The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-08-05
SYNOPSIS.

The. story opens with the introduction
Of John Stephens, adventurer, a Massa.
chnsetts. man marooned by authorities at
mining operations in Bolivia. he was de-
noLnced by lille as an insurrectionist
and as a consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Englishman and a young woman.
Stephens rescued the young woman from
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con-
ironted Stephens, told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
Chilean vessel. should be captured.
stephens accepted the commission.
was assigned. He gave them final in
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
70 be the Esmeraldas through. strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
Parture of the craft. He entered the cab
IN and discovered the English woman
the wrong vessel had been captured.
It was Lord Darlington's private yacht.
the lords wife. and maid being aboard.
ship. Then First Mate futile laid bare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
Pc been taken in order to go to the Antarc-
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in 1853. He had
found = It ,s,d frozen 70 nj in a huge case of Ice
Of the expedition. He told Lady
Darlington ,t nstpnssed She n WAS greatly f aIarm ned
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
log stephens attempted to communicate.
T 1Yascc caused ra a fierce e struggle and he was
nation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance. the yes
be Nova. the mate, told Stephens that he
insane because Of his queer actions:
glass. He saw futile in the grip Of a
spasm Of religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon regaining his senses
by shooting. Upon vote. Of the crew
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to continue the treasure
only 200 miles distant. Tuttle was buried
IN the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
shs service, stephens awaking from
90rmed the basis for Tuttle's religious
mania. Upon advice Of Lady Darlington,
stephens started to probe the ghost.
en- officer he had humbled in Chile. He
FOUND that at Sanchez Inspiration, En-
gineer Mcknight played ghost to scare |
ems announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot whore Tuttle's quest was sup |
posed TO be. The crew was anxious to go
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 a life boat. Ten were rescued.
Stephens saw only one chance in a thou
sand for life. Lady Darlington confessed
her love to Stephens and he did lewis
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. A ship was
sighted. The craft proved to be a derelict.
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds Of years of ice. The yes
sci was the Donna Isabel, lost in 1853, 126
years previous. TIL 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 to contain a
part Of 5000, 900 pesos, firmly imbedded in
Ice. Lady Darlington expressed the belief
that 1t would never benefit the men, for
she said the Donna Isabel would never
reach port. The men got a lust for gold.
Stephens quelled it by whipping one. The
Donna Isabel showed indications of sink
Ing. They prepared to depart with what
treasure had been found. The next morn
ing they departed. Stephens went back
to try to rescue Cole, a gold-crazed negro,
who was 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.