The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, March 02, 1922, Image 2
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF THE Copyright, by Ptttt D. Kyr CHAPTER XI Continued. 12 "Well, what's lu the wind this rlmeJ" Inquired McGuffey. "Wo'ro Invited (t a big fccil with (lie king of Knndnvu," replied Cnptulti ScrnpgH, us huppy ns n hoy. "Hop Into a clean suit of ducks, Blue, and come along. Gib's boIu' to broach n Httlc keg of liquor and we'll inuko u night i if It." "Good lord," granncd McGufToy, "does tho man think I'm low enough to cat with niggers?" "Leave him to his own devices," snld Mr. Glbncy, IndulRently. "Mac's Just as Irish ns If he'd been born In Dublin, instend of his old man. No body yet overcome the prejudice of an Irishman so we'll do the honors ourself, ScrngKsy, old skittles, nnd leave Mac In charge of the ship." "Mind you're both back nt a season able hour," warned McOuffey. "If you ain't, I'll suspect mischief and say I Gib I Well, what's the use of tnlkln' to a man with an ImuKlnatlon? Only If I have to bo ashore nfter you two, , those inlanders'!! date time from my visit, nnd don't you forget It." Upon arrival at the beach tho two adventurers were met by n contingent of frightful-looking savages bearing Ions spears. As the procession formed around the guests of honor and plunged Into the bush, bound for thu 'klnB's wnrJ, two Island mnldens niurchcd bchlud the two sea-dogs, wav Iur huge palm-leaf fans, the better to make the passage u cool and comfort able one. "By, the gods of war, Gib, my dear boy," suld the delighted Captain Scruggs, "but this Is class, eh, Gib?" "Kvory time," responded the commo dore. "If that chucklo-hcuded McOuf fey only !iad the sense to come along ha might be enjoyln hluuclf, too. You must be dlgnlllcd, Scrnggsy, old suhi iiiuiulcr. llcuiembcr that you're big ger an' better'n any king, because you're an American citizen. I5e dlgnl llcd, by nil means. These people are Hcnsltlve and peculiar, und thut'H why we haven't taken any weapons with ns. If they thought wo doubted their hospitality they'd have tho court bouncer heave us out of town before you could say Jack Robinson." "I'd love to see them glvbiB the bounce to McGuffey," said Captain Scraggs, musingly. Mr. Glbney hod n Mvlft mental picture of such u proceed ing nnd chuckled hnpplly. Had he been permitted n glance nt McGuffey nt that moment ho might huve observed that worthy sweltering In the bent of tho forward hold of the Maggie it, , for he wns busy getting his guns on deck. From which It will readily be deduced that II. McGuffey, Esquire, was following the advice of his pa ternal ancestor and getting an anchor out to windward. One might ijo on nt great length and describe the triumphal entry of Com modore Glbney nnd Captain Scraggs into the cnpltol of Kandavu; of how the king, an undersized, shriveled old savage, stuck his busby head out the window of his bungnlow when he snw the procession coming; of how a mln ute Inter he advanced Into the spnee In the center of his wnrl, where In the olden days the populace was wont to Bather for Its cannibal orgies; how ho greeted his distinguished visitors with the most prodigious rubbing of nos.es seen In those pnrts for many n dny; of the feast Uiat followed; of the fowls and pigs that garnished the festive hoard, not omitting the keg of Tlrreo Star thoughtfully provided by Mr. Glbney. Tabu-Tabu acted ns Interpreter and everything wont swimmingly until Tnbn-Tubu, his hospitality doubtless utrengthened by frcquont libations of the Elixir of Life, begged Mr. Glbney to Invite tbo remainder of his crew ashore for the feast. Mr. Glbney, him self rather Illuminated by this time, thought It might not be a bad Idea. "It! a rotten shame, ScraRKsy," lie said, "to think of thnt fool McGuffey not behV here to enjoy himself. I'm ROln to send u note out by one of Tabu-Tabu's boys, askln' htm once more to come ashore, or to let the Hint mate and one or two of the sea men corns if Mac still refuses to be civil." "Good Idea, Gib," said Captain Scraggy his mouth full of roast chick en and yams. So Mr. Glbncy