The Columbus journal., 1910-06-08
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Tin" introduction
- ,I"in Strpi.rus. ady"utUrcr, a MaSSl-
.inS..trS man rnGToUG"i 10y authorities at
Valparaiso. chile. Being Interested In
mining operations in bolivia. he WAS d.
H"rin,sd 10y Chil- az an inSUrreCtIonst
and rs consequence was hiding. AT his
i'"iol ms attention vas attracted 10y an
t.ngiiSiHan and young woman.
STEPHENS rescued the young woman from
drunken officer III" was thanked 10y
h"r- Admiral OF "a" Peruvian navy con
f-ont"d Stephens. told him that war had
been declared between Chill" and Peru
and Offered him the office of captain He
teSired that that night 'c Ismcralda, a
chilean vessel. should br captured.
S.rph.ns accepted the commission.
STEPHENS met motley crew. TO which he
WAS assigned. He gave them final In
struCti"ns. They boarded the vessel They
successfully captured III" vessel supposed
20 be the Esmeral3a. through strategy
'apt- Stephens CAV. directions for the de-
par;urc OF the craft. He entered the cab
80 and discovered the English woman
and her maid. Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
II was Lord Darlingt"n,s private yacht.
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
He explained the situation 10 her lady
ship Then First Mate futile laid bare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order To go to the Antarc-
tic circle. Tuttle explained that on
former voyage lac had learned that the
Donna Isah. lost in l.53. He had
found II frozen in Il huge case OF Ice
on an island and contained much gold.
stephens consented TO be IN" captain
II tie expedition. He told Lady
but expressed confidence in him The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
fog Stephens attempted To communicate.
This caused Il fierce. struggle and n" WIS
"verroTnr. TUttle finally SquarinS the sit
rIarlnri. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again Under Tuttl'S guidance the YES
u" Nova. tn" matt" told Stephens that he
believed Turtl". now acting az skipper.
luSau" because OF his queer actions
s,t.rlt.rlS WAS awakened Toy crashing OF
-.i4SS lie saw Tufti. in the grip Of -
-pHEFa az r'.l."ioGS minlr and "N"rCtInc
lin IN" sailor upon rrsS'tlnlrS his - mss
wns taken i'll. Tmtl" ""'mmittyd suicide
hy phnutir". Upon vote of the crew
Stcpit-.ftS nss'iru.d In" leadership and tho
men decided To- "ontinu" tho treasure
hunt. the islands h"in& suppose d I" n,.
only 100 mills distant. Tutu" Was buried
IN the sea Lady Darlington pr"nounrlnS
the service. Stephens aw.kimG from
-'"@p SAW tn" ghost. SUPPOSED L" nav"
rnrgGt,d III" basis for EUtti'.S religious
mania Iron advice. IF Lady Darlington.
stephens started - probe. III" ghost
81. came. upon Lieut.. Slurh"Z tn" drunk
n officer b." had hUmhlvi in tAil"- lie
found that at San"i"z inspiration. I'm
:luo,r NrN night played ghost L" scare
f5r men iutn giving up the quest SV'p4-
ms .unnrnr.d that -. SEA Queen was at
Tho SPOT where. TUtil"'S quest WAS sup
posed Ia lee. TIN" crew WAS ANXIOUS Ia go
IN IN further search. he Nova and St"rh-
ms CONQUERED them IN ISL h;;hl- l-tHN
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started norrhward. Sh" was wrecked ia a
fog Stephens DE Nova. Lady Darlington
and h.r maid being among rhoS" 10 SET
,,,t Ca y Ifa boat Tn were rescued
Stephens saw only on" "han"'' in thou.
sand FOR ~" LADY harrington cm"t"SS"h
her love 10 STEPHENS and NJ did i'k"WlS"
LADY parliUG;"n told her life story row
sh.. had been haTl'r"d for title. h'r
y.arrinE for absent love. Sh'. r"Vcai'c
herself as tho school C!lun of Stephens
go -.
- rather than fac" nor former TRENDS
and 40 back tn the old life. \ snip was
sighted. Tn. craft proved {" b" a d''rriEt
they bearded h,.r. 81" WAS from uSht
with hundreds of years of ice. The YES.
81 was TIE Donna isabel. lost in l''3. 10
wears previous. - s'~