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Book Excerpt: n man. Neils was steady, industrious, faithful, capable, and reliable; any one of a hundred deckhand jobs were ever open to Neils, yet, for some reason best known to himself, he preferred to stick by the Maggie. In his dull way it is probable that he was fascinated by the agile intelligence of Mr. Gibney, the vitriolic tongue of Captain Scraggs, and the elephantine wit and grizzly bear courage of Mr. McGuffey. At any rate, he delighted in hearing them snarl and wrangle.However, to return to the Maggie which we left entering the tule fog a few miles north of Pilar Point: CHAPTER IIICaptain Scraggs and The Squarehead partook first of the ham and eggs, coffee and bread which the skipper prepared. Scraggs then prepared a similar meal for Mr. Gibney and McGuffey, set it in the oven to keep warm, and descended to the engine room to relieve McGuffey for dinner. Neils at the same time took the course from Mr. Gibney and relieved thRead Mor
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Kyne, Peter B.
- ISBN: 9798711053507
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 11.02 x 0.49
- Number Of Pages: 232
- Publication Year: 2021
Language:
English