tore a leaf out of Ills pocket memorandum book, scrawled a note to McGuffey, and handed It to Tnbu-Tnbu, who at once dispatched a messenger with it to the Maggie II. Within half an hour the messenger returned. lie was wildly excited and poured a torrent of native gibberish into tho attentive cars of Tabu-Tabu and the king. Ho pointed several times to the point of his Jaw, rubbed the small of his back, nnd once he touched his nose; whereupon Mr. Glb ney was awaro that tho said organ had a slight list to port, and he so in formed Captain Scraggs. Neither of the gentlemen nnd the slightest trou ble In arriving at tho correct solution of the mystery. The royal messenger had been Incontinently kicked over board by B. McGuffey, Esquire. Tabu-Tabu's wild eyes glittered and I3W wilder and wlldor as the mes lger reported the indignity thus aped upon bun. The king scowled GREEN FE By PETER B. KYNE vfor of "WEBSTERMAN'S MAN," "THE VALLEY at Captain Scraggs, and Mr. Glbney was suddenly nwure that goose-flesh was breaking out on the backs of his sturdy legs. He had a haunting sen sntlon that not only had he crawled Into a hole, hut he had pulled thu en tire aperture In after him. For the first time he began to fear that he had been too prcclpltntc, and with the thought It occurred to thu gallant com modore thnt he would be much safer back on the decks of the Maggie II. Always crafty and Imaginative, how ever, Mr. Glbney came qulclily to the front with an excuse for getting buck to the ship. Ho stepped quickly to ward the little group around the out raged royal nmhussndor, and Inquired the cause of the disturbance. Quiver ing with rage, Tabu-Tabu Informed him of what had occurred. Mr. Glbney's rage, of course, knew no bounds. Nevertheless, lie did not have to simulate his rage, for ho wus truly furious. When he could control his emotions, he requested Tabu-Tubu to Inform the king thnt he, Glbney, uc compnnle'd bv Captain Scraggs, would forthwith repair to the schooner and then and there flay Uio offending Mc Guffey within an Inch of his life. Suit ing the action to tho word, Mr. Glbney called to Captain Scraggs to follow him, and started l'or the bench. As Captain Scraggs arose, a. trifle unsteadily, from his seat, a bluck hand reached aroiuid him from thu rear and closed over Ids mouth. Now, Captain Scraggs was well versed In the rough-and-tumble tactics of the Sim Fran cisco waterfront; hence, when he felt a long pulr of arms crossing over his neck from the rear, he merely stooped nnd whirled his opponent over his head. In thnt Instant his mouth was free, and clear above the shouting and the tumult rose his frenzied shriek for help. Mr. Glbney whirled with the speed and agility of n panther Just In time to dodgo n blow from a war club. Ills Uht collided with the Jnw of Tnbu Tnbu, and down went that savage as If pole-axed. l'andonwnlum broko loose at once. Captain Scraggs, after his single shriek for help, broke from the circle of sav ages and (led like a frightened rabbit for the beach. One of the natives hurled a rock nt him. The missile took Scraggs In the back of the head, und bo Instantly curled up In n heap. "Scrnggsy'.s dead," thought the hor rilled Glbney, and sprang at the king. In that moment It came to Mr. Glbney to hell out dearly, and If he could dis pose of the king, he felt thnt Scraggs' death would be avenged, In an Instant the commodore's great arms had closed around the king, and with the helpless monarch In his grizzly hour grip Mr. Glbney backed up against the nearest bungalow. A fringe of spears threatened him In front, but for the moment he was safe behind, and the king's body protected him. Whenever one of the savages made a Jab at Mr. Glbney, Mr. Glbney gave the king n boa-constrictor squeeze, uud the mou urch howled. "I'll squeere him to denth," panted Mr. Glbney to Tnbu-Tnbu when that Individual had manuged to pick him self tip. "Let me bo, or I'll kill your nine" Tho answer wns nn carthenwnre pot which crashed down on Mr. Glhnoy's head from a window in the bungalow behind him. He sagged forward and fell on hls'faco with the gasping