The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-27
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
or John Stephens. adyertGrer. a Massa-
chlisetts man marooncd 10y authorities at
valparaiso. chile E"ing interested In
mining operations in Bolivia. n" WAS de
noUnced 10y chile as an inSurrcctionist
and as 4 consequence was hiding. At his
lni"l his attention WAS attracted by an
i-;'-' man and young woman
ST rescued the young woman from
a '..... officer. He was thanked by
her. NarniraI of the Peruvian navy con
front"d Stephens. told him that war had
Deem declared between Chile and Peru
and offered him the office of captain. lie
desired that that night the Esmeralda. a
.h!i"an vessel. should be captured
stephens accepted the commission
stephens met a motley crew. To which he
was assigned. He gave them final in
strn"tions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
10 be the Esmeralda. through strategy
capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
partUr" of the craft. He entered the cab
In and discovered the English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured
II was Lord DarlinGton's private yacht.
the lords wife and maid being aboard
lie explained the situation TO her lady
ship Then First Mate futile laid bare
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order 10 20 10 the Antarc-
tic circle. futile explained that on a
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost in 1853 He had
found IL frozen in huge case OF Ice.
on an island and contained much gold
or the expedition. He told LADY
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed.
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
fog Stephens attempted TO communicate
This caused a fierce struggle and he was
overcome. futile finally squaring the sit
uation. 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 Tuttle. now acting as skipper.
insane because Of his queer actions
Stephens WAS awakened by crashing OF
glass. He saw futile in the 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 10 continue the treasure
hunt. the islands being supposed TO be
only 900 miles distant. futile was buried
In the sea. Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service. Stephens awaki ing from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed To have
mania. Upon advice OF Lady Darlington.
Stephens started TO probe the ghost.
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez. the drunk
officer he had humhled in Chile He
found that at Sanchez inspiration. En-
Eineer Mcknight played ghost TO scare
the men into giving up the quest. Steph-
ems announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
posed ia he The crew was anxious To 90
on in further search. De Nova and Steph-
ems conquered them in a fist fight. Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started northward. She was wrecked in a
fog. Stephens. DE Nova. Lady Darlington
and her maid heing among those To set
out In a 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 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. ship was
sighted. The craft proved TO be a derellct.
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds of years of ice. Tho YES
sci was the Donna Isabel. lost in l.a". 10
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 Ia contain "A
ice. Lady harrington oppressed the belief
that il would never benefit the men. for
she said the Donna Isabel would never
reach port The men got "A lust for gold.
Stephens quelled IL 10y whipping one. The
Donna Isabel showed Indications "f sink
Ing. They prepared TO depart with what
Ing they departed. Stephens went back
IL try To rescue Cole. "A s0ld-craZed negro.
who WAS hunting treasure in the mold.
Stephens plunged into the icy sea mo-
ment before the Donna Isabel sank. His
mates rescued him. the negro being lost.
Exposure made nearly everyone but Lady
Darlington and Stephens insane. Her love
for him kept him buoyed UP through the
terrible days and nights at in the
open boat One sailor jumped overheard.
his pockcts laden with gold. Sanch'z
blank. Two days later they We're res
cued by steamer For three DAYS
Stephens lowered between life and death
Aroused 10 consciousness and finally
health