Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-21
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources after
stating his case to one Houthwick, ship
master, is shipped as second mate on the
Industry" bound for Havana. Mr.. Tym,
the Supcrcargo, describes sail The
strange vessel gives chase, but is disabled
little damaged but Houthwick 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-
chaItman is met, whose captain has q let
teraddressed to jeremiah Hope. at Havana;
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales OF
lhe buCCaneer Morgan, who is sailing un-
der the king 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 Mr.. Tym. They resolve to secure
the mate. but Pradey. eavesdropping in the
cabin, makes through the door and arouseS
the crew. Capt. SeIlinger joins Ardick ana
lynn. The crew break through the now
barricaded door. but are forced to retire,
liuger Is for Immediately falling upon the
mutineers. but lynn argues that they are
IA hight 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
oil in the only available boat The captain,
5upercar5o and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily constructing raft
get away just before their vessel SINKS.
he 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
lind TO be Mac lrvach, "frae Clagyarloch,
so friend. Four days later the Spaniard
Is ovcrhauled by d buccaneer flying the
English flag. The three Englishmen and
Mae Irvach plan to escape to the buc-
q StllirRtr. the last
20 attempt to leave the Spaniard, is dis
4Lied. Just after the other put off they
u figure dangling from the yard arm,
Ia.ling the buccaneer, our three friends
Hni themselves in the hands OF their Old
mate, Pradey; lie treats them kindly ana
offers to do them no harm If they will but
remain quiet concerning the mutiny he
neaded, The Black Eagle, Pradey's ship,
comes to Chagre, Cuba, which town they
End Morgan has taken under the English
dag. From there the Black Eagle with
slorgan's fleet proceeds to Panama. The
command consists OF about l,2UO men. Hay
Ing landed, they march on to the city. The
assault on the city IS begun; Many of the
buccaneers fall, and Ardick is wounded.
Through the smoke he sees Pradey APP
preaching The city at last falls. Ardick.
coming to, finds lynn had rescued him
from Pradey's murGerOus hand by killing
he villain The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle, and the men
allowed to plunder the city at will. Mac
Ivrach spies a figure coming toward them,
and eXCiaims: The gaist o the captain.
Ii Is indeed ScllinGer. lie recounts his late
adventures, then he leads them to the res
cue of Don Enrique de CavOdilla. who had
seen kind TO him on the Pilanca, the Span
ish vessel on which he had been prisoner.
Flight Is the only course open to the don,
his wife and daughter CDona Carmen.)
They just manage 20 leave the DuIldlnS
Ehen Capt. TOWland comes to claim the
dOna as his prize, under the buccaneers
rule. MT lynn parleys TO gain time Tor the
Hight of his party, then allows the men to
enter. Seeking shortly to join the don,
thry come upon his deaq BODY. Jhey nnc
also his wife has been slain and the young
Gona taken prisoner to the castle, and I'M
medately conceive a bold plan for her
rescue. They soon discover her exact
whereabouts, and amid the carousalS of the
Euen, 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 falls
both vessels, and a small boat Is put out
from the stranger This comes with ia
armed men, among whom is ToWland
hand-to-ha nd conflict ensucS, and Mr.. lynn
Is wounded in the neck. In the end the
hostile force is completely worsted, none
escaping. Tyms wound is found not serl-
GUS: SCtIinger has also been slightly
woundde. Coming now out of their Sorest
straits, ArGick questions Dona Carmen
as TO her course for the future, but as Il
seems very Indefinite, ArdiCl insists upon
her taking a share of the savings Of him
self and his three friends.