The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-06-30
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
or John stephens. adventures. "a Massa-
chuseits man m~arooned by authorities at
Valparaiso. Chile. Being Interested 10
mining operations in Bolivia. be was de-
nolnced hy Chile az an insurrectionlst
and ns a consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
EnEliahuau and D Young woman
Stephens rescued the young woman from
drunken Qrlcer lie was thanked by
her Admiral ~ the Peruvian navy con
been declared between chile and Peru
n offered him the Office % captain He
desired uhat that night tho Esmeraida. a
Chilean vessel. should be captured
Stephens accepted the commission.
stephens met r. motley crew. % which he
was assigned He gave them final in
successfully captured the vessel supposed
60 be the Esmprhl1a. through strategy.
Capt stephens gave directions Tor the de-
parture Of The craft Tie entered the cab
in and discovered tlp English woman
and her maid. stephens quickly learned
The wrong vessel had been captured
y was Lord uariinEton's private yacht,
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained The situation 20 her lady
ship Then Frst Mate futile laid bare
HE Plot saving that the Sea Queen had
been taken IN order 70 go 20 the Antarc-
uc circle. futile explained that on a
former yoyage he Rad learned that the
FOUND frozen IN a huge case Of ice
on an Island and contained much gold
stephens consented 90 be the captain
% The expedition. Tie told Lady
Darlington. she was greatly alarmed
but expressed confidence 81 him The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel IN the
Ll
Ihis caused n rerce struggle ana ne was
overcome Tuule finally squarinE the sit-
uaflOn. Then DE Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tltto's guidance the YES
n Nova. she mate. told stephens that he
believed Tuttle. now acinE as skipper,
sRsqps 's S 9i nl5 ~ 9- S.ss sglon =,
glass He saw futile IN the grip of a
spasm ~ religious mania and oVcrCame
hlr. The sailor un1n r~cEatnlnF his senses
was taken Ul. Turtle committee suicide
Ny shooting Upon vote % rho crew
stephens aEsumcd tho leadership ans the
men decided 70 continue the treasure
hunt the islands being supposed to he
only 30 miies dlstant Tuttie was buried
IN the sea fAdv Darlington p-ronouncing
the service STEPHENS awnkiug from
formed the basis Tor Tutiis's religious
mania. Tpnn advice ~ lady DARLINGTON.
stephens stariet % probe The ghost
en- omrer Sc had humhied IN chile. lie
found that az Sanchez inspiration. En-
Eineor Mcknight played 'ghoat" 90 scare
ems announced that thr Sea Queen was At
the spot whore Tuftle's quest was sup
posed - he The crew was snrio-r ~ 90
on IN further search De Nova aot sienh-
ems conquered them IN "a nst nebt Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started uorthward she was VTi IN a
fog stephens. ne Nova Lady nari nrtnn
and her maid haing among those 20 ct
out iu n life beat Ten were rescued
Stephens nw only one chance IN "a thou
sand for life Lady n~ariiuEtrn confessed
her love Co stephens and Doe dif ikcwtse
LADY Darlington told her NE story. how
she had been hnrterei FOR 3 title her
yearulnr for absent love. srr revealed
herself as the sChoal cfum ~ stephens
sister She expressed O. Wish On Gle iu the
sea rather thau face her FORMER friends
and 60 back 90 the Old life a shin was
sighted The craft proved 90 b. a derciict