The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-10
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER L-Loitering ON the San
Francisco water front. John Rainey.
man. q giant in size, who asks Rainey
to lead him to the sealing schooner Kar-
LUX. The blind man tells Rainey he ID
m old shipmate of Captain &mms Of the
KarIuk and desires TO make his vfSit a.
surprise. He asks Rainey 20 lead him
aboard. and Rainey does 50. In the
named Garrison. sImms recognizes the
blind man, calling him Jim LA1nd- Lnnd
accuses Sirnma OF abandoning him, blind
what he calls his fngratitude. samms
denies the charge. but Iund refuses 70
be pacified He declares Ills intention Of
ton north. where IL il going In quest
Of a gold field which Lund has diecov-
cred. Peggy, Simms' daughter, In aboard,
and defends her father. Carlson, who is
Q physician. drugs Rainey.
CHAPTER u-Awaking from his stu
por, Rainey finds himself at sea. Garrison
Informs him he has been kidnapped be-
cause. having learned the object of the
expedition. he might have divulged II and
frustrated the plans of the yoyagers. he
Rainey. seeing nothing else to be done,
declares himself satisfied. Lund gives
him brief account of former expedi-
ton of the Karluk, tells him he distrusts
Garrison, and suggests partnership"
Rainey to act as Lund's "eyes"
CHAPTER III.-Rainey, having slight
knowledge OF seamanship, is made sec
ond mate Of the vessel Captain simms
10 in exceedingly poor health, and the
navigation of the ship Ii entirely In the
suggestion a shooting match In arranged
between the hunters aboard, the yes
sci being ostensibly on sealing expedi-
ton. Lund, although blind, demonstrates
he can shoot ssby sound" The hunters
having emptied their revolvers, Carlson
tells them there are no more shells ON
beard
CHAPTER Iv.-Watching the parsuit
of . whale by its natural enemies, the
vessel il mishandled and narrowly
ships boy, sandy. 10 swept overheard.
Rainey rescues him, earning his graft
ture ana incidentally the admiration Of
Peggy The captaip's illness seems about
to have . fatal ending.
CHAPTER ". Lund mistrusts the
hunters and urges Rainey TO pump"
Sandy and gain knowledge OF their
plans. Sandy tells him Garrison Ii Great
Ing feeling that all on board. With the
cook, Tamada, should have an equal
share of the gold. which was not the
original plan. Rainey and Garrison quar-
ney overpowers him Lund is of opinion
that Garrison Is keeping the captain III
and IL PLAYING to secure the COLO. and
incidentally Peggy for himself. Tamada,
evidently q Japanese OF education and
far above the position OF cook on such a
vessel az the Karluk. IL an unknown
quantity.
CHAPTER YI.-An interview Rainey
has with Tamada does not throw much
light ON the position of the Jap, though
Rainey Is inclined to believe he has no
sinister intentions and would prefer to
side with Lund and Rainey rather than
with Carlsen and tire hunters. Lund is
doubtful, but tells Rainey he has q trump
card in his possession which win enable
him to Illustrate any sinister plans which
Carlson may have made. They sight land
and arrangements are made for q confer
ence to decide on the sharing of the gold.
Carlson, knowing that Lund would insist
on Rainey'@ being present in an advisory
capacity to the blind man, invites Raj
ney to attend.
CHAPTER Wilt is arranged that
Rainey In to see the skipper, who Carl
sen declares ID In no condition to join the
gathering. Rainey finds the captain
Seemingly at the point OF death. Peggy
sen and fears he is actually slowly kill
ing her father. The conference begins
with a general feeling of tenseness. Carl
sen makes the assertion that all on
board, with the exception OF Tamada and
the boy Sandy, being equal, they should
share alike Lund denies the equality,
and as the discoverer of the gold de-
mands the chief share. After a bitter
quarrel Lund throws off his glasses, an
nouncing the recovery of his sight. Carl
sen draws his revolver, but Lund also
has q revolver and shoots first. Carlson
10 killed