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Oi||i||>i.>yl By PETER B. KYNE ' , 'Hi l fTi j"W EBSTER--MAN' S MAN. " "THE VALLEY OF THB GIANTS , " Hi e r8.Kfw *• ^ : CHAPTER XII--Continued. )'• -• --13-- JMter breakfast Commodore Glbney ordered that the prisoners be brought before him. The cook served them With breakfast, and as they ate, the commodore reminded them that It, was only through his personal efforts and hit natural disinclination to return Mow for blow that they were at that moment enjoying a square meal Instead of swinging in the rigging. Tb goin to give yon two yeggs a Chance to reform,'* concluded Mr. Gibney, addressing Tabu-Tabu. "If you Chow us where we can get a cargo of black coral and work hard and faithful helpln' us to get it aboard, it may J.e'p you to comb a few gray hairs. I'm jfoin' to take the irons off tyow, but remember ! At the first sign of the 4ouble-eross you're both shark meat." On behalf of himself and the king, Tabu-Tabu promised to behave, and lfcGuffey kicked them both Into the •mall boat. The mate and two seamen followed In another boat, in which the air-pump and diving apparatus was carried, and Tabu-Tabu piloted them to a patch of still water just Inside the reef. The water was so clear that McOuffey was enabled to make oat vast marine gardens thickly sprinkled with the precious black coral. ^ •'Over you go, you two smokes," rasped McGuffey, menacing the captives with his riflel "Dive deep, my hearties, and bring up what you can find, and if a shark comes along and takes a nip out of your hind leg, don't expect no help from B. McGuffey, Esquire--because you won't get any." For nearly two weeks the Maggie II Uy at anchor, while her crew labored <•11 j in the gardens of the deep. Vast home. At tlie conclusion of the toast Mr. McGuffey set down his glass, wiped his mouth with the back of his hairy hand, and thus addressed the syndicate. "In leavln' this paradise of the South Pacific," he began, "we find that we have accumulated other wealth besides the loot below decks. I refer to his royal highness, the king of Kandavu, and his prime minister, Tabu-Tabu. When these two outlaws was first captured, I informed the syndicate that I would scheme out a punishment befittin' their crime, to-wu--inurderin' an' eatln' you two boys. It's been a big jolt and it's taken some time, me not bein' blessed with quite as fine an imagination a3 our friend, Gib. However, I pride myself that hard work always brings success, and I am ready to announce what disposition shall be made of these two Interestln' specimens of aboriginal life. I beg to announce. gentlemen, that I have Invented a punishment fittln' the crime." "Impossible," said Captain Scraggs. "Shut up, Scraggs," struck In Commodore Glbney. "Out with It, Mac. What's the program?" "I move you, members of the syndicate, that the schooner Maggie II proceed to some barren, uninhabited island, and that upon arrival there this savage king and his still more savage subject be taken ashore In a small boat. I also move you, gentlemen of the syndicate, that inasmuch as the two aggrieved parties, A. P. Glbney and P. Scraggs, having In a sperrlt of mercy refrained from layln' their hands on said prisoners for fear of lnvalidin* them at a time when their services was of Importance to the expedition, be given an opportunity to take out their grudge on the persons of said savages. Now, I notice that the king is a miserable, skimpy, sawedoff and hammered-down old cove. By all the rules of the prize ring he's in Scraggsy'8 class." (Here Mr. McGuffey flashed a lightning wink to the commodore. It was an appeal for Mr. Gibney's moral support in the engineer's scheme to put up a job on Captain Scraggs, and thus relieve the tedium of the homeward trip. Mr. Gibney Instantly telegraphed his approbation, and McGuffey continued.) "I notice also that If I was to hunt the universe over, I couldn't find a better match for Gib than Tabu-Tabu. And as we are all agreed that the white race Is superior to any race on earth, and ltll do us all good to see a fine mill before we leave the country, I move you, gentlemen of the syndicate, that we pull off a finish fight between They negotiated the fringe of breakers to the north of the Island successfully, pulled the boat up on the bench, and proceeded at once to business. Mr. Glbney explained to Tabu-Tabu what was expected of him, and Tabu-Tabu In turn explained to the king. It was not the habit of white men, so Mr. Glbney explained, to kill their prisoners in cold blood, and he had decided to give them an opportunity to fight their way out of a sad predicament with their naked fists. If they wort, they would be taken back aboard the schooner and later dropped at some inhabited Island, If they lost, they must make their home for the future on Tuvana-tholo. "Let 'er go," called McGuffey, and Mr. Gibney squared off and made a beariike pass at Tabu-Tabu. To the amazement of all present Tabu-Tabu sprang lightly backward and avoided the blow. His footwork was excellent and McGuffey remarked as much to Captain Scraggs. But when Tabu- Tabu put up his