The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-10
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
OF John stephens, advcnturer, n Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities az
Valparaiso, Chile. Being Interested IN
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as a consequence was hiding. AZ his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
stephens rescued the young woman from
81 drunken officer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con,
fronted stephens, told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office of captain, He
desired that that night the .l1smeralda, a
Chilean vessel. should be captured.
Stephens accepted the commission.
stephens met a motley crew. TO which he
was assigned. lie gave them final In
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
to be the Esmeralda, through. strategy.
parture of the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
the wrong vessel had been captured.
1t was Lord Darlington's private yacht,
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained the situation to her. lady
ship, Then First Mate Tutt1e laid bare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order to go to the Antarc.
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in 1853. He. had
found It frozen in a huge, case of ice
on an island and contained much gold;
of the expedition. He told Lady
Dariinston; She was greatly i n,arm TSs
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
fog. Stephens attempted to communicate
This caused a fierce struggle ana ana ne ne w was
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the yes
De Nova, the mate, told Stephens that he
believed Tuttle, now acting as skipper,
insane because Of his queer actions;
glass. He saw Tuttle in the. grip of a
spasm of religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon. regaining his senses
was taken i'll. futile committed suicide
by shooting. Upon vote of the crew
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided. to continue the treasure
only 200 miles distant. futile was buried
in the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
shs service sgM the s Se1st. sup awatInE 70 f hs9e
formed the basis for Tuttle,s religious
mania. Upon advice of Lady Darlington,
Stephens St. nsms n sta1t fdeut to sapn r g the the drunk nDis.
en- officer he had humbled in Chlie' lie
found that at Sanchez inspiration. En-
gineer Mcknight played ghost to scare
the men into giving, up the guest. steph.
lens announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
on in further search. De Nova and Steph-
ems conquered them in a fist fight. Lady
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
stephens saw only one chance in a 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 b~artered for a title, her
yearning 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 hack to the old life. n ship was
sighted. The craft proved to be a derelict,
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds of years of ice. The YES
sci was the Donna Isabel, lost IN 1872 10
former crew were removed.