About
eleven o'clock
Neils Halvorsen , the lone deckhand , was aboard , and the moment Mr. Gibney trod the _ Maggie 's _ deck once more as mate , he exercised his prerogative to order Neils ashore for the remainder of the day . Since Halvorsen was not in on the ginseng deal , Mr. Gibney concluded that it would be just as well to have him out of the way should Scraggs and McGuffey appear unexpectedly with the two cases of ginseng . For an hour Mr. Gibney sat on the stern bitts and ruminated over a few advantageous plans that had occurred to him for the investment of his share of the deal should Scraggs and McGuffey succeed in landing what Mr. Gibney termed `` the loot . '' About eleven o'clock an express wagon drove in on the dock , and the mate 's dreams were pleasantly interrupted by a gleeful shout from Captain Scraggs , on the lookout forward with the driver . McGuffey sat on top of the two cases with his legs dangling over the end of the wagon . He was the picture of contentment . Mr. Gibney hurried forward , threw out the gangplank , and assisted McGuffey in carrying both crates aboard the _ Maggie _ and into her little cabin .