Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-01-28
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OUT OF IT,?
Give it up" said Chalmers. TT
is too deep for me. Hestor is not
the kind 10 think Of details like that.
He goes ahead and lets consequences
take care Of themselves. He did not
even take the prccaution to destroy
these check books. We CAP trace
him like rabbit in new tan of
snow
Stevens now turned his attention
To such cities as Baltimore. Washing
ton and number of western cities.
in the faint hope that some
clcw might be found. instructions
were cablcd to London. Paris.
and other European cities, and a
search made in these art centers
but nothing was learned.
Chalmers was daily visitor at the
tarmody residence. He inspired Miss
Helen with hope. and would not lis
ten to her fears of failure She
Was anxious to fit out the CarInody
yacht. the Helen Carmody." and he.
gin at once search for her father
and his companions.
THAT is good idea" said Mr..
Chalmers. 60 ahead and put the
yacht in commission. and supply her
with provisions for IL months
cruise. but do not start until INV
men have had "A chance to completes
their search. 1t is now the nth
of the month. Give me until Tues
day. the 10Th, and if we hays
no news by that time we will send
The Helen. AS you know. there are
score of boats securing the ocean
now. II IL good-Sized globe. this
"id world of ours. and there are mil
mons OF places. any one of which Hes
Tor may have selected. For all we
know, he may be cruising in the
boundlesS waters Of the Pacific. On
the 18th we will make public all
the facts in our possession. i'm case
we q" not in the meantime find "A
dchnite clcw. | do not feel justified
IN doing so. except as a last resort.
HeStor may not be guilty. His ac-
TONS, so far as we know can all he
explained. Our evidence against him
is purely circumstantial. We will give
lcStor time to reach some port in
Europe. We have wired instructions
to every foreign harbor. and will ut
once hear from him il he be inno-
cent. This is an awful charge to
make against an honest man, and
we must give HcStOr the benefit Of
every doubt"
"fou are right. Mr.. Chalmers"
said Miss Helen. II will have the
yacht prepared for long cruise. It
does not seem possible that Mr.. Hes
tor could do such thing. Ho is
:" kind and generous. 1t would be
awful to falsely accuse him
1t need not he supposed that these
daily interviews between the journal
isl and the charming heiress were
entirely devoted To the solving of the
mystery which was the cause of their
acquaintance. Mr.. Chalmers esteemed
1t his duty to direct her thoughts
to more pleasant topics, and he led
the conversation into literature and
to the discussion of current events.
manners was an entertaining talkcr,
with an aptitude to perceive the
Srotesque side of things. and he pos.
seSSed the rare art of the good story
teller. few odd facts were sui.
hcicnt to form the theme of n nirth.
iui tale. and Chalmers was by nature
and training an adept in the art OF
narrative. He had an apprcciativc
listener in Miss Carmody. and uncon.
sciouSly she found herself waiting
for the hour when the sclf-posscss.t
and animated Chalmers would ar.
rive. and with news or fancy tighten
the monotony of the hours.
ITO BE Continued