablo, but erratic, a man Whom nobody but BoraBga would hire. Is the skipper. Nells IJolror aen, a solemn Swede, constitutes tlie ferecastlo hands, and Dart Me OulTcy, a wastrel of the Olbney type, relffns In the englno room. With this motley crow and his an cient vraaol, Captain Scrags U engaged la frolshtlag garden iruuh trom llalfmoou bay to Ban Franclic. Tho lnorltable happens; the Magglo goes ashore In n fog. A passing vetael hailing Uie wreck, Mr. aibnoy Kots ward to a towing company In San Frnnolsco that the ship aslioro Is the Tankeo rrlnoe, with pro in I ao of a rich salvage. Two tug3 nucceod In pulling the Maggie into deep wntor, and eho slips her tow lines and KeU away In the foj;. Furious at the deoep lion practiced on them. Captains lllcke and Flaherty, commanding the two tugboats, ascertain tho Identity of tho "Yanlisc Prince" and, roaring ridicule should Uio facts become known along the wa ter front, detormlne on personal vengeance. Thulr hostile vlolt to the Mnjntlo results in Cnptaln Bcraggs promising to got a new boiler nnd mako noodod repairs to tho' team or. Bciagmi rcfusos to fulfill his promleos and Glbncy and McOultcy "strike." WIUi marvel ous luclc, Scraggs ships a freBh crew. At Uio end of a few days of wild conviviality Olbney and McGuRcy aro Stranded und Ncelc tholr old positions on tho Magglo. They are fioMUely recclvod, but re main. On tholr way to San Fran cisco tlioy eight a derelict nnd Olb ney and MoUuffoy swim to It. Tho derelict proves to bo the Chotm poalce. richly laden, Ita entire crew stricken with scurvy. Scroggo at tempts to tow her In, but the Mag gio Is unequal to tho task and Olb noy and McQufToy, alone, Ball Uio ship to San Francisco, their sal vage money amounting to $1,000 npleoo. His crow having deserted hint, Captain Scraggs Induces tbcm to return. At an "old horse" sale the three purchase two mysterious boxes which they uellove to con tain smuggled "Oriental goods." They nnd, Instead, two dond Chi namen. Scragge seeks to "double cress" his two associates, but Mr. Olbney outwits him and makes a satisfactory financial settlement with Uie Chinese company to whom the bodies have been con signed, leaving Scraggs out In the cold. Olbney resents MoQuffers aetten In lending money to Scraggs without oonBultlng him, nnd after a terrific wordy combat the three separate, McQufToy becoming as sistant engineer on an oil tanker, Olbney disappearing, nnd Scrnggs, forced to lay up tho Maggie, takes a subordinate position on a ferry steamer. Scnor Lopoc, Mexican revolutionist, mnkos Scraggs a gen erous offer for transportation of munitions to Lower California. Scragga accepts, and the old Mag. gio Is once more put Into commis sion. Arriving at lila destination, Scraggs finds hla old companion, Mr. Olbney, Is tho consignee Time having softened animosities, the re union Is Joyful. 0 CHAPTER IX Continued. 9 "Why?" demnnded Cnptaln Scrnggs, Instantly on the defensive. "Not tlint I'm holdln' nny grudge ngln yon, Kcrnggsy," Bald Mr. Olbney nftnhly, "hut I wouldn't n-hnd you no more now than I would when wo was runnin' In the green-pen trude. It's liecntiFe you nln't got no Imagination, nnd the Maggie nln't big enough for my purpose. Havln' the Maggie sort oC puts n crimp In my plaus." "Hot," snnpped Captain 8crngga. "I've had the Maggie overhauled and shipped n now wheel, nnd aho'B a mighty Bmort little boat, I'll tell you. I'M land them arms In Dcscnnso bay all right." "I know you will," add Mr. Glbney sadly. "That's Just what hurts. You Bee, Scraggsy, I novcr Intended 'era for Dcscnnso bay In Uio first place. There's a nice healthy little revolution fomentln' down In the United States of Colombia, with Adclbert P. Glbney playln' both ends to Uie middle. And there's n dog-hole down on the Gold coast whore I Intended to land this cargo, but now that Scab Johnny's gone to work and sent me a bay scow Instead ol' a sca-goln' steamer, I'm In the nine-bole Instead o' dog-hole. I can nevor get as far as tho Gold coast with the Maggie. She can't carry coal enough to last hor." "But I thought these grans and things was for tho Mexicans," qua vered Captain Scrnggs. "Scab Johnny and Lopez told me they was." Mr. Glbnoy groaned and bid his face In his hands. "Scraggsy," he