Charlevoix county herald., 1910-07-23
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
or John stephens, adventurer, Massa-
Shusetts man marooned by authorities at
mining operations in Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as q consequence was hiding. At his
GEangiisnman and young woman.
stephens rescued the young woman from
a drunken officer. He was thanked by
Sropted stephens, told him that war had
bee declared between Chile and Peru
and Iffered him the office of captain. He
desired that that night the Esmeralda, q
Chilean vessel should be captured.
stephens accepted the commission.
stephens met motley crew. to which he
was assigned He gave them final in
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
the wrong vessel had been captured
IL was Lord Darlngton'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
been taken in order to go to the Antarc-
DoNpa Isabel was lost in 1853. He had
found II frozen in a huge. case of ice
on an island and contained much gold
of the expedition. \ He told Lady
darlington. She was greatly alarmed
hut expressed confidence in him. The
Sea Queen encountered vessel in the
fog. Stephens attempted to communicate
This caused fierce struggle and he was
overcome: futile finally squaring the sit
uaton. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance. the yes
sci made progress toward its goal
De Nova, the mate told Stephens that he
believed futile, now acting as skipper,
insane because of his queer actions.
stephens was awakened by crashing of
glass. He saw futile in tho grip of a
spasm of religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon regaining his senses
was taken i'll. futile committed suicide
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to continue the treasure
only 200 miles distant. futile was buried
In the sea. Lady Darlington pronouncing
tho service. Stephens awaking from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed to have
formed the basis for Tuttles religious
mania. Upon advice Of Lady Darlington
Stephens started to probe the ghost
zen officer he had humbled in Chile. He
found that at Sanchez inspiration. En-
gineer Mcknight played ghost" to scare
lens announced that the Sea Queen was at
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 fist tight. Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
stahSi northward. She was wrecked In
fog. stephens. De Nova, Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those to set
iout in q 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 title, her
yearning for absent love- She revealed
herself as the school chum of Stephens
sister She expressed 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 10 be derelict
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds of years of ice. The YES
sci was the Donna Isabel, lost in 1883 l26
years previous The frozen bodies OF the
former crew We're removed. They read
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 100000 pesos, firmly imbedded in