The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-15
Ire UNFOLDING or A DREAM.
By W. W. OANFIELD.
TCopyright, 1906, by the Author.l
CHAPTER Ill


On the 18th Of the following Novem-
Der, under proper headlines, appeared
in one Of the metropolitan papers the
following article:
Inquiries have recently been made
among the acquaintance and business
associates in Wall street of Mr.. Charles
Powell, with view to discovering, if
possible, his present whereabouts
"Mr. Powells disappearance was one
of those mysterious episodes wholly in
applicable either TO his friends and ac-
quaintances or to the police. He was a
bachelor Of sedatc ard regular habits,
entirely devoted to the pursuit Of bust
ness. In operations in the stock market
he had been successful, accommodating a
fine property. The last week in May he
one morning made known to his clerk,
John Kendall his determmat n to
leave the city, and after putting his
affairs in such shape that his business
interests could be protected by Kendall
Mr.. Powell disappeared. Word from
him in some form was expected from
day to day at the Office, but as the weeks
and months have passed without any
news from him whatever, considerable
anxiety has developed, and it has final
ly been determined to put the matter il
the hands of the detectives.
"Mr. Powell has not been seen since
he entered his apartments OH the even
ing of June 1. The janitor says that he
appeared as usual ON that occasion. He
did not see Mr.. Powell go out that
evening or the following morning. The
missing mans rooms have heen exam
ined, but they furnish no clew as to the
probable direction he took upon leaving
the city. 1t has also been discovered
that no one here knows anything of Mr..
Powell's early life. Kendall, the clerk
left SO mysteriously in the possession of
his employers property, says he does
not believe that Powell had any living
relatives, although he is not certain. He
also says that Powell carried with him
less than 81, 200 i'll money"
This was followed in other papers by
several sensational articles, i'll which
all the details concerning the romance
of John, Kendall and Anna Willis were
dwelt upon with various embellish.
ments. Nov. % one of the papers con
tanned the following paragraph:
John Kendall, who says he was left
in charge of Mr.. Powell's affairs, and
who exhibits as proof a typewriter
document which it is claimed bears Mr..
Powell's signature, appears to have
grown exceedingly nervous over the
stories published concerning his EN-
ployer's disappearance. He was mucl
disturbed yesterday afternoon when in
formed by reporter that many enter
tanned suspicious that he knew mort
about the case than he had told. 1t il
understood that liberal reward is t.
be offered for solution Of the mys
terry. "
~ thin the next four weeks there APP
peared in the newspapers of many cite
and larger towns advertisements offer
ing reward of So, 200 for information
/ that might lead to the discovery O
Charles Powell, alive or dead. Simila
advertisements also appeared in variou
newspapers throughout Europe, Canada
Mexico and South America.
A year from the date of Mr. Powell
disappearance a review of the who'll
case occupied several columns in one o
the New York papers The story of tn
disappearance was retold, followed Il
detail by the steps taken to unravel tn
mystery. The advertisements had pro
duced crop of impoStors who had Ell
deavored by every possible subterfuge t
obtain the reward. The review con
cluded with the following summary
''The fullest possible investigate
has been made, but the mystery remain
as profound as when Charles Powell frs
disappeared There is no probabilit
that it will ever be solved, unles
through the confession Of some one VIII
accomplished his destruction, for it
now believed by every one who has hG
any connection with the case that Pow
ell was murdered and his body destroy
ed months before his absence was Inad
known to the authorities
cit must be remembered that Rel
dali, by the operation of a power Of n
torney, was placed i'll full possession {
? the securities, deposits, currency AZ
personal effects of the rich speculate
Those who knew Powell say he had re
er before betrayed sufficient faith III an
man to so completely trust him with h
fortune. So far as known, Kendall hi
lived quiet, honest life, but the r'
mantle story told by both Kendall an
his wife concerning Powell's sudde
change Of manner, his anxiety for the
immediate marriage and his advice
Kendall concerning certain investmen
he might make ON his own account, al
so foreign to the mans nature that PEI
pie cannot be blamed for entertainin
dark and unpleasant suspicious
CHAPTER ".
John Kendall read this review of IL