Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-07
PYRIGHT 1907 BY MCCLURE. PHILLIPS CO.


CHAPTER L-Phc officers OF Inc
United States ship Wolverine. cruising
in the Pacific, are mysthed by a
strange radiance which appears sud
denly on the face Of the sea and van
ishcs as suddenly. The officers diccuss
the strange disappearance, two years
previously, OF the schooner Laughing
Lass. chartered by DR.. Schcrmerhorn,
scientist
CHATTER 1.-THE Wol>cr picks
~ the Laughing Lass. with everything
shtpShapc save that there is no living
being aboard.
CHAPTER III.-Ensigu Edwards is
sent sent aboard the Laughing Lass with a
CHAPTER Iv.-The wolverine sees
the strange light again. In a volcanic
and is '3und again with no one on
board g. her boats untouched.
CHAP Err VA second prize crew
IS sent aboard the schooner. The mys-
ferrous uEht Is seen again. and the
wolverine discovers a volcano i'm full
eruption. The Laughing Lass vanishcs
again.
CHAPTER VI-The Wolverine picks
up dory belonging to the Laughing
Lass. II contains Ralph Slade. jour
naliSt known to have been with Schcr-
mel Hn.n. and the corpse of the WOlver-
mes BO S'us mate, who had gone with
EdWul dS. SHADE is in very bad COndi-
ton from fever, thirst and exhaustion
CHAPTER NlI-SladC RECEIVERS and
directs the Wolverines course toward
the volcanic island. on which he de-
ciares man named barrow is maroon
ed. Slade begins to tell his story Ia
the officers of the Wolverine.
CHAPTER NIII-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 Schcrmerhorn for
Two years. her destination being un-
known. The doctor displays cNtraor-
binary care in taking aboard a heavy
brass bound chest
CHAPTER IN.-SIade makes the ac-
quantancc of Handy Solomon. a pratt
cal looking seaman with a steel hook
in place of Il right hand, and his fouI
mates The crew show an unusual in
tercst In "a book on alchemy. The Laugh
ing Lass leaves San Francisco
CHAPTER %.-SlHde discovers a col
lection Of arms i'm the captains cabin
Eoth Captain Selovcr and barrow
SChCrmCrhOrn's assistant, are ignorant
of the schooncr's destination.
CHAPTER Nj The crew believes
that the doctor is in search Of treas
CHAPTER XII. - Captain Selover
ovcrawCs the crew. Slade ana a negro
sailor oycrhcar Schcrmcrhorn tell Oar
row he has the secret of the transmuta.
tiou of metals locked up in his brass
bound chest The negro tells the crew
Captain SClOvcr is indifferent to the
mems plotting, but gives Slade re-
CHAPTER NIIT.-T.anding is made on
an unchartcd island with volcano IN
partial action. The wreck Of the Gold
en- Horn is discovered. barrow picks
out n small valley in which he and tho
professor arc to stay.
CHAPTERS XIV. and IVA labora.
tory, guarded by Il stockade is bull
the crew to work cleaning ship anc
stripping the wreck in order TO keel
them employed. After seven week;
there is nothing left for them to do
and nc becomes afraid of them.
CHAPTER NVL-A herd of wilC
sheep is found and hunted. The crew
sees barrow engaged in chemical cX
pertinent at miniature volcanic era
CHAPTER NVu.-Onc of the sailor:
mutinics. and Sade fails in an attemp
to overawc the men. The mastery o
the situation passes to Handy Solo
mon.
CHAPTER XVIII IdIcness make!
tn" crew sGrly and quarrelsomc, unit
barrow sets them to hunting seals 70
the animals whiskers, etc. SeIovcr
who has taken 10 drink, remains aboar,
CHAPTER XIX-Thc crew, mad
bloodthirsty by the slaughter of tn
seals. murder Captain Selover, when n
CHATTER XX.-Sladc is seized ant
bound. but escapes.
CHAPTE XNI-slade observes on
result of the doctors experiments in
binding light that Eliminates for
short time the valley of the laboratory
lie is recaptured, but manages to war
barrow, who comes to tell the sailor
that the time to leave the island ha
arrived.
CHAPTER XXII.-Thc sailors try t
Kill barrow and succeed in wOundin
him, but he escapes. The volcano be
gins to crupt 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 @
and all, save barrow, embark on tn
Laughing Lass. The schooner narrow
~ escapes destruction.
CHAPTER XXN.-The crew open tn
weird fire envelopes the entire Vessc
and all on board including Slade, thror
themselves overheard. Slade declare
that he was possessed by an irresist
bic craving for water.
CHAPTER XXVL--Tn the Wolverine
mcssroom again. Sladc is amazed I
learn that the Laughing Lass, whe
found, showed no signs of fire. He dc
clarcS that the two prize crews al
surely dead. The cruiser approachC
the island. to take off barrow.
CHAPTER N%NII-On the island I'll
Wolverines landing party fails to fin
barrow, but discovers a book left b
him.
CHAPTE XXVIII - The book is
diary containing entries by Schermei
horn and barrow. The former al
nuunccs his discovery of a solution
all the worlds problems. The latte
records his sensations after the ere
left the island. He concludes wit
Look for me in the cave
CHAPTRS XXIN.-%XX.-The Wolvel
ines party finds the graves of Hand
solomon and Edwards. marked b
boards erected by barrow.