Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-05-30

an impostor. l wonder where Mr..
Bernard Seymour is?"
He was not long in doubt. Shortly
before midnight this telegram was
received:
Illinois Central Train No. II. En- Route
South. To William Chalmers, Managing
Editor New York Record: Will explain
later. Am hot on trail. Send $500 to st.
Charles hotel. New Orleans.
81 am glad he is headed for New
Orleans" said Chalmers. eve can
use him there. Now, tell you what
we will do: Your Wall street men
have found out nothing. You notice
l was right about the books of
Street & Rogers. An examination
was made to-day, and it PANIED out
just as I predicted. The account is
in the name of the firm. l am going
to break into Hestor's desk tonight
and see if 1 can learn anything. If
his check books are there they may
prove something. 1t is hardly likely
that they are. What / was about to
say is this: "You find out if any lum-
Der went aboard the Shark In the
meantime have your men interview
every contractor, builder and archi-
tect in New York, and see If any
work has been done for Hestor in the
last two years"
"That is great scheme!" said
Stevens.
"Send men to Boston and Philadel-
phia on like mission. l will wire
Seymour at New Orleans and have
him do the same thing there. Send
four or five men to New Orleans and
Galveston tonight. INSTRUCT them
to interview every man who may have
had anything to do with building a
residence of any kind for Walter b.
Hestor. Swear them to absolute Sc
crecy. I am going to have an in
terview with Miss Olive Hammond
tonight, at the Carmody residence"
"Where does Sidney Hammond
come in in this case?" asked Ste
vens. HE is supposed to have sailed
with Hestor."
II do not know. I am going to try
and find out" said Chalmers. ut
looks as if he was mixed up in it,
too. hope not. Sidney is too good
q fellow"
Later in the evening Mr.. Chalmers
was at the Carmody mansion. Dur
ing the day he had arranged with
Miss Carmody to invite Miss Olive
HAMMOND to spend the evening at
her house.
miss Carmody," said Chalmers,
after the formal greetings were
made, 81 know you will excuse my
apparent freedom, but 1 have some
news of great Importance, which !
am going to tell you and Miss Ham
mond. We should have a room where
we cannot be interrupted or over
heard"
Miss Carmody rang for Smith.
unlock Mr.. Carmody's private Of
fee" she said. ''Put it in order and
bring Mr.. Chalmers some cigars. I
know he smokes"
Mr.. Chalmers bowed his thanks.
They were soon seated in Mr.. Car
mody's library and private office.
Nothing which taste could dictate or
money furnish was lacking in this
room. Chalmers took the big easy
Office chair, while the young ladies
formed n charming picture on
near by divan.
Miss Hammond, the news I have
obtained indirectly concerns your
brother Sidney" said Chalmers.
Miss Olive Hammond grew pale. and
uttered half-eXclamation. You
need not be in the least alarmed.
I have no reason to believe he is in
any degree to blame in this affair.
I am going to relate the whole
story, as far as l know it, and you
may be able to throw new light on
the mystery"
For half an hour Chalmers ex-
planned the circumstances which had
led him to suspect Hestor. AS he
talked the two girls clasped hands.
Tears glistened in Miss Hammond's
eyes when Chalmers told OF the In.
structions Hcstor had left that mo-
tice should be inserted in the Record,
stating that Sidney Hammond would
accompany him on trip to the Med
iterranean.
AS he said this Miss Carmody re-
leased Olive Hammond's hand and
instinctively drew away from her.
Olive burst into tears.
"Sidney meyer could do such q
thing! Oh, there is a cruel mistake
somewhere!" she sobbed. Sidney is
the SOUL of honor. Oh, my brother,
my noble, honest brother; why are
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