Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-10
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CHAPTER 1.-The officers of the
United States ship Wolverine. cruising
In the Pacific, are mystihed by a
strange radiance which appears sud-
. ishes as suddenly. The officers discuss
the strange disappearance, two years
previously, of the schooner Laughing
Lass. chartered by DIR. Schermerhorn,
CHAPTER 1.-THE WolN crime picks
up the Laughing Lass, with everything
snipshape save that there is no living
being aboard.
CHAPTER III-Ensign Edwards is
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 dory belonging to the Laughing
Lass. 1t contains Ralph Slade. a jour
nalist known 10 have been with Scher-
merNorn, and the corpse of the Wolver-
Ines bo's'n's mate, who had gone with
Edwards. Slade is in\very bad condi-
tion from fever, thirst and exhaustion
CHAPTER VII-Slade RECEIVERS and
directs the Wolverines course iowa rd
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 un-
known. The doctor displays eXtraor-
binary care in taking aboard a heavy
brass bound chest.
CHAPTER IX-Slade makes the ac-
quaintance of Handy Solomon a pratt.
cal looking seaman with a steel hook
in place of right hand and his fouI
mates. The crew show an unusual in
terest In 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 Darrow
of the schooner's destination.
CHAPTER Al The crew believes
that the doctor is in search of treas
ure.
CHAPTER XII. - Captain SeloveI
overawes the crew. Shade ana a Negro
sailor overhear Schermerhc~n tell Oar
row ne mas TIE secret OF the transmuta-
ton of metals locked 10 in his brass
bound chest. The negro tells the crew
Capita in SeloVer l. Indifferent to the
mems plotting, hut gives Slade a re-
CHAPTER XII Landing is made on
an uncharted island, with a volcano in
partial action Ine wreck of the Gold
en- Horn is discovered. barrow picks
out a small valley in which he and the
professor are to stay.
CHAPTERS XIV. and XV.-A labora-
for the professor The captain puts
the crew to work cleaning ship anC
stripping the wreck in order to keeI
them employed. After seven weeks
there is NOTHING left for them to do
and he becomes afraid of them
CHAPTER XVL-A herd of wild
sheep is found and hunted. The crew
sees barrow engaged in chemical eX-
pertinent at miniature volcanic era
ter.
CHAPTER XvII.-One of the sailors
mutinies, and Slade fails in an attempt
to overawe the. men. The mastery OF
the situation passes to Handy Solo
mon.
CHAPTER XVIII. - Idleness makes
the crew surly and quarrelsome, unit
barrow sets them to hunting seals fol-
the animals whiskers, etc. SelOver
who has taken TO drink, remains aboard
CHAPTER XIX.-The crew, made
bloodthirsty by the slaughter of thu
seals, murder Captain Selover, when HI
comes ashore
CHAPTER XX.-Slade is seized an(
bound, but escapes.
CHAPTE XXI.-Slade observes ont
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. VINO comes 10 tell the sailors
that the time to leave the island ha
arrived.
CHAPTER XXII.-The sailors try t.
kill barrow and succeed in woundint
him. but he escapes. The volcano be
gins TO erupt violently as Schermer
horn, carrying the chest, is seen ap
preaching the sailors camp.
CHAPTERS XXIII.-XXIV.-The doc
tor declares that the chest contains tn
greatest substance in the world. an
the men kill him to get possession o
it. The volcano becomes very actiV
and all, save barrow, embark on tn
Laughing Lass. The schooner narrow
~ escapes destruction.
CHAPTER XXV.-The crew open tn
mysterious chest AS they do so
weird fire envelopes the entire vesse
and all on board including Slade. throN
themselves overheard: Slade declare
that he was possessed by an irresisti
BILE craving for water.
CHAPTER XXVI-In the Wolverine
messroom again. Slade is amazed t
learn that the Laughing Lass whe
found. showed no signs of fire. He de
clares that the two prize crews ar
surely dead. The cruiser approache
the island, to take off barrow.
CHAPTER XXVII.-On the island tn
Wolverines landing party fails to fin
barrow, but discovers book left b
CHAPTE XVIII The book is
diary containing entries by Schermer
horn and barrow. The former an
nounces his discovery of solution G
all the worlds problems. The latte
records his sensations after the cre'
left the island. He concludes wit
Look for me in the cave"
'CHAPTRS XXIX.-XXX.-The Wolver
ines party finds the graves of Hand
Solomon and Edwards. marked b
boards erected by barrow.
CHAPTERS XXXI.-XXXII.-By blast
ing open the face of a cliff the Wolver
ines men find barrow, who had bee
shut in cave by the eruption He
taken aboard the cruiser and meet
Shade
f4 CHAPTER XXXIII- Slade tells c
Schermerhorn's search for an elemeT
that should concentrate in itself tn
rnlimited powers of volcano, a sol
of high power of radium.
CHAPTER NXXIy.
~1OR some moments barrow sal
IA gazing Gxedly at the table be