said sad ly, "lfs a cinch you ain't usod tho past four years to stimulate that imagi nation of yours. Of course they was purchased for the Mexicans, but what was to prevent me from lettln' the Mexicans pay for them, help out on the charter of the boat, and then have roe divert tho cargo to the United States of Colombia, where I can sell 'enj at a clear profit, Uie cost beln' yothtn' to speak of T Now you got to lonie buttln' In with the Maggie, and ivhat happens? Why, I got to be hon .it, of course. I .got to make good en py bluff, and what's In It for km? Qreen By PETER "WEBSTERMAN'S MAN," Notliln' but glory. Can you hock n chunk of glory for ham and cggH, 1'hluca.s Scrnggs? Not on your life. If It hadn't been for you buttln' In with your blasted, rotten hulk of a fresh water skiff, I'd" Mr. Glbney paused ominously nnd savagely bit tho end of hie cigar. As for Cnptaln Scraggs, every drop of blood In his body was boiling In de fense of the ship ho loved. "You're n pirate," he shrilled. "And you're Just ns big n hornet as you ever was," replied Mr. Glbney. "Alwnys buzzln' around where you nln't wanted. Hut still, what's the use of bnwlln' over. split milk? We'll drop Into Snn Diego for a couple of bourn nnd tnko on coal, and about sunset we'll pull out nnd make the run down to Descanso bay In tho dark. We might na well forget Uie past and put this thing through ns per program. Only I saw visions of a schooner all my own, Scraggsy, nnd well, what's the use? What's the uso? Scraggsy, you're n nnturabborn mar-plot. Al wnys buttln' In, butUn' In, fit for notli ln' but tho green-pea trndo. However, I guess I can turn into my old berth find get somo sloop. Put the old girl under n slow bell and snvo your coal. We'll have to fool nway four or live hours In Snn Diego anyhow nnd there nln't no sense In crowd In' the old hulk." "Gib," said Captain Scrnggs, "was Unit really your lay to steal the cargo, double-cross the Insurrccto Junta, nnd soil out to a furrlu' coun try?" "Of course It was," said Mr. Glb ney pettishly. "They nil do such things In the banana republics. Why should I he nn exception? There's half n dozen different gnngs flghtln' each other nnd the government in Mexico, nnd If I don't do! Ivor these arms, Just sou nil the lives I'll he savin'. And nfter I got the cargo Into Colombia ami sold It, I could have peached on the rebels there, and got n reward for It, and Fnvcd n lot more lives, and come away rich and respected." "By the Lord Harry," said Captain Scruggs, "but you've got an Imagina tion, Gib. I'll nwear to that. Gib, I tnkc off my hat to you. You're all tight and shipshape and no loose ends bobbin' around you. Don't tell me th' scheme's got t' fall through, Gib. Great snakes, don't tell me that. Ain't there some way o' gcttln' around It? There must be. Why, Gib, my denr boy, I never heard of such n grand lay In my life. It's n absolute winner. Don't give up, Gib. Oil up your Imagination nnd And n way out, Let's get to gether, Gib, and make a little money. Dnng It nil, Gib, I been lonesome ever since I seen you Inst." "Well," replied Mr. Glbney, "HI turn In nnd try to scheme a way out, but I don't hold out no hope. Not n ray of It. I'm afraid, Scraggsy, we've got to bo honest." Saying which, Mr. Glbncy hopped up Into his berth, stretched his huge legs,1 und fell asleep with his clothes on. Cnptaln Scrnggs looked htm over with tho closest npproach to affection that had ever lightened his cold gray eye, and sighing heavily, presently went on deck. As he passed up the companion way, the first innto heard him murmur : "Glb'H n line lad. I'll be dad burned If he ain't." At six o'clock next morning the Maggie was rounding Point Lomn, heading In for San Diego bay, and Captain Scrnggs went below and awakened Mr. Glbnoy. "What's for breakfast, Scraggsy, old kid?" asked Mr. Glbney. "Fried eggs," said Captain Scrngga, remembering Mr. Glb'ney'a partiality for that form of nutriment In the van ished days of tlee green-pea trad. "Ilam an' fried eggs nn' a slzzlln' pot o' coffee. Thought a way out o' our mess, Gib?" "Not yet," replied Mr. Glbnoy as he rolled out of bed, "but eggs Is always stimulating nnd I don't glvo up hope on n full stomach." An hour inter they were tied up un der