king In his arms. CHAPTER XII. On board the Maggie II B. McGuffey, Esquire, had Just gotten into position "I'll Handlo the Gun." tie Maxlm-Vickers "pom-pom" Bun on top of the house. The Inst bolt that held It in place had Just been screwed tight when clear and shrill over tho tops of the Jungle and across the still surface of the llttlo buy tbere floated to McGuffey 'b ears the single word: "Help!" i "--j i ""jg 1 flflKfk JwffiHnit I III jmM r Ejf I I J mm i ksF IEH1 IV A McGuffey leaned against tho gun, and for the moment he was ub weak as u child, "Gawd," ho muttered, "that was Seraggsy and they're a-goln' to cat him up. Oh, Gib, (lib, old man, why wouldn't you listen to mo? Now they've got you, and what in blazes I'm going to do to get you back, dead or alive, I duiino," It was fully half an hour before poor McGuffey could pull himself together, and when be did, his Brief was super seded by a lit of rase thnt wus ter rible to behold. "Step lively, you blastpd scutu of the sens," ho bawled to tho mate, and the crew gathered around tho gun. "Lug bp u case of ummunltlon and we'll shell that hush until even a par rot won't be loft nllvc In It." "Aye, uye, sir," responded the crew to a man, and sprang to their task. "I'm nn old navy gunner," said the first mate quietly. "I'll handle the gun. With a 'pom-pom' gun it's Just like playing a garden hose on them, only It's high-cxploslvc shell Instead of water. I can search out evpry nook and cranny In the coast of this Island. Those guns arc sighted up to 4,000 yards." "Kill 'em all," raved MeGufCey, "kill all the blnsted niggers." When Mr. Glbney fell under the Im pact of I lie earthenware pot lie was only partially stunned. As he tried to struggle to his feet half a dozen baud' were laid on him and In a trice he was lifted and carried buck of the warl to n cJear space where a dozen heavy tcakwood posts stood In a row about four feet npart. Mr. Glbney was' quick ly stripped of his clothing nnd bound hand and foot to one of these posts. Three minutes later another delega Hon of cannibals arrived, bearing the limp, pnked body of Cnptnln Scraggs, whom they bound In similar fashion to the post beside Mr. Glbney. Scruggs was very while and bloody, but eon scions, and his pale-blue eyes were flickering like a snake's. "What's wbnt's the mcanln' of this, Gib?" ho gasped. "It men ns," replied the commodore, "thnt It's nil off but the shouting with me nnd you, Seraggsy. This fellow Tabu-Tubu Is a d d traitor, and his people urn still cannibals. He's the decoy to get white men ashore. They schemed to treat lis nice and be friend ly until they could get the whole crew ashore, or enough of them to leave the ship helpless, and then O Gawd, Seraggsy, 'old man, can you ever for give me for gettln' you Into this?" Captain Scraggs hung his head and yjulverod like n hooked fish. "Will they cat us?" he quavered, finally. Mr. Glbney did not answer, only Captain Scraggs looked Into his hor rified eyes und rend the verdict. "Die game, Seraggsy," was all Mr. Glbney could say. "Don't show the white fenther." "D'ye think McGuffey could hear us from here If we was to yell for help?" Inquired Captain Scraggs hopefully. "Don't yelp, for Gnwd's sake," Im plored Mr. Glbney. "We got ourselves Into this, so let's pay the fiddler our selves. If we let out one yip and Me GufTey hears It, he'll come ashore with his crew and tackle this outfit, oven If he knows he'll get killed. And that's Just what will happen to him If be comes. Let poor Mac stay aboard. When we don't come back, he'll know It's nil off, and It' he bus time to think over It he'll realize it would be foolish to try to do anything. But right now Mac's mad as a wet hen, nnd if wo holler for help Seraggsy, please don't holler. Die game." Captain Scraggs turned his terrified glance on Mr. Glbney's tortured face. Scraggs was certainly a coward at heart, but there was something In Mr. Glbney's unselfishness that touched a spot In his hard nature a something he never know he possessed. He bowed his head nnd two big tears stole down his wentherbeaten fnce. "God bless you, Gib, my dear