The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with the Introduction
ei John stephens, adventurcr, a Massa-
9husetts man marooned by authorities al
valparaiso, Chile Belng Interested In
mining operations In Bolivia, he was de-
nounced by Chile as an insurrectionist
am ae q consequence was hiding. AZ his
Engishman and young woman
stephens rescued the young woman from
a 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. lie
gs,,d ggess,i,red that that night the .Esmeralda, a
chilean vessel, should be captured.
htephens accepted the commission
stephens met motley crew, 20 which he
was assigned. He, gave them nnal IN
successfully captured the vessel supposed
% be the Esmeralda, through strategy
Capt stephens gave directions for the de-
parture Of the craft He entered the cab
lea and discovered the English woman
and her maid Stephens quickly learned
the wrong vessel had been captured.
the lords wife and maid being aboard.
he explained the situation 10 her lady
snip, Then First Mate Tuttie laid bare
the plot. saying that the Sea Queen had
been taken IN order to go TO the Antarc-
uc circle. Tuttle explained that on
former voyage he had learned that the
Donna Isabel was lost IN 1853. He had
ound y frozen in a huge case OF Ice
on an island and contained much gold.
stephens consented to be the captain
or the expedition. He told Lady
but expressed confidence ia him. The
sea Queen encountered n vessel in the
log. stephens attempted to communicate.
This caused fierce struggle and he was
pNercomc. Tuttle finally squaring the sit
uatlOn Then the Sea Queen headed south
again. Under Tuttle's guidance the yes
sel 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 Tuttle in the grip OF a
spasm OF religious mania and overcamc
him. The sailor upon regaining his senses
was taken Ill., Tuttle committed suicide
by shooting. Upon vote, Of the crew
men decided to continue the treasure
hunt. the islands being supposed to be
only 200 miles distant. Tuttle was buried
" the sea, Lady Darlington pronouncing
the service. Stephens awaking from
sleep saw the ghost. supposed TO have
formed the basis for Tuttle's religious
stephens started to probe the ghost.
He came upon Lieut. Sanchez, the drunk
en- officer he had humbled I'm Chile. He
found that at Sanchez inspiration, En-
gineer Mcknight played ghost" to scare
the men into giving up the quest. Steph
ems announced that the Sea Queen was al
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-
EMS conquered them in a fist fight. Lady
Darlington thanked him. The Sea Queen
started northward. She was wrecked In a
log. Stephens. De Nova. Lady Darlington
and her maid being among those to set
cut in a life boat. Ten were rescued.
Stephens saw only one chance in a tnou-
sand for life. Lady Darlington confessed
her love IN 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 A ship was
sighted. The craft proved to be derelict
They boarded her. She was frozen tight
with hundreds Of years OF ice. The ves- |
Bel was the Donna Isabel, lost In 1908, l2B
years previous. The frozen bodies OF the |
former crew were removed They read |
the log OF the Isabel which told how |
The Span'ards had died from cold, one by |
Dne. Lady Darlington sang to prevent the |
men from becoming moody. The crew |
the hunt for treasure, They |
found the iron chest, said to contain a |
part of 100000 pesos. firmly imbedded in |
Zee. Lady Darlington expressed the belief I
hat II would never benefit the men. for |
ihe said the Donna Isabel would never /
reach port. The men got a lust for gold. |
stephens quelled II by whipping one. The |
Donna Isabel showed indications of sink |
ng. They prepared to depart with what |
had been found