The state herald., 1910-09-02
SYNOPSIS.

Of John Stephens, adventurer, Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso. Chile. Being Interested in
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
ana as consequence was hiding. At his
hotel h his attention was attracted by an
Stephens rescued the young woman from
drunken officer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con-
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office OF captain. He
Chilean vessel should be captured.
Stephens accepted the commission.
stephens met a motley crew. to which he
successfully captured the vessel supposed
70 be the Esmeralda, through. strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
parture Of the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
and her maid. stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained the situation to her lady
ship. Then First Mate Tuttle laid bare
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken In order to go to the Antarc-
tic circle. Tuttle explained that on a
former voyage he had learned that the
found II frozen In huge. case OF Ice
on an island and contained much gold
stephens consented to R be me me, captain tam
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed
but expressed confidence In him. The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel In the
This caused a fierce struggle and he was
overcome. Tuttle finally squaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
SCI made progress toward its goal
De Nova. the mate. told Stephens that he
believed Tuttle, now acting as skipper,
senSens was By Crashing Of
glass. He saw Tuttle In the, grip OF a
spasm of religious mania and ,overcame
him The sailor nPS1 resalnns ms s"ass
by shooting. Upon vote OF the crew
stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to continue the treasure
hunt the islands being supposed to be
only 200 miles distant. Tuttle was buried
In the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service, Stephens awakinE from from
formed the basis for Tuttle's religious
mania Upon advice of Lady Darlington.
stephens started to probe the ghost
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez, the drunk
on officer he had humbled In Chile. He
found that at Sanchez Inspiration, En-
gtneer Mcknight played ghost TO scare
en-. announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot where Tuttlo's quest was sup
posed TO be. The crew was anxious 10 60
on in further search. De Nova and Steph-
ems conquered them In "A fist nght. LADY
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started northwnrd. She was wrecked In
fog Stephens. De Nova, Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those TO set
out In n life boat Ten were rescued
Stephens saw only one chance In thou.
sand for life. Lady Darlington confessed
her love to Stephens and he did likewise.
Lady Darlington told her life story how
she had been bartered for title, her
warning for absent love. She revealed
herself as the school chum OF Stephens
sister. She expressed a wish To die In the
sea rather than face her former friends
and 20 back to the old life. ship was
sighted. The craft proved to be a derellct:
They boarded her. She was frozen urht
with hundreds of years of Ice. The YES.
sci was the Donna Isabel. lost In l'b1 ~
years previous, The frozen bodies OF the
former crew were removed