The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-09-20
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Houtswick, 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
1ndustry's guns. In the fray Capt Houth-
wick and one of the crew are killed, but the
Industry Is found TO be little damaged.
Selinger f., first mate, takes charge and
puts into Sdmouth to secure a new mate.
Several days later, when well out to sea,
an English merchantman 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 commission
to take Panama. One night little later
the English vessel having proceeded on her
course, bit Of paper is slipped into Ar
dicks hand by one of the sailors, This is
found TO be a warning of a mutiny plot
headed by Pradey, the new mate, Ardick
consuts Mr.. Tym. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping In the
cabin, makes through the dorr and arouses
the crew. Capt. Seliinger joins Ardick and
Tym. The crew break through the now
barricaded door. but are forced to retire,
having lost seven Of their number. Finding
themselves row 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
plight, but hastily constructing raft bet
away just before their vessel sinks. 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 thecrew, being
told they vii be sold as slaves on reaching
Panama. The ships cook they find to be
Mac Ivrach. "frae Clagvarloch," so a
friend. Four days later the Spanlard is
overhau.ed by buccaneer flying the Eng
l!sh Gag. 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 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-
corning 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 90 Panama The command consists
of about l,2JO men Having landed. they
march on 10 the city. The assault on the
city IL begun Many of the buccaneers fall
and Ardick is wounded. Through the smoke
he sees Pradey approaching. The city at
last falls. Ardick. coming to. finds Tym
had rescued him from Pradeys murderous
rand by killing the villain The Spanish
flag has been hauled down from the castle
a;,d the men allowed to plunder the city ct
Will. Mac lvrach spies a figure comi.G
toward them, and eXclaims: "The gals: 9
tEe captain" 1t Is indeed Seiliuger. lie
recounls his late adventures, then -
leads them to the rescue of Don Enrique se
Cavodilla, who had been kind to him on the
Iianca, the Spanish vessel on which he
had been Il prisoner. Flight Is the only
course open to the don, his wife and daugh-
ter Dona Garment fhey just manage to
leave the building when Capt. Towland
comes to claim the dona as his prize, under
the bucca:eeerS' 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, ard Immediately conceive Il
bold plan for her rescue. They soon dis
cover her exact whereabouts, and move
boldly through the crow q of carousing men
10 make their escape.