Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-20

was made to-day, and it PANIED out
just as | predicted. The account is
in the name of the firm. I am going
to break into Hestor's desk tonight
and see if [ can learn anything. If
his check books are there they may
| prove something. 1t is hardly likely
| that they are. What l 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-
| work has been done for Hestor in the
last two years"
''That is a great scheme!" said
Stevens.
s'Send men to Boston and Philadel-
| phia on a like mission. [ 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 3.
| Hestor. Swear them to absolute Sc
crecy. / 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."
81 do not know. I am going to try
! and find out" said Chalmers. sit
looks as if he was mixed up in it,
too. | hope not. Sidney is too good
a fellow"
Later in the evening Mr.. Chalmers
was at the Carrnody 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 I have some
news of great Importance. which I
am going to tell you and Miss Ham
| mond. We should have room where
| we cannot be interrupted or over
heard"
Miss Carmody rang for Smith.
unlock Mr.. Carmody's private Of
fice," she said. PUT it in order and
bring Mr.. Chalmers some cigars.
| know he smokes"
| Mr.. Chalmers bowed his thanks.
They were soon seated in Mr.. Car
mody's library and private office.
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money furnish was lacking in this
room. Chalmers took the big easy
Office chair, while the young ladies
formed a charming picture on "a
near by divan.
| Miss Hammond, the news / have
obtained indirectly concerns your
brother Sidney" said Chalmers.
Miss Olive Hammond grew pale, and
uttered a half-eXclamation you
need not be in the least alarmed.
[ have no reason to believe he is in
any degree to blame in this affair.
am going to relate the whole
story, as far as [ know 1t, and you
may be able to throw new light on
the mystery"
For half an hour Chalmers ex-
| p!ained the circumstances which had
led him to suspect Hestor. AS he
| talked the two girls clasped hands
| Tears gGstened in Miss Hammond
eyes when Chalmers told of the in
structions Hestor had left that no.
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 anc
instinctively drew away from her
Olive burst into tears.
sidney never could do such G
thing! Oh, there is a cruel mistake
somewhere!" she sobbed. Sidney is
the soul of honor. Oh, my brother
my noble, honest brother; why arr
you not here to defend yourself?"
Miss Helen threw her arms around
the weeping girl. Chalmers did not
know what to say. His story hat
been cut off at it's sensational point
He stammered an apology.
"He is not guilty. I am sure hi
is not guilty." exclaimed Miss Car
mody. Her eyes flashed as she
looked at Chalmers
''I have said that [ did not believ,
him guilty" said that gentleman
recovering himself. ''You young Ia
dies jump at conclusion too quick
ly. 1t is probable that Mr.. Hammond
was the victim of plot like the 9th
ers.''
''Why, Sidney did not know he wa
going until few hours before Thu
yacht sailed for Europe" said Mis-
Olive. She had regained her self
possession. ssHe sent me a telegram
, just before he went away, saying
that he was obliged to take a sud
den trip to Europe with Mr.. Hestor
When he left home in the mornin.
he did not know thing about it
We had planned to go to the theate
on the following evening, and he hat
secured the tickets. So how cou1t
| he have known anvthinp about it