The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-29
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
Of John Stephens, adventurer. a Massa.
Valparaiso. Chile. Being interested In
mining operations in Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as a consequence was hiding, At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
stsPhsss zsssSsd the young woman an { from %,
her. Admiral of the Peruvian navy con-
fronted stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office OF captain. He
desired that that night the Esmeralda, a
Chilean vessel. should be captured.
sstte epphens ma; accepted c the commission mhiss IN
was assigned. He gave them final In
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
e be the Esmeralda, through strategy.
Capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
parture Of the craft. He entered the cab
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
It. 4 was asa Lord Darli1gton,s private yacht,
ship Then First Mate futile laid hare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
tic circle. futile explained that on a
nor Va Isabel was lost. in lisa. He had
On an island and contained much gold.
stepfnns consented to be the captain
81 ne expedition. He told Lady
put oppressed confidence in him. The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
dcg. Stephens attempted to communicate.
Ihis caused a fierce struggle and ne was
overcome: futile finally squaring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again: Under Tuttle's guidance the yes
De Nova, the mate. told Stephens that he
believed futile. now acting as skipper.
Stephens was awakened by crashing Of
glass. He saw futile in the grip of a
spasm of religious mania and overcame
was taken iii. 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
n the sea Lady Darlington p~ronouncing
formed the basis for Tuttle's religious
Stephens stared to probe the ghost.
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez. the drunk
en- officer he had humbled in Chile. He
xineer Mcknight played ghost to scare
the men into giving up the quest. Steph-
ems announced that the Sea Queen was at
posed to be. The crew was anxious to go
or In further search. De Nova and Steph-
ems conquered them IN a fist fight. Lazy
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 tnou-
sand for life. Lady Darlington confessed
her. love to stephens and he did likewise.
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
oea rather than face her former friends
and go back to the old life. A ship was
F'-hted. The craft proved to be a derelct.
tt ey boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds of years Of Ice. The YES
sci was the Donna Isabel. lost In 1lo3. i26
ye1rs previous. The frozen bodies or the
former crew were removed. They read
the y; of the Isabel. which told how
the Sn lniards 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. coo pesos. firmly Embedded IN
Ice. Lady Darlington expressed the benef
that 1t would never benefit the men. Tor
abe said the Donna Isabel would never
psach 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