The Winslow mail., 1901-02-14


"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, l 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 a 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 a trace of the
money? 1t does not seem possible
that quarter of million dollars can
disappear so completely without leav-
ing the slightest trace"
eff we can ever find Seymour" re-
piled Sturgis, 81 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 he 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 I got from them was the
address of Chatham's boarding house;
there 1 was informed that the ac-
countant had moved on New Years
eve without leaving his new address.
There is one other link in the chain
of evidence which have investigated; !;
but [ cannot tell yet whether it will
lead to anything or not. 1t may be
immaterial; but who knows? Pos
sibly it may prove to be the key to
the entire problem"
"And what is this promising link? ?''
asked Dunlap, eagerly.
There is not much to tell on this
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 the
telephone"
eyes; I remember how minutely
you reconstructed that scene"
''Well," continued the reporter, 81
saw at once that the telephone might
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 l was able to specify almost the
exact minute at which this call was
sent, it was an easy matter to find
the young woman who had answered
it; but the chances were that she
would not remember the number
called for. She did, however, for it
had been fixed in her memory by some
unusual circumstances. 1t seems that
after giving Chatham the connection
he wanted, the operator rang him up
While she was listening for reply,
she heard a sharp report, followed
by a scream; then a sound of con-
fused voices, and presently another
sharp report. After that came COM
plete silence. and she was unable to
obtain any reply to her repeated
calls"
"You have here corroborative evil
dence of the scene between Chatham
and Arbogast," said Dunlap.
eyes; but I did not need that.
What wished to know was the name
of the person with whom Chatham
wanted to converse"
did you discover it?"
''The number of the telephone he
gave is that of the Manhattan Chem
ical company"
"And what is the Manhattan Chem
ical company?"
SSNho &c tho pYoctinn I q C1En6
pie connected with the commercial
agencies. They replied that they
knew very little concerning this firm;
because, although it has been in eX-
istence for couple of years, it ap-
parently never asks anyone for cred
it, preferring to pay cash for all the
goods delivered to it. ] called at the
Office of the Manhattan Chemical
company to investigate on my own
account. The office and store occupy
the basement of an old ramshackle
building, whose upper stories are
rented out as business offices. The
laboratory and manufacturing depart
ment are downstairs in the cellar.
The store contains only few chairs
and a long counter behind which rise
shelves containing rows Of bottles
with brilliantly colored labels. A few
painted signs upon the walls vaunt
the merits of Dr. HendersOn's Cough
Cure and DR.. Henderson'c Liver Spe-
cific. I did not expect to find anyone
in on New Years day. I was, there
fore, surprised to see a solitary clerk