“Davy Jones’ Loot”, the second Stinger Seave story from Albert Richard Wetjen, appeared in the December 1938 issue of ACTION STORIES. This is a flashback to the early days of Seave’s career as the fast-shooting skipper of a trading ship in the South Seas. While stealing some pearls from an island lagoon under Japanese jurisdiction, Seave encounters another sea captain who will become a long-running enemy of his. The clash between the two of them, which goes back and forth in this tale, finally resolves in a particularly satisfying manner.
The plot in this story isn’t as complex as in the previous entry in the series,
“Terror Island”, but once again Wetjen hints at a much larger story going
on. It reads as if the tale of Stinger Seave’s career might turn into a
real South Seas epic. Whether or not Wetjen actually gets around to spinning
those yarns, or just continues to drop tantalizing hints at them, we’ll just
have to wait and see, I suppose. While “Davy Jones’ Loot” isn’t as good as “Terror
Island”, I enjoyed it a great deal and will keep reading. You can find this one
at the Pulpgen Archive, too.
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