Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-18

ment he reappeared. opened the con-
Meeting door and ushered the visitor
into Mr.. Van Horne's private Office.
AS she entered the Van Horne Of
fee Miss Carmody paused in evident
surprise, but with no sign of confu-
sion, as Mr.. William Chalmers bowed
and advanced to meet her.
81 am pleased to receive you, and
hope that 1 may be of some service
to you, Miss Carmody," said MIR. Chal-
mcrs rs he motioned his visitor to
seat on a divan. my name is Chal-
sMers; l am Mr.. Van Horne's manng-
ting editor"
II had expected to meet Mr.. Van
Horne" said Miss Carmody. There
was disappointment in the tone of
her voice.
"Mr Van Horne is in Europe" said
Mr.. Chalmers as he took his place at
his desk, and brushed aside the OBJ
trusive butt of half-smoked cigar.
''IIe went on some important bust
ness and no announcement was made
of his departure. Mr.. Van Horne
I'LL AoA tWO MGSho AAS
is now somewhere in Russia"
"That is very unfortunate" said
Miss Carmody. The tears glistcned
in her eyes, and she held them back
only by too-evident exercise of
will power.
Miss Carmody," said Chalmers in
his rapid but cordial manner, "if
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arises from any mission in which
the Record is concerned, 1 am fully
authorized to take his place. In his
absence there is practically no limit
to my authority"
The eyes of the young lady bright
ened, She looked at the handsome
face Of the young managing editor
with q mingled expression of hope
and doubt.
81 am afraid you cannot do that
which l had intended to ask" Miss
Carmody said.
II can do anything except suspend
the publication of the paper" replied
Chalmers with prompt fervor. II
should be tempted to even do thar, if
I imagined it could possibly relieve
| the distress which you are suffer
ing"
| The pale face Of the young lady
flushed at this declaration, Which
was uttered with sincerity which,
left no doubt as to- the honesty of
Mr.. Van Horne's representative.
"That is the last request in the
world 1 should make" she replied
after moments pause, in which the
color left her checks. "AIr. Chal.
mers," she continued, in voice
tremulous in it's decision, IT am go
ing to submit something to you ms
if you were Mr.. Van Horne. l have
known Mr.. Van Horne for many
years. He has been a visitor ct my
fathers house, and when father dis
appeared l thought Of asking lin
to aid me. Ny mother is dead, ant
the whole responsibility falls .on ms
as his only child. The house is fire.
qucnted by vulgar detectives, ant
they have driven me nearly frantic
Ono wonld think, from the questions
they ask, and the things they do
| lhs0 MtiS ouS I'SShSN VI oSAiS
party to my fathers disappearance
And our well-meaning friends arr
almost as bad. They smother nj
with their sympathy. l am not look
ing for sympathy. l wish to find N.
dear father, and have not TIL
slightest confidence in the detectives
or in the methods which they hav
adopted"
She paused for moment as if t
consider how she should frame tn
request she had to make. Mr.. Char
mers was deeply attentive.
81 am great believer in the pos
siEilities Of such newspaper as TIL
New York Record" she said. II thin
that one good newspaper man l
worth dozen detectives. do no
believe the detectives will ever lie