The Columbus journal., 1910-07-06
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
OF John SIeph, Ms. adVrntur"r Massa-
chIsetts man mtrouned by authorities at
Valparaiso, Chile Being Interested in
mining operations iI Bolivia. N" was de-
nounced by Chile inslIrrectioniSt
and as a consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention WAS attracted by an
rhSiishnhn ANA young woman
Stephens rescued the young woman from
drunken officer. IT.. thanked 10y
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 E,smcralda. a
nhliean vessel should b- captured.
Stephens accepted the commission.
stephens met "a motley crew. To which he
was assigned He gave them final in
structions. They boari"d the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
10 be the Esmrralda. through strategy.
capt. Stephens gave directions for the de-
parture 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 DarIinston's private yacht.
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
lie explained the situation Ia her lady
ship. Then First Mate Tuttle laid bare
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken ia order To go la the Antarc-
Tic circle. Tuttle explained that on
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna isabel lost in l.J3. He had
found II frozen in a huge case OF ice
on an island and contained much gold.
SttpittNS consented 10 DE tlie captain
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 a fierce struggle and he WAS
oyercom". Tuttlc 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. IN" mate. told Stephens that ne
believed Tutti". now acting as skipper.
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Stephens was awakened by crashing of
glass. H., saw Tuttle in the grip Of a
spasm Of religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon reSainnS his senses
was taken i'll. Tuttle committed suicide
10y shooting. Upon Vot" of the crew
Stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided To continue the treasure
hunt. the islands being supposed to be
only 20a miles distant Tuttle WAS buried
in the sea. Lady darlington pronouncins
the service. Stephens awakinS from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed 10 have
formed the basis for Tuttle's religious
mania. Upon advice of Lady Darlington.
Stephens started TO probe the ghost
He came upon Lieut.. Sanchez. the drunk
en- officer he had humbled in Chile. He
found that AZ Sanchez inspiration. En-
gineer Nick Knight played ghost 10 scare
the men into giving up the quest. Steph-
ems announced that the Sea Queen was at
the spot whcr. Tuttle's quest was sup
posed to Toe. The crew was anxious TO go
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 being among those to set
out I'm "A life boat. Ten Were rescued.
Stephens only one chance in a thou
sand for life Lady Darlington confessed
her love 10 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 {" die in the
rather than face her former friends
and go hack to the old life. 4 snip was
sighted. The craft proved 20 be a dereltct
They boarded her. She WAS frozen tight
with hundr, DIS Of years of ice. The YES
sci WAS the Donna Isabel. lost in LAB. l26
years previous The frozen bodies of tn"
former crew wer" removed. They read
the log Of the Isabel. which told how
the Spa niar'iS had died from cold. one by
one LADY Darlington sang TO prevent the
men from n.CominG moody. The treW
commenced the hunt for treasure They
found the iron chest. said to contain a
part OF 5ta0.nCn pesos. firmly imbedded IN
ice Lady Darlington expressed the belief
that IL would never benefit the men for
she said tho Donna Isabel would never
reach port. The men got lust for gold