The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-08-04
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
oi John stephens. adVeuturcr, "a Massa-
ehusetts man marooned by authorities az
Valparaiso. Chile. Being Interested In
mining operations in Bolivia. he was de-
nOunced b. chile as an insurrcctionist
ana as a consequence was hiding At hts
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Engltshman and "A young woman.
stephens rescued the young woman from
q drunken officer. He was thanked by
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
etephens accepted the commission.
stephens met a motley crew. 20 which he
was assigned. He gave them final in
successfully captured the vessel supposed
70 Be the Esmeralda, through strategy.
Sapt stephens gave directions for the de-
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
He explained the situation 70 her lady
ship. Then First Matt futile laid bare
The plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken IN order TO go 70 the Antarc-
nc circle. futile explained that ON q
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost In ll,3 He had
found II frozen IN a huge case OF ice
on an island and contained much gold,
stephens consented 20 be the captain
Darlington. she was greatly alarmed.
but expressed nnden In him. The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel In the
fog. Stephens attempted 20 communicate.
This caused a fierce struggle and he was
overcome. Tuttle nnally squHring the sit
uation. Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the yes
sci made progress toward It's goal
De Nova, the mate. told stephens that he
oeueVed futile. now acting as skipper
insane because OF his queer actions.
stephens was awakened by crashing Of
glass. He saw Tuttle In the grip Of a
spasm OF religious mania and overcame
him. The sailor upon %regaining his senses
by shooting Upon vote Of the crew
stephens assumes the leadership and the
men decided to continue the treasure
hunt, the Islands being supposed 20 be
only 200 miles distant. futile was buried
In the sea, Lady Darlington p-ronOunCing
the service. stephens awaking from
formed the basis for Tuttie'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-
Eineer Mcknight played ghost 20 scare
the men into giving up the guest steph.
the spot where Tuttle's quest was sup
posed to be. The crew was anxious TO go
on In further search. De Nova and Steph-
- HN. NN HH "a M| HH..H" Hea@.
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started Dorthward, She was wrecked N 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 thou
sand for life Lady Darlington confessed
her love 20 Stephens and he did likewise.
Lady Darlington told her life story. how
she had been bartered for a title, her
yearnlng for absent love, She revealed
herself as the ChoOl chum OF Stephens
sister. She expressed n wish TO die In the
sea rather than face her former friends
and 20 back 20 the old life. A ship was
sighted. The Graf. proved to be a dereliCt
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds Of years Of Ice. The YES
sci was the Donna Isabel, lost In 1888. l26
previous, The frozen bodies OF tho
former crew were removed. They read
Log OF the Isabel. which told how
the SpanlArds had died from cold, one by
one. Lady Darlington sang 20 prevent the
men from becoming moody. The crew
commenced the hunt Tor treasure. They
found the iron chest, said TO contain a
part OF 100000 pesos, firmly imbedded m
Ice. LADY Darlington expressed the belief
that % would never benefit the men. Tor
she said the Donna Isabel would never
reach port The men got a lust Tor gold