Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-06
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
of John stephens. adventurer, Massa-
Valparaiso. Chile. Being interested in
mining operations in Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as a consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
SEnghshman and young woman.
drunken oeer e WAS thanked drG by
her Admiral of the Peruvian navy con-
froHed Stephens, told him that war had
and offered him the office of captain. He
desired that that night the Esmeralda, a
SSthlIehan vessel. should be captured
stephens met a motley crew. TO which he
was assigned. He gave them final in
successfully captured the vessel supposed
TO be the Esmeralda. through strategy.
capt. stephens gave directions for the de-
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.
lie explained the situation to her lady
the plot saying that the Sea Queen had
rid circle futile explained that on a
Donna Isabel was lost in 1858. He had
found II frozen in huge case of ice
on an island and contained much gold.
of 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 communicate.
This caused a fierce struggle and he was
overcome. Tuttle finally squaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttles guidance the yes
SCI made progress toward its goal.
De Nova, the mate, told Stephens that ne
believed futile. now acting as skipper.
insane because of his queer actions:
N q crrin nf a
'spasm of religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon, regaining his senses
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
the, the service; Stephens awaking from
formed the basis for Tuttle's religious
mania. Upon advice Of Lady Darlington,
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez. the drunk
EN- officer he had humbled in Chile. He
found that at Sanchez inspiration, En-
the men into giving up the quest Steph-
ems 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 fist fight Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea queen
started northward. She was wrecked in
fog. Stephens, De Nova. Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those 10 set
out in a life boat Ten were rescued.
Stephens saw only one chance in a tnou,,
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 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 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 1'o3, 10
years previous. The frozen bodies OF the
former crew were removed They read
the log of the Isabel which told how
the Spaniards had died from cold, one by
one Lady Darlington sang to prevent the
men from becoming moody. The crew
commenced the hunt for treasure. They
found the iron chest. said to contain a
part of 100000 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 IL by whipping one. The
Donna Isabel showed indications of sink
ing. They prepared to depart with what
treasure had been found