GUN RUNNING Synopsis on the Maggie steamer
Captain Phineas P. Scraggs owns the Maggie a rusty San Francisco tramp. Gibney and McGuffey join as crew after mutinous trouble. A salvage ruse leads to deception and theft as Gibney and McGuffey salvage a derelict Chesapeake and split the payoff. Scraggs is bucked by betrayal and outsmarted in the final settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phineas P. Scraggs
San Francisco
Mess Bay
Maggie
Scraggs
Adelbert P. Gibney
Nellis Halvorsen
Ticks
Flaherty
Scruggs
Gibney
McGuffey
Capail Scruggs
Double Cross
Mr. McGuffey
McGufffey
Bodega Bay
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Encinal
Oakland
West
Neils Halvorsen
Petaluma
Alameda
Mrs. Scraggs
Scab Johnny
Captain Scraggs
Don Manuel Garcia Lopez
Seah Johnny
Mexico
Senor Lopez
California
Benicia
Seab Johnny
Lopez
Federal
Condi
Scragegs
Descanso Bay
Ensenada
Secraggs
Don Manuel
Oakland Creek
San Pedro
Bay
Fremont Street Wharf
Point Dume
Dume Cove
Insurrecto Junta
Los Angeles
Megano Rancho
Send Johnny
Golden Gate
Santa Barbara
The
Mag
Captain Scruggs Reels in Long-Lost Shipmate for Filibuster Return
After months apart, Captain Scruggs greets Adelbert P. Gibney aboard the Maggie as plans to transport arms for Mexican insurrectionists move forward. Gibney reveals years on the Colombian gunboat Bogota and a schemes-filled career, eager for fortune and a new voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gib
McGuffey
Ol’ Scraggsy
Bart
Ike
Mr. Gibney
Gibney
Scraggs
Mr. McGuffey
Maggie’s
Adelbert P. Gibney
Captain Scruggs
Scab Johnny
Mr. Gimney
Rose of Sharon
Galapagos Islands
Johnny
Gie
Insurrectos
Maggie
Scraggsy
Tarpet
Captain Scraggs
Scruggs
Panama
Gold Coast
Bogota
United States of Colombia
San Francisco
South Seas
Kiddo
Mexico
Los Angeles
Insurrecto Junta
Lopez Nan
Magette
Serages
Scraggsy and Gib Face Grim War Prep
Two figures named Scraggsy and Gib brace for an impending conflict described as a horrid war, signaling rising tensions and preparation efforts amid uncertain outcomes.
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Scraggsy
Gib
Easy Finance and the Wayward Pennies
A humorous piece contrasts real financiers with a boy named Harold who acquires pennies from down at the corner. He pockets found money from the doorway of Jones' store, boasting his loot to his mother and prompting a lesson on honest wealth.
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Harold
Jones’ Store
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