The state herald., 1910-09-23
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
Of John Stephens. adventurer. Massa-
shusetts man marooned by authorities At
nnns op:raons Gss in HsnE soEya ss .ss ds
and a. . consequence was as hiding. At his
ana was seans woan ey an
stephens rescued the young Woman from
a drunken ofhcer. He was thanked by
fronted Stephens. told him that war had
and offered him the of,ce of captain, He
Chilean vessel. should be captured.
stephens met a motley crew. to which hs
structions; They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
S.n; e. be She's the Esmeralda; through strategy
parture of the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
a.. ams her maid Stephens quickly Learned
II. lords wife and ma maid being aboard.
.sp e'Rhnsd %ssn s sn: M,e n,s S hsr sd bay.
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
Pc been .,ta taken IN order to 70 to the Antarc
Donna Isabel was lost lost in i7ss. He He had
found It frozen in huge case. Of Ice
stephens consented to be the captain
af the expedition. He told Lady
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed.
but expressed confidence In him. The
ssa Queen encountered a vessel in the
fog. Stephens attempted to communicate.
This caused nerce struggle and he was
overcome; Tuttle finally squaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the ves-
sci made progress toward its goal.
believed Tuttle. now acting as skipper.
Stephens was awakened by crashing. of
.pasm of religious mania and .overcame
was taken III. futile Committed suicide
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to continue the treasure
nnT hnT m hs sa a9ss being saIpGsss sr to BE
the service. stephens awaking from
;s,p say the ghost s4ppGsed to have
mania. Upon advice of Lady Darlington.
Stephens started to probe the ghost.
en- officer ne had humbied in Chile. lie
Eineer Mcknight played ghost" to scare
sns S Sn Ss Sp ss SSssn ss. sss
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
posed TO be. The crew was anxious to go
ems conquered them in nst night. Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started northwnrd. She was wrecked In
fog. Stephens, DE Nova, Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those to set
out In n life boat. Ten were rescued.
stephens saw only one chance In 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 bartered for a title, her
ysarning for absent love. She revealed
herself as the school chum of stephens
sister. She expressed n wish to die In the
sen rather than face her former friends
and 20 back TO the old life. A ship was
sighted The craft proved to be n derelict.
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds OF years of Ice. The yes.
sci was the Donna Isabel lost In l1a5, l26
yearn 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 rnng to prevent the
men from becoming moody. The crew
commenced the hunt for treasure They
found the iron chest. said to contain
part of 100000 pesos. firmly imbedded In
leo. LADY Darlington expressed the belief
that u would never benefit the men. for
she said the Donna Isabel would never
reach port Tho men got n lust for gold.