The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-11-08
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. Tym,
the supercargo, describes a sail. The strange
vessel gives chase, but Is disabled by the
Industry's guns. In the fray one Of the
crew Is killed and Houthwick is seen to fall
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 letter ad-
dressed 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 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 a
warning of mutiny plot headed by Pra-
dey, the ne wmate. 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 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 manage the
boat. Pradey decides to scuttle and desert
the vessel, taking his men off In the only
available boat. The cap tain, supercargo
and second mate soon discover their plight,
but hastily constructing a raft get away
next perning Spaniard draws near
lust before their vessel sinks The
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 Clagvarloch," so friend.
Four days later the Spaniard is overhauled
~ a hfINaa flung tho English far The
three Englishmen and Mac Irvach plan to
escape to the buccaneer on rude raft.
Sellinger, the last to attempt to leave the
Spaniard, is disabled Just after the others
put off they see 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
they will but remaiR quiet concerning the
mutlny he headed. The Black Eagle,
Pradey's ship, comes to Chagre, Cuba,
which town they find Morgan has taken
under the English flag. From here the
Black Eagle, with Morgan's fleet proceeds
20 panama. The command consists of about
1900 men, Having landed, they march on
the city. The assault on the city is begun.
Many OF the buccaneers fan, and Ardick is
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Ardick, coming to, finds Tym has rescued
him from Pradey's murderous hand by kill
ing the villain. The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle and the men
allowed TO plunder the city at will. Mac
Irvach spies figure coming toward them,
and exclalms: ''The gaist o. the captain"
1t is indeed Selllnger. He recounts his late
adventures, then he leads them to the res
cue OF Don Enrique de Cavodila, who had
been kind to him on the Pilanca, the Span
fish vessel on which he had been pris-
oner. Flight Is the only course open to
the don, his wife and daughter. Dona Car
men). They just manage to leave the
building when Capt. Towland comes to
claim the dona as bis prize, under the buc-
cancers rule. Mr.. Tym 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-
a sail is spled which they raise rapidly,
their craft having little speed, but the
wind soon fails both vessels, and q small
boat Is put out from the stranger. This
comes with, 10 armed men. among whom
is Towland A hand-to-hand conflict en-
sues, and Mr.. lynn is wounded in the neck.
In the end mo hostile force Is completely
worsted, none escaping. Tym's wound IL
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 an uncle,
calls he has letter for this gentleman, so
decides to san for that place. Not long
afterward 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