The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-01

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. Tym.
the supercargo, describes sail. The
strange vessel gives chase, but is disabled
by the Industry's guns. The Industry Is
little damaged, but Houthwck and one
of the crew are killed. Sellinger. first mate,
takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to
secure a new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea, an English mer-
chantman is met, whose captain has let
ter addressed to jeremiah Hope, at Havana.
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales of
the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing un-
der the kings commission TO take Panama.
One night little later, the English vessel
having proceeded on her course, Ardick
learns OF plot among the crew, headed by
'Pradey, the new mate, to take the In
dustry and join Morgan's fleet. Ardick
consults MIR. Tym. 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
Tym. 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 Tym 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
of in the only available boat. The captain,
supercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily constructing raft
get 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 speedy, or you will fall short On
board they are sent forward with the
crew, being told they will be sold as slaves
on reaching Panama. The ships cook they
find TO be Mac Irvach, "frae Clagyarloch,
so friend. Four days later the Spaniard
is overhauled by 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
akled. Just after the other put of they
see figure dangling from the yard arm,
whom they suppose 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 II 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
Morgan's fleet proceeds to Panama The
command consists Of about 200 men. Hav-
tng landed, they march on to the city. The
assault on the city is begun; Many OF the
Through the smoke he sees Pradey ap-
preaching. The city at last falls. Ardick,
coming TO, finds Tym had rescued him
from Pradey's murderous hand by killing
the villain. The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle, and the men
allowed to plunder the city at will. Mac
lvrach spies a figure coming toward them,
and exclaIms: THE galst o. the captain"
1t is indeed Sellinger. He recounts his late
adventures, then he leads them to the res
cue OF Don Enrique de Cavodllla, who had
been kind to him on the Pilanca, the Span
ish vessel on which he had been prisoner.
Flight Is the only course open to the dom
his wife and daughter Dona Carmen)
They Just manage TO leave the building
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 1nd
also his wife has been slain and the young
dona taken prisoner to the castle. and I'M
mediately conceive bold plan Tor her
rescue. They soon discover her exact
whereabouts, and amid the carousals Of the
men, manage to again free her and escape
in a small boat. The third day out sail Is
Bpied whichthey raise rapidly, 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 10
armed men, among whom Is ROWLAND:
hand-to-hand conflict ensues, and Mr Tym
is wounded in the neck. In the end the
escaping. Tyms wound Is found not seri-
Gus: SeAinger has also been slightly
woundde. Coming now out Of their sorest
straits. Ardlck questions Dona Carmen
as to her course for the future, but as II
seems very indefinite. Ardick insists upon
her taxing a share Of the savings OF him
self and his three friends.