Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-28

awaiting hlm from Chicago. 1t read
as follows:
Chicago, May 6.
William Chalmers, Managing Editor New
| York Record:
! L. Sylvester Vincent undoubtedly head
of conspiracy. He has been planning it
for months. Left Chicago three weeks
ago with letters OF Introduction to Car.
mody, Rockwell Morton, Haven and
Pence. Has frequently been heard to
boast that he would do them Have
Just obtained information of vincents
whereabouts. Will wire all Developments.
Wire me $500 to Planters Hotel. st.
Louis.
BERNARD SEYMOUR"
Chalmers expressed the opinion
that Seymour was barking at a.
knot" but he answered the telegram
and sent the money as requested.
The managing editor was far from
sharing Jack Stevens high opinion
Of Mr., ssEMour's detective abilities,
but was too much Of a tisciplinarian
to interfere with the latter.s plans.
He knew that Mr.. Seymour would
prnys an exRensye luxity," bur
Chalmers had been trained to ignore
money as a factor in newspaper ven
| lures. He dismissed the enterprising
i seymour from his thoughts.
The following morning Jack SIS
vens returned from IfovlHcStown.
He had learned nothing, but had as
signed his men i'll such a way that
he predicted results would follow.
Chalmers explained to Stevens Whaf
he had learned from following up the.
clew offered by the letters found in
Hestor's office,
II will give this my personal at
! tention," said Stevens. "Within two
hours l will find where that furniture
| and stuff went to-"
"Be very careful what you say or
do, Jack" cautioned Chalmers. "The
fact that Hestor bought lot of fur
| niture proves nothing in itself. Say
| nothing to make these furniture peo-
pie suspicious. They are likely. to.
! wonder at our sudden interest in
Hestor's affairs
Don't you worry about that" said
Stevens. Il will not see the mem
bers of the firm at all. will trace
the stuff from the teamster who
hauled it, or get the facts from the
shipping clerk. I will make no bad
| breaks"
Stevens had not been away two
hours before he returned. He was
excited but happy.
"Well?" said Chalmers.
THAT furniture went on board the
Shark" said Jack Stevens. ut not
only went aboard the Shark but
lit went into the hold of the boat. I
found the two teamsters who hauled
it. / made them believe | was one
of the clerks of the furniture house,
and explained that q complaint had
been made that two chairs were
missing. They told me all about it.
The Shark was anchored off TWEEN
! ty-fourth street. They took the fur
nitura there and help put it in the
yacht, l told them the matter was
of no consequence, and convinced
them that suspicion was not directed
against them. I also found out
about the billiard table. That also
went on board the yacht. So did the
piano"
"There is no use bothering about
the rest of the stuff" said Chalmers.
1T went to the same place. Well,
what do you think of it?"
/ 81 do not know your man Hestor,"
said Stevens. "Were he not worth
more millions that have dollars,
I should say he was under suspicion
! Ave will so regard him, notwith-
stahtling his money" said Chalmers
deliberately. ,"Pick out two or three
good men and trace his actions as
best you can up to the time he went
away. He keeps bachelor apartments
up town. I will get you the address.
He has several servants, including I,
couchraan. lie is quite modest in hi
tastes. The servants should not b
suspicious if you go at them dis
creetiy."
Stevens had no trouble in into,
viewing the servants of the Hest,
establishment. Ee learned nothin,
of any consequence until he locate
the coachman. That dusky gentle.
man proved mine OF Information.
"Nfarster Walter tole me nothin'
bout whar he wuz gwine," said Mr.
Napoleon Spencer. "De last time !
dun see Marster Walter wuz on de
pier, an he shook hans good-by an
left er $40 gold piece dar." And Ma
poleon looked at his hand as if to
again see that treasure sparkling IN
| his palm.
| "Where was that, Mr.. Spencer?"
"Down by de pier at der Battery
explained Napoleon. "Deres whal
de Shark was a-lyin'."
"Who was with Mr.. Hestor? Die
| nnr one ride with him in the car