Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-27
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick. just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
master. is shipp ed as second mate on the
Industry. bound for Havana. Mr.. lynn.
vessel gives chase, but is disabled by the
Industry's guns. In the fray Capt. Houth
Industry is found to be little damaged.
Sellinger 4, first mate. takes charge and
Several days later, when well out to sea.
an English merchantmen is met. whose
captain has letter addressed to Jereniah,
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. a bit of paper is slipped into Ar
onS 4 ia be og 1na r nj ne of mHny blot
headed by Pradey, the new mate. Ardick
consnlts Mr. Tym They resolve to secure i IRE
cabin, makes through the dorr and arouses
the crew. Capt Sellinger joins Ardick and
lynn. The break through the TOW
harricaded door, but are forced to retire,
having lost seven of their number Finding
age the boat, Pradey decides to scuttle and
desert the vessel, taking his men Off in the
cargo and second mate soon discover their
plight. but hastily constructing raft bet
away Just hefors their vessel sinks. tb Inc
The man in the rigging shouts: If you
would board US. take to your oars Be
they are sent forward with thecrew, being
told they viii be sold as slaves on reac hing
Mac Ivrach. 'sfrae Clagvarloch,'' SO a
friend. Four days later the Spaniard is
overhauled by a buccaneer flying the Eng
iish flag The three Englishmen and Mac
Ivrach plan to escape 10 the buccaneer on
rude raft it. the last to nP
after the others nut off they see figure
dangling from the yard arm; whom they
cancer, our three friends find themselves
in the hands Of their old mate. Pradey;
no harm If they will but remain quiet con-
corning the mutiny he headed. The Black
cn a6e which S town t they find Morgan has
taken under the English flag, From her
the Black EAGLE with It'll Morgan's feet ee pro.
of about 1900 men Having landed, they
march on to the city. The assault on the
nd Ardick is wounded. Through the smoke
he sees Pradey approaching: The city at
had rescued him from Pradey's murderous
hand by killing the Villain The Spanish
Gag has been haulea doWn fdem fhe iy
will. Mac Ivrach spies a figure coming
toward them: and exclaims: The gaist o,
recounts his late adventures, then he
leads them to the rescue of Don ENRIQUE de
Pianca, the Spanish vessel on which ne
had been a prisoner Flight is the only
ter Dona carnenl They just manage to
leave the building when Capt. Towland
comes to claim the dOna a his prize, un0er
the buccaneers rule. Mr.. lynn parleys
70 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 imme diately conceive a
bold plan for her rescue. They soon dis
cover her exact whereabouts, and amid the
carousals of the men. manage 10 again free
her and escape in small boat. The third
day out sail is spied which they raise "a p
idly, 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
rowland. A hand-to-hand conflict ensues,
and Mr.. lynn 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 heir
sorest straits, they learn from Dona Car
men her nearest relative is an uncle, a
Jeremiah Hope, of Havana. Sellinger re-
calls he has a letter for this gentleman, sc
decides to sail for that place. Not lons
afterward they come across a West In
dian vessel bound for Panama. On board
ia her owner, the jeremiah Hope they had
all along wanted to encounter. Learning
of the fate of Panama, the course of the
vessel is turned for Valparaiso. One nigh
Ardick finds Dona Carmen alone on deck
and he tells her of his love for her and Is
not rejected. but the consent of her uncle
must be had, which Ardick Immediately
rr0CapdS ask