hands after the most approved method of self-defense and dropped Into a "crouch," McGuffey could no longer contain himself. "The beggar can fight, the beggar can fight," he croaked, wild with Joy. "Scraggs, old man, thls'll be a rare mill, I promise you. He's been aboard a British man-o'-war and learned how to box. Steady, Gib. Upper-cat hlnC upper--wow I" Tabu-Tabu had stepped In and planted a mighty right In the center of Mr. Gibney's physiognomy, following It up with a hard left to the commodore's ear. Mr. Gibney rocked a moment oti his sturdy legs, stepped back out of range, dropped both hands, and stared at Tabu-Tabu. "I do believe the nlggerll lick you, Gib," said McGuffey anxiously. "He's got a horrible reach and a mule kick In each mit. Close with him, or he's due for a full pardon." "In a minute," said the commodore faintly. "He's so good I hate to hurt him. But HI inflght him to a finish." Which Mr. Glbney forthwith proceeded to do. He rushed his opponent and clinched, though not until his right eye was in mourning and a stiff jolt in the short ribs had caused him to grunt In most Ignoble fashion. But few men could withstand Mr. Glbney once he got to close quarters. Tabu- Tabu wrapped his long arms around the commodore and endeavored to smother his blows, but Mr. Gibney would not be denied. His great fist shot upward from the hip and connected with the cannibal's chin. Tabu- Scraggsy and the king, and Gib and J Tabu relaxed his hold, Mr. Glbney fol- Tabu-Tabu. IH referee both contests and at the conclusion of the mixup ft i ^fkre You Sure It AlnH All a Dream7" fUantlties of pearl oysters were 'brought to the surface, and these Mr. Gibney stewed personally in a great Iron pot on the beach. The shell was stored away iu the hold and the pearls went Into a chamois pouch which never for an instant was out of the commodore's possession. The coast at that point being now deserted, frequent visits ashore were made, and the crew feasted on young pig, chicken, yams •nd other delicacies. Captain Scraggs was almost delirious with joy. He an- Munced that he had not been so happy tfnee Mrs. Scraggs "slipped her cable." At the end of two weeks Mr. Glbney tedded that there was "loot" enough •shore to complete the schooner's cargo, and at a meeting of the syndicate held one lovely moonlight night Co deck be announced his plans to £0apta!n Scraggs and McGuffey. « "Beiier leave the island alone," counseled McGuffey. "Them niggers ®ay be a-layin' there ten thousand * atrong, waltln' for a boat's crew to come prowlin' up Into the bush so they "JF* nab 'em." ' ' "I've thought of that, Mae," said the Commodore a trifle coldly, "and If I Ipade a sucker of myself once it don't •Jtand to reason that I'm apt to do It •gain. Remember, Mac, a burnt child ; pteads the fire. Tomorrow morning, tfght after breakfast, we'll turn the funs loose and pepper the bush for a pile or two in every direction. If there's a native within range he'll have Jjjusiness in the next county «"d we jjron't be disturbed none." i Mr- Gibney's program was duly pat j|irough and the capital of Kandavu Jboted erf the trade accumulations of fears. And when the hatches were J$nally battened down, the tanks refilled with fresh water, and everything . jj|i readiness to leave Kandavu for the |un to Honolulu, Mr. Glbney announced |» the syndicate that the profits of the expedition wtuld figure close up to a lundred thousand dollars. Captain > 9craggs gasped and fell limply against ! £he mainmast ^ "Gib, my dear boy,- be spattered, L?*? yo".8Ure lt a,n,t *n « dream and wake up some day and find *hat we're still In the'green-pea trade; Jthat all these months we've been asleep under a cabbage leaf, comtnunln' with potato bugs?" "Not for a minute," replied the commodore. "Why, I got a dozen matched pearls here that's fit for a queen. Big, red, pear-shaped boys--regular bleed- In' hearts. There's ten thousand each In them alone." "Well, I'll--I'll brew some grog," gasped Captain Scraggs, and departed forthwith to the galley. Fifteen min- :4rtes later he returned with a kettle rff his favorite nep«mthe and all three drank to a bop vo> age we'll leave these two murderers marooned on the island and then--" "Rats," snapped Captain Scraggs. "That ain't no business at all. Ton shouldn't consider nothin' short of capital punishment. Why, that's only a petty larceny form of--" "Quit buttin' in on my prerogatives," roared McGuffey. "That ain't the to- Ish by no means." "What is the finish, then?" "Why, these two cannibals, bein* left alone on the desert island, naturally bumps up agin the old question of the survival of the fittest. They get scrappin' among themselves, and one eats the other up." "By the toe-nails of Moses," muttered Mr. Gibney in genuine admiration, "but you have got an imagination after all, Mac. The point Is well taken and the program will go through as outlined. Scraggs, you'll fight the king. No buckin' and grumblin'. You'll fight the king. You're outvoted two to one, the thing's been done regular, and you can't kick. I'll fight Tabu-Tabu, so you see you're not gettin' any the worst