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CHAPTER XII Continued.
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After lircnkfnst Commodore Ollincy
ordered thnt tlio prisoners !o brought
before him. Tlio cook served them
with lircnkfnst, nntl ns they nte, tliu
commodore reminded them tlmt It was
mly through his pcrsonnl efforts nml
ills natural disinclination to return
blow for blow tlmt they wcro nt tlmt
moment enjoying n square meal In
stead of swinging In the rigging.
"I'm goln to glvo you two yeggs n
chance to reform," concluded Mr. Gib
ney, addressing Tabu-Tabu. "If you
show us where we can got a enrgo of
black coral and work linrtl and faith
ful hclpln' us to got It nbonrd, It may
help you to comb a few gray linlrs. I'm
goln' to take the Irons orf now, but re
member! At the first sign of the
double-cross you'i both shark meat."
On behalf of himself and the king,
Tabu-Tabu promised to behave, and
McGuffoy kicked them both Into the
small boat. The mate and two sea
men followed In another boat, In which
the air-pump and diving apparatus
was carried, and Tabu-Tabu piloted
them to n patch of still water Just In
side the reef. The water was so clear
Hint McGulTey was enabled to mnkc
out vast marine gardens thickly
sprinkled with the precious blnck
coral.
"Over you go, you two smokes,"
rasped McGuffoy, menacing the enp
tlves with his rltle. "UIvc deep, my
hearties, and bring up whnt you can
llud, and If a shark comes along and
takes a nip out of your hind leg, diTn't
expect no help from It. McGuffoy,
Esquire because, you won't got nny."
For nearly two weeks the Maggie II
lay nt anchor, while her crow labored
dnlly In the gardens of the deep. Vast
"Aro You Sure It Ain't All a Dream?"
quantities of pearl oysters were
brought to the surface, and these Mr.
Glbney stewed personally In a groat
Iron pot on the bench. The shell was
stored uwny In the hold and the pearls
went Into a chamois pouch which never
for nn Instnnt was out of the commo
dore's possession. The const at that
point being now deserted, frequent
visits ashore were made, and the crew
feasted on young pig, chicken, yarns
and other delicacies. Captain Scraggs
wns nlmost delirious with Joy. He an
nounced that be had not been so happy
since Mrs. Scraggs "slipped her cnblc."
At the end of two weeks Mr. Glbney
decided tlmt thero was "loot" enough
ashore to complete the schooner's
cargo, nnd nt n meeting of the syndi
cate held one lovely moonlight night
on deck he announced his plans to
Captain Scraggs and McGuffey.
"Hotter leave the Island alone,"
counseled McGuffey. "Them niggers
may bo n-lnyln' there ten thousand
strong, waltln' for a bont's crow to
come prowlln' up Into the bush so they
can nab 'em."
"I've thought of that, Mac," snhl the
commodore n trifle coldly, "nnd If I
made a sucker of myself once It don't
stand to reason that I'm apt to do It
iignln. Itcmcmbcr, Mnc, a burnt child
dreads the lire. Tomorrow morning,
right nfter breakfast, we'll turn tho
guns loose nnd pepper the bush for a
mile or two In every direction. If
there's a native within range he'll have
business In the next county and we
won't bo disturbed none."
Mr. GIbney's program was duly put
through and the cnpltnl of Kandavu
looted of the trade accumulations of
years. And when the hatches were
finally battened down, the tanks re
filled with fresh water, and everything
In readiness to leave Kandavu for the
run to Honolulu, Mr. Glbney announced
to the syndicate that tho profits of the
expedition would figure close up to n
hundred thousand dollars. Captain
Scraggs gasped and fell limply against
the mainmast.
"Gib, my dear boy," he sputtered,
'are you sure It ain't all a dream nnd
Hint we'll wnko up eomo day and find
D'ut we're still In the green-pea trade;
Qreen
By PETER
'WEBSTERMAN'S MAN,"
that all these months we've been asleep
under a cabbage leaf, communln' with
potnto bugs?"
"Not for u minute," replied the com
modore. "Why, I got a dozen matched
pearls bore Hint's lit for a queen. 15lg,
red, ponr-shnped boys regular blood
In' hearts. There's ten thousand each
In them alone."
"Well, I'll I'll brew some grog,"
gnspod Captain Scruggs, und depnrtod
forthwith to the galley. Fifteen min
utes Inter he returned with n kettle
of his favorite nepenthe nnd till throe
adventurers drank to a lion voyage
homo. At the conclusion of the toast
Mr. McGuffey set down bis glass,
wiped bis mouth with the back of his
hairy hand, nnd thus addressed the
syndicate.
