Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
synopsl. of Preceding Chapters.

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.
CHAPTER 1.-The officers of the
United States ship Wolverine, cruising
in the Pacific. are mystified by a
strange radiance which appears sud
denly on the face of the sea and van
ishes as suddenly. The officers discuss
previously, of the schooner Laughing
Lass, chartered by DIR. Schermerhorn,
a scientist
CHAPTER 1.-THE Wolverine picks
up the Laughing Lass. with everything
shipshape save that there is no living
being aboard.
sent aboard the Laughing Lass with a
prize crew.
CHAPTER Iv-The Wolverine sees
the strange light again. In volcanic
mist the Laughing Lass drifts away
and is found again with no one on
board and her boats untouched.
CHAPTER VA second prize crew
Is sent aboard the schooner The mys-
FERROUS light is seen again. and the
Wolverine discovers a volcano in full
eruption. The Laughing Lass vanishes
again.
CHAPTER VI-The Wolverine picks
up a dory belonging to the Laughing
nalist known to have been with Scher-
merNorn, and the corpse of the Wolver-
ines bo's'n's mate, who had gone with
i slade is in very bad condi-
CHAPTER VII-Slade RECEIVERS and
directs the Wolverines course toward
the volcanic island, on which he de-
clares man named barrow is maroon
ed. Slade begins to tell his story to
the officers of the Wolverine.
CHAPTER VIII-Slade's story. He
ships under the name Eagen, as mate
aboard the Laughing Lass, Captain Sell
over. commander after the schooner
had been engaged by Schermerhorn for
two years. her destination being I'M
known. The doctor displays eXtraor-
binary care in taking aboard heavy
brass bound chest
A
quaintance of Handy Solomon. a pratt
cal looking seaman with steel hook
in place of right hand, and his four
mates. The crow show an unusual in
terest in a book on alchemy. The Laugh
ing Lass leaves San Francisco.
CHAPTER X.-Slade discovers a col
lection of arms in the captains cabin
Both Captain Selover and barrow
Schermerhorn's assistant. are ignorant
of the schOoner's destination.
CHAPTER XII The crew believes
that the doctor is in search of treas
CHAPTER XII. - Captain Selovel
overawes the crew. Slade and a negro
sailor overhear Schermerhorn tell Oar
row he has the secret of the transmuta-
ton of metals locked up in his brass
bound chest The negro tells the crew
Captain Selover is Indifferent to the
mems plotting, but gives Slade re-
volver
CHAPTER XIII.-Landing is made or
an uncharted island. with a volcano il
partial action. The wreck of the Gold
en- Horn is discovered barrow pick:
out a small valley in which he and the
professor are to stay.
CHAPTERS XIV. and XV.-A labora
tory, guarded by a stockade, is bull
for the professor The captain put
the crew to work cleaning ship anC
stripping the wreck in order to keel
them employed. After seven weeks
there is nothing left for them to do
and he becomes afraid of them.
CHAPTER XVI-A herd of wild
sheep is found and hunted. The crew
sees Darrow engaged in a chemical eX
pertinent at miniature volcanic era
ter
CHAPTER XVII.-One of the sailors
mutinies and Slade fails in an attemp
to overawe the men. The mastery o
the situation passes to Handy Solo
mon.
CHAPTER XVIII - Idleness make
the crew surly and quarrelsome, unit
barrow sets them to hunting seals 70
the animals whiskers, etc. SeloveY
who has taken to drink, remains aboar'
the Laughing Lass.
CHAPTER XIX The crew, mad
seals, murder Captain Selover, when n
comes ashore.
CHAPTER XX.-Slade is seized an
bound, but escapes.
CHAPTE XXI.-Slade observes on
result of the doctors experiments in
binding light that Eliminates for
short time the valley of the laboratory
He is recaptured. but manages to war
barrow, who comes to tell the sailor
that the time to leave the island ha
arrived.