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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the introduction
or John stephens, adventurer, a Massa-
chusetts man marooned by authorities at
Valparaiso, Chile Being interested in
mining operations in Bolivia. he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
and as consequence was hiding. At his
hotel his attention was attracted by an
Engnshman and young woman.
stephens rescued the young woman from
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
desirJl that that night the Esmeralda, a
Childlp vessel, should be captured
Stephens accepted the commission
was assigned. He gave them final in
structions. They boarded the vessel. They
successfully captured the vessel supposed
TO be the Esmeralda, through strategy
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
1t was Lord Darlington's private yacht
the lords wife and maid being aboard
He explained the situation TO her lady
ship. Then First Mate Tuttle laid bare
the plot, saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken in order to go to the Antarc-
former voyage he had learned that the
DorSa Isabel was lost in 1888. He had
fouTM it frozen in huge case of Ice
on am island and contained much gold
Stephens consented to be the captain
of the expedition He told Lady
Darlington. She was greatly alarmed
but expressed confidence in him. The
Sea Queen encountered a vessel in the
fog. Stephens attempted to communicates
This caused 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 it's goal
DE Nova, the mate, told Stephens that he
believed futile, 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 regaininS his senses
was taken i'll. futile committed suicide
stephens assumed the leadership and the
men decided to continue the treasure
hunt, the islands being supposed to be
only 200 miles distant. futile was buried
in the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service. Stephens awaking from
oleep saw the ghost, supposed to have
mania. Upon advice of Lady Darlington,
stephens started 10 probe the ghost
He came upon Lieut.. sanchez the drunk
en- officer he had humbled in Chile. he
found that at Sanchez inspiration, I'm
gineer 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 to be. The crew was anxious to go
on in farther 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
fog -StFphens. De Nova, Lady Darlington
and TOR maid being 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 nd likewise
Lady Darlington told her life story; how
she had been bartered for 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 irlenus
sighted The craft proved to be a derelict
They boarded her. She was. frozen tight
with hundreds Of years OF ice. Inc yes
sci was the Donna Isabel, lost in 1853, 126
years previous. 49,