The Adair County news., 1921-11-29
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER L-Loitering on the San
francisco water front, John Rainey,
newspaper reporter, is accosted by blind
man, giant in size, who asks Rainey
TO lead him to the sealing schooner Kar-
LUX. The blind man tells Rainey he is
an old shipmate Of Captain Simms of the
surprise. He asks Rainey to lead him
aboard, and Rainey does so. In the
cabin they find Captain Simms and a man
named Carlson: Simms recognizes the
blind man, calling him Jim Lund. Lund
accuses Simms of abandoning him, blind
on an ice foe, and denounces him for
what he calls his ingratitude. Simms
denies the charge, but Lund refuses to
be pacifed. He declares his intention of
accompanying the Karluk on it's expedi-
tion north, where it is going in quest
Of a gold field which Lund has discoy-
cred. Peggy, Simms' daughter, is aboard,
and defends her father. Carlsen, who is
physician, drugs Rainey.
CHAPTER II-Awaking from his stu
por, Rainey finds himself at sea. Carlsen
informs him he has been kidnapped be-
cause, having learned the object of the
expedition, he might have divulged it and
frustrated the plans of the voyagers He
offers Rainey a share of the gold. and
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 a partnership"
Rainey to act as Lund's eyes"
CHAPTER III.-Rainey, having a slight
knowledge of seamanship, is made sec
ond mate Of the vessel. Captain Simms
10 in exceedingly poor health, and the
hands Of Doctor Carlson. At the latteTs
suggestion a shooting match is arranged
between the hunters" aboard, the ves-
sci being ostensibly on sealing expedi-
tion. Lund, although blind, demonstrates
he can shoot by sound" The hunters
having emptied their revolvers, Carlsen
tails them there are no more shells on
board.
Iv.-Watching the pursuit
Of q whale by its natural enemies, the
Is n the a1d oSnfuso9 tbs
ships boy, Sandy, is swept overheard.
Rainey rescues him, earning his graft
tlrs and incidentally the admiration Of
Peggy. The captaip,s illness seems about
70 have fatal ending.
CHAPTER V.-Lund mistrusts the
hunters and urges Rainey to pump"
plans. Sandy tells him Carlsen is Great
Ing feeling that all on board, with the
exception Of Sandy and the Japanese
cook. Tamada, should have an equal
share of the gold, which was not the
original plan. Rainey and Carlson quar-
rel and the latter draws revolver. Raj
nsy overpowers him Lund is of opinion
that Carlsen is keeping the captain i'll
and Is playing to secure the gold, and
incidentally Peggy, for himself. Tamada,
evidently Japanese Of education and
Tar above the position of cook on such
vessel as the Karluk, is an unknown
quantity.
CHAPTER VI.-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 Garrison and the hunters. Lund is
doubtful, but tells Rainey he has a trump
card in his possession which will enable
him to Illustrate any sinister plans which
Garrison may have made. They sight land
and arrangements are made for a confer
snce to decide on the sharing of the gold.
Garrison, knowing that LUnd would insist
on Rainey's being present in an advisory
capacity to the blind man, invites Raj
ney to attend.
CHAPTER Wilt is arranged that
Rainey is to see the skipper, who Carl
sen declares is in no condition to join the
seemingly at the point of death. Peggy
confides to him that she distrusts Carl
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 a revolver and shoots first. Carlson
is killed.
CHAPTER VIII-Investigating the con-
dition of the skipper, they find Carlsen
has been administering morphine. The
supply on board being exhausted, they
are unable to 90 anything, and the cap
tain dies Lund offers to take the girl
back to Unalaska, but she decides to
go on.
CHAPTER TX. - The hunters attack
Lund, who has taken full charge of the
ship and in a fierce Aght, in which Raj
ney participates, the attackers are worst
ed. The girl watches the fight and Raj
CHAPTER X.-Lund and Rainey search
Carlsen's cabin for shells, find a guam
tity, and Lund has Rainey throw them
overheard in the presence of the hunters.
1t is plain to Rainey that Lund is in love
with Peggy and he fears for the girls
safety. They sight the island which is
their destination, and approach it safely.
All night long they lay in a pan
demOnium of noise. After a while
they would become used to it as do
the workers i'm a stampmill, but that
night it deafened them, kept them
awake and alert, fearful, with the tre-
mendous cannonading. The bit Of the
frost made the timbers of the Karluk
creak and its thrust continually
worked among the stranded masses
with groaning thunders and shrill
grindings, while the surf ever doomed
on the resonant sheets of ice.
Dawn came before they were aware
of it, a sudden rush of light that dyed
the ice in every hue of red and orange,
that tipped the frozen coast with
bursts of ruby flame that fiared like
beacons and gilded the crests of the
long swells, tinging all their world with
a wild, unnatural glory.
Lund, striding the deck, his red
beard iced with his breath, suddenly
stopped and stared into the east.
There. in the very eye of the dawn,
was trail Of smoke, like a plume
against the flaming, three-quarters cir
Gle of the rising sunl
Lund's face, on which the bruises
were fast fading, changed purple
black with r8ge. He whirled upon
Sandy. gaping near, and ordered him
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