boy," he said brokenly. "You're n man " At this Juncture the king came up nnd thoughtfully felt or Captain Scraggs in the short rlbs; while Tabu Tnhn calculated the precise amount of luscious tissue on Mr. Glbney's well. upholstered frame. "Blmeby we eat tthlte man," said Tahu-Tabu cheerfully. "If you ent me, you bloody-handed beggar," snapped Captain Scraggs, "I'll plzen you. I've chawed tobacco all my life, and my meat's as bitter as wormwood." It was too funny to hear Scraggs Jesting with denth. Mr. Glbney forgot his own mental ngony nnd roared with laughter In Tabu-Tnbu's face. The cannibal stood off n few feet anil looked searchlngly In the commodore's eyes. He was not used to the brand of white man who could lnngh under such circumstances, and he suspected treachery of some kind, lie hurried over to Join the. king nnd the two he'd a hurried conversation. Ah a result of their conference, n huge suvnge was called over and given some Instruc tions. Tabu-Tabu handed hlni a war club and Mr. Glbncy, rightly conjectur ing that this was the olliclnl cKeeu tloner, bowed his head nnd waited for the blow. It came sooner than he expected The earth seemed 'to rise up and smite ! i Kn OF THE GIANTS," Etc dclbcrt 1'. Glbney across Hie face. I There was a roar, ns of an explosion In bis ears, and be fell forward on his face. lie bad a confused notion tntit when he fell the post runic with blin. Foi nearly a minute be lay (here, semi-conscious, and then something warm, dripping across his face, roused him. He moved, and found thai his feet were free, though his hands were still bound to the post, which Juy ex tended along his buck. He rolled over and glanced iii. OipJnln Scruggs was shrieking. By degrees the bells quit ringing in the commodore's ears, and this is what lie heard Captain Scraggs yelling: "i'iIi, j on .McGuffey. Oh. you bully Irish terrier. Souk It to 'ent, Mae. Kill the beggars. You've got a dozen of 'em already. Plug away, you good old hunk of Irish bacon." Mr. Glbney was now himself once more. Ho struggled to his feet, and an he did, something burst ten feet away and a little fleecy cloud of smoke Detected Two Savages Crouching Be hind a Clump of Coco Palms. obscured his vision for a moment. Then he understood. McGuffey had a rapid-lire gun trained on the wari, and, the savages, with frightful yells, were fleeing madly from the little shells. Half a dozen of them lay dead and wounded close by. "Hooray," yelled Mr. Glbney, and dashed at the post which held Captain Scruggs prisoner, lie Mi nek It a pow erful blow with his shoulder and Scruggs and the post crashed to th? ground, in an instant Mr. Gibuey was on his knees, tearing at Scraggs' rope shackles with his teeth. Five minutes later, Captain Scraggs' hands were free. Then Scraggs did n JIUo service for Glbney, All the time the shells from the Mag- Ble II were bursting around them every second or two, and it seemed a.s if they must be killed before they could make their escape. As they tore along through the Jungle int!i Mr. Glbney's good right eye (his left was obscured) detected two savnges crouching behind n clump of coco palms. "There's the king and Tabu-Tubu." yelled Scruggs. "Let's round tho beg gars up." "Sure," responded the commodore. "Weil need 'em for hostages If we're to get thnt black coral. Weil turn tn over to .McGuffey." "I'd better ra.no up u minute, sir," said the mate to Mr. McGuffey. "The gun's getting fearful hot." "Let her melt, raved McGuffey, "but keep her workln' for all she's worth. I'll have revenge for Gib's death, orsufferin' mackerel I" .McGuffey once more sat dowii on the cabin ventilator. He pointed dumbly to the bench, and there, pad dling off to the Maggie II. wore two naked cannibals and two naked white men In a canoe. Five minutes later they came alongside. McGuffey met them at the rail, and he smiled and licked his lower Up as the trembling monarch nnd his prime minister, In re sponse to n severe application of Mr. Glbney's bands und feet, came llyjng over the rail. Mr. Glbnej and Captain Scraggs followed. "I'm much obliged to you, Mac," said