The Columbus journal., 1910-07-20
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
OF John Stephens. adyenturer. a Massa-
Chusetts man marooned 10y authorities at
Valparaiso. Chile. Being Interested in
mining operations in Bolivia. he was de-
nounccd by chill" as an insurrectionist
and as a consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
EnSilshman and a young woman
Stephens rescued the young woman from
O drunken officer He was thanked by
her Admiral of the Peruvian navy con-
iront"d Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office of captain. He
desii II that that night the ESmeralda. n
shli"an vessel. should be captured
Stephens accepted the commission
stephens met a motley crew. Ia which he
was assigned. lie gave them fina! in
struCtionS. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
- be the Esmcralda. through strategy
par'ure OF the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
ia" wrong vessel had been captured
II was Lord parlington's private yacht.
the lords wife and maid being aboard
H. re "NgIaln"d The sitaatinn to her lady
the plot, saving that the Sea Queen had
been Ia ken i'm order to go {" tn" Antarc-
Tic circle. Truth" explained that on a
former yoyag" hc had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in l.52. 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 vessel in the
fog. Stephens attempted to communicate.
This caused fierce struggle and he was
overcome. TuttIe finally sGuarina the sit
nation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the YES
sci made progress toward its goal.
DE Nova. the mate. told Stephens that he
believed futile. now acting as skipper.
insane because Of his queer actions.
stephens was awakened by crashing Of
glass. He SAW futile in the grip Of a
spaSm of religious mania and oV"rcame
him. The sailor upon regaininS his senses
was taken i'll. Tuttle committed suicide
by shooting. Upon vote of the crew
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided To continue the treasure
hunt. the islands being supposed 10 be
only 900 miles distant. futile was buried
I'm 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 Lieut. Sanchez. the drunk
officer he had humhlod in Chile. He
found that AT sanchez inspiration. En-
Eine"r Mcknight played ghost to scare
the men int" giving up the quest. Steph-
ems announced that the Sea Queen WAS at
the spot where Tuttle's quest sup
posed Ia he The crew was anxious to go
on i'm 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 a
fog. Stephens. Ice Nova. Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those TO set
out i'm a life boat Ten Were rescued.
Stephens saw only one chance in thou
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
NHarninG for absent love. She revealed
herself the school chum Of Stephens
sister She expressed wish to die in the
Sea rather than face her former friends
and go hack to the old life. 4 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 1913. 1a6
years previous. The frozen bodies Of the
former crew Were removed. They read
the SpaniariS had died from cold. one by
men from becoming moody. The crew
commenced the hunt for treasure. They
found thu iron chest. said to contain a
part Of 3.0nn@a pesos firmly Embedded in
iHe Lady Darlington expressed the belief
that IL would never benefit the men. for
she said the Donna Isabel would never
reach port. The men got a lust for gold
Stephens quclled II 10y whipping one. The
Donna Isabel showed indications Of sink
ing. They prepared To depart with what
treasure had h"en found. The next morn
ing they departed. Stephens went back
10 try To rescue Cole. Sold-CraZed negro,
who hunting treasure in the hold.
stephens plunged into the icy sea a mo-
ment before the Donna Isabel sank. His
mates rescued him. the negro being lost.