Show THE STORY FROM THE OPENING CHAPTERS tom jordan young new england newspaper newe paper reporter in order to gain the hand of 0 his sweetheart jessica poole must match her small fortune with his hl own to do this he ha has a hope of 0 wealth from the salvage of a long ions sunken french corvette two frenchmen the tha comte do da corlay carlay and his son robert claim an ancestor ot of theirs commanded the fourqu fourquet Four 0 t the corvette when sho sank and left record of 0 treasure on board which h they assert as his descendants Is their property A frenell french sailor sebastien sebasteen Sebast len also Is seeking the tha treasure A form orm ot of partnership Is arranged between between tom and the do de corlais to prosecute the search jessica has definitely located the fourquet Pour doctor white while her guardian makes arrangements morning for a professional diver to go down to the hulk bulk next lay day early in the morning in a dense fog cos the doctor and jessica row out to the wreck the diver falls to appear jessica dives and attaches a una line to tile the fourquet sebastian sebastion Sebast lon appears with two companions doctor white tells him they have legally established a salvage claim but sob sebasteen Sebast artlen len produces a revolver apparently parent ly intent on killing both the girl arid and the doctor ile he hesitates when the sound of an approaching boat Is 13 heard beard |