Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-14
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Ion the steamer Kan
sas, leaving Valparaiso for England.
are Miss Elsie Maxwell fleeing from
the unwelcome attentions of Pedro
Ecntana, and Miss Isobel Barring.
Euouard de Poncilit. The two girls be-
come interested In Captain Courtenay
the commander of the Kansas. and in
PEELED. to shoot Chilean who has tried
to knife Chief Officer Boyle
CHAPTER. lI-z-The Chilean. Frascu-
ella, coal passer, tells of having been
drugged and thrown into the ships
hold before her departure from Valpar-
also. His wound, which is not serious.
senger. At night the Kansas runs into
a heavy storm. during which an ex-
plosion In the enginee room is heard.
CHAPTER III.-Courtenay tells the
the boats are made ready. The gravest
danger to the vessel and its passengers
Is from mutiny by the Chilean crew
CHAPTER IV.-The explosion has
killed and wounded several firemen and
wrecked the ships engines. Drifting
helplessly, the Kansas strikes a reef ~
miles from the perilous Chilean coast.
CHAPTER V-Courtenay, with Gray
and Tollemache. two of the passengers,
overawes u mob of stewards and kitch-
en- hands, but in a struggle for the
boats Boyle is badly hurt. Isobel,
crazed with terror of the storm, mys-
tilieS Elsie Dy calling ner an em1SSary
of Ventana. Elsie. is left behind by ac-
cident when the other women passen-
gers are taken off the Kansas in one OF
the lifeboats.
CHAPTER VI Elsie accidentally
sees part of a letter addressed to the
captain. In it the unknown writer re-
fers to "the woman destined to be your
wife" Elsie, Courtenay, Christobal. an
engineer named Walker. and Tolle-
mache. with some wounded men, among
them Boyle and Frascuelo, are compell-
N nnr nat In hn all he
boats being gone or smashed. The
steamer floats clear of the reef.
CHAPTER With the dark the
Kansas drifts on to an unknown des
tination, but Courtenay discovers at
dawn that land is near.
CHAPTER VIII.1After drifting into
sron narrow ford the Kansas drops
repairing the engines. The vessel is
attacked by savages.
CHAPTER IX.-The Indians are beat
en- Off and one of their canoes is cap
tured. The Kansas takes aboard man
from Argentina named Suarez, who had
been a captive among the savages. He
dams are called, have guns and will at
tack the ship again.
CHAPTER X. - Courtenay discovers
that the explosion has been caused by
dynamite placed in the ships coal al
Valparaiso. Spectators in copper, OF
which metal the Kansas carries many
tons: would benefit greatly by the loss
/. suspected. Christobal tells of love
affair between Isobel and Ventana
Walker promises to have the Kansas
under way in 10 days. Some Indians ir
canoe row near the ship.
CHAPTER Kiln the canoe Courte.
nay sees water cask known to have
been on one of the lifeboats Christie
bal suspects Elsie of flirting will
Courtenay and tells the girl he believe:
the captain is in love with her. Th'
doctor has himself fallen in love will
Elsie and is delighted to learn from
her that she believes Courtenay to b,
engaged. Elsie is informed by Frans
cuelo that before the Kansas sailed HI
had been drugged and flung into tn,
hold by Jose Anacleto, believed to b'
in the employ of Nentana. Anaclet'
bad then temporarily taken Franscue
los place among the coal paSSers. FL
sic plans to have the deck of the Kan
sas covered in with canvas in order t,
keep OF the expected attack.
CHAPTER XII-Tollemache lay
plans to defend the Kansas by mean
of floating dynamite RATS. Elsie ad
mits to herself her love for Courtenay
CHAPTER XIII.-The Indians agai
became threatening, and Courtenay, Il
love with Elsie. asks Christobal to de
fend her. The dynamite, however
saves the ship.
CHAPTER XVI-In the paper wrap
per of d stick of dynamite, found in til
ships coal bunkers, Courtenay sees
possible clue to the plotters agains
his vessel He proposes to Elsie an
is accepted and offers to explain late
the mysterious letter. The ship i
again attacked by the Alaculofs.