Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-03-20
SYNOPSIS,

CHAPTER 1.-The British steamer Nor.
man Towers, commanded by Captain Satur'
day Farnish, finds itself, through the freak
Of crazy engineer, adrift in the Sargosss
Sea without coal while en- route from Mex
leo to Liverpool.
CHAPTER 1.-THE first mate, Owen Ret.
tie, sets off in the lifeboat with a crew oi
rough-necks in the hope Of finding ship
that will part with enough OF its coal to
enable the disabled vessel to reach Liver
pool He meets the steamer Rhein
CHAPTER III-But the Rhein refuses to
stop. A woman on board, Miss Violet
Chesterman, sees the dirty deed, and in
Auences fireman, McTodd, to disable the
engines
CHAPTER IV-Owen Kettle then over
takes the Rhein, Chambers up its side with
his crew, forcbly assumes charge OF the
the Norman @ Towers is drifting, and which
he recoals.
CHAPTER V-Arrival of the Norman
Towers at Liverpool. Mate Kettle .surrepti-
making this flight to save his captain. from
a possible scandal because of the made
quacy of his coal supply and too much
liquor supply TTG river b; p1adtes hsd a;sasd assault
Is rescued and nursed back to health by
Miss Dubbs, barmad at the Mason's Arms.
CHAPTER ,VI-Owcn Kettle engages with
Sir George chestsrman to 60 as captain ol
for an abandoned ship laden with metal oi
great value.
CHAPTER vII-.In Liverpool Captain
Kettle meets MeTodd' the H., man P,u; who had nag
signs him as one OF the crew of the Wan.
garoo.
CHAPTER vIII-In Las Palmas harbor
Miss Dubbs appears on board the Wangaroo
as stewardess, ostensibly at the suggestion
of Sir George, but really because she wished
to be near Captain Kettle, with whom she
is in love and to whom she is engaged.
Miss Violet Chesterrnan also becomes pas
senger.
CHAPTER IX-The Wangaroo cruises up
and down the West African seaboard, and
Captain Kettle finally locates the missing
treasure, ship in an almost wholly who'll ~ hidden
bay She proves to be the old Norman
Towers.
CHAPTER X-Distractcd with jealousy
~used by Miss Chesterman, Miss Dubbs
cancels her engagement with Captain Kettle
navigates the Wangaroo into the harbor
where lies the Norman Towers, which is in
possession of natives, who fire on the Wan
garoo.
on shore at the head OF troop of Berbers
and seeks an interview. He is invited aboard
the ship. He proves to have been ed edu'
Gated, at an English university Captain Ket. T
man Towers away. Miss Dubbs recognize:
Bergash whom she had helped lr
bicycle accident during his school days ir
England.
CHAPTER XIII-Kaid Bergash's ston,
castle in the Atlas mountains. Why his sor
was sent to England to be educated.
CHAPTER XIV-Natives attack the Wan
garoo at night and are repused. Believed
to have been instigated by Bergash, who il
held captive the vessel
CHAPTER XV-The Berber queen, mothe
of Chief Bergash, calls in. state on the of
fcers of the Wangaroo and delivers presents
to them The visitors are invited to maxi
themselves at home board ship
CHAPTER XvI-captain Kettle has i
lively personal fight with Moors thought tc
have been up to mischief-Miss Chestermar
declares to her brother George that sh'
loves Captain Kettle, and will marry hin
II he asks her.
CHAPTER XvII-For the purpose o
preventing the Norman Towers from beins
taken out of the harbor, the natives Sc
cretly build stone wall around her under
the water. A stealthy search of the vesse
by Kettle and McTodd at night proves hei
to be in as good condition as she ever was
(Now go on with the story.]