Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

MaSIBr ATUICK, JUST re4CneQ naJOr1ty
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Houthwick. ship
Industry, bound for Havana. Mr. Tym,
the supercargo describes a sail. The strange
vessel gives chase. but is disabled by the
crew is killed and Houthwick is seen to fan.
The captain is found to be dead, but the In
dustry is little damaged. Sellinger, first
{ mate, takes charge and puts into Sidmouth
to secure a new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea, an English merchant
man is met. whose captain has a letter ad
dressed to jeremiah Hope. at Havana
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales
under the kings commission to take Pana-
ma. One night little later, the English
bit of paper is slipped into Ardick's hand
by one of the sailors. This is found to be
dey. the ne wmate Ardick consults Mr..
lynn. They resolve to secure the mate, but
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. Finding them
selves now too short-handed to manage the
the vessel. taking his men off in the only
available boat. The cap tain, supercargo
and second mate soon discover their. plight.
next morning Spantard draws near ne;
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 ship's cook they find to be
Mac Irvach, "frae ClagVarlOch, so a friend.
Four days later the Spaniard is overhauled
by a buccaneer flying the English flag: The
escape to the buccaneer on a rude raft.
Sellinger, the last to attempt to leave the
put off they see a figure dangling from the
yard arm, whom they suppose.is Capt Sell
niger; 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
mutiny. he headed. The Black Eagle.
Pradey.s ship. comes to Chagre. Cuba,
under the English flag. From here the
Black Eagle, with Morgan's fleet proceeds
o Inc mss OF o
the city. The assault on the city is begun.
Many of the buccaneers fall. and Ardick is
Pradey approa ching. The city at last falls
Ardick. coming TO. finds lynn has rescued
ing the villain. The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle and the men
Irvach SPIES figure coming toward them;
and exeloims: The gaist o the captain"
adventures. then he leads them to the res;
cue of Don Enrique de Cavodiila, who had
been kind to him on the Pilanca, the Span
the don, his wife and daughter. (Dona Car
building When fy U Capt. ToWiand comes to
claim the dona as his prize. under the BUG
cancers rule. Mr.. lynn parleys to gain
time for the flight of his party. then allows
the men to enter. Seeking shortly to join
thedon, they come upon his dead body.
They find 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 discover her exact
whereabouts, and, amid the carousals of
the men. manage to again free her and es.
sape in q small boat. The third day out
a sail is spied which they 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 Is armed men, among whom
is Towland. a hand-to-hand conflict en-
sues, 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 their
sOrest straits. they learn from Dona Car
men her nearest relative is uncle,
jeremiah Hope. OF Havana. Sellinger re-
calls he has letter for this gentleman, so
decides to sail for that place. Not long
sfterwar6 they come across West In
dian vessel bound for Panama. On board
IS her owner, the jeremiah Hope they had
all along wanted to encounter.