of It. We'll proceed to an island in the Friendly group called Tuvanatholo. It lies right in our homeward course, and there ain't enough grub on the confounded island to last two men a week. And I know there ain't no water there. So, now that that matter is all settled, we will proceed to heave the anchor and scoot for home. Mac, tune up your engines and we'll get out of here a-whoopln' and a-flyln'." It was an eight-bundred-mile run up to Tuvana-tholo, but the weather held good and the trade-winds never slackened. Ten days from the date of leaving Kandavu they hove to off the Island. It was a long, low. sandy atoll, with a few coconut-palms growing in the center of It, and with the exception of a vast colony of seabirds that apparently made it their headquarters, the island was devoid of life, The bloodthirsty McGuffey stood at the break of the poop, and as he gazed shoreward he chuckled, and rubbed his hands together. "Great, great," he murmured. "I couldn't have gotten a better island if I'd had one built to order." He called* aft to the navigating officer: "Scraggsy, there's the ring. Nothin' else to do now but get the contestants into it Along In the late afternoon, when the heat of the day Is over, we'll go ashore and pull off the fight. And, by George. Scraggs, If that old king succeeds in lambastln' you, Til set the rascal free." Seeing that there was no escape, Captain Scraggs decided to bluff the matter through. "Let's go ashore and have It over with," he said carelessly. "I'm a man of peace, but when there's flghtin* to be done, I say go to it and no tomfoolery." Clear away the big whaleboat with two men to pull us ashore," said Mr. Glbney to the mate. Five minutes later the members of the syndicate, accompanied by the captives, climbed into the whaleboat and shoved off, leaving the Maggie II Tn charge of the mate. "We'll be back in half an hour," called the commodore, as they rowed away from the schooner. "Just ratch I lowed with left and right to the head in quick succession, and McGuffey war counting the fatal ten over the fallen warrior. Mr. Gibney grinned rather foolishly, spat, and spoke to McGuffey, soto voce: "By George, the joke ain't all mi Scraggsy," he said. Then turning to Captain Scraggs: "Help yourself to the mustard. Scraggsy, old tarpot." Captain Scraggs took off his hat, rolled up his sleeves, and made a dive for the royal presence. His majesty, lacking the scientific training of his prime minister, seized a handful of the Scraggs mane and tore at it cruelly. A well-directed kick In the shins, however, caused him to let go, and a moment later he was flying up the beach with the angry Scraggs in full cry after him. McGuffey headed the king off and rounded him up so Scraggs could get at him, and the latter at once "dug In" like a terrier. After five minutes of mauling and tearing Captain Scraggs was out of breath, so he let go and stood off a few feet to size up the situation. The wicked McGuffey was laughing immodhoarsely. "Those two sailors have pulled back to the schooner, and-- there--look, Mac I My Gawd!" McGuffey looked, and his face went whiter than the foaming breakers beyond which he could see Maggie II, under full sail, headed for the open sea. The small boat had been picked up, and there was., no doubt that at her present rate of speed the schooner Would be hull down on the horizon by sunset. "The mnrderfn' bound," whispered McGuffey, and sagged down on the sands. "Oh, the murderln' bound of a mate I" "It's--it's mutiny," gulped Captain Scraggs In a hard, strained voice. "That bloody fiend of a mate! The sly sneak-thlef, with his pleasant smile and his wSnnin' ways! Saw a chaace to steal the Maggie and her rich cargo, and he Is leavin' us here, marooned on a desert island, with two cannibals." Captain Scraggs fairly shrieked the last two words and burst Into tears. "Lord, Gib, old man," be raved, "whatever will we do?" Thus appealed to, the doughty commodore permitted his two unmatched optics to rest mournfully upon his shipmates. . He gulped and thoughtfully rubbed the knuckles of bis right hand where the skin was barked off. He thought of the silly joke he and McGuffey had thought to perpetrate on Captain Scraggs by leading him up against a beating at the hands of a cannibal king, and with the thought came a grim, bard chuckle, though there 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 man in my Mfe, I was fooled by that doggone mate. I thought he'd tote square with the syndicate. I sure did." For a long time McGuffey gazed seaward. He was slower than his shipmates In making up his mind that the mate had really deserted them and sailed away with the fortunes of the syndicate. Of the three, however, the stoical engineer accepted the situation with the best grace. He spumed the white sand with his foot and faced Mr. Gibney and Captain Scraggs with just the suspicion Of a grin on his homely face. "I make a motion," he said, "that the syndicate pass a resolution condeinnln' the action of the mate." It was a forlorn hope, and the jest went over the heads of the deck department. Said Mr. Gibney sadly: "There ain't no more Maggie II syndlCgkW - CHAPTER Xllt.' >ad and on the 4pd the purple mists bung over the elttpice ;to the harbor. Neils Halvorsea Heod at the gangway enjoying the sunrise over the Punch-bowl, tfhd glancing longingly toward the vivid green of the hills beyond the city, when be was aware of a "put," "put," "put," to starboard of the Alameda. Neils turned at the sound just In time to see a beautiful gasoline schooner of about a hundred and thirty tons heading in toward the bay. She was so close that Neils was enabled to make out that her name was Maggie IL "Veil, aye be dam," muttered Nells, and scratched his head, for the name revived old memories. An hour later, when the Alameda loafed Into her berth at Brewer's dock, Neils noticed that the schooner lay at anchor off the quarantine station. That night Neils Halvorsen wettt ashore for those forms of enjoyment peculiar to his calling, and in the Pantheon- saloon, whither his pathway led him, he filled himself with beer and Recked a Moment en His Sturdy Legs. erately, but to Scraggs it was no laughing matter. The fact of the matter was the king was dangerous and Scraggs bad glutted himself with revenge. "1 don't want to beat an old man to death," he gasped finally. "I'll let the scoundrel go. He's had enough and he won't fight. Let's mosey along back to the schooner and leave them here to amuse themselves the best way they know how." "Rlght-O," said Mr. Qibney, and turned to walk down the beach to the boat. A second later a hoarse scream of rage and terror broke from his lips. "What's up?" cried McGuffey, the laughter dying out of his9 voice, for . . . , J there was a bint of death In Mr. Olbback and forth and keep heevin' the I ney's cry. IPftdi v ;, .' • . • 4-w |» Nells Halvorsen often wondered what had become of the Maggie and Captain Scraggs. Mr. Glbney and Bartholomew McGuffey he knew had turned their sun-tanned faces toward deep water some years before Captain Scraggs and the Maggie disappeared from the environs of San Francisco bay, and Neils Halvorsen was wise enough to waste no time wondering what had become of them. These two worthies might be anywhere, and every conceivable thing under the sun might have happened to them; hence, In his idle moments, Neils Halvorsen did not .disturb his gray matter speculating on their whereabouts and their then condition of servitude. But the continued absence of Captain Scraggs from his old haunts created quite a little -gossip along the waterfront, and In the course of time rumors of his demise by sundry and devious routes came to the ears of Neils Halvorsen. Hence "The Squarehead" was puzzled. In fact, to such fin extent was Neils puzzled, that one perfectly calm, < !ear night, while heating down San Pablo hay In his bay scow, the Willie and Annie, he so far forgot himself and his own affairs as to concentrate all his attention on the problem of the ultimate finish of Captain Scraggs. So engrossed was Nells In this vain speculation that he neglected to observe toward the rules of the ocean highways that nicety of attention which Is highly requisite, even in the skipper of a bay scow, if the fulsome title of captain Is to be retained for any definite period. As a result, Nells became confused regarding the exact number of blasts from the siren of a river steamer desiring to pass him to port. Consequently the Willie and Annie received such a severe butting from the river steamer in question as to cause her to careen and fill. Being, unfortunately, loaded with gravel on this particular trip, she subsided in continently to the bottom of San Pablo bay, while Neils and his crew of two men sought refuge on a plank. Without attempting to go further into the details of the misfortunes of Neils Halvorsen, be lt known that the destruction of the Willie and Annie proved to be such a severe shock to Neils' reputation as a safe and sane bay scow skipper that he was ultimately forced to seek othef and more virgin fields. With the fragments of his meager fortune, the ambitious Swede purchased a course In a local nautical school from which he duly managed to emerge with sufficient courage to appear before the United States local inspectors of hulls and boilers and take his examination for a second mate's certificate. To his unutterable surprise the license was granted; whereupon he shipped as quartermaster on the steamer Alameda, running to Honolulu, and what with the lesson tauplit him In the loss ««f the Willie and Annie and the ex- H<-tlng duties of his office aboard the liner, he forgot that he had ever known Captain Scraggs. It Wai iait a 8quib In the Shipping News. gossip. It was here that Nells came across an Item In an afternoon paper which challenged his instant attention. It was Just a squib in the shipping news, but Neils Halvorsen read it with amazement'and joy: "The power schooner Maggie II arrived this morning, ten days from the Friendly Islands, • The iittle schooner came tut# port with her hold bursting with the meet valuable cargo that has entered Honolulu in many years. 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