The Huttig news., 1918-03-02
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Robert Hollis. one-tims sea captain who tells the story, is a guest on Gerald Carrington's yacht Es- meralda. It Is supposed to be a stag party and Hollis Is surprised on discover ing woman. who evidently wishes to re- main unknown. aboard.
 CHAPTER II-Hollis, the next night. succeeds in having an interview with the woman. She merely tells him her name is Vera
 CHAPTER III-Carrington tells his guests of the coming war and that he Is engineering copper pool
 CHAPTER Iy-The yacht Is sunk in a collision and Hollis saves McCann, mil lionaire, and one of the party.
 CHAPTER v-HollIs and McCann res- cue Vera and leave the ship in 8 small boat.
 CHAPTER vI-Hollis and Vera becoma friendly, though he is unaware of her Identity.
 CHAPTER VII-McCann refuses to sub init to Hollis authority, and the latter enforces it.
 CHAPTER vIII-The castaways are sighted by a ship. the Indian Chief which takes them aboard.
 CHAPTER Ix-The Indian Chief has recently been struck by lightning and Is almost wreck. All the officers are dead Hollis meets the owner, who tells him the vessel has cargo of ammunition. consigned to the German government CHAPTER x-Hollis consents to take charge of ship and continue voyage. Vera recognizes an old friend in Robert Bascom. owner of the Indian Chief Bascom and McCann are deadly enc mfes
 onArr TER XI-Dissatisfaction among the crew quickly develops, and Hollis selects his officers.
 CHAPTER XII-McCann wants to ret,. 10 New York. and tries to corrupt crew.
 CHAPTER XIII-Hollis finds himself forced to confine McCann to a cabin.
 CHAPTER xIv-vera and Hollis aeree that for Bascons sake the ship must be faken to Its destination. Hollis learns that vera Is Gerald Carringtons daughter.
 CHAPTER Xv-The crew. reaiisfns danger of capture by allied warships, svince disinelination to continue voyage. CHAPTER xvI-Leaders of the crew ofsarm Hollis and make him prisoner. CHAPTER xYII-In a fight with the mutineers Hollis Is badly hurt. On recover ing consciousness he realizes that he must submit. though. being the only navigator on board. he Is in position to make terms with MeCann. He is made a prisoner. CHAPTER xvIII-yera pretends to agree to MeCann's plans. to Hollis won- der.
 CHAPTER Xx-McCann succeeds in deceiving commander of warship. which goes on it's way. Hollis Is recaptured. CHAPTER xxI-vera and Hollis reach understanding by which they will outwit McCann.
 Aak l. edges her love for Hollis. McCann. Hollis. Liverpool Red" and the lead CTS of the mutiny have conference. CHAPTER XXIII-Hollis realizes that McCann and his followers are preparing to abandon the ship.
 CHAPTER XXIv-vera releases Hollis and he frees the men loyal to him. who had been confined by McCann.
 CHAPTER xxv-McCann seeks to compel Vera to go with him in the small boat but the girl Is rescued by Hollis CHAPTER xxvI-Holiis and the few men who remained loyal successfully navigate the ship through a storm. They overtake the vessels boats, in extreme peril
 CHAPTER XxvII-McCann and his fol- lowers. after agreeing to recognize Hollis authority are allowed the freedom or the ship: Dubois sailor, is found murdered, stabbed from behind.
 CHAPTER XXvIII-Efrorts to ascer- tain Who was the slayer of Dubois re- suit in the conviction that there Is maniac aboard. Another man Is found dead and all realize Bascom, who can not be found, is the murderer.
 CHAPTER XXIX-While searching for Bascom 1t is discovered that the ship Is on fire.
 CHAPTER xXX-Hollis Vera, and the rest, escape in the ships boats, but Bas- con- in Insane rage holds his enemy. McCann, and both are destroyed when the ammunition explodes. After short time in the boats the party sights ship. apparently abandoned.