the conl bunkers, nnd at. Mr. Gib ney's suggestion some twenty tons of sacked coal wore piled on top of the fo'castle head and on the mnln deck ford, in ense of emergency. They lay In the harbor all day until about four o'clock, when Mr. Glbney, by vlrtuo of his authority as supercargo, ordered the lines cast off and the Magglo steamed out of tho harbor. Off Point Lomn they veered to the south, leav ing the Coroundo Islands on the star board quarter, ten miles to the west. Mr. Glbnoy was below with Captnln Scraggs, battling with tho problem thnt confronted them, when tho mate stuck his head down tho companion way to report a large power schooner coming but from tho lee of tho Coro nados and standing off on a course cal culated to Intercept the Maggie In on hour or two. Captnln Scraggs and Mr. Glbney sprang up on Uie bridge at once, tho latter with Scraggs' long glass up to his eye. "She was hovo to under the lee of the Island, and tho minute wo came out of the harbor and turned Bouth she come nosln' nfter us," said tho mate. "Hum I" muttered Mr. Glbnoy. "Gaso line schoonor. Two masts and bald beaded. About a hundred and twenty Pea Pirates B. ICYNE "THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS," Etc ton, I should say, and showln' n pretty pair of heels. There's somcthln' up for'd yes let me see ye-cs, there's two more holy sailor I It's u gunboat I One of those doggoned gasoline const patrol bonts, and there's the federal flag dying at the lore." "Let's put back to Sun Diego bay," quavered Captain Scruggs. "I'll be (lurried If I relish the Idee o' losln' the Maggie." "Too late," said the philosophical Gilmer. "We're In Mexican waters now, und she enn cut us off from the bay. The only thing we enn do Is to run for It nnd try to lose hdr nfter dark. Toll the engineer to crowd her to the limit. There nln't much wind to speak of, so I guess we can manage to hold our own for n while. Never theless, I've got n hunch thnt we'll be overhauled. Of course, you nln't got no papers to show, Scraggs, and they'll senrch tho enrgo, nnd confiscate us, nnd shoot tho whole bloomln' crowd of us. I bet n dollar to a doughnut that fellow Lopez sold us out, nfter the fashion of the country. I can't help thlnkln' that that gunbont was there Just n-wnltln' for us to show up." Tor several minutes Mr. Olbney con tinued to study tho gunbont until there could no longer bo nny doubt thnt .she Intended to overhaul them. He made out that she had n long' gun for'd, with n bnttery of two onc-po'und-crs on top of her house nnd something on her port quarter that looked like u Maxim rnpld-llre gun. About twenty men, dressed In white cloth, could he seen on her decks. w Presently Mr. Glbnoy was Inter rupted hy Captnln Scrnggs pulling nt his sleuve. "You was a gunner once, wasn't you, Clh?" said Cnptaln Scrnggs lu n trembling voice. "You bet I was," replied Mr. Glbncy. "My shootln' won the trophy three times In succession when I wns on the old Kcnrsnrge. If I hnd one good gun nnd a half-decent crew, I'd knock that gunbont silly before she knew whnt had hit her." "Gib, I've got on Idee," snld Captnln Scrnggs. "Out with It," Bald Mr. Glbney cheer fully. "There was four llttlo cannon low ered Into the hold the Inst thing before we put on the mnln hatch, and the am munition to Jond 'cm with Is stowed In tho nfter hold and very easy to get nt." Mr. Glbncy turned a beaming face to the skipper, reached out his nrms, nnd folded Cnptaln Scraggs in an embrace that would have dono credit to a grizzly hear. There were genuine tears of admiration In his eyes nnd In his voice when he could master his emo tions sufficiently to speak. "ScraggsyL old tarpot, you'vo been n long time comln' through on the Imagi nation, but you've sure nrrlved with nil Rail set. I alwnys thought you hod about as much nerve ns nn oyster, but I tnko It all back. We'll get out them two little Jackass guns nnd fight n naval battle, nnd If I don't sink thnt Mexican gunbont, nnd save the Mag- "I'd Sooner Die Flghtln' Than Let Them Stand Me Up Agin a Wall In Ensenada." gle, feed me to the sharks, for I won't be worthy of the blood that's In me. Pipe nil hands nnd lift off thnt main hatch. Itcevc a block and tackle through thnt cargo gnu nud stand by to