"In leavln' this paradise of the South
Pacific," ho began, "we 11ml thnt we
have accumulated other wealth besides
the loot boJnw docks. I refer to his
royal highness, the king of Kandavu,
and bis prime minister, Tabu-Tabu.
When these two outlaws wns llrst cap
tured, I Informed the syndicate that I
would scheme out n punishment bo
flttln' their crime, to-wu inuriterln'
an' entln' you two boys. It's been a
big Job and It's taken some time, mo
not belli' blessed with quite as line an
Imagination ns our friend, Gib. How
ever, I pride myself thnt hnrd work al
ways brings success, and I inn ready to
announce! what disposition shall be
Hindu of these two Intercstln' speci
mens of aboriginal life. I beg to an
nounce, gentlemen, that I have Invent
ed n putiMiment flttln' the crime."
"Impossible," said Captain Scraggs.
"Shut up. Scraggs," struck In Com
modore Glbney. "(Hit with It, Mao.
What's the program?"
"I move you, members of the syndi
cate, that the schooner Maggie II pro
ceed to some barren, uninhabited
Island, nml thnt upon arrival there
Ihls savage king and his still more
savage subject bo taken ashore In a
small boat. I also move you, gentle
men of the syndicate, thnt Inasmuch
us the two aggrieved parties, A. I1.
Glbney and I. Scraggs, having In a
sporrlt of mercy refrained from lnyln'
tbolr hands on said prisoners for fear
of Invalldln' thorn at u time when their
services was of Importance to the ex
pedition, be given an opportunity to
take out their grudge on the persons
of said savages. Now, I notice that
tho king Is a miserable, skimpy, sawed
off and hammerod-down old cove. By
all the rules of the prize ring he's In
Soraggsy's clnss." (Here Mr. McGuf
foy Hashed n lightning wink to the
commodore. It was an appeal for Mr.
GIbney's mornl support In the engi
neer's scheme to put up a Job on Cap
tain Scraggs, and thus relieve the
tedium of the homeward trip. Mr.
Glbney Instantly telegraphed his an-
probation, and McGulTey continued.)
"I notice also that If I was to hunt the
universe over, I couldn't And a better
match for Gib than Tabu-Tabu. And
ns we are all agreed that the white
race Is superior to nny nice on onrth,
und It'll do us nil good to see a tine
mill before we leave tho country, I
move you, gentlemen of the syndicate,
that we pull off a finish tight between
Scrnggsy and the king, und Gib and
Tabu-Tabu. I'll referee both contests
nnd nt the conclusion of the mlxup
we'll leave these two murderers ma
rooned on the lslnnd nnd then"
"lints," sniippod Captain Scraggs.
"That ain't no business at all. You
shouldn't consider nothln' short of
capital punishment. Why, that's only
a petty larceny form of "
"Quit btittln' In on my prerogatives,"
roared McGufTcy. "Thnt ain't the fin
ish by no menus."
"Whnt Is the finish, then?"
"Why, these two cannibals, beln' left
alone on the desert lslnnd, nnlurally
bumps up agin the old question of tho
survival of tho fittest. They get scrap
pin' nmong themselves, and ona mits
the other up."
"By tho toe-nails of Moses," mut
tered Mr. Glbney In genuine admlra
tlon, "but you hnve got nn lmnglnn
Hon nfter all, Mnc. The point Is well
token and the program will go through
ns outlined. Scraggs, you'll fight the
king. No buck'ln' nnd grumblln'. You'll
light the king. You're outvoted two to
one, the thing's been done regular, and
you can't kick. 111 light Tabu-Tabu,
so you see you're not gettln' any tho
worst of It. We'll proceed to nn Island
In tho Friendly group called Tuviinn
tholo. It lies right In our homewnrd
course, nnd there ain't enough grub on
tho confounded lslnnd to last two men
n week. And I know there ain't no
water there. So, now that thnt matter
Is all settled, we will proceed to heavo
the anchor and scoot for homo. Mac,
tuno up your engines and we'll get
out of hero a-whoopln' and a-flyln'."
It was an elght-hundred-mllo run up
to Tuvnnn-tholo, but the weather held
good and tho trade-winds never slack
cned. Ton days from the date of leav
lng Kandavu they hovo to off the
Island. It wns a long, low, sandy atoll,
with a few coconut-palms growing In
tho center of It, and with the exception
of n vast colony of soablrds that ap
parently made It their headquarters,
tho Island was devoid of life.
