Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-23
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER lon the steamer Kan
sas. leaving Valparaiso for England,
are Miss Elsie Maxwell, fleeing from
the unwelcome attentions of Pedro
Ventana, and Miss Isobel Barring.
Among the other passengers is Count
Edouard de Poncilit The two girls be-
come interested in Captain Courtenay
the commander of the Kansas, and in
Joey. his fox terrier. Courtenay is com
PEELED to shoot a Chilean who has tried
to knife Chief Officer Boyle
CHAPTER 1.-The Chilean, Frascu-
ella. a 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
is attended to by DR.. Christobal a pas
senger, AT night the Kansas runs into
heavy storm, during which an ex-
ploslon in the enginee room is heard.
CHAPTER 1II.-Courtenay tells the
passengers that the ship is in peril, and
the boats are made ready. The grave 81
danger to the vessel and it's passengers
is from mutiny by the Chilean crew
and stewards.
CHAPTER IV.-The explosion has
killed and wounded several firemen ana
wrecked the ships engines. Drifting
helplessly, the Kansas strikes a reef y
miles from the perilous Chilean coast.
CHAPTER V.-Courtenay, WITH Gray
and Tollemache, two of the passengers
overawes a mob of stewards aud lSitch-
en- hands, but in struggle for TIT
boats Boyle is badly hurt. lsobel
crazed with terror of the storm, mys-
titles Elsie by calling her ar emissary
of Ventana Elsie is left behind by &C
cident when the other women passen-
gers are taken off the Kansas i'll one ol
the lifeboats.
sees part of a letter. addressed to tn.
captain. In it the unknown writer re
fers TO the woman destined to be youl
wife" Elsie, Courtenay, Christobal, ar
la
nache, with some wounded men, among
them Boyle and Frascuelo. are COMPEL.
ed to remain on the Kansas. all the
boats being gone or smashed. The
steamer floats. clear of the reef
CHAPTER VII In the dark the
Kansas drifts on to an unknown des
tinattr9. but; ,Courtenay discovers "a
dawn that land is near.
CHAPTER VIII-After drifting into
narrow ford, the Kansas drops
anchor. and. Courtenay sets Walker tC
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 a mar
from Argentina named Suarez. who hat
been a captive among the saVa Ees. H,
declares that the Alaculols, as The In
dams are called. have guns and VIII at
tack the ship again.
CHAPTER y. - Courtenay discover:
that the explosion has been caused by
dynamite placed in the ships coal al
which metal the Kansas carries many
tons would benefit greatly by the los.
of the steamer, and Pedro Ventana /:
sfgair betveen ieoha, 'e and vsnt i1v'
Walker promises to have the kansa:
under way in 10 days. Some Indians il
a canoe row near the ship.
CHAPTER Kiln the canoe Courte
nay sees a water cask known to hav,
been on one of the lifeboats. Christie
bal suspects Elsie of flirting witt
f.aIl Il III
the captain is in love with her. Tn
doctor has himself fallen in love witt
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 h.
had been drugged and flung into tn
hold by Jose Anacleto, believed to b.
in the employ of Ventana. Anaclet'
had then temporarily taken Franscue
los place among the coal passers. Ell
sas covered in with canvas in order t
keep off the expected attack.
CHAPTER Xli.-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, i
fend her. The dynamite, however
saves the ship.
CHAPTER XVIII the paper wrap
per of a stick of dynamite found in tn
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.
CHAPTER XV--In the midst of Tn
battle two of the Kansas missing boat
reappear with the passengers and som
of the crew, and the Indians are beat
en- off. ~ fa@
CHAPTER XVI.-1sobel and De Poir
Gilt are in, disgrace having Flotte'
when the boat was away from the shi
to steal the boat ana it's stores an
leave the others stranded. Elsie an
Courtenay announce their engagement
Isobel faints on hearing Veutana an
Anacleto mentioned in connection wit
the plot to blow up the Kansas. Suart
learns from the wounded Alaculofs thf
eleven of the Kansas crew are held b
the s9vages, and Courtenay decides
go to their rescue with SIS of his me
CHAPTER XVII. -. Elsie, forcin
Suarez at the point of d pistol to ~
company her. leaves the ak ansas 4;
night to save Courte,say, 4NSi ose be;
has been captured by the indians.
CHAPTER XNtlI.--CIray joins Elsi
Suarez and Joey in their expeditio
The girls plan to seize the Indian
canoes and u.s., them to bring Court
nay and his men back to the sh
proves well conceived.