The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-07-14
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
OF John Stephens. a~dyenturcr. a Massa-
gh4setts man marouncd by authorities az
Valparaiso. chile. Being Interested in
mining operations I'm Boliyta. he was da-
nounccd by Chile as au nsurrecuouis
ana 1g n consequence was hiding. Al DIS
hotel his attention was attracted By an
En6ishman ana n young woman.
stephens rescued the young woman from
@ drunken ofhcer. lie was banked by
her Admiral Of the Peruvian navy con
frontod stephens. told him that war had
been declared between chile and Peru
and offered him the office Of captain. lie
9esired that tn9t night ne Esmeralda a
chilean vessel should be captured.
stcphcnH accepted the commission.
stephens met a motley crew. TO which he
was assigned lie gave them final In
successfully captured the vessel supposed
u be the Esmeraldn. through strategy.
Capt stephens gave objections Tor the de-
parturc % b craft He entered the cab
IN and discovered the English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
ne wrong vessel had been captured
It wa Lord uafiinFton's private yacht
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
lie explained the situation % her LADY
ship Then First Mate futile laid bare
the plot saying that the Sea queen had
been taken 81 order 90 20 Co. the Antarc-
tic circle. futile explained that on a
former voyage he bed learned that ths
found Il frozen IN a huge case Of Ice
on an island and contained much gold.
stephens consented 90 be the captain
q tho expedition lie told LADY
Darlington She was creatly alarmed.
but expressed confidence iu him The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel IN thc
This caused a fierce struggle and De- was
overcome. futile finally sIuauug the Fif-
uauon. Then the Sea Queen he1dei south
81 made progress toward rs goal
ne Nova. the mate. told stephens that De
believed futile now acting as skipper.
sie5hens was avakened ~ crashing q
rlasA He saw Tuttic in the grip 81 n
Epasm % religious mania ara oyercame
him. The sailor upon rcEaininr bis senses
was taken m futile committed suicide
BY shooting. tpon vote of thc crew
stephens assumed the leadership and The
men decided 20 continue the treasure
hunt. the Islands being supposed o. De-
only - miles distant -attlc was buried
IN the sea LADY Darlington prunouncing
siaop saw the chest. supposed q have
formed The basis FOR Tuttie'H religious
mania. Upon advice % Lady Darlington.
IL csme upsn Lieut. ssnchez. ne druuk-
on orlcer 81 Rad humhied IN chile He
found that ~ Sanchez iuspir9tiou. Eo-
the men into giving up the quest sienh-
ems announced that tho Sea Queen wwa 81
the spot where Tuttie'a GUEST WAS sup
on M further search. Dc Nova ana sttph-
ems conquered fhrTn IN n fEf Nrht NndF
Darlington thanked him Ths Sea Queen
started northward. h vas wrrckrd in r.
for stephens ~ Nova, Lady Darlington
and her maid being nmnnE those Go ct
or, in n life boat Ten were rescued
san8 ,o99s nis" iRs,SSy ibafi8Ft6ssn ea6fs.ssi
her i1rf o. Stephens and he did Nkewlsr
LADY Darlington told her life story how
she had been hartCrrd for a title. ner
warming for absent love She revealed
hersrif as The school Chum % stephens
sister. Shc expressed q wish 90 die in the
AGA rather shan face her former friends
ana 90 bach 60 tho old life A ship was
sighted The craft proved Co BE- a derthct
They bearded her. She was frozen light
with hundreds o. wears % lee The ycS
81 was the Donna Isabel ioHt iu i3 ls
years previous The frozen bodies % the
former crew were removed