Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-13
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
master. is shipped as second mate on the
Industry" bound for Havana. Mr.. Tym,
strange gives chase but disabled
by the Industry's guns The Industry is
of the ereW are ed afq
takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to
secure new mate. Several days later.
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 un
der the kings commission to take Panama:
One night little later, the English vessel
learns of q plot among the crew; headed by
dustryS ' and join Morgan's feet. Ardick
consults MIR. lynn. They resolve to secure
cabin. makes through the door and arouses
the crew; Capt. Selltnger joins Ardick and
bsrrcade9 door but are foreed to one retire P@
having lost seven OF their number. Sell
linger is for Immediately falling upon the
mutineers, but Tym argues that they are
a light crow but still more than two to their
having lost seven Of their number. Find
manage the boat. Pradey descides to scut-
tie and desert the vessel, taking his men
supercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily constructing q raft
The next morning a Spaniard draws near
them. The man in the rigging shouts:
II you would DOaTQ US take TO your oars
Be speedy. or you viii fail short" ON
board they are sent forward with the
The 1 sbin COOK ahey
lind to be Mac Irvach. 'frae Clagvarloch.'
so friend: Four days later the Spaniard
English flag. The three Englishmen and
Mae Irvach plan to escape to the bue-
TO attempt to leave the Spaniard. Is dis
abled. Just after the other put of they
whom they suppose is Capt. sellinger.
Hailing the buccaneer. our three friends
mate. Pradey. He treats them kindly and
offers to do them no harm If they will but
headed. 4 The BACK Eagle Pradey's Ship.
comes to Chagre. Cuba. which town they
aag. From there the BACK BACK Eagle With
Morgan's fleet proceeds to Panama. The
command consists OF ABOUT 2oo men. Hay.
assault on the city is begun; Many of the
buccanneers fall. and Ardiek is wounded.
Coming to. finds lynn had rescued him
the villain The Spanish nag has been
hauled down from the castle, and the men
Ivrach spies figure coming toward them,
and exclaims: The gaist O. the captain
adven 1 then he leads them to the the res
cue of Don Enrique de Cavod1lla. WHO had
been kind to him on the Pilanca. the span
Flight Is the only course open to the don,
his wife and daughter (Done Carmen)
They Just manage to Leave the , bplld ing
dona as 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:
also his wife has been slain and the young
dona taken prisoner to the castle. and I'M
meQiately conceive a bold plan FOR 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
spied 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 Towland. 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 seri-
Gus: SeMinger has also been slightly
woundde. Coming now out OF their sorest
straits. Ardick questions Dona Carmen
as to her course for the future. but as II
seems very indefinite. Ardick insists upon
her taking q share OF the savings OF him
self and his three friends.
CHAPTER XXI.-CoNTrNUED.
pray take no thought of it,"
said, hastily. I'VE are Christians and
Englishmen, and that should be enough
to warrant what we may do in this
affair. But now will you give me the
name of your uncle? Possibly the
captain may be acquainted with him ?"
His name is Jeremiah Hope" she
answered, land, since he is man of
affairs and somewhat interested in
shipping, it is not unlike that Capt. Sell