Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-07-09
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
OF John Stephens. adventurer, a Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso, Chile. Being interested In
mining operations in Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as insurrectionist
ana as consequence was hiding. At his
Englshman and young woman
Stephens rescued the young woman from
a drunken officer. He was thanked by
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy com
fronted Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office OF captain. He
Chifsan vessel. should be captured
Stephens met motley crew. to which he
structlons. 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
and her maid. stephens quickly learned
wS wrong ora fsse eriyate yacS
the lords wife and maid being aboard
He explained the situation TO her lady
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
tic circle. futile explained that on a
ea sSbe ss h ost n s Me had
found 1t frozen in a huge. case OF Ice
on an island and contained much gold
Stephens conssnted to be the The, caPtsdin
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed
but expressed confidence In him. The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel IN the nc
This caused a fierce struggle and he was
overcome. futile finally squaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south ,la
sci made progress toward its goal
De Nova. the mate, told Stephens that he
believed futile. now acting as skipper
Stephens was awakened by crashing Of
glass He saw Tuttle in the. grip of
spasm of religious mania and oyercame
was taken i'll. futile 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 to be
only 200 miles distant. futile was buried
in the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service. Stephens awaking from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed to nave
formed the basis for Tuttle's religious
mania Upon advice Of Lady Darlington
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez. the drunk
en- officer he had humbled in Chile. He
found that at Sanchez Inspiration I'm
the men into giving up the guest. Steph.
ems announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
posed 10 be. The crew was anxious to go
on in further search. De Nova and Steph-
ems conquered them In fist tight. Lady
Darlington thanked him. The sea queen
started northward. She was wrecked In
fog Aephens De Nova, Lady Darlington
and aer maid being among those to set
out in a life boat Ten were rescued
Stephens saw only one chance In thou,
sand for life. Lady Darlington oppressed
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 irlends
and go back to the old life. A ship was
sighted. The craft proved to be derelict:
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
sci was the Donna Isabel, lost In 1T5S 126
years previous. The frozen bodies OF the
former crew were removed.