The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-05
DRAMATIC. LIFE OF
NORWEGIAN MAID
Lefty Sternersen, Born in Cabin Of
Schooner, Becomes StoWaWay
on Smuggiers' Ship.


In the little cabin Of a Norwegian
schooner Lefty Sternerson. later
known as Moran, is born. Thousands
of miles across the sea, Ramon Laredo
is born in mansion of wealth. When
Moran is grown to young womanhood
she accompanies her father in the
schooner 1.-THE Lady Lefty" on an ex-
tended cruise to distant ports. Nels
Larsen, the first mate, loves. her, but
despite her fathers protests, she re-
fuses Nels' offer of marriage.
In San Francisco, Moran meets Ra-
mon, who is on his way to attend a
yachting party. He is well dressed
and Moran ridicules him. Ramon is
attracted to her by her beauty. Meet
ing a queer waterfront character, he
accompanies the man to a saloon
where he is drugged, shanghaied and
taken aboard ''The Heart of China"
a smuggling schooner, Of which iris
co.. Kitchell, nongrel seaman, is the
skipper. When Ramon protests against
his detention, he is beaten almost to
a pulp by Kitchell. AS the schooner
weighs anchor, Ramon hears the soft
dance music on board the yacht where
Josephine Herrick is anxiously await
ing him.
The Lady Lefty catches fire at sea
and her father and Nels lose their
lives. Moran, overcome by coal gas.
rs the only living thing aboard the
blazing vessel. Kitchelrs schooner
comes to the rescue and Ramon, now
a member of the crew, jumps aboard,
ready to loot as ordered by Kitchell.
He finds Moran, and believing her to
be man, carries her aboard KitchelIs
schooner. Her sex is accidentally re-
vealed and the secret is shared by
Ramon and "Chopstick' Charlie, a
cook. Ramon recognizes her as the
girl he had met in San Francisco and
when she revives, they exchange con-
fidences.
Kitchell learns of Moran's presence
aboard his schooner and he plans to
possess her. When they land in Mex
leo, Moran and Ramon, while walk
ing on the beach, discover treasure
and Kitchell plots to obtain posses
sion of both the money and the girl
There is 81 fierce battle between
the chief, of the crew upon whose de-
struction he is determined, in order
that he may have Moran for him
self, Moran and Ramon engage in the
battle, she having mistaken Ramon
for one of the attackers. He masters
her and she now recognizes him as
her mate The Chinese are repealed
and KitcheH is a stowaway on his own
At San Diego Ramon goes ashore TO
report the capture of KitchelPs
schooner by the crew and he sees the
yacht in the harbor. He
meets his former friends at the hotel
and invites them to inspect the
schooner. Meanwhile, Kitchell de-
termined to get at the treasure, quits
ais hiding place and encounters Mo-
ran in the cabin. She cries aloud for
help as he attacks her and he is about
to stab her to death when Ramon
reaches the vessel. He saves Moran
and madly pursues Kitchell to the
deck just as his guests arrive, and
forces Kitchell to climb TO the end of
the main boom where, after vainly
endeavortngs to maintain his hold, he
falls intothe sea and is drowned
In. the rpresence OF. Miss. Herrick,
who believed Ramon loved her alone,
anf the assembled guests, Ramon en-
braces Moran and they plight their
roth.
It comes to the Isis next Monday.