Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-07
SYNOPSIS. :

CHAPTER I.-On't the steamer Kan
sas. leaving Valparafso for England,
are Miss Elsie Maxwell. fleeing from
the unwelcome attentions of Pedro
Vensana, 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 q Chilean who has tried
to knife Chief Officer Boyle
CHAPTER 1.-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,
is attended to by DR.. Christobal, pas
senger. At night the Kansas runs into
a heavy storm, during which an ex-
piosion in the enginee room is heard
CHAPTER 1Il.-Courtenay tells the
passengers that the ship is in peril, and
the boats are made ready. The gravesl
danger to the vessel and its passengers
is from mutiny by the Chilean crew
and stewards
CHAPTER Iv.-The explosion has
killed and wounded several fremen 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 a 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-
of Ventana. Elsie is left behind by ac-
cident when the other women passen-
gers are taken off the Kansas in one oil
the lifeboats.
CHAPTER VI Elsie accidentally
sees part of letter addressed to tbs
captain. In it the unknown writer re-
fers to the woman destined to be YOU
wife" Elsie, Courtenay, Christobal, al
engineer named Walker, and Tolle-
mache, with some wounded men. among
them Boyle and Frascuelo, are compell-
ed to remain on the Kansas all the
boats being gone or smashed The
steamer floats clear of the reef
CHAPTER With the, dark tho
Kansas drifts on to an unknown des
tination, but Courtenay discovers a
dawn that land is near.
q CHAPTER YIIL-After drifting int,
a narrow ford. the Kansas drops
anchor, and Courtenay sets Walker t.
repairing the engines. The vessel i:
attacked by savages.
CHAPTER IX.--The Indians are beat
en- off and one of their canoes is cap
tured. The Kansas takes aboard n MAJ
from Argentina named Suarez, who haC
been captive among the savages: IL
dams are called, have guns and will at
tack the ship again.
CHAPTER y. - Courtenay Discovers
that the explosion has been caused b,
dynamite placed in the ships coal a
Valparaiso. Spectators In copper, o
which metal the Kansas carries man.
tons, would benefit greatly by the los
of the steamer, and Pedro Ventana Il
suspected. Christobal tells of low,
affair between Isobel and Ventana
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 easkr known to hav'
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. TIL
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 h
had been drugged and flung into thu
hold by Jose Anacleto, believed to b.
in the employ of Ventana. Anaclet'
had 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 off the expected attack.