Mr. Glbney, striving bravely to appear Jaunty. "One of your first shots came between my legs and cut the rope Unit held me, and banged me and Hie post 1 was tied to all oer the lot. A frag incut of the shell appears to hue taken away part of my ear, but 1 guess I'll recover. We're pretty well shook up, Muc, old socks, and a Jolt of whisky would be In order after you've put thr Irons on these two can nibals." At 0:i!d o'clock of the morning of the day following the frightful experi ence of Commodore Glbney and Otj tulu Scruggs with the cannibals of Kandavu, tho members of the Maggie II syndicate faced each other across 1" Sj the breakfast table with appeMlcs it no wise diminished by tbo txilPnt events of the preceding dn. MetJiHTey surveyed his superior nlll cer. curs"d them hlttcrlj, ntttl re marked, with tears of Joy In his hon est eyes, that both gentlemen had (milled their Just deserts when tljey escaped with their lives. "If It hadn't I ecu for the mate," said McGuffey so erey, "I'd V let you two boobies suf fer the penally for your foolishness. Any nintthat goes to work nnd fra ternizes with u cannibal nln't got no kick comln' If hu's made up Into chick en curry with rice. The minute I hear old Seraggsy ylppln' for help, says I to myself, 'let the beggars fight fhelr own way out of Hie mess.' B..t the mate comes n-nitttiln' up nnd says he's pretty sun; ho can come near pluntin' n mess of sliolls In the center of the disturb ance, even If we can't see the wnrl on account of the Jungle. 'It's all ofT with the commodore and the skipper, any how,' says tho mate, 'so we might Just as wcU have vengeance on their mur derers.' Ho, of course, when he jmt It Mint wnj I give my consent " At tills Juncture the mate, parsing around McGutfey on his way to the deck, winked solemnly at Mr. Glbncy, who bung his war-worn head in simu lated shame. When the mate had left tho cabin the commodore pounded witli his fork on the 'cabin table uud announceil a special meeting of the Mngclc II syndicate. "Tho IJrst business before the meet lug," said Mr. Glbney, "is to readjust tho ownership In the syndicate. Me and Scraggsy's had our beads together, Mac, and we've agreed that you've shot your way Into a full one-third in forest, Instead of n quarter us hereto, fore. From now on, Mac, you're an equal owner with me mid Seraggsy, and now that that matter's settled, you can quit rlpplu' It Into us on the inco question nnd suggest what's to be done In the case of Tuhu-i'ubu and this cannibal king that almost lured me and the nnvtgutln' olllccr to our de struction." "I have (he villains In double Irons nnd chained to thu mainmast," replied McGufTcy, "and as n testimonial of my gratitude for the Incrensed Interest In the syndicate which you and Scraggs has Just voted mc, I will sicheme up a flttln' form of vengeance on them two tar babies. However, only an extraor dinary sentence can lit such an ex traordinary crime, so I must havo time to think It over. These two bucks Is mine to do whnt I please with and I'll take any interference as unnelghboiiy and unworthy of a sblpinnto." "Take 'em," said Captain Scraggs vehemently. "For my part I only nsk one thing. If jou can see jour way dear, Mac, to give me the king's scalp for a tobacco pouch. I'll bo obliged." "And I," added the commodore, "would like Tabu-Tabu's siiln bout; for a clarionet. I'endin' MeGuffey's re flections on the hnmperiu' of crime In Kandavu, however, we'll turn our at tention to the prime object of the ex pedition. We've had our little fun and it's high time we got down to business, ft will be low tide at nine o'clock, so I suggest. Scraggs, that you order the mate and two seamen out In the big whulcboat, together with the dlvln' ap paratus, and we'll go after pearl oys ters and black coral. Ah for you, Mae, suppose you take tho other boat and Tuhu-Tuhu and the king, and help the mate. Take a rifle alons with you, und make thorn cnptlvcs dive for pearl oysters until they're black In the face" "Huh I" muttered the single-minded McGuffey. "What ure they now? Sky blue?" 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