The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-09-29

lap, eagerly.
"While there's life, there's hope"
said Sturgis, with grim determination;
"but must confess that the outlook at
present is not exactly brilliant. How
ever, let me finish my report. During
the excitement that followed the over
turning of the cab, Chatham managed
to escape, as you know, and he has thus
far succeeded in avoiding arrest, al
though the police have kept sharp
lookout for him. Every steamship
that sails, every train that leaves New
York, is watched, but thus far without
result. For my part, am convinced
that Chatham has not yet attempted
to leave the CITY,"
isn't it probable, on the contrary,
that he fled from New York immediate
ly after running away from the over
turned cab?" asked Dunlap.
81 do not think So" replied Sturgis;
with his wounded hand he is marked
man; he would be easily recognized in
strange city. His safest hiding-place
is here in New York, where he doubt
less has friends ready to conceal him.
Be that as it may, he remains for the
present under cover and the scent is
lost. The police are cropping in the
dark just now, and-and so am l."
The banker looked sorely disap-
pointed.
''And so that is all you have been
able to discover? Not trace Of the
money? It does not seem possible
that quarter of a million dollars can
disappear so completely without. leav-
ing the slightest trace"
eff we can ever find Seymour" re.
piled Sturgis, II make no doubt we
shall be able to locate the lions share
of the money.
"Yes," he added, thoughtfully;
'that is all have been able to dis.
cover up to the present time; or, at
least, all that seems to be of any i'm.
mediate Importance. OF course,
called on both Mr.. Murray and Mr.
Scott; but, beyond the fact that Chat.
ham, like Arbogast, was model EN-.
ploye, all got from them was the
address of Chatham's clearinghouse;
there I was informed chat the &C
countant had moved on New Years
eve without leaving his new. address
There is one other link in the chain
of evidence which I have investigated;
but cannot tell yet whether it will
lead to anything or not. It may be
immaterial; but who knows? Pos
sibly it may prove to be the key tc
the entire problem"
Sand what is this promising link?'
asked Dunlap, eagerly.
"There is not much to tell on thii
score," answered Sturgis. "You will
recall that according to the evidence
which we have thus far collected
Chatham was attacked by Arbogast
while he was in the act of using tn.
telephone"
eyes; I remember how infinitely
you reconstructed that scene.'
"Wen," continued the reporter, g!
saw at once that the telephone nigh
possibly prove to be an important wit
ness for the prosecution, if I could
only discover the name of the person
with whom Chatham was talking
when he was shot. I therefore called
at the central office to make inquiries
AS was able to specify almost tn,
exact minute at which this call wa
sent, it was an easy matter to fnt
the young woman who had answered
it; but the chances were that sh,
would not remember the numbe
called for. She did, however, for /
had been fixed in her memory by som
unusual circumstances. It seems tina
after giving Chatham the connection
he wanted, the operator rang him up
While she was listening for q reply
she heard sharp report, followe,
by o scream; then a sound Of con
fused voices, and presently anothe
sharp report. After that came com
plete silence, and she was unable t
obtain any reply to her repeate'
calls"
'You have here corroborative evi
dence of the scene between Chatham
and Arbogast," said Dunlap.
Eyes; but I did not need that
What I wished to know was the nam
of the person with whom Chatham
wanted to converse"
did you discover it?"
"The number Of the telephone b
gave is that Of the Manhattan Chem
ical company"
"And what is the Manhattan Chem
ical company"
"That is the question I asked pee
Pile connected with the commercis
agencies. They replied that the
knew very little concerning this firm
because, although it has been In e.
istence for q couple of years, It az
parently never asks anyone for cree
it, preferring to. pay cash for all tn
goods delivered to it.. I called at tn
office of, the Manhattan Chemicl
company to investigate on my ow
account. The Office and store occup
the basement of an old ramshackl
building, whose, upper stories ar
rented out rs business offices. Th
laboratory and manufacturing depar
ment are downstairs in the celia
The store contains only few chair
and long counter behind which ris
shelves containing rows of bottle
with brilliantly colored labels. A fe'
painted signs UPON the walls vaur
the merits of DIR. Henderson's Coug
Cure and DIR. Henderson's Liver Sp'
cific. I did not expect to find anyor
in on New Years day. was, Their
fore, surprised to see a solitary cler