Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-14
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
stating his case to one Houthwicll, a ship
EIaster, Is shipped as second mate on the
Industry, bound for Havana. Mr.. Tym,
fhe supercargo, descries a sail. The strange
TesSel gives chase, but Is disabled by the
qDdustry'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
abe Industry is little damaged. Sellinger,
first mate takes charge and puts into Sid
mouth to secure a new mate. Several days
later, when well out to sea, an English
merchantmen is met, whose captain has
Better addressed to jeremiah Hope, at
Havana. The crew of the vessel tell
strange tales of the buccaneer Morgan,
sho is sailing under the kings commits
son to take Panama. one night little
Inter, the English vessel having proceeded
hn her course, bit of paper is slipped into
.Ardick's hand by one of the sailors. This
Is found to be a warning of mutiny plot
&eaded by Pradey, the new mate. Ardick
r9nsults Mr. Tym. They resolve to secure
4Ae mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in
tie cabin, makes through the door and
aIOuses the crew. Capt. Sellinger joins
Ardick and Tym. The crew break through
iae now barricaded door, but are forced to
1etire having lost seven of their number.
Finding themselves now too short-handed
10 manage the boat, Pradey decides to scut-
ne and desert the vessel, taking his men
asH in the only available boat. The captain,
sBpercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily onstructing raft
get away just before their vessel sinks.
The next morning a Spaniard draws near
t6sm. The man in the rigging shouts: IF
YSu would board us, take to your oars. Be
speedy, or you will fall short" On board
aAey are sent forward with the crew, be-
Eg told they will be sold as slaves on reach
tzg Panama. The ships cook they find to
ba TNr1ob ''froa ('lapV1r - q
friend. -Four days later the spaniard is
syerhauled by a buccaneer flying the Eng
ksh flag. The three Englishmen and Mac
Eyrach plan to escape to the buccaneer on
.Zsde raft. Sellinger. the last to attempt to
lraye the Spaniard, is disabled. Just after
HlG others put off they see a figure dangling
I77rn the yard arm, whom they suppose is
Capt. Sellinger. Hailing the bucCaneer, our
llree friends find themselves in the hands
Bs their old mate, Pradey. He treats them
Eiudly and offers to do them no harm If
hey will but remain quiet concerning the
Izatiny he headed The Black Eagle, Pra-
Gsy's ship, comes to Chagre, Cuba, which
FoHn they find Morgan has taken under the
EngliSh flag. From her the Black Eagle
nIth Morgan's fleet proceeds to Panama.
The command consists of about loo men
Having landed, they march on the city
ThE assault on the city is begun. Many Of
Size buccaneers fall, and 9rdick is wouneed
Through the smoke he sees Pradey ap-
preaching. Thecity at last falls Ardicls
0ening to. finds Tym had rescued him
from the murderous hand of Pradey by kill
ng the villain. The Spanish flag has been
aaaLed down from the castle and the men
allowed to plunder the city al will. Mac
AsERGh spies a figure coming toward them,
zo1 eXclaims: The gaist o. the captain
II Is indeed Sellinger. He recounts his late
adventures, then he leads them to the
Sescue of Don Enrique de Cavodilla, 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
1he don, his wife and daughter (Dona Car
men9 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
aiyns for the flight of his partey, then all
&oEs the men to enter. Seeking shortly
10 Join the don, they come upon his dead
body. They also find his wife has been
slain and the young dona taken prisoner to
she castle, and Immediately conceive
bold plan for her rescue. They soon dis
ceyer her exact whereabouts, and amid
free her and escape in a small boat. The
third day out sail is spied which they
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 10 armed men,
among whom is Towland. A hand-to-hand
eonfict ensUcs 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.