Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-05-12
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick. just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
stating his case to one Houthwick, a ship
master, is shipped as second mate on the
Industry, bound for Havana. Mr.. lynn,
the supercargo. describes sail The strange
vessel gives chase. but is disabled by the
lndustry's guns. In the fray Capt Houth-
wick and one of the crew are killed, but the
Industry is found to be little damaged.
SellinGer =, first mate, takes charge and
puts into Sdmouth to secure new mate.
Several days later, when we'll out &c sea,
an English merchantmen 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 a 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 mutiry plot
headed by Pradey. the new mate. Ardick
consults Mr.. lynn. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, housekeeping in the
cabin, makes through the dorr and arouses
the crew. Capt Selinger joins Ardick and
Tym. The crew break through the now
barricaded door, but are forced to retire,
having lost seven of their number. Finding
them selves 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
plight, but hastily constructing a raft bet
away just before their vessel sinks. The
next morning Spaniard draws near them.
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 vii be sold a slaves on reaching
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friend. Four days later the Spaniard is
overhauled by buccaneer flying the Eng
Iish 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 Spaniard, is disabled. Just
after the others put off they see figure
suppose is Capt. Sellnger. Hailng the buc-
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
Eagle. Pradey's ship. comes to Chagre,
taken under the English flag. From her
the Black Eagle with Morgan's fleet pro
ceeds to Panama. The command consists
march on to the city The assault on the
city is begun. Many of the buccaneers fall,
and Ardicl1 is wounded. Through the smoke
last falls. Ardick, coming to, finds lynn
had rescued him from Pradeys murderous
hand by killing the, villain. The Spanish
and the men allowed to plumber the city g
will. Mac Ivrach spies a figure coming
toward them, and exclaims: The gaisI o
recounts his late adventures, then he
leads them to the rescue of DON Enrique de
Cavodilla, who had been kind'to him on the
had been a prisoner. Flight is the only
course pen to the don, his wife and daugh-
ter Dona Carmen) They just manage to
comes to claim the dona a. his prize, under
the buccaneers rule. Mr., lynn 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 fiEd also his wife has been
slain and the young dona taken prisoner to
the castle, and Immediately conceive a
bold plan for her rescue. They soon dis
cover her exact wherea bouts. and move
boldly through the crowd of carousing men
to make their escape.