The Columbus journal., 1910-06-22
SYNOPSIS.
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Tho story opens with the introduction
~ John Stephens. adventur.r. Massa-
-.husetrs man maroOned by authorities AZ
Valparaiso Chile. Being Interested In
mining operations In Bolivia. he was CO
bounced by Chile an insurrectlonist
and as consequence was hiding. Az ms
hotel his attention WAS attracted by an
Enelishman and young woman
stephens rescued the young woman from
a drunken officer He WAS thanked by
her. Admiral OF the Peruvian navy con,
'ronted Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and leIu
and offered him the c.fica or captain h"
desired that that night the f.smHraida. a
t'hilean vessel. should De- captured
stephens accepted the comrnlSsinh
stephens met a motley crew. to which ne
WAS assigned. He gave them hnaI IN
structions They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
20 he th. Esmeralda. through strategy
APP St"ph"ns gave directions toT ID" O.
parjur- al the craft. He entered the CAP
In and discovered the English woman
and h"r maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had ben capturti.
II Was lord Darlington's private YACHT
-" lords wife and maid b..ing aboard
He explained the situation I" her laoS-
slip. Then FIRST Mate futile laid bare
'Ee plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order To 90 10 the An'arc-
tic circle. Tutfle explained that on a
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost In l.:3 lie had
found ~ frozen IN huge case or Ice
"a an island and contained much gold
Sf"pl.IS consented to bo the captain
- 49,. "Nprditi"n- He t"lh Lazy
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed.
hat oppressed confidence In him The
S"a '.u.-,n encountered vessel in the
Fog. STEPHENS attempted to communicate
This caused "A fierce struggle and he WAS
overcome. futile finally sIuaring the sit
nation Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the YES
sci made progress toward It's goal
DE Nova. the mate. told stephens that he
believed TUttl". now acting as skipper.
Insane because of his queer actions
Stephens was awakened by crashing Of
glass He Tuttl" IN the grip or
spasH 81 religious mania and nvercarne
him. tn" sailor upon recaininG hrs senses
Was taken i'll. futile committed suicide
by shooting. Upon Not" Of the crew
St"ph"'s assumed IN" leadership and the
men decided to confirm" tn" treasure
hunt; the islands heinz supposed Z" be
only -" mil distant TUttl- WAS buried
In IA" SEA. LADY Darlington pron"un"inS
TN" service. Stephens waking from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed 10 have
formed tie basis for THt'l'S religious
mania Upon ahViC" NJ Lady Darlington
Stephens started 10 probe she ghost
H.. cam" upon Lieut.. Saurh"z. tn. drunk
IN Officer - had hrmhi"d in Chile. ~"
found that AZ Sanchez inspiration. En-
.,In""r Nick night played ''-;h"st' TO scare
tha rucn into giving up TIN" quest St"ph-
"ns announced that tn" S"a tl''en was at
the spot where Tuttie'S quest was sup
posed To- h.. The crew was anxious Z" go
on In further search. De. Nova and St"ph-
ms conquered them In a fist fight. Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started uur:hward Sh" was wrecked in a
fog STEPHENS DE Nova. Lady darlington
and her rlad hing among those TO set
nU in a Ike boat. Ten were rescued.
Stephens saw only one chance in thou
sand for NE Indy Darlington confessed
her love 10 Stephens and he did likewise.
Lady darlington told her life story. how
she had been bart"red for a title. her
y-arning for absent love. Sh" revealed
herself az the school Chum Of stephens
sister. She expressed a wish Ia die In the
sea rather than face her former frlends
and go hack 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 th. Donna Isabel lost In 1853. i26
years previous The frozen bodies OF the
former crew were removed.