The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-15
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, Just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
stating his case to one Houthwick, ship
master. Is ship9e Ia as ;!n second mate ate on n the
the aupercargo, descries sail The strange
vessel gives chase, but is disabled by the
InduBtry's guns. In the fray Capt. Houth-
wick and one of the crew are killed, but the
Industry Is found to be little damaged;
Seliinger first mate, takes charge and
puts into Sidmouth to secure a new mate.
Heveral days later, when well out to sea,
an English merchantman Is met, whose
captain has 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 commission
to take Panama. One night little later,
the English vessel having proeeeged on ner
course. bit Of paper Is slipped into Ar
dick's hand by one Of the sailors. This Is
found to be warning of a mutiny plot
headed by Pradey, the new mate. Ardick
consults Mr.. Tym: They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in the
cabin, makes through the dorr and arouses
the crew. Capt. Sellinger Joins Ardick and
Tym. The crew break through the row
barricaded door, but are forced to retire,
having lost seven of their number Finding
themselves now too short-handed to man.
age the boat, Pradey decides to scuttle and
desert the vessel, taking his men off in the
only available boat. The captain, super
cargo and second mate soon discover their
away Just before their vessel sinks. The
next morning Spanlard draws near them.
The man In the rigging shouts: III you
would board US. take. TO- your oars; Be
speedy, or you will fall short" On board
they are sent forward with thecrew, being
told they viii be sold as slaves on reaching
Panama. The ships cook they find to be
Mac Ivrach. "frae Clagvarloch," SO a
overhauled by a buccaneer flying the Eng
llsh 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 spania,rd is sd disabled Just
dangling from the yard arm. whom they
suppose is Capt Sellinger. Hailing the buc-
cancer our three friends find themselves
in the hands of their old mate, Pradey
He treats them kindly and offers to do them
no harm II they will but remain quiet con-
cerning the mutiny he headed. The Black
Eagle, Pradey'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 pro-
ceeds to Panama. The command consists
of about 1900 men Having landed, they
march on to the city. The assault on the
city Is begun. Many of the buccaneers fall,
he sees Pradey approaching, The city at
last falls. Ardick, coming to, finds Tym
had rescued him from Pradey,s murderous
hand by killing the, villain: The Spanish
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and the men allowed to plunder the city ct
will. Mac Ivrach spies a figure coming
toward them, and exclaims: The gaist o
the captain" 1t Is indeed Sellinger lie
recounts his late adventures, then ne
leads them to the rescue of Don Enrique de
Cavodilla, who had been kind to him on the
Pilanca, the Spanish vessel on which ne
had been a prisoner. Flight Is the only
ter Dona Carmen.) They Just manage to
leave the building when Capt. Towland
comes to claim the dona as his prize, under
the buccaneers rule. Mr.. Tym parleys
to gain time for the flight 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 Immediately conceive,
bold plan for her rescue. They soon dis-
cover her exact whereabouts, and amid the
carousals of the men, manage TO again Lree
her and escape in a small boat. The third
day out a sail sspied which they raise rap
idly, their craft having little speed put tne
wind soon falls both vessels, and 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. Tym's wound Is
found not serious: Sellinger has also been
slightly wounded. Coming now out OF tnelr
sorest straits, they learn from Dona Car
men her nearest TeiatlVe 10 az az ,t' HhSts' .
Jeremiah Hope. OF Havana Selilnger re-
calls he has letter for this gentleman. SO
decides to sail for that place. Not long
afterward they come across West In,
dian vessel bound for Panama on board
Is her owner, the Jeremiah Hope they had
ali along wanted to encounter. Learning
OF the fate of Panama, tie course OF the
vessel is turned for Valparaiso. One night
Ardlck finds Dona Carmen alone on deck,
and he tells her OF his love for her and Is
Mi raiectad hut the consent OF her uncle
must be had, which Ardick immediately