The state herald., 1910-09-16
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
Of John Stephens. adventurer, a Massa--
eehnsetts man marooned by authorities at
mining operations in Bolivia. he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as consequence was hiding, At his
Stephens rescued the young woman from
drunken officer; He was thanked by
ironted Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office of captain He
Chilean vessel. should be captured.
Stephens accepted the commission.
stephens met a motley crew, to which he
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
an, and her maid. stephens quickly learned Learned
i was Lord Darlington's private yacht.
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
sD M Tssn s sn staet9p Mate Cutie S her say sae
tho plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken IN & order to E9 & to the he, Antare
Donna Isabel was lost in 1883 He had
found Il frozen in a huge case of ice
sapa 10 be the a'e
of the expedition. He told Lady
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed.
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
fog Stephens attempted to communicate.
This caused a ferce struggle and he was
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the ves-
sci made progress TOWARD Its goal.
believed Tuttie. now acting as skipper.
insane because of his queer actions.
Stephens was awakened by crashing of
spasm of religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon regaining his senses
was taken Ill. Tuttle committed suicide
stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided TO continue the treasure
hunt, the islands being supposed to be
in the sea, Lady Darlington pronounclng
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
en- oiilcer he had humbled in Chile. He
found that at Sanchez inspiration. En-
Eineer Mcknight played ghost" to scare
the men into giving up the quest, steph-
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
posed TO be. The crew was anxious TO go
on in further search. De Nova and steph
Ems conquered them In n iist 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
out in 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
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 Tho craft proved to be n derelict,
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds of years of Ice, The vcs-
sci was the Donna Isabel. lost In ii51. l26
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 10 contain n
part OF 100000 pesos. firmly imbedded In