Tho bloodthirsty McGulTey stood at
the break of the poop, nnd ns bo gazed
shoreward ho chuckled and rubbed his
hands together,
Pea Pirates
B. KYNE
"THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS," Etc
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"Great, groat," ho murmured. "I
roiildn'l have gotten a better Island If
I'd had one built to order." Ho called
lift to Hie navigating ofllceri "Scrng
gsy, there's the ring. Nothln' else to
do now but get the contestants Into It.
Along In the tale afternoon, when the
heat of tho day Is over, we'll go ashore
and pull off the fight. And, by George,
Scraggs, If that old king succeeds In
Inmbustln' you, I'll set the rascal free."
Seeing Hint there was no escape,
Cnptnlii Scragga decided to bluff the
mutter through. "Let's go nshoro and
hnve It over with," he said carelessly.
"I'm a man of ponce, but when there's
llghtln' to be done, I say go to It and
no tomfoolery."
"Clear away tho big whaleboat with
two men to pull us ashore," said Mr.
Glbney to the mnte. Five minutes
later tho moihbers of the syndicate, ac
companied by the captives, climbed
into tho ubalebnnt nnd shoved off,
leaving tho Maggie II In charge of tho
mate. "We'll be back In half an hour,"
called the commodore, as thoy rowed
away from the schoondr. "Just ratch
back and forth and keep hoavln' the
load."
They negotiated the fringe of break
ers to tho north of the lslnnd success
fully, pulled tho boat up on the beach,
and proceeded nt once to business. Mr.
Glbney explained to Tnhu-Tabu whnt?
was expected of htm, nnd Tuhu-Tnbti
In turn explained to the king. It wns
not tho habit of white men, so Mr.
Glbney explained, to kill their prison
ors In cold blood, nnd he hnd decided
to glvo them an opportunity to fight
their way out of a sad prcdlcnnient
with their naked fists. If they won,
thoy would bo tnkon bnck nbonrd the
schooner and Inter dropped nt some
Inhnbltcd Island. If they lost, they
must make their home for the future
on Tuvnnn-tholo.
"Lot 'or go," culled McGuffoy, nnd
Mr. Glbney squnrod off nnd made a
hearllke pass at Tabu-Tabu. To the
amazement of all present Tabu-Tabu
sprang lightly backward and avoided
the blow. Ills footwork was excellent
and McGuffoy' remarked as much to
Captain Scraggs. But when Tabu
Tabu put up his hands nfter the most
approved method of self-defense nnd
dropped Into n "crouch," McGuffey
could no longer contain himself.
"The beggar can light, tho beggar
can fight," bo croaked, wild with joy.
"Scraggs, old man, thls'll be a rnrij
mill. I promise you. lie's been "aboard
a British mnn-o'-wnr nnd learned how
to box. Steady, Gib. Upper-cut him,
upper wow I"
Tabu-Tabu had stepped In nnd
planted a mighty right In the center of
Mr. GIbney's physiognomy, following
It up with a bard left to the commo
dore's oar. Mr. Glbney rocked a mo
ment on his sturdy legs, stepped back
out of range, dropped both hands, and
stared at Tabu-Tabu.
"I do believe the nlgger'll lick you,
Gib," said McGuffey anxiously. "He's
got a horrible roach and a mule kick
In each mlt. Close with him, or he's
due for a full pardon."
"In a minute," said the commodore
faintly. "lie's so good I hate to hurt
him. But I'll Intlght him to n finish."
Which Mr. Glbney forthwith pro
ceeded to do. Ho rushed his opponent
nnd clinched, though not until his right
Rocked a Moment on Hlo Sturdy Leuo.
eye wns In mourning nnd n stiff Jolt
In the short ribs hnd caused him to
grunt In most Ignoble fashion. But
few men could withstand Mr. Glbney
once he got to close quarters. Tabu
Tnbu wrapped his long nrms nroutid
tho commodore nnd endeavored to
smother his blows, but Mr. Glbney
would not bo denied. Ills great (1st
shot upwnrd from tho hip nnd con
nected with tho cnnnlbnl's chin. Tnlai
Tabu relaxed his hold, Mr. Glbney fol
lowed with left and right to Uio bead
lit quick succession, and McGun'ey wus
counting the fatal ten over tho fallen
wnrrlor.
Mr. Glbney grinned rather foolish-
ly, spnt, nnd spoke to McGulTey, solo
voce: "By George, the Joke uln't nil
on Scrnggsy," ho said. Then turning
,to Captain Scraggs: "Help yourself to
the mustard, Scrnggsy, old tnrpot.
