Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-27

Copyright. 100, by Io,arop 1tsllis.ing Comp. ~.
SYNOPSIS.

wealthiest milionaires appears ir. the
New New, Y ok Record and startles that city.
e Ct1ttPTEiS II.--RObert Van Horne Is
owner of the Record and William ChaI-
mers is his managing editor. Mr. Hestor,
young nlillionnaire FREUD of Van Horne,
has a hobby for journalism and offers
his services gratis. Hestor has made
worldwide reputation as a reporter, and
is constantly planning some great coup
Aei SYlll im9fitaHs h;s ila1 eranges
meeting With r. ]. Morton, financier and
for Dr., the formation OF a newspaper trust.
CHAPTER IE.-R. J. Kent, the famous
BOARD OF trade operator, stampedes the
STOCK E,arket. forcing many small firms
cHaI=sTER v.-one morning Ardrus
and Simon Pence. m iHiito e ca hant
be found and the sroci exchange Is panic
stricken as u result.
bouts of men can be discovered but %tI next ext
day letters are received from them saw
Ing they arc all safe. L. Sylvester Vim
cent, Chicago promoter, has also dis
CHAPTER yII,-Miss Helen Carmody,
ddaughter of Andrus Carmody, calls on
Chalmers and arranges for payment of
large reward through the Record for
rescue of the millionaires and arrest Of
ne @rihf vIlI.-chalmers bends ev-
cry EFFORT to work of rescue greatly for
Heien's sake. Seymour. reporter at Chi
ductor.. Chalmers endeayors to learn Of
Hestor,s whereabouts; latter had report
ed ne was about. to leave. on a trip to
cTaaP i Ehks Yseht t Tbs s ana5asran,lal
evidence enc Is unearthed pointing to Hestor
as the abductor. Chalmers and Helen
Carmedy become quite friendly while
" grin together Tsa2. taf c aSea 20 er
Orleans and learns that Hestor had had
house built for him recently somewhere
~, i1-Hestor naa invited ms
l1onaires to take a short cruise In his
yacht and discuss. his newspaper trust
out of the hnrbor he told them they were
all to be his guests for some time as
he had intended to learn If the universe
would continue to run in their absence.
They are all thunderstrick at the infor-
nation. Vincent. the promoter. makes his
appessrance on the boat. Sidney Ham
mond, young lawyer friend of HeStor,
c aaisR2P1Tis Ct x tie naffy attempt to bride
fIessor to return to New York proves
Ga SRI BR xiII-After voyage OF .
few days they come to an island in the
CHAPTER XIv.-Here they desark and
Intended forthem.. :Hestor unloads great
quantities of provisions and furnishings,
telling tel the millionaires they will stay here
a HestSr eFS the a, yafht siPRst1on
m Elf e Rszt q It day IS spent 4
aen5ls = fhs Ky # afassr islaaa renee
@ on tour 81 5aft fon the
GHXPTER xVi1fpencsss a tn v,ncen.
discover an old temple in ruined CITY
and find a number of solid gold idols.
much e P Ben ianpi g esSr,vas n,,,,
build houseboat and attempt to escape
to the mainland.
CHAPTER xX.-one day boat is
| o1n IN 4
but fails to heed the signal of distress
4 .s'es ssi heY nea nsres IS efouna on
the shore filed with various delicacies
and ga2t ss with Hestsr.s ca%g!!mspts
colony bids fareWeil to their island Ind
but to my story continued sey-
mour. 81 found Col. Mcintyre gruff
old dog, and he tried to stand me off.
He said it was none of my business
whether he had built a house for
trying to CON the colonel. He was
too wise. So / told him the whole
story. You should have seen his eyes
stick out. At first he wouldn't be-
lieve word of it, but finally he
changed his mind. He said Hestor
was such an erratic fellow that he
would not put anything past him.
Then he thawed out and told pe
everything"
what island is the house on?"
asked Miss Carmody with suppressed
excitement.
TT is not on any island,'' said sey-
mour. 1T is on the coast of Mex
leo, south of Vera Cruz. From Col.
McIntyre's description, it is a place
you would not find in thousand
years. The MeNicans and Indians
never go near it. They imagine that
it is haunted by the ghosts of some
old ruined city. which is said to be
near there. There is a small inlet
opening into a bay. You cannot see
this inlet unless you are close to the
shore. There is only one pilot, ex-
cept Capt. Waters of the Shark who
knows the way in through the rocks
and shoals. Any boat drawing more
than FIVE feet of water would be
smashed to pieces. Here comes Jack
| Stevens and Col. Mcintyre.
The new arrivals were welcomed on
the yacht. Col. McIntyreSwas thick.
set, broad-shouldered man, with an
immense black nustache, and a com
\ plexion almost as dark as that oil
/ a mulatto. But his fierceness was
I'll external. There was little to
his story which has not been told
Hestor had contracted with him tt
build a bungalow on the shore OF
| the Gulf of Mexico south Of Vera
Cruz. Eestor had prepared the plans
which, when Slightly modified Ky Col
Mcintyre, were sufficient for the pur:
4 pose. He purchased the lumber and
materials in New Orleans, and sai!ec
with three carpenters for the site
selected. Extra ysorlmcn were Sc
cured at Vera Cruz. The three car
penters were then working for Col
Mcintyre in Havana.
| SCan you take MS direct to the place
Col. McIntyre2" asked Miss Helen.
i Il can take you there, but we coult
not take the yacht in without pilot
said Coll Mcintyre. .'The, surf is very
heavy, and il is dangerous for small
boats. We had a pilot from Tampico
My advice is to pick him up ON Thu
way down, and then we will have M
trouble. When win yon start?e
4 sJust as soon as you are ready
! colonel" said Chalmers. 1--WE mus
| take on coal, but that will not take
long,
Il am ali ready said Col. McIn