Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-04
SYNOPSIS

Master Ardick, just reached his ma jOrity
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one HouthwiclS, a ship
master, Is shipped as second mate on the
Industry, bound for Havana. Mr. Tym
the supercargo, describes a sail. The strange
vessel gives chase, but Is disabled by the
Industry's guns. In the fray one of the
crew Is killed and Houthwick is seen to
fall. The captain Is found to be dead, but
the Industry is little damaged. Sellinger,
nrst mate takes charge and puts into Sid
mouth to secure new mate Several days
later, when well out 10 sea. an English
merchantmen is met, whose captain has a
letter addressed to jeremiah Hope, at
Havana. The crew of the vessel tell
strange tales of the buccaneer Morgan,
who is sailing under the kings commits
sion to take Panama. One night q little
later, the English vessel having proceeded
on her course a bit of paper .s slipped into
Ardick's hand by QRe e t1f ii0tra This
is found to be a W1Hni 81 .iluki plot
headed by Pradef, a<zst ~ Il h ata1 Afd1ck
consults Mr Tyn Ihe4F IS to 5<cure
the mate, but Ptndey. i &. Z. r3bpsAg in
the cabin, makes thro1F = e door and
arouses the crew. Caf S>1fnger Joins
Ardick and Tym. The eIF I. break through
the now barricaded door but are forced to
retire, having lost seven of their number
Finding themselves now too short-handed
TO manage the boat, Pradey decides to scut-
tie and desert the vessel, taking his men
of in the only available boat. The captain,
supercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily constructing raft
set away just before thtiz yesSo3 s!axs.
The next morning a Spaniard draws near
them. The man In the rigging shouts: "If
you would board us, take to your oars. Be
speedy, or you will fall short" On board
they are sent forward with the crew, be-
ing told they will be sold as slaves on reach
ing Panama. The ships cook they find to
be Mac Ivrach, "frae Clagvarloch," so
rin .1axy lof he Gno ord fe
overhauled by a buccaneer flying the Eng
lish flag. The three Englishmen and Mac
Ivrach plan to escape to the buccaneer on a
rude raft. Sellinger. the last to attempt to
leave the Spaniard, is disabled. Just after
the others put off they see a figure dangling
from the yard arm, whom they suppose Is
Capt. Sellinger. Hailing the buccaneer, our
three friends find themselves in the hands
of their old mate, Pradey. He treats them
kindly and offers to do them no harm If
they will but remain quiet concerning the
mutiny he headed. The Black Eagle, Pra-
dey's ship, comes to Chagre, Cuba, which
town they find Morgan has taken under the
English flag. From her the Black Eagle
with Morgan's fleet proceeds to Panama
The command consists of about 200 men.
Having landed, they march on the city.
The assault on the city is begun. Many of
the buccaneers fall, and 9rdick is wouneed.
Through the smoke he sees Pradey ap-
preaching. Thecity at last falls. Ardick,
coming to, finds Tym had rescued him
from the murderous hand OF Pradey by kill
ing the villain. The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle and the men
allowed to plumber the city at win. Mac
Ivrach spies a figure coming toward them.
and exclaims: THE gaist O. the captain" B."
1t is indeed Sellinger. He recounts his late
adventures. then he leads them to the
rescue of Don Enrique de Cavoddlla, who
had been kind to him on the Pilanca, the
Spanish vessel on which he had been a
prisoner. Flight is the only course open to
the don, his wife and daughter CDona Car
men) They just manage to leave the
building when Capt. Towland comes to
claim the dona as his prize. under the buc-
cancers rule. Mr.. Tym parleys to gain
time for the flight of his partey, then al
lows the men to enter. Seeking shortly
to join the don, they come upon his dead
body. They also find his wife has been
slain and the young dona taken prisoner to
the castle, and Immediately conceive a
bold plan for her rescue. They soon dis
cover her exact whereabouts, and amid
the carousals OF the men, manage to again
free her and escape in a small boat. The
third day out a sail Is spied which they
raise rapidly, their craft having little
speed, but the wind soon tails both vessels,
and a small boat is put out from the
stranger This comes with Is armed men,
among whom Is Towland. A hand-to-hand
conflict ensues and in the struggle Ardick
Is knocked into the water. Reaching the
boat almost exhausted he is unable to
draw himself over the side but just then
Capt. Sellinger sees him.