Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-10-11
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright, 1896, by d. Appleton s. Co.
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Master Ardick, just reached his ma atority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
stating his case to one Houthwick, q ship
| master. is shipped as second mate on the
Industry" bound for Havana. Mr. Tym.
strange vessel gives chase, but is disabled
Dy the lndustry,s guns. The Industry is
, , little damaged. but Houthwick and one
OF the crew are killed. Sellinger, first mate,
takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to
secure new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea. an English mer-
! chantman is met. whose captain has let
! ter addressed to jeremiah Hope, at Havana.
The crew OF the vessel tell strange tales of
the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing un-
der the kings commission to take Panama.
One night u little later, the English vessel
learns OF plot among the crew. headed by
Pradey, the new mate, to take the In
dustry and join Morgans fleet. Ardick
the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in the
cabin. makes through the door and arouses
the crew. Capt. Seliinger joins Ardick and
lynn. The crew break through the now
barricaded door. but are forced to retire.
having lost seven of their number. Sell
lnGer is Tor Immediately falling upon the
mutineers. but Tym argues that they are
light crew but still more than two to their
having lost seven Of their number. Find
ing themselves now too Short-handed to
manage the boat. Pradey descides 10 scut-
tie and desert the vessel. taking his men
Off in the only available boat. The captain,
Supercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight. but hastily constructing raft
get away just before their vessel sinks.
them. The man in the rigging shouts:
IF you would board us, take TO Your oars.
Be speedy. or you will tall short" On
board they are sent forward with the
crew. being told they will be sold as slaves
on reaching Panama, The ships cook they
SO a friend. Four days later the Spaniard
is overhauled by buccaneer flying the
English flag. The three EnglishInen and
cancer on a rude raft. Seilinger, the last
to attempt to leave the Spaniard. is dis
abled. a Just after the other put off they
whom they supp ose is Capt. Sellinger.
Hailing the buccaneer. our three friends
find themselves in the hands of their old
offers to do them no harm If they will but
remain quiet concerning the mutiny. he
comes to Chagre. Cuba. which town they
hnd Morgan has taken under the English
flag. From there the Black Eagle with
Morgan's feet proceeds to Panama. The
command consists of a bout / 200 men. Hav-
ing landed. they march on to the city. The
buccaneers fall. and Ardick is wounded.
preaching. The city at las, saef faIs @ AfdeR. eR
from fradey's murderous hand by killing
the villain. The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle. and the men
allowed to plunder the city at will. Mac
and exclaims: The gaist O. the captain"
1t is indeed Seilinger. He recounts his late
adventures, then ne leads them to the res
cue of Don Enrique &c Cavod1lla, who had
been kind to him on the Pilanca, the Span
iSh vessel on which he had been prisoner.
Flight is the only course open to the don,
his wife and daughter Oona Carmen.)
They Just manage 10 leave the building
when Capt Towland comes to claim the
dona as his prize. under the buccaneers'
rule MIR. 1ym parleys TO gain time for the
fight Of his party, then allows the men to
enter. Seeking shortly to join the don,
they come upon his dead body. They find
also his wife has been slain and the young
dona taken prisoner to the castle, and i'm
mediately conceive a bold plan for her
rescue. They soon discover her exact
whereabouts, and amid the carousaIs of the
men. manage to again free her and escape
In small boat. The third day out sail is
spied whtchthey raise rapidly, their craft
having little speed. but the wind soon fails
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 Mr. Tym
Is wounded In the neck, In the end the
hostile force Is completely worsted, none
escaping. Tyms wound Is found not seri-
Gus: Sehinger has also been slightly
woundde. Coming now out of their sorest
straits, Ardick questions. Dona Carmen
as to her course for the future. but as T.
seems very Indefinite, Ardick insists upon
her taking a share of the savings of HIM
self and bis three friends.