The Columbus journal., 1910-07-13
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The story opens with the Introduction
or John stephens. adventurer. Massa-
Valparaiso. Chile. Being interested in
mining operations In Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as consequence was hiding, Al his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Stephens rescued the young woman from
a drunken officer; He was thanked by
ironted Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
ana offered him the office of captain He
desired that that night the Esmeraida. a
Shilean vessel. should be captured
stephens accepted the commission
was assigned. He gave them final in
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
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parture OF the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
an; her maid. Stephens quickly learned
me wrong vessel had been captured
~ was Lord Darlington's private yacht
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 ia ken In order TO go to the Antarc-
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in 1913. He had
found II frozen in a huge case OF ice
on an island and contained much gold.
stephens consented TO be the captain
or the expedition. He told Lady
darlington She was greatly alarmed.
but expressed confidence in him. The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
log. Stephens attempted to communicates
This caused fierce struggle and ne was
cvercom" futile finally sQuaring the sit
uation- Then the Sea Queen headed south
again Under Tuttle's guidance the yes
gel made progress toward its goal.
believed futile. now acting as skipper
insane because OF his queer actions.
stephens was awakened by crashing OF
glass. He saw Tuttle in the grip OF a
spasm of religious mania and overcame
him The sailor upon regaining his senses
was taken III. futile committed suicide
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to continue the Treasure
hunt the islands being supposed to b.
In the sea. Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service. Stephens awaking from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed to have
mania Upon advice Of Lady Darlington
Stephens started to probe the ghost.
He came upon Lient. Sanchez. the drunk
en- officer ne had humbled in Chile He
found that at Sanchez inspiration. En-
gineer Mcknight played ghost to scare
the men into giving up the quest. Steph-
the spot whore Tuttle's quest was sup
posed to be. The crew was anxious TO go
on I'm further search. De Nova and Steph-
Darlington thanked him The Sea Queen
started northward. She was wrecked In a
fog: Stephens. De Nova. Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those to set
out in life boat. Ten were rescued. |
Stephens saw only one chance in a tnou- |
sand for life Lady Darlington confessed |
her love Ia Stephens and he did likewise
Lady Darlington told her life story: how |
she had been bartered for title. her |
warming 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 go back to the old life ship was
sighted. The craft proved to be derelict.
They boarded her. She was frozen tight |
with hundreds Of years OF ice. The YES
sci was the Donna Isabel lost In l.H3, l2S
years previous. The frozen bodies OF the
foTiner crew were removed. They read
the log of the Isabel which told how
the Span:ards had died from cold. one by
one. Lady Darlington sang to prevent the
men from becoming moody. The crew
the hunt for treasure. They
found the iron chest, said to contain
part Of $500 600 pesos. firmly imbedded in
Ice. Lady Darlington expressed the belief
that II would never benefit the men. for
she said the Donna Isabel would never
reach port. The men got a lust for gold
Stephens Quelled II by whipping one. The
Donna Isabel showed Indications of sink
ing. They prepared TO depart with what
treasure had been found