The Lamar register., 1922-01-18
sYNoPSIS

CHAPTER L-Loitering on the Gan
Francisco water front, John Rainey.
man. a giant In size. who asks Rainey
to lead him to the sealing schooner kar-
LUX. The blind man tells Ralney he is
an old shipmate of Captain Simms OF the
Karluk and desires to make his visit .
surprise. He asks Ralney to lead him
cabin they find Captain simms 81 and a man
named Carlsen. Simms recognizes the
blind man, calling him Jim Lund. Lund
on an ice noe. and denounees him for
what he calls his ingratitude. Simms
denies the charge. but Lund refuses to
accompanying the Karluk on its expedi-
tion north. where 1t Ii going In quest
of a gold neld which Lund has discov-
and defends her father. Carlson. who 10
a physician. drugs Rainey.
CHAPTER I.-AwakIng from his stu
por. Rainey nnds himself at sea. Carlson
cause. having learned the object of the
expedition. hs might have divulged It and
frustrated the plans OF the voyagers. He
Ralnsy. seeing nothing else to be done.
declares himself satisfied. Lund gives
him a brief account Of a former expedi-
Garrison. and suggests a partnership"
RAinav to act as Lund's eyes"
CHATTER III.-Rainey. having a slight
knowledge of seamanship. is made sec
ond mate Of the vessel. Captain s,mTs
navigation Of the ship is entirely in the
hands OF Doctor Carlson. At the iattsTs
ss.xssn fbs sosrs tsa wee
sci being ostensibly on q sealing sxpedi-
ton. Lund. although blind. dsmonstrstes
RsvinE f s@pti.d ] sh.i2 iGD&s rsvolvers. cs1i:ss
tells them there are no more shells on
board.
CHATTER Tv.-watchinE the pursuit
Of whale by its natural enemies. the
escapes disaster. In the confusion the
ships boy. Sandy, is swept overheard
tars and incidentally the admiration of
PsKgy. The captaiys illness seems about
TO have fatal ending.
CHAPTER vi Lund mistrusts the
hunters and urges Rainey to pump
pan. sandy an tel. him ossfG carissn s 81 erest res
sIssp,ion Of SANDY and the japanese
share OF the gold. which was not the
original plan. Rainsy and Garrison quar-
rel and the latter draws a revolver. Raj
uey overpowers him Lund is OF opinion
AZ Carlson is keeping the captain III
ana Is playing TO secure the gold. and
.yissdtI, fHsgy, ,ot M n,m sdnc,,ion maua and
far above the position of cook on such a
vessel as the karluk. IL an unknown
quantity.
CHAPTER vI.-An interview Rainey
iisht on the position OF the Jap. though
li irey Is inclined to believe he has no
-i. ster Intentions and would prefer to
lie with Lund and Rainey rather than
IN Carlsen and the hunters. Lund 10
ubtful. but tells Rainey he has a trump
h m TO frustrEte any sinister plans which
Carlsen may have made. They sight land
and arrangements are made for confer
ence to decide on the sharing of the gold
Carlson. knowing that InUd would insist
on Iainey's being present in an advisory
capacity to the blind man. invites Raj
ney 10 attend.
CHAPTER Wilt is arranged that
Rainey is to see the skipper. who Carl
sen declares 2 in no condition to join the
seernlnsly at the point OF death. Peggy
confides 10 him that she distrusts Carl
sen and fears he is actually slowly KILL
ing her father The conference begins
with n general feeling OF tenseness. Carl
sen makes the assertion that all on
the boy Sandy, being equal they should
and as the discoverer OF the gold de-
mands the chief share. After bitter
quarrel Lund throws OF his glasses. an
nouncing the recovery OF his sight Carl
has a revolver @ YER and shoots first. t carissn
is killed.
CHAPTER vIII.-Investigating the con-
dition Of the skipper. they hnd Garrison
has been administering morphine. The
supply on board being exhausted. they
are unable to do anything, and the cap
tain dies. Lund offers to take the girl
back to Unalasks. but she decides to
go on.
CHAPTER TX - The hunters attack
Lund. who has taken full charge of the
ship, and in fierce hght, in which Raj
ney participates, the attackers are worst
ed. The girl watches the fight and Raj
ney discovers she has a revolver.
CHAPTER x.-Lund and Rainey search
Carlsen's cabin for shells, find a quan.
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
their destination. and approach It safely.
CHAPTER XI.-A Japanese gunboat
appears and a searching party Is sent
aboard the Karluk. Lund arranges to
pose as Captain Simms and Rainey as
Doctor Carlsen. Tamada is disguised as
a colored cook, supposedly suffering from
full, the Japanese being satisfied the ex-
pedition is sealing one. and the gun
boat leaves them. to return in three
weeks.
CHAPTER XII.-Knowing the short
time at their disposal, the entire person.
mel OF the party is landed and the ac-
QUESTION of the gold begun II is in the
soil OF the island, the work of securing
1t being frightfully hard Lund drives
the men to labor to the point of eXhaus-
ton, though the results are eminently
satisfactory. on the eighteenth day the
dls-ruptlel sailors get nnssession Of the