heave out the guns." But Captain Scraggs-had repented of his rash suggestion almost the mo ment ho mado It. Only the dire neces sity of despcrnte mensurcs to save the Magglo had prompted him to put tho Idea Into Mr. Glbnoy's head, and when he saw the avidity with which the lat ter set to work clearing for action, his terror knew no bounds. "Oh, Gib," he walled, "I'm afraid wo better not try to lick that gunboat utt er all. They might sink us with nil hands." "Hats!" said Mr. Olbney, as ho WfllWSB - leaped Into the hold. "Bear n light here until I can root out tho wheels of these guns. Here they arc, labeled 'cream separator.' Stand by with thnt sling to " "Hut, Gib, my denr hoy," protested Captain Scrnggs, "(his Is insanity!" "I know It," said Mr. Glbney calmly. "Scraggsy, you're perfectly right. But I'd sooner die flghtln' than let them stand mc up ngln n wall In Rnscnndn. We're filibusters, Scraggsy, and we're caught with the goods. I, for one, nm goln' down with the steamer Maggie, hut I'm goln' down Hghtln' like n hour." "Maybe maybo wo can outrun her, Gib," hnlf sobbed Cnptaln Scraggs. "No hope,"v replied Mr. Glbney. "Fight nnd die Is the last resort. She's eight miles astern and galnln' every minute, nnd when she's within two miles she'll open fire. Of course, we won't be hit unless they've got a Ynnkee gunner nbonrd." "Let's run up tho Stars nnd Stripes nnd dare 'em to fire on us," snld Cap tnln Scrnggs. "No," said Mr. Glbney firmly, "my old man died for tho ting an' I've snlled under It too long to hide be hind It when I'm In Dutch. We'll fight. If you wns over nnvlgntln' of ficer on a Colombian gunbont, Scrnggs, you'd realize what it means to run from a Mexican." Captnln Scraggs snld nothing fur ther. Perhnps heiwns u little ashamed of himself In the face of Mr. Gib ney's simple fnlth In his own ability; perhaps In his veins, nil unknown, there flowed n ttllnt of the heroic blood of some forgotten sea-dog. Be thnt ns It may, something did swell In Ids brca3t when Mr. Glbney spoke of the flag and his scorning to hide behind It, nnd Scrnggs' Fiiaggle teeth came together with u snap. . "All right, Gib, my boy," bo said solemnly, "I'm with you. Mrs. Scraggs has slipped her cable and there nln't nobody to mourn for me. But If we can't fight uuder the Stars and Stripes, by the tnll of the Great Sacred Bull, we'll have n ling of our own," and leaving Mr. Glbney nnd the crew to get the guns on deck, Captain Scraggs ran below. He appeared on deck pres ently with a long blue burgee on which was emblazoned In white letters the single word Maggie. It was his own houscflag, nnd with trembling hands he rnn It to the fore and cast Its wrinkled folds to the breeze of heaven. "Goed old dishcloth I" shrieked Mr. Olbney. "She never comes down." "D d If she docs," said Captain Scrnggs profanely. While all this was going on, a deck hand had reeved a block and tackle through the end of tho cargo gaff und passed it to the winch. The two guns enmo out of the hold In jig time, and while Scraggs and one deckhand opened tho ufter hold and got out am munition for the guns, Mr. Glbney, as sisted by the other deckhand, pro ceeded to put one of tho guns to gether. He wns shrewd enough to realize that ho would have to do prac tically all of the work of serving the gun himself, In view of which condi tion one gun would have to defend the Maggie." He hnd never seen n mountain gun before, but he did not find It difficult to put tho simple roc chnnlsm together. '"Now, then, Scraggsy," he an nounced cheerfully when the gun wns finally assembled on tho carriage, "get n sizeable timber an' splko It to the ceuter o' the deck. I'll run tho trail spado up against that cleat an' thnt'll keep tho recoil from lettln' the gun go backward, clean through the opposite rnll nnd overboard. Gimmo a coupler gallons o' distillate an' some wnstc, somebody. This cosmollno' got to come out o' Uie tube an' out o' the breech mechanism before we com mence shootln'." The enemy hnd approached within three miles by the time the piece wns ready for action. Under Mr. Glbney's Instructions Cnptaln Scraggs held the fuse setter In case It should bo nee- 'cssary to adjust with shrapnel. Mr. Glbncy Inserted his sights and took r. preliminary