Captain Scraggs took off bis hat,
rolled up his sleeves, and made u dive
for the royal presence. Ills majesty,
lacking the sclontllle training of his
prime minister, seized u handful of
the Scraggs mane and tore at It cruel
ly. A well-directed kick In the shins,
however, caused him to let go, and it
moment Inter he was flying up the
beach with the angry Scraggs In full
cry after him. McGuffey headed tho
king off mid rounded him up so
Scraggs could get at him, and the "hit
ter at once "dug In" like a terrJer.
After five minutes of mauling and
tearing Cnptnln Scraggs wns out of
brcnth, so he let go and stood off a
few feet to size up the situation. The
wicked McGuffey was laughing Immod
erately, but to Scraggs It was no
laughing matter. Tho fnet of the unit
tor was the king was dangerous and
Scruggs had glutted himself with re
venge. "1 don't want to heat nn old man to
dontb," ho gasped llnnlly. "I'll let the
scoundrel go. lie's had enough and he
won't light. Lot's mosey nlong back
to tho schooner and leave them here
to ainiiso themselves the best wny they
know how."
"Itlght-O." said Mr. Glbney. nnd
turned to walk down tho beach to the
boat. A second later a hoarse scream
of rage and terror broke from his lips.
"What's up?" cried McGuffoy, the
laughter dying out of his voice, for
there was a hint of death In Mr. GIb
ney's cry.
"Marooned !" said the commodore
hoarsely. "Those two sailors have
pulled back to the schooner, nnd
there look, .Mao! My Gawd!"
McGuffey looked, nnd his face went
whiter than the foaming breakers be
yond which ho could see Maggie II. un
der full sail, headed for the open sea.
Tho small boat had been picked up,
and thero was no doubt that at her
present rate of speed the schooner
would be hull down on the horizon by
sunset.
"The inurderln' bound," whispered
McGulTey, nnd sagged down on the
sands. "Oh, the inurderln' hound of a
mnte!"
"It's It's mutiny." gulped Cnptnln
Scraggs In a hnrd, strained voice.
"That bloody llcnd of a mute ! The sly
sncnk-thlef, with his pleasant smile
nnd his wlnnln' ways! Saw a chance
to stenl the Maggie and her rich cargo,
and he Is leavln' us bore, marooned on
a desert Island, with two cannibals."
Captain Scraggs fairly shrieked the
Inst two words nnd burst Into tears.
"Lord, Gib. old man," he raved, "what
ever will we do?"
Thus appealed to, the doughty com
modore permitted his two unmntched
optics to rest mournfully upon his
shipmates. .
He gulped and thoughtfully rubbed
tho knuckles of his right bund where
the skin wns burked off. He thought
of the silly Joke lie nnd McGuffey hud
thought to perpetrate on Captain
Scraggs by loading him up against a
beating at the hands of n caunlbnl
king, and with the thought came n
grim, hard chuckle, though thero was
the look of a thousand devils In his
eyes.
"Well, Mac, old sporty boy, I guess
there ain't much to do except to make
up our minds to die like gentlemen. If
I was ever fooled by a iiiiin In my life.
I was fooled by that doggone mnte. I
thought he'd tote square with the syn
dicate. I sure diil."
For ii long time McGuffoy pi zed sen
wnrd. He wns slower than his ship
mntos In making up his mind that the
mute had really deserted thorn and
sailed uway with the fortunes of the
syndicate. Of the three, however, the
stolcnl engineer nccepted the situation
with tho best grace. He spurned tho
white sand with his foot und faced Mr.
Glbney and Captain Scraggs with Just
the suspicion of n grin on bis homely
face.
"I ninko a motion," he said, "that
the syndicate, pass a resolution con
demnln' tho action of tho mate."
It was a forlorn hope, and the Jest
went, over the heads of the deck de
partment. Said Mr. Glbney sadly:
"There ain't no more Maggie II syn
dlcate." CHAPTER XIII.
Nolls llnlvorsen often wondered
whnt had become of the Mnggle nnd
Captain Scraggs. Mr. Glbney nnd Bar
tholomew McGiifTey ho knew bad
turned their sun-tunned faces toward
deep water some years before Cnptnln
Scraggs und tho Maggie disappeared
from tho envlroits of Sun Francisco
bay, nnd Nells llnlvorsen wns wise
enough to waste no tlmo wondering
what had become nL',them. Thesu two
worthies might bo anywhere, nnd
every conceivable thing under the sun
might hnve happened to them; hence,
In his Idle moments, Nells llnlvorsen
did not disturb his gray mutter spec
ulating on their whereabouts and their
then condition of servitude.
But tho continued obsenco of Cnp
tnln -Scraggs from his old hnunts cre
ated Quite a Uttlo gossip aloug Mic
waterfront, nnd In the course of time
rumors of his demise by sundry und
devious routes came to the oars of
Nells llnlvorsen.
