The Lamar register., 1921-12-14
SYNOPSIS


CHAPTER L-LoiterinE on tho San
FranciHoo water front. John Rainey.
newspaper reporter, Is aeooHted by blind
man. giant IN Size. who asks ltainey
TO lead him 10 tho sealing schooner kar-
LUX. The blind man tells Ralney he 10
an old shipmato OF Captain Simms OF the
surprise lie asks Rainey to lead him
aboard, and RIainey does 80. In tho
cabin they md Captain slmins and man
named Garrison, simms recognizes the
blind man. calling him Jim lsnnd luni
accuses Simms OF abandoning him, blind
on an ice noe. and denounees him for
what he calls his ingratitude. simms
denies tho charge. but Lund refuses TO
DO paeinsd He declares his intention %
sSSssasH .on nsreS msor. S % !. is sSins Oh in quest
OF . gold neld which Lund has diseov-
cred resyy. simm., danshtsr. Is aboard:
n physician. drugs tiainey.
CHATTER n.-Awakinx from his stu
por Rninsy rnds himself at sea Carlson
Informs him he has beon kidnapped be-
esuse having learned the object Of ,hs
frustrated the plans OF the voyassrsL lie
Offers Ralney q share OF tho sold. and
declare. himself satisfied. IJund gives
him = brief account OF a former eSpeii-
ton Of the Karluk. tells him he dis,s1s'.
RAin-S to act as Lund's 'eyos"
CHAPTER Iu.-Rainey. having = siiEht
knowiedEe OF ssananship. Is made sec
ond mate OF the vessel Captain simms
. II sSs'|sns az .ss snn.s sna IN u:
hands of Doctor carlson. Al the iattsr'e
suggestion a shooting match 10 arranged
sci being ostsnsibiy on a sealing s1psdi-
ton. iund. although blind. demonstrates
he can shoot by sound The hunters
having efnpued thsir revolNers. Cnrisen
tells them there are no more shsiis On
board
CHATTER Iv.-watchins the pursuit.
of q whale by It's natural enemies. the
q .,ss %,h-nh,'I IN IN. Ass ssptu.ian sas,'r sss
ships boy. sandy. 10 swept overheard.
Rslnsy reseuss him. earning his grau.
fsssy. The eaptaiy's iliness seems about
TO have fatal ending
cAArrER v Lund mistrusts the
hunters and urges Rainsy to pump"
sandy ard s.in a knosledse Of their
ms a feeling that all on board. with the
sSsH ss r~ss n ass ,s ssSS,i sAys an NO, saS m,
original plan R-insy aRi Garrison quar-
rel And the latter draws a revolver. Rat
nat carlson !. sesplns the captain N
and 10 NAyins 70 secure ths s1ld. ana
fzr ahcvs the position Of cook on such 4
vessel as the kArluk. Is unknown
quantity
CHATTER Ni-An interview Rainey
has with rawAda does not throw much
Nsht on the position u the iap, though
Ekalney - tnclinsi - believe he has no
sinister Intentions and would prefer TO
s.1e with lund ana ttainey rather than
with Garrison and the hunters. Lnnt 10
tsuctfui but tells Nainey he has = trump
carA in MS possession which Will enAbls
him to frustrSte any slnister plans which
carlson may have made. They sisht Land
and arrangements arv made for cnnfsr-
rnce - decide On the sharing Of the gcid.
Garrison. kncWinx that Lund would irsist
cn kainsy's bcins present In an advisory
capacity - the blind man. invites Nat-
nry - sttena
CtgAt~rER Will Is arranged that
kalncy = - ~ee the skippcr, " 10 Carl
ssn declares - ln % ecnditicn 10 foin the
<AthcFtns kalneN nnds the captain
srrutuglN a. the point - death frsSN
ccundeS &c htfu that she distrlsts Carl
sen zn1 Tears he : actually slowly KILL
lng Ner father The coufrrvrce Ncstns
vi IN a srurgai esclinS ~ tsnseursS- Carl
sen makes the assertion thst all "a
ta1ara with the vNcVrticn - rsnta&s and
fhr rcy sandy hsins equal they should
shaur alike Luud denies the e,.uaiitN.
anf as the tisooVerer - the Sclt de-
r-t-1< the ehtrf shar~. After cittcr
1zsrrrl t.gn3 tsrcws 81 his slaSses, ar
reuuctng the reScNery - his sight Carl
scu draws Ms revolver. but iun1 also
has = revolver ard sASs,s arst CSrlssa
: Killed