squint. "A llttlo differ ent from gun-polntin' In the navy, but nbout tho same principle," ho declared. "In the army I believe they call this kind o' shootln' direct fire, because you sight direct on tho target?' Ho scratched his Ingenious bend and ex amined the ammunition. "Not n high explosive shell In tho lot," ho mourned. "I'll have to uso percussion fire to get tho rnngo; then I'll drop backu llttlo nn' spray her with shrapnel. Seems n pity to smash up n fine schooner like that one with percussion fire. I'd rnther tlcklo 'cm up a bit with shrapnel nn' scare 'em Into runnin' invny." He got nut the lanyard, slipped a cartridge In the breech, paused, nn;J scratched his head again. His calm deliberation wns driving Scraggs crazy. He reminded Mr. Glbnoy with some asperity that they were not at tending a strawberry festival and for tho love of heaven to get busy. "I'm cstlmntln' tho range, you snipe," Glbney retorted. "Looks to be about three miles to me. A llttlo long, i.iebbe,.for this gun, but there's notli ln' like tryln','.' and ho sighted care fully. "Fire," ho bawled as the Mng- gle rested nn Inrtant In tho trough tho sea and n deckhand Jerked tl. lanyard. Instantly Mr. Glbney chippe the long glass to his eye. "Good direction over," ho mui mured. "I'll lay on her wnterline nc, time." He Jerked open the breeci ejected the cartridge case, and rnuinn another cartridge home. This vUv struck the water directly under th schooner's bow and threw water ovt her forecastle bend. Mr. Gllmo smiled, spat overboard, and wlnto'i confidently nt Captain Scraggs. "Llkt spearln' fish in n bnth tub," ho do dared. Ho bent over the fuse settei "Corrector three zero," he Intoned "four eight hundred." Ho thrust a cartridge In the fuse setter, iwlxtn It, slammed It In tho gun, nnd flivi ngnln. "Over," he growled. Something whined over Uie Mnggl' nnd threw up n waterspout half a mile beyond her. "Dubs," Jeered Mr. Glbney, nnd sighted ngnln. This time his shrapnel burst neatly on the schooner. Almost simultaneously a shell from the schooner dropped Into the sacked coal on the forccnstlc head of the Maggie and enveloped her In n black pall of smoko nnd conl dust. Captain Scrnggs screamed. "Trt for tnt," the philosophical Glb ncy reminded him. "We can't expect to get nwny with everything, Scraggsy, old klddo." The words were scarcely out of his mouth before the Magglo's mainmast nnd about ten feet of her ancient railing were trailing nlong Bide. Mr. tllbney whistled softly WE? j$?4 rmmSm R H Wv3e55eWC "My Maggle'a Tall la Shot Away." through his teeth nnd successfully sprayed tho Mexican ngnln. "It u'renks my heart to ruin thnt craft's canvns," he declared, and let her have it once more. "My Maggie's tnll ts shot nwny," Captain Scraggs walled, "an' I only rebuilt It n week ngo." Three more shots from the long gun missed them, but the fourth carried away the cabin, leaving the wreck of the pilot house, with the helmsman unscathed, stick ing up like n sore thumb. "Turn her nround und head straight for them," the gallant Glbncy roared. "She's n smaller tnrget comln' bows on. We're broadside to her now." "Gib, will you ever sink that Greaser?" Captain Scrnggs sobbed hys terically. "Don't wnnt to sink her," the super cargo retorted. '''She's n nice little schooner. I'd rnther capture her. May be we can use her In our business, Scraggsy," nud ho continued to show er the enemy with high bursting shrap nel. When the two vessels were less than two miles apart the one-pounders enme into action. It wus pretty shoot ing und the wicked little shells ripped through the old Mngglc like buckshot through n roll of butter. Mr. Glbucy slid tint on the deck beside his gun and Captain Scraggs sprawled beside .him. "A feller," Mr. Glbncy announced, "hnB got to tnko a beatln' while lookln' for nn opcnln to put over the knock, out blow. If tho old Maggie holds to gether till we're within n cable length o' thnt schooner an' we nln't nil killed by that time, I bet Fll make them skunks sing soft an' low." "How?" Cnptaln Scraggs chnttcred. "With muzzle bursts," Mr. Glbney replied. "I'll set my fuse at zero, nn' nt point-blank range I'll Just rake everything oft thnt schooner's decks. 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