Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-09-13
SYNOPSIS.

Master Arcick. just reached his ma Jority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
| stating his case TO one Houthwick. 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 Industry's guns. The Industry is
little damaged. but Houthwick and one
of the crew are killed. Sellinger first mate,
takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to
secure new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea. an English mer-
chairman is met, whose captain has a let
ter addressed to jeremiah Hope, at Havana.
The crew OF the vessel tell strange tales of
the buccaneer Morgan. who is sailing I'M
der the kings commission to take Panama.
One night little later. the English vessel
having proceeded on her course, ArdiclS
learns of a plot among the crew, headed by
Pradey, the new mate, TO take the In
dustry and join Morgan's fleet. Ardick
| consults Mr.. lynn. They resolve to secure
the mate. but Pradey, eavesdropping In the
cabin. makes through the door and arouses
the crew. Capt. Sellinger joins Ardick and
lynn. The crew break through the now
barricaded door, but are forced to retire
having lost seven of their number. Sell
linger Is for Immediately falling upon the
mutineers, but lynn argues that they are
a light crew but still more than two to their
having lost seven of their number. Find
ing themselves now too short-handed to
manage the boat, Pradey descides to scut-
tie and desert the vessel, taking his men
off in the only available boat. The captain,
supercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily constructing a raft
get 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 the
hoinR W "a
on reaching Panama The ships cook they
find to be Mac Irvach, "frae Clagvarloch,"
so friend. Four days later the Spaniard
is overhauled by a buccaneer flying the
English flag. The three Englishmen and
Mac Irvach plan to escape to the buc-
cancer on a rude raft Sellinger, the last
to attempt to leave the Spaniard, is dis
abled. Just after the other put off they
see figure dangling from the yard arm,
whom they supp ose Is Capt. Sellinger
Hailing the buccaneer, our three friends
find themselves in the hands of their old
mate, Pradey. He treats them kindly and
offers to do them no harm If they will but
remain quiet concerning 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 there the Black Eagle with
Morgans fleet proceeds to Panama. The
command consists of about l. POO men. Hav-
ing landed, they march on to the city. The
assault on the city is begun. Many OF the
buccaneers tall, and Aldlck is wounded.
Through the smoke he sees Pradey APP
preaching The city a last falls. Ardick.
coming to, finds lynn had rescued him
from Pradey's murderous han0 by killing
the villain. The Spanish nag has been
hauled down from the castle, ana the men
allowed to plumber the city will Mac
Ivrach spies figure coming toward them,
and eXcIaims: The gaist O. the captain"
II is indeed Seilinger. He recounts his late
adventures, then he leads them TO the res
cue of Don Enrique de CavOdtlla, who had
been kind 30 him on the Pilanca, the Span
ish vessel on which he had been a prisoner.
Flight is the only course open to the don,
his wife and daughter Oona' Carmen)
They just manage to leave the building
when Capt. Towland comes to claim the
6ona as his prize. under the buccaneers
rule. Mr. lynn parleys 10 gain time for the
flight of his party. then allows the men to
enter Seeking shortly to join the don,
they come upon his deau' body. They ind
also his wife has been Slain and the young
Gona taken prisoner to the castle, and i'm
mediately conceive a bold plan for her
rescue. and Mr. lynn goes to spy out her
where abOutS.