Hence "The Squnrehcnd" was puz
zled. In fact, to such an extent wns
Nells puzzled, Hint one perfectly calm,
clear night, while heating down t'nn
Pablo buy In his bay scow, the Willie
and Annie, he so far forgot himself
and his own nfTnlrs as to concentrate
all his attention on tho problem of tho
ultimate finish of Cnptnln Scruggs,
So engrossed wns Nells lu this vain,
speculation that be neglected to oIh
serve toward the rules of tho ivoati
highways that nicety of attention
which Is highly requisite, oven hi tho
skipper of u bay scow, If tho fuNomo
title of captain Is to bo retained for
any definite period. As u result, NolU
became confused regarding the exact
number of blasts from tho siren of a
river stunner desiring to pns him to
port. Consequently the Willie und
Annie received such a severe butting
from the river steamer In question ns
to cnuso her to careen and All. Being,
unfortunately, loaded with gravel on
this particular trip, she subsided In
continently t the bottom of Sun Pablo
bay. while Nells nnd his crew of two
men sought refuge on n plunk.
Without attempting to go further
Into the details of the misfortunes of
Nells llnlvorsen, be It known that the
destruction of the Willie nnd Annie
usfenPiivsr "(mV'k ji?t
raOVrtovT 1 aSt 17 lit XiltiU IliWmtlXr
MBMmmu mmmmr Mm
It Wa3 Just a Squib In the Shipping
News.
proved to be such n severe shock to
Nells' reputation a:? n safe and sane
hay scow skipper Hint be was ulti
mately forced to sock other and more
virgin fluids. With the fragments of
his meager fortune, the amblllou
Swede purchased a course In it local
nautical school from which ho duly
managed to emerge with sufllcten:
courage to appear before the IV ted
States local Inspectors of hulls and
hollers and take his examination for
u second mate's certificate. To his un
utterable nurprlse the license was
granted ; whereupon he shipped us
quartermaster on the steamer Ala
meda, running to Honolulu, and what
with tho lesson taught him In Hi" loss
of the Wllllo and Annie and the ex
acting duties of his olllce aboard the
liner, he forgot that ho had over
known Captain Scraggs.
Judge of Nolls Halvorscn's surprise,
therefore, upon tho occasion of his
first trip to Honolulu, when he saw
something which brought the whole
matter back to mind. They wore
standing In toward Diamond head and
the Alameda lay hove to taking on the
pilot. It wns enrly morning and thu
purple mists hung over the entrance
to tho hnrbor. Nells llnlvorsen stood
at the gnngwny enjoying tho .sunrise
over the Punch-bowl, nnd glancing
longingly toward tho vivid green of
the hills beyond tho city, when ho was
aware of n "put," "put," "put," to
starboard of the Alameda. Nells
turned at the sound Just In tlmo to
see a beautiful gasoline schooner of
about a hundred und thirty tons bond
ing In toward tho bay. She was so
close thnt Nells wus enabled to make
out that her name was Maggie II.
"Veil, aye be dam," muttered Nells,
and scratched his head, for the name
revived old memories. An hour Inter,
when the Alnmeda loafed Into her
berth at Brewer's dock, Nells noticed
that the schooner lay at anchor off the
quarantine station.
Thnt night Nells Iltilvorscn went
nshore for those forms of enjoyment
peculiar to his cnlllng, nnd In the Pan
theon saloon, whither his pathway led
him, he filled himself with beer nnd
gossip. It was hero that Nells came
across an ltm In nn afternoon pupor
which challenged his Instnnt atten
tion. It was Just a squib In tho ship
ping news, but Nells Ilalvorsen rend
It with amazement nnd Joy:
"Tho power schooner Mngulo II arrived
thlH morning, ton ilnya from tlio Friendly
Islands. The Uttlo schooner camo Into
port with her hold bursting with tho moBt
vnlunbla carijo that has entered Hono
lulu In many yearn. It consists for the
moat part of blnck coral.
"Tho MukkIo II Is commanded by Cap
tain Phlnoas SerasBS. and after tnUlnc.
on provisions nnd wntor today wilt pro
ceed to San Francisco, tomorrow, for tfls.
charRo of enrno."
"By ylmlny," quoth Nells llnlvorsen
"nyo but you thnt bnno do olo man so
sure as you bnno nllve. And nyo bat
new hnt ho sknll be Rind to soo Nells
Ilalvorsen. I guess uyo htro Knnakn
boy nn' he bane pull- mo out to se i
do olo man."
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