Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-08-16
SYNOPSIS

Master Ardick just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources after
stating his case TO one Houthwick. a shin
master. is shipped as second mate OF tho
Industry. bound for Havana. Mr. Tim
the superoGrgo describes a sail = faa strange
v.SSel gives chase. but is d.sa bled by tho
Industry.b guns. In the fray one OF the
crew is Killed and Houthwiclx is seen TO can
The captain is found to be dead but the In
dustry IL little damaged. Scllingcr. first
mate takes Charge ana puts into Sidmouth
TO secure new mate. Several days later.
when well out TO sea. an English merchant
man Is mot. whose captain has Il letter nd
dressed to jeremiah Itpe. at Havana
The crew OF the vessel ten strange ta!:g
OF the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing
under the king commission to take Pana-
ma. one night a little later. the English
vessel having proceeded on her course n
bit OF paper is slipped into Ardicks hand
BY one OF the sailors This Is found TO be a
warning OF a mutiny plot headed by Pra-
dey. the ne wmate. Ardick ConSults Mr.
Tym They resolve to secure the mate but
PrSdey. oavesdropping In the cabin. makes
Though the door and arouses the crew.
C1pt. SellinSer joins Ardick and Tym. The
crSr break through the now barricaded
door. but arc forced to retire having lost
seven of their number. Finding them
selves now too short handed TO manage the
boat, Pra1c,' decides to scuttle and desert
TIL vessel, taking his men Off in the only
available bhat. The cap tain. supcrcarEo
anu HttpiIl II'GLt soon discover tntlr p!l3nt.
but hastily constructing a raft get away
next morning a Spaniard draws near
just before their vessel sinks The
them. The mal In the rigging shouts: III
you would boar us, take to your oars BE
speedy. or you viii fan short" on board
they are sent forward with the crew. beirg
told they viii be- sold as slaves on reaching
Panama. The ships cook they find to be
Mac Irvach, "frae ClaGvarloCh. " So n friend
H1sour days later the Spaniard is ovcrha uled
Wy buccancer flying the English flag The
>thSse Engllshmcn and Mac IrVaCh plan to
escbpe TO the buccanccr on a rude raft
Sctl!ngcr. the last to attempt to leave tho
SDaniard Is disabled. Just after the others
put of they SEQ figure dangling from the
yard arm. whom they suppose il Capt Sell
ingcr. Mailing the buCcancor our three
friends find themselves in the hands of
their Old mate. Pradcy. He treats them
kindly ana offers TO 10 them no harm il
they will but remain quiet concerning the
mutiny he headed. The Black Eagle.
Pradeys ship, comes to ChaErc. Cuba,
which town they find Morgan has taken
unC,r the English flag. From here the
black Eagle. with MorEan's fleet proceeds
toPInama. The command consists Of about
1.2tO men Having landed, they march on
the city. The assault on the city Is begun
Many Of the buccaneers fan, and Ardicl5 Is
wounded. Through the smoke he sees
-adcy approaching The city at last falls
A-llek, coming to. finds Tym has rescued
him from I'raGey's murdCrous hand by kill
Ing the villain The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from tho castle and the men
above TO plumber the city a will Mac
IrVach spies figure coming toward them.
and cNciailns: The EaiSt - tie captain"
1t is indeed SclliuEer. lie recouut5 his late
adventures. then he leads them TO the res
cue OF Don Enrique &c Cavodilla who had
been kind TO him on the Pilarca. the Span
tSh vessel on which me had been pris-
oner. Flight is the only course opcn to
the don. his wife and daughter. CDona Car
mcn) They just manage to leave tho
building when Capt Iow!aud comes to
claim inc doEa cS mis- prize, under ths huc-
cancers rule. Mv. lynn parieys to gain
time Tor the fight u his party. th.u allows
the men % enter. Seeking shortly to join